Cascading Water Sensors; Mounting; Configuration - Phonetics Sensaphone IMS-4000 User Manual

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Cascading Water Sensors

You can cascade up to three Water Detection Sensors from a single IMS input channel. This is use-

ful if there is a large distance between each sensor and you donʼt want to use up additional IMS

inputs for individual sensors. Simply connect an RJ-45 cable to the Next Sensor jack on the first

sensor to the IMS jack of the second sensor. See Figure below.

The sensor can be mounted to a wall or lie flat on the floor. To maximize the coverage of the

WaterRope, install the sensor close to the area to be monitored. For wall mounting, install the

Water Detection Sensor close to the floor. Install the two drywall anchors (if necessary) and attach

the Water Detection Sensor using the two #6 tapping screws. When installing the sensor on the

floor, attach the four rubber feet to the bottom of the enclosure.

All IMS Solution sensors are auto-configured when you plug them into the Host or Node. When a

new sensor is plugged into the Host or Node, the configuration is set to the factory default via the

Sensor Template. If you have modified these templates, the configuration will be set to the modi-

fied configuration. When a sensor is removed, or the connection is disrupted, the configuration

data remains intact but the sensor will go into trouble status and generate a trouble alarm. When

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Figure 1: Sensor connections

Figure 2: Mounting the sensor

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