User Manual

Installing the Alarm Detector
This Accessory is part of the Emergency, or Smoke, Alarm system.
Questions about the Alarm Detector?
Click Getting started with the Alarm Detector.
Where to put the Alarm Detector
The Alarm Detector is a way of connecting your existing smoke or carbon monoxide alarms to AlertMe. To add
an existing alarm to the AlertMe system, simply install an Alarm Detector immediately next to the alarm.
When an alarm goes off, it will make a siren noise as usual, but in addition you can receive phone calls or text
messages through AlertMe. You should position your Alarm Detector within 5cm of your existing smoke alarm,
sticking it next to the existing alarm on the ceiling (or, possibly, wall). There are general guidelines about
positioning AlertMe Accessories here. For more information about the Alarm Detector, click here.
Repeat the following instructions for each Alarm Detector you have. It is a good idea before you start to think
about which of your smoke and/or carbon monoxide alarms you are going to connect to your AlertMe system.
(You can buy more Alarm Detectors if you need more.)
Positioning the Alarm Detector in your home
All Alarm Detectors which you have not yet set up should currently be near to your Hub, and their lights should
be off.
On the walkthrough page on AlertMe's secure website you should now be able to see all the Accessories you
have not yet set up, including the Alarm Detector you are about to install. If you click an Alarm Detector icon
on the website, you should see the light on one of the Alarm Detectors near your Hub start to flash on and off
regularly. This is the one to install now.
Take this Alarm Detector to where ever you wish to put it. As you move around your home, the light on your
Alarm Detector may continue to flash every second, or the light may start to blink twice every few seconds.
When the light is blinking, that means that you are not in a good location to install your Alarm Detector, as the
radio signal is not good enough. Don't panic! There are two reasons the light might do this. One is that you are
in a slightly bad spot for the wireless network; you may find that moving the sensor just a few inches one way
or another is all it takes to get to a better place. If moving it around does not work, try another location. If you
cannot find a good spot anywhere near there, it might be that you are out of range of the Hub. Moving your
Lamp nearer to where you want to install this sensor might be the answer - read more about tweaking your
system for better wireless network coverage.
As you position your Alarm Detector, you should make sure you select a location where the Alarm Detector
light is flashing continuously. You may wish to place the Alarm Detector somewhere, and then watch it for 5 to
10 seconds to ensure that it continues to flash, confirming that this is a good position where it can be in
constant contact with your Hub. Once you have found a good spot, fix the Alarm Detector in place with a sticky
pad (read the instructions first!).
If you have any problems with finding a position for your Alarm Detector where the light stays flashing, click
here for help. If you have any problems deciding where to place the Alarm Detector, or actually fixing it in
place, click here.