GARAGE
DOOR SENSOR
QUICK START GUIDE
This Quick Start Guide is intended only to provide an overview
of the product and its use. Before using this product, read the
complete Product Guide and warnings.
Scan the QR Code® or visit Insynctive.Pella.com/
GarageDoorSensor for complete Product Guide
and warnings, instructional videos and other
Pella® Insynctive
™
quick tips.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
• GARAGE DOOR SENSOR: SENSOR will transmit a signal to BRIDGE if your
garage door is opened or closed.
• QUICK START GUIDE
• BATTERY
WHAT'S REQUIRED:
• BRIDGE (required — sold separately): Wirelessly connects your
Insynctive products to STATUS INDICATOR or a compatible security or home
automation system.
• STATUS INDICATOR (optional — sold separately): Lights indicate status of
Pella® Insynctive SENSORS. Or you can use a compatible security or home
automation system to monitor your garage door.
• PHILLIPS-HEAD SCREWDRIVER
1. Get Started
• Plug BRIDGE into an electrical outlet
(light will turn green and then fl ash blue).
BRIDGE
NOTE: Follow Bridge Quick Start Guide to set up BRIDGE.
LIGHT
SYNC BUTTON
BASE
2. Prepare SENSOR
• Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to remove
the screw securing the top cover.
• Pull the base away from the top cover to reveal
the battery.
• Remove battery tab.
SCREW
COVER
• Snap the base back onto the top cover.
Do not reinstall the screw at this time.
NOTE: You will have 2 minutes to sync your SENSOR to
BRIDGE (Step 3). If 2 minutes pass without a successful
BATTERY
sync, remove and insert the battery again.
BRIDGE
3. Sync SENSOR to BRIDGE
• Press and release Sync button on BRIDGE
(button nearest the light). Orange light will
fl ash continuously.
LIGHT
• Hold SENSOR in the vertical position with the
SYNC BUTTON
arrow pointing up.
• Rotate SENSOR from vertical position to
BRIDGE is in sync mode while the
light is fl ashing orange.
horizontal position with the Pella® logo face
down and back to the vertical position twice
within 2 seconds.
• Green light on BRIDGE and beep will indicate
success.
SENSOR
• To exit sync mode: press and hold Sync button
on BRIDGE until light stops fl ashing orange.
VERTICAL
HORIZONTAL
(CLOSED)
(OPENED)
4. Install SENSOR
INTERIOR VIEW
TRACK
OPTIONAL SENSOR
• Reinstall the screw to secure the top cover
PLACEMENT
to the base of SENSOR.
• For best results, mount SENSOR on top of
interior panel of garage door, either on side
TOP
or in middle.
PANEL
• SENSOR will register as closed when in the
vertical position.
• SENSOR will register as opened when in the
horizontal position.
NOTE: SENSOR changes status at 45-degree angle.
SENSOR
VERTICAL
HORIZONTAL
(CLOSED)
(OPENED)
5. Test SENSOR
• Open your garage door with SENSOR installed.
• When the door is opened, BRIDGE should
beep twice.
BRIDGE
WARNING! SENSOR may indicate a closed status when the
garage door is not completely closed. See Product Guide
on Insynctive.Pella.com for complete review of GARAGE
DOOR SENSOR operation.
If you will be using the Pella® Insynctive
™
STATUS INDICATOR to
monitor your garage door, please reference the Quick Start Guide
in the STATUS INDICATOR package to sync.
HAVE A HOME AUTOMATION OR SECURITY SYSTEM?
For instructions on how to sync a Pella Insynctive GARAGE DOOR
SENSOR to it, visit Insynctive.Pella.com/HomeAutomation.
NEED HELP WITH THE STEPS ABOVE?
Find troubleshooting information and videos at
Insynctive.Pella.com/Support or call 855-473-5524.
WANT TO EASILY REGISTER PELLA INSYNCTIVE PRODUCTS?
Visit Insynctive.Pella.com/Registration for instant access to
instructions, warranties and how-to videos.
WARNING
Failure to adhere to the warnings below may result in death, serious injury
and/or loss of valuables.
• Pella® Insynctive
™
products are not 100% reliable for a variety of reasons (see
Product Guide and the Warning in Step 5 of this Quick Start Guide for more
information). Therefore, Pella Insynctive products should not be relied upon
in situations where life, safety and/or protection of valuables are solely
dependent on their function. Test each product at least once per year to
help ensure proper operation.
• Pella Insynctive products are not a substitute for careful adult supervision
of children.
• Keep battery and small parts out of reach of children. If swallowed,
immediately seek medical help.
Read the complete Product Guide for additional warnings and information.
FCC Compliance and Industry Canada
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B
digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different circuit from the receiver.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV contractor for help.
Changes or modifi cations not expressly approved by Pella Corporation could
void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not
cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including
interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Cet appareil est conforme avec Industrie Canada exempts de licence standard
RSS. L'opération est soumise aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) cet appareil ne
peut causer d'interférences, et (2) cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence,
y compris les interférences qui peuvent causer un mauvais fonctionnement de
l'appareil.
FCC ID: SO7-206F0000
© 2014 Pella Corporation
IC ID: 11009A-206F0000
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