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2GIG-F1-345 Personal Help Button—Fall Detector Pendant | Installation Instructions
Turning the Battery Supervisor ON
ThePersonalHelpButton—FallDetectorPendantshipswithabuilt‐
intimerthatexpiresseven(7)daysafteritsdateofmanufacture.
Afterthistimerexpires,thebatterysupervisorwillautomatically
turnONafteryoupressthePersonalHelpButton—FallDetector
Pendantforthefirsttime.Whenyoureleasethebutton,itsLED
indicatorflashesGREENtoindicatethatthebatterysupervisoris
workingandactive.
Every70minutes,thetransmitterautomaticallytestsitselfforalow
battery.Ifthebatterytestslow,alowbatterysignalissenttothe
2GIGSecurityPanelandtheLEDindicatoronthePersonalHelp
Button—FallDetectorPendant.WhentheLEDilluminatesRED,the
unitshouldbereplaced.
IMPORTANT: Becausethetransmitterissealedtoprovide
water‐resistance,theunit’sbatteryisnotreplaceable.The
expectedbattery‐lifeforthedeviceisapproximatelyfive(5)
yearsundernormaloperatingconditions(forexample,
whensupervisionisenabledandthePersonalHelp
Button—FallDetectorPendantisusedforonefive(5)
secondmanualactivationperweek).
Activating an Emergency Alarm with the
Personal Help Button—Fall Detector Pendant
Pressingthebuttononthetransmittersendsadigitally‐coded
wirelesssignaltothereceiverindicatinganalarmcondition.
IMPORTANT: Toensurethatthebuttonsendsacomplete
signal,alwayspressandholdthetransmitterbuttonfora
minimumoftwo(2)seconds.
LED INDICATORS
SPECIFICATIONS
IMPORTANT: Testthissystemweekly!Themanufacturer
stronglyrecommendsthatyoutestthisequipment
frequently.Overaperiodoftime,noelectronicproductis
betterthantheinspectionandmaintenanceitreceives.
Therefore,fromthetimeofinstallation,itisabsolutely
necessarytotestthesystematleastonceaweek.
IMPORTANT: SAFETYINFORMATION
EmergencyReportingSystemsarenotareplacementfor
regularcontactwithcaregiversoraccesstoanalternative
meansofplacinganemergencycall.
Whilethefalldetectionsystemperformswell,nosuchsystemis
100%reliable.Ifyouexperienceafallthatcausesactualor
potentialinjury,donotwaitfortheautomaticcall.Youshould
alwayspresstheCallButtonmanuallyinanemergencyifyou
areable.
Theproductisdesignedtobehighlywater‐resistant,not
waterproof.Usageotherthanasdirectedmayresultinthe
inabilitytoplaceacall,automaticallydetectafall,and/or
properlylocateyouautomaticallyduringanemergency.
Donotmodifyordismantletheproductatanytime,asthiswill
voidthewarranty.Thebatteryisnotdesignedtoberemovedor
replaced.Thereisariskofexplosionifthebatteryistampered
with,replacedwithanincorrecttype,ormanipulatedinany
way.
WARNING
TOREDUCETHERISKOFSEVEREINJURYORDEATHTOPERSONS,
REVIEWTHISIMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATIONPRIORTOUSE.
NortekSecurity&ControlLLCisissuingthisWarningtoall
subscribersusingthe2GIGPersonalHelpButtontransmitters.
NortekSecurity&ControlLLCmanufacturesandsellsanumberof
differentpersonalemergencytransmittersthatconsistofthe
receiversandoneormoretransmitters.ThePersonalHelpButton
maybewornasapendantonanadjustablelanyardthatcanbe
wornaroundtheneck.IFYOUWEARTHELANYARDAROUNDYOUR
NECKANDITBECOMESACCIDENTALLYENTANGLED,ITMAY
PRESENTACHOKINGORSTRANGULATIONHAZARDTHATCOULD
RESULTINSERIOUSINJURYORDEATH.
Useonlytheprovidedlanyard.Toreduceriskofstrangulation,.the
lanyardisdesignedtobreakapartundercertainconditions.Any
cordwornaroundtheneck,however,canposeariskof
strangulation,includingthepossibilityofseriousinjuryanddeath.
Usersandcaregiversshouldexercisecarewiththelanyardtoensure
itdoesnotgetcaughtortangledinwheelchairs,walkers,andother
suchequipment.
ThePersonalHelpButtonismostcommonlyusedbyelderly
subscribersandotherswhomayhavelimitedmobility,andthisrisk
appliesespeciallytosubscriberswhomayusewheelchairs,walkers,
bedswithguardrails,orsimilarobjectswithprotrusionsonwhicha
transmitterlanyardcouldbecomeentangled.
BecausethePersonalHelpbuttoncanbewornasapendant,Nortek
Security&Controlurgesuserstoconsultwiththeircaregiversor
serviceprovidertodeterminewhichstyleismostappropriatefor
them.Itisimportantforuserstoconsidereachstylebeforemaking
aninformedchoiceregardingthemostsuitablemethodforwearing
theirtransmitter.
ToreportanyissuesrelatedtoyouPersonalHelpbuttonand/orany
ofitscomponents,contactyourdealer.
SteadyGREENwhilebuttondown Goodbattery
SteadyREDwhilebuttondown Lowbattery
FlashingGREENafterbuttonrelease BatterysupervisionON;goodbattery
FlashingREDafterbuttonrelease BatterysupervisionON,lowbattery
WirelessSignalRange 500ft(152.4m),openair,with2GIG
WirelessSecurityPanel
CodeOutputs Alarm;Supervisory;LowBattery
TransmitterFrequency 345.00MHz(crystalcontrolled)
UniqueIDCodes Overone(1)milliondifferentcode
combinations
SupervisoryInterval 70minutes(+/‐20%)
LEDIndicators GREEN:GoodBattery
RED:LowBattery(Indicatestheunitmust
bereplaced)
TransmitterDimensions(WxHxD) 1.18x1.42x0.5in(3.0x3.6x1.2cm)
HousingMaterial ABSPlastic
Color Grey
OperatingTemperature 32°to122°F(0°to50°C)
WaterResistance ToIPx7ratingatdepthof1Mfor30
minutes
Battery One(1)CR2032(notreplaceable)
RegulatoryListings ETL,FCC,IC
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