Installation manual

WIRELESS DRIVE-ALERT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS page 2 of 3
Q: Both the Sensor/Transmitter and Receiver/Control Panel are installed but no function is occurring.
A: Check the following
•Receiver/Control Panel Power Lamp is ON.
•Sensor/Transmitter batteries are installed.
•Sensor/Transmitter Power switch is switched to ON. XMSN LED is On when Power Switch is rst turned ON.
•Low Battery Lamp in the Receiver/Control Panel is OFF. If ON then install fresh AA Alkaline batteries.
•Receiver/Control Panel is 12 inches or more away from conduits, breaker boxes and etc.
•Sensor/Transmitter code switches match the Receiver/Control Panel code switches.
•Sensor/Transmitter DOES cause an alarm when positioned within 36 inches of the Receiver/Control Panel.
•Sensor/Transmitter Does cause an alarm when ~ 100 feet away from the Receiver/Control Panel.
•Sensor/Transmitter antenna is oriented in the same direction as the Receiver/Control Panel antenna.
•Sensor/Transmitter antenna IS NOT surrounded by Aluminum, Copper, Lead or other metals which absorb and attenuate signals
•Receiver/Control Panel LED 4 is ON indicating a VALID XMSN is received and LED 3 ALERT is ON.
•Receiver/Control Panel is 4-6 feet above ground, unless using an external antenna 10 feet above the ground connected to a
Receiver/Control Panel mounted below ground.
•Sensor/Transmitter and Receiver/Control Panel are no more than 500 feet apart if Sensor/Transmitter is on the ground, 1000 feet if
the Sensor/Transmitter is located 4-6 feet above ground level or no more than 2500 feet if using the Long Range Antenna (i.e. DA-
660) option.
•If using the DA-660 antenna it MUST be mounted horizontally 10 feet or more above ground and pointed (short elements
closest to Sensor/Transmitter and longest elements furthest away from Sensor/Transmitter) at the Sensor/Transmitter from which to
receive signal.
•Sensor/Transmitter antenna IS NOT trying to transmit through a hill to the Receiver/Control Panel. It IS either transmitting on the
same level or up a hill to the Receiver/Control Panel or down a hill to a Receiver/Control Panel that IS mounted above ground at its
location yet physically lower than the Sensor/Transmitter unit.
•Sensor/Transmitter signal to the Receiver/Control Panel is clear line of sight.
•Foliage IS NOT causing signal interruption due to loss of line of sight.
•If dense foliage MUST be penetrated, recommend Long Range system which includes the DA-660 antenna to improve reception at
the Receiver/Control Panel.
•Sensor/Transmitter DOES cause alarm when rst powered on after Receiver/Control Panel has had power applied for over 1 minute.
Evaluate installation locations again and move if necessary.
Q: Sensor/Transmitter and Receiver/Control Panel communication is veried but NO alarm (sounder or lights) occurs for
magnetic eld disturbances. Why?
A: Check the following:
•The Sensor/Transmitter batteries are installed and the power switched on.
•The Sensor/Transmitter code switches match those of the Receiver/Control Panel.
•Check to make sure the Sensor/Transmitter is mounted in a position 4 foot or less in elevation.
•Check to make sure the Sensor/Transmitter is mounted in a position no further than 5 feet away from trafc ow.
•Sensor/Transmitter sensitivity may be set too low. Open the cover and using a small screwdriver carefully turn the sensitivity
control clockwise to increase the sensitivity toward maximum.
•Check that the Sensor/Transmitter responds to a good tool steel shovel, pliers by waving them quickly past the latch side of the DA-
610 Sensor/Transmitter unit or across the buried Remote Sensor of the DA-611
Check that the vehicle to be detected contains magnetic type materials (e.g. actual magnets) or materials that can be magnetized (i.e.
Steel, Iron, Cobalt, certain Nickel Alloys and etc.).
•If using X10 implementations (e.g. DA-600 with added DA-057 and DA-058 or a DA-603 or DA-604) check that the wiring of the
DA-057 is correct and that the Input and Mode switches are set right then use the Test Button on the DA-057 Powerash to verify the
signal path to the sounder or light control being used.
•If X10 devices are not functioning, move them to the same receptacle as the Receiver/Control Panel and retry.
•If X10 devices are functioning in only some places, and the devices have been veried as good a phase coupler OR noise
suppressor (both available from http:\\www.x10pro.com) may be required to get all functioning correctly.
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