SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To use Nest Detect, first you’ll need to set up Nest Guard and add it to your Nest Account . You’ll need a compatible iOS or Android phone or tablet with Bluetooth 4 .0, and a Wi-Fi 802 . 1 1 a/b/g/n (2 .4GHz or 5GHz) network connection .
Set up Nest Detect with the Nest app . IMPORTANT: Be sure your Nest Guard is already set up and connected to the internet before you set up Detect . Open the Nest App. Tap the Add button. Follow the app instructions.
. When it notices something, it will let Nest Guard know to sound an alarm . You can also get an alert sent to your phone, so you’ll know what’s happening when you’re away .
How Nest Detect works Nest Detect will sense different things depending on where you place it. On a door On a window On a wall Nest Detect can sense when Nest Detect can sense when Nest Detect can sense when a door opens or closes, or a window opens or closes .
Where you can place Nest Detect Mounting height Standard detection area Nest Detect must be mounted 5 feet Nest Detect can sense motion from to 6 feet 4 inches (1 .5 to 2 m) above the people walking up to 15 feet (4 .5 m) away .
Reduced Motion Sensitivity . Mounting height Nest Detect should be mounted exactly 6 feet 4 inches (1 .9 m) above the floor . Reduced Motion Sensitivity detection area Nest Detect can sense motion from people walking up to 10 feet (3 m) away .
2 . Peel the protective cover off the hard material . adhesive strip . 4 . Snap the Nest Detect onto its backplate . 3 . Press evenly with your palm and hold in place for at least 30 seconds .
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8 . When installing Nest Detect on a door • To install Nest Detect in a corner, or wall, the Nest logo must be upright take off the flat backplate and use to detect motion .
Nest Detect’s battery life, so you can change the brightness or turn it off with the Nest app . Pathlight is off by default . You’ll need to turn it on with the Nest app in Nest Detect’s Settings menu .
3 . Press the button again and hold it down . the Nest app home screen . Release it when the light blinks blue . 2 . Select the Nest Detect you want to test from 4 . Detect will begin automatically updating its the list .
• In some installations the magnet may need to • Nest Detect should be cleaned once every month . travel up to 1 .97" (50 mm) for Nest Detect to detect If the motion sensor gets dirty, the detection that a door or window is open .
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• Heat sources like electric heaters, heat vents To open the battery compartment: and fireplaces • If Nest Detect is mounted to a surface, grip the top • Cold sources like drafty windows, air conditioners and pull it firmly toward you .
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• Nest Guard’s and Nest Detect’s specified support .nest .com, for more information . range is for comparative purposes only and * Search for A0024 (Nest Guard) and A0028 may be reduced when installed in a home . (Nest Detect) in the UL Certification Directory •...
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Underwriters Laboratories for residential Certification: UL 639, UL 634 use only . Nest Guard was evaluated by UL for use as a burglar alarm control panel and PIR intrusion detector . Nest Detect was evaluated by UL as a magnetic contact switch and a PIR intrusion detector .
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance RF Exposure Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant This equipment complies with FCC radiation to part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designed exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled to provide reasonable protection against harmful environment .
(the “Warranty Period”) . If the Product fails to conform to this Limited Warranty during the Warranty Period, Nest Labs will, at its sole discretion, either (a) repair or replace any defective Product or component; or (b) accept the return of the Product and refund the money actually paid by the original purchaser for the Product .
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Product or software can impair the Product’s Before making a claim under this Limited Warranty, performance and may invalidate this Limited Warranty . the owner of the Product must (a) notify Nest Labs of the intention to claim by visiting nest .com/support 5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES...
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SUBSTITUTE FOR DIRECT MEANS OF OBTAINING IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS, THE INFORMATION . FOR EXAMPLE, A NOTIFICATION IN NO EVENT WILL NEST LABS BE LIABLE FOR ANY PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE IS NOT INTENDED CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR...
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