Product Manual

Driveway Alarm 5
Permanently Install Sensor and Transmitter
Sensitivity Adjustment
•Oncethesystemistestedandworking,removethe
batteriesandpermanentlyinstalltheSENSOR,SIGNAL
CABLEandTRANSMITTER.
• BurytheSENSORapproximately10”-12”deep,flat
and parallel, next to the driveway.
•DiganarrowtrenchorslitfromtheSENSORtothe
TRANSMITTERlocationusingaatspadeorother
tool.ThewirefromtheSENSORtotheTRANSMITTER
should be at least six inches deep to avoid possible
damage from edgers, or lawn aerators.
• SecuretheTransmitterModuleonthesupplied3piece
PVCpipebyburyingthebottomthirdofthepipeinthe
soilandtampingthegroundaroundthepipe.DONOT
cover the electronics module with a metal cover as this
will cause signal interference.
• SecuretheTRANSMITTERmountingpostinthe
groundsothattheTRANSMITTERisuprightand
approximately 12” above ground.
• ReplacethebatteriessotheTRANSMITTERcanre-
calibrate.
Transmitter approximately
12 inches above ground.
Leave 2-3 inches of wire
slack inside post so the
transmitter can be remove
without pulling plug loose
when changing batteries.
Edge of Driveway
Bury Sensor 10-12 inches deep
flat and parallel to driveway.
Bury any extra wire.
• TheSENSINGRANGEcanbeadjustedfromapproximately
a3to12footradiusfromtheSENSOR.
•Thepotentiometervariesthesensitivityrangeofthe
SENSORtoavoidunwantedmovingmetalobjectsfrom
activating the ALARM, such as: moving gates, metal play
equipment,garagedoors,othervehiculartrafc,etc.
• WiththeRANGEadjustedtothemaximumof12feet,a
large metal object moving slowly will be detected up to 12
feetfromtheSENSOR,whileasmallmetalobjectmoving
slowly might not be detected at the same distance. As you
moveclosertowardtheSENSOR,thesmallmovingmetal
objectwillatsomepointcauseaDISTURBANCEinthe
MAGNETICFIELDandactivatetheALARM.
MIN MAX
SENSITIVITY
TRANSMITTER CODE
TRANSMITTING
1 2 3 4
INSIDE TRANSMITTER
Sensitivity
Adjustment
Potentiometer