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Installation Guide Home Network System Window/Door Sensor Model No. KX-HNS101 Thank you for purchasing a Panasonic product. This document explains how to install the window/door sensor properly. For details about how to use the system, refer to the User’s Guide (page 17). Please read this document before using the unit and save it for future refe[...]
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Introduction Accessory information ...............3 Important Information About this system ......................4 For your safety ...........................4 Important safety instructions ......5 For best performance ................5 Other information .......................6 Setup Part names and functions ..........8 About the LED indicator ..[...]
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Acces sory infor matio n Supp lied a ccess ories No. Acce ssory item /Part numb er Quan tity A Batt ery *1 1 B Moun ting screw s (2 0 mm (25/ 32 in ches) ) * 2 /XMM 38+20 VW 4 C Moun ting doubl e-sid ed ta pes *3 3 *1 When repl acing the batte ry, s ee “P ower sour ce” o f “Sp ecifi catio ns”, page 18 for batte ry in forma tion. *2 2 sc rew[...]
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About this syst em This syst em is an a uxili ary s ystem ; it is not desig ned t o pro vide compl ete prot ectio n fro m pro perty loss . Pana sonic will not be he ld re spons ible in t he ev ent t hat p roper ty lo ss o ccurs whil e thi s sys tem i s in opera tion. For your s afety To preve nt sever e i njury an d lo ss of life/ prop erty, read t[...]
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CAUT ION Gene ral i nform ation R Do n ot pl ace m agnet ic ca rds o r simi lar o bject s nea r the sens or un it and magne t uni t. Ma gneti c dat a on the cards , etc . may be d elete d. CR L ithiu m bat tery R Use only the b atter y not ed on page 3. R Inse rt th e bat tery corre ctly. R Do n ot le ave t he ba ttery in a n auto mobil e exp osed [...]
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ante nnas of mo bile phone cell stat ions. (Avo id pu tting the hub on a bay windo w or near a wind ow.) R If t he re cepti on fo r a h ub lo catio n is not satis facto ry, m ove t he hu b to anot her l ocati on fo r bet ter r ecept ion. Envi ronme nt R Keep the produ ct aw ay fr om elec trica l noi se ge nerat ing d evice s, such as f luore scent [...]
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Noti ce For assi stan ce, p leas e vi sit www. pana sonic .com /sup port 7 Important Information[...]
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Part names and funct ions n Se nsor unit B C A n Ma gnet unit D Sens or un it co ver M N Used to c onfir m the stat us of the sens or or regi ster the s ensor to the hub. LED indic ator Magn et un it co ver About the LED indi cator You can p ress M N an d che ck t he LED indic ator to co nfirm the senso r’s stat us. Indi cator S tatus Gree n, li [...]
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oper ation was confi rmed (pag e 14). Inse rting the b atter y R USE ONLY a CR2 Lith ium b atter y. R Conf irm t he po larit ies ( , ). 1 Remo ve th e sen sor u nit c over. R Lift from the inden ted a rea ( A ) and open the s ensor unit cove r ( B ). 1 2 2 Inse rt th e bat tery. 3 Atta ch th e sen sor u nit c over. Regi sterin g the wind ow/do or s[...]
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devi ces a nd gr oup t hem b y loc ation . For more infor matio n, re fer t o the User ’s Gu ide ( page 17 ). Chang ing t he se nsor type You can s elect whet her a wind ow/do or sens or fu nctio ns as a wi ndow senso r or as a door sens or. F or mo re info rmati on, r efer to th e Use r’s Guide (pag e 17). Wire less commu nicat ion range The w[...]
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Tempo rary place ment Befo re in stall ing t he wi ndow/ door senso r, te mpora rily plac e it in th e des ired loca tion and c onfir m tha t it opera tes p roper ly by pre ssing M N . Impo rtant : R Atta ch th e sen sor u nit t o the out er fr ame o f the wind ow or door , and the magne t unit to t he in ner f rame. R Atta ch bo th un its s o tha [...]
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Exam ple 1: Inst alled on t he le ft of the windo w Corr ect Inc orrec t 1 “ ” mark s poi nt di rectl y at each othe r and are withi n 25. 4 mm (1 i nch). 1 {x C } GREEN 2 “ ” mark s are not align ed. M agnet unit is t oo hi gh/to o low . 2 {x C } RED 3 “ ” mark s are alig ned b ut un its are too f ar ap art. 3 {x C } RED 12 For assi st[...]
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Exam ple 2: Inst alled on t he ri ght o f the wind ow Corr ect Inc orrec t 1 “ ” mark s poi nt di rectl y at each othe r and are withi n 25. 4 mm (1 i nch). 1 {x C } GREEN 2 “ ” mark s are not align ed. M agnet unit is t oo hi gh/to o low . {x C } RED 2 3 “ ” mark s are alig ned b ut un its are too f ar ap art. 3 {x C } RED For assi sta[...]
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Inst allat ion Inst all t he wi ndow/ door senso r in the s ame posit ion w here prope r ope ratio n was conf irmed (pag e 11). You can i nstal l th e win dow/d oor s ensor usin g scr ews o r doub le-sid ed t ape, depen ding on yo ur pr efere nce o r the mate rial of t he in stall ation area . Note : R When inst allin g, ma ke su re th e bat tery i[...]
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2 Sens or un it: Atta ch th e sen sor u nit. 1 Scr ews 2 86. 2 mm (3 25 /64 i nches ) Magn et un it: Atta ch th e mag net u nit. 3 Scr ews 4 24. 4 mm (31/3 2 inc hes) 2 4 1 1 3 3 5 3 Atta ch th e cov ers. Impo rtant : R 5 Ali gn th e “ ” mar ks on the senso r uni t an d the magn et un it so that the y poin t dir ectly at e ach o ther and a re n[...]
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Secu ring w ith d ouble -side d tap e Note : R Make sure the surfa ces o f the sens or u nit, magne t uni t, an d the inst allat ion area are clean and dry b efore appl ying doubl e-sid ed ta pe. 1 Chec k tha t the sens or un it co ver and m agnet unit cove r are atta ched. 2 Affi x dou ble-s ided tape to th e sen sor unit and m agnet unit . R Make[...]
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Testi ng th e wi ndow/ door senso r You can c heck the w indow /door sens or’s LED i ndica tor a nd te st th e perf orman ce of the windo w/doo r sens or. 1 Remo ve th e sen sor u nit c over. 2 Pres s M N o n the sens or u nit. 3 Open and close the windo w or door seve ral t imes. R Make sure that the LED indi cator ligh ts in gree n whe n you cl[...]
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Speci ficat ions R Freq uency rang e DECT : 1.9 2 GHz – 1. 93 G Hz R RF t ransm issio n pow er DECT : 115 mW ( max.) R Powe r sou rce Lith ium b atter y CR2 (1 ´ 3. 0 V, 850 mAh) R Oper ating cond itio ns -10 °C – 40 °C (14 °F – 104 °F) R Batt ery l ife Appr ox. 2 year s (wh en wi ndow/ door is o pened and close d 10 times a day, in a n [...]
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FCC and ot her info rmatio n This devi ce co mplie s wit h Par t 15 of the FCC R ules. Oper ation is s ubjec t to the follo wing two c ondit ions: (1) This devic e may not cause harm ful inte rfere nce, and ( 2) th is de vice must acce pt an y int erfer ence recei ved, incl uding inte rfere nce t hat m ay ca use unde sired opera tion . Priv acy o f[...]
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Noti ce: R FCC ID ca n be found insi de th e sens or un it. 20 For assi stan ce, p leas e vi sit www. pana sonic .com /sup port Appendix[...]
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Custo mer s ervic es Customer Services Directory (United States and Puerto Rico) www .panasonic.com/support or , contact us via the web at: www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY : 1-877-833-8855 www .pstc.panasonic.com or , send your request by E-mail to: npcparts@us.panasonic.com Obtain Product Information an[...]
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Warra nty (For Unite d State s and Puerto Ric o) Limited Warranty Coverage Labor One (1) Year Parts One (1) Year Online Repair Request To submit a new repair request and for quick repair status visit our Web Site at www.panasonic.com/repair PROOF OF PURCHASE. Panasonic Home Network System Products Limited Warranty Mail-In Service--Online If your pr[...]
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Limited W arranty Limits And Exclusions This Limited Warranty ONL Y COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage. The Limited W arranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment, or failures which are caused by products not supplied by the warrantor , or failures[...]
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1 Use CR2 lithium battery . 2 Use the Home Network app to access the User ’ s Guide and refer to the T roubleshooting section. IMPORT ANT! If your product is not working properly . . . Visit our W eb site: www.panasonic.com/support L F AQ and troubleshooting hints are available. For your fut ure refer ence We r ecom mend keep ing a re cord of t h[...]