Watchguard™ Sentinel Wireless Alarm System Model: WGLCA Document: Watchguard Sentinel – User Manual.doc Release: 23 January 2009 User Manual Designed in Australia & Made in Taiwan By: www.rhino.com.
Contents Contents ......................................................................................................... 2 1. Introduction ................................................................................................. 3 1.1. What You Get ....................................................................................... 4 1.2. The Passive Infrared Detector (PIR) ..................................................... 5 2. Installation...............................................
1. Introduction Your Watchguard Sentinel Home Alarm System is specifically designed for simple DIY installation (Do It Yourself). It is suitable for use in homes or offices where the owner wishes a siren to trigger if there is unauthorized entry into the premises. Main Features include: • Simple installation • Hand held remote controls • Remote functions include arm, disarm, and panic. • Ability to add or erase detectors from your system.
1.1. What You Get Below is a list of parts included with system. Item Description 1. Main control unit The unit incorporates a powerful siren and a flashing blue light. The system has mains connection via a low voltage plug pack that is supplied with the unit. 10m of connection cable is provided. 2. 1 Passive Infrared Detector Designed to detect the body movement of an intruder inside your premises.
1.2. The Passive Infrared Detector (PIR) The detector is a high quality infrared body movement detector, which is battery operated and communicates with the Watchguard Sentinel Home Alarm System via radio frequency (RF) transmission. This detector is easy to install, provides excellent detection sensitivity and has a long battery life (up to 3 years). This detector transmits an alarm code to the unit when a valid movement is detected.
2. Installation 2.1. Planning the Installation Each separate component of the Watchguard Sentinel Home Alarm System should be placed in strategic locations. Below is a guide to where you should place the main unit and the detectors. It is important that you take into account that the maximum range without any obstructions between the main unit and each detector is no further than 50 metres. Typically the range inside your house will be around 20-50 metres depending on the construction of the house.
2.2. The Main Unit Mount the Watchguard main unit at the front or front side of the building. The mounting position should be under an eave or out of direct contact with rain or other water sources. The position should allow line of sight viewing from both the street (for visual deterrent) and from your main point of entry (for visual confirmation of arming/disarming). Use the wall plugs and screws provided if suitable for your particular building construction.
2.3. The Power Supply Inside Roof Power Supply Mounting 1. Drill a small hole (15mm diameter) into the ceiling where the wire can go through to be connected to the wire from the main unit. 2. Feed the wire through the hole in the ceiling and up to where it will join the wire from the main unit. 3. Connect the connector from the power supply into the plug from the main unit as shown below.
2.4. The Detector Firstly, the mounting bracket must be fixed to the wall using the self-tapping screw and other accessories supplied. Mounting must be at a minimum height of 1.2 metres and maximum of 2.1 metres (lower is better). Drill a 5mm diameter hole (at least 30mm deep) into the gyprock for mounting the detector bracket/socket base. Push the wall plug into the hole then screw in the mounting bracket. It will clip into the base. The detector can now be slid onto the swivel bracket.
• Mount the detector on your wall using the swivel mount provided at a minimum height of 1.2 metres and maximum of 2.1 metres (lower is better). Make sure the detector is a minimum of 5 metres away from your main unit so it doesn’t swamp the receiver with a signal that is too strong to decode. • Always mount your detector so that an intruder has to walk across its zone, i.e. walk past the detector, not towards it. • DON’T mount detector facing glass doors or windows.
2.4.2. Powering the detector When you first remove the detector from the box it is not powered, although the batteries are in place. To turn the detector on, pull the piece of plastic from one of the battery terminals (in the direction indicated in figure 7). If the light does not flash, the plastic has not been removed properly. You may need to clear any excess plastic from the battery terminal.
3. Operation 3.0. Turning the system on The system is automatically turned on when the power plug is connected and switched on. On power up the system is in the armed state, which means that the alarm can be triggered by the detectors. This function is to make sure that if the power is disconnected i.e. via a blackout or switched on/off that the system is not disarmed when power is restored. 3.1.
3.3. DISARMING When to use The system should be disarmed before entering the building or premise. Indications The siren will beep twice and the blue light will flash twice. The siren will beep 12 times instead of twice, if the alarm has been triggered while the system was armed. 3.4. PANIC Mode When to use This mode should be used when the user wishes to activate the siren possibly used in an emergency situation.
This detector has Dual Edge Sensing (DES) Technology, developed to eliminate false alarms yet still provide maximum security. The detector uses a pattern of infrared beam zones to sense body movement. The detection pattern in an optimal temperature environment is shown in figure 9. Each time you walk into or out of an infrared beam zone this will be sensed and processed by the DES technology built into the detector.
Triggering the detector Figure 10 – most sensitive trigger In figure 10, a body moving from position 1 to position 2, into the infrared beam zone, will create a pulse. Moving from position 2 to 3, out of the other side of the same infrared beam zone, will create another pulse. If the body moves from position 1 to position 3 within 10 seconds then the detector will have received 2 pulses in 10 seconds.
4. Programming Turning the unit off and on enters programming mode. On each instance of programming mode only a single device may be learnt in. To learn in another device programming mode must be re-entered by turning the device off then on again. 4.1. Adding New Remotes + TO ADD A NEW REMOTE 1. Turn the system off, by turning off the power supply. Wait 10 seconds. 2. Turn the system on. 3. Press the remote button several times until the siren starts beeping.
4.2. Adding a Detector + TO ADD A DETECTOR 1. Turn the system off, from the power supply or unplug. Wait 10 seconds. 2. Turn the system on. 3. Wave your hand back and forth in front of the detector until the red light turns on. The siren will start screaming.
5. Maintenance The complete system should be tested at regular intervals. We suggest testing it once every fortnight or at least once per month. 5.1. The Remote Control The batteries in the remote control will need to be replaced every 1 to 3 years, depending on usage. You are able to recognise when the batteries are low from when the range on the remote control reduces. Below describes how to replace the batteries in the remote control.
When replacing the batteries you must take the following into consideration: • You must replace both batteries at the same time. Don’t just replace one of them. • Be sure not to touch the pyro detector on the removal or replacement of the batteries. 5.2.2. Cleaning the pyro detector The pyro detector must be clean at all times for optimum performance. If the pyro detector appears to have any dust, dirt or fingerprints on it, then it should be cleaned.
6. Warranty 6.1. Warning Limitations & Warranty While this system is an advanced design security system, it does not offer guaranteed protection against burglary, fire or any other emergency. Any alarm system, whether commercial or residential, is subject to compromise or failure to warn for a variety of reasons. For example: • Intruders may gain access through unprotected openings, or have the technical sophistication to bypass an alarm detector or disconnect an alarm warning device.
• Alarm warning devices such as sirens, bells or horns may not alert people or wake up sleepers who are located on the other side of closed or partly open doors. If warning devices sound on a different level of the residence from the bedrooms, then they are less likely to waken or alert people inside the bedrooms. Even persons who are awake may not hear the warning if the alarm is muffled by noise from a stereo, radio, air conditioner or other appliances, or by passing traffic.
less of cause or origin, seller's maximum liability shall not in any case exceed the purchase price of the product, which shall be the complete and exclusive remedy against seller. This warranty replaces any previous warranties and is the only warranty made by Seller on this product. No increase or alteration, written or verbal, of the obligations of this Limited Warranty is authorised.
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