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Dakota Alert DCMT-2500 manual

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  • Page 1

    DCMT-2500 W ireless T r ansmitter Owner ’ s Manual[...]

  • Page 2

    2. War nings This device complies with Par t 1 5 of the FCC rule s, Op eration o f this d evice is subj ect to th e followin g con ditions: 1 . T his device may n ot c ause harmf ul inter feren ce. 2 . T his device mus t accept any interf erence, including inter ference that may caus e undesired op eration. Installation : The D CMT - 2500 transmi t[...]

  • Page 3

    3. Op eratio n : (Always tes t unit prior to i nstallatio n ) 1 . Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the screws (Figure 1 , A- D ) at each corner of the DC MT until the transmit ter se parates into two pi eces. 2. Connec t a 9 -volt alkaline b atter y to the transmit ter (Figure 2) . 3. For ma ximum rang e bet ween the transmit ter and receiver, [...]

  • Page 4

    4. Mounting the transmitter: 1. Select a location to mount the transmitter , such as a post or tree . 2. F or best results, the transmitter should be about three to four feet o the ground , and about twenty feet from the side of the drive . 3. The transmitter will detect people or vehicles to about fty feet, but occasionally it may detect muc[...]

  • Page 5

    5. 5. Onc e the location is selected, choose the proper mounting br acket. The transmitter comes with two mounting brackets. The plate mount (F igure 3-1) is f or outdoor applications such as trees, posts, etc. T he swivel mount (Figure 3-2) is for indoor applications such as pointing towards dor- ways , windows, etc. An y time more adjustment is n[...]

  • Page 6

    6. Mount the transmitter with the LED to wards the top for proper installation. L OW BA TTERY ALERT : If the receiver sounds a second alert 30 seconds after the rst alert, provided nothing activates the transmitter again, the 9-volt batt er y in the transmitter should be changed . Correct Installation LED Incorrect Installation LED[...]

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    7. PIR settings (Figure 4) The jumpers settings are as f ollows: Range: High: more than 50 feet Medium: 20-50 feet Low: less than 20 feet LED: ON: LED will ash when it detects OFF: LED is alway s dark Filter: ON: set for outdoor use OFF: set for indoor use Reset: 10 seconds to reset after activation 120 seconds to reset after activation Note: If[...]

  • Page 8

    8. { { 4 3 F igure 5 Codi ng the t ransmit ter : Note: The transmitters and rec eivers are preset at the factor y . DO NOT change settings, unless changing the tune or experiencing false signals. 1 . Locate the dip switches in the DCMT - 2500 circuit bo ard (F igure 5). 2. The rst eight dip switches are f or the freq uency set ting ( 256 c omb i[...]

  • Page 9

    9. Codi ng the re ceiver : 1 . Ope n the receiver case b y inser ting a small scre wdriver into one of the pry notches on the side of th e case. (refer to receiver manual) 2. Gently li ft o th e front cover . 3. Locate th e eight dip s witches on th e receiver an d make sure they are se t identicall y to dip switches 1-8 on th e transmit ter . N[...]

  • Page 10

    10. T r oubl eshoo ting t he DCMT -2500 Although the DCMT -25 0 0 shoul d be ver y reliab le, there are occasions when you might have false alarms or a f ailure to aler t. If you are get ting fals e alarms, pleas e try this:  •Setlterjump erto“ON” .          •Decr easerangejump er [...]

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    11. TECH NICAL SU PPORT If you encou nt er any di culty in th e op eration of this produc t af ter reading the m anual, pl ease contac t us . You can reach us by ph one at 605 - 356 - 2772 f rom 8: 30 A M to 5 :0 0 PM Mo nday thro ugh Friday (Central Standard T ime ). W e will be happy to answer your questio ns and he lp yo u in any way we can. [...]

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    Dak ota Aler t , Inc . 32556 E. Main Street p h o n e : (605) 356-2772 P0 Box 130 f a x : (605) 356-3662 Elk P oint, SD 57025 w e b : ww w .dakotaaler t.com[...]