Carecaller Sentry 101 Installation And Operation Manual

SENTRY 101
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
The most commonly used optional output devices are a strobe light and a telephone dialer. The telephone dialer will
call up to 4 telephone numbers with a voice message recorded by the user. Also, it will call subscription numeric
pagers and display a user defined numeric code. Any combination of pagers or telephone voice messages may be
used on the four available dial-up telephone numbers.
Range
Range for the various transmitters is typically several hundred feet indoors but this will vary from location to
location and is affected by construction materials, equipment and other environmental factors. Outdoor range can be
up to 2000 feet depending on environmental factors. If the range required exceeds the ability of any of the
transmitters to reach the master receiver directly, FA575 repeaters may be installed. Multiple repeaters can be used
to provide multiple hops thus allowing very large facilities and campuses to be accommodated. Repeaters are totally
wireless requiring only a 110vac outlet for a plug-in transformer. They may be mounted outdoors but in colder
climates with temperatures that approach 0 degrees Fahrenheit, an auxiliary heater will be required in each outdoor
repeater.
Spread Spectrum Technology
Your Sentry 101 wireless alarm system operates in the 900MHz band (902-928) and incorporates the latest state-of-
the-art spread spectrum frequency hopping technology. This protocol was originally developed by the military to
prevent jamming and interference of important radio communications. The same advantages have been applied to
the Sentry 101 allowing the highest degree of reliability and performance.
Transmitter Supervision
Each transmitter, pendant or smoke detector sends a check-in signal to the master receiver approximately every 60
seconds. If the master receiver does not see the check-in signal from any wireless transmitter for a period of
approximately 4 hours, it will create a fault alarm to notify you by sounding a pulsing alarm horn. Fault alarms will
not activate the auxiliary output relay. In addition, the batteries in every transmitter are continuously checked and
you will be notified when any battery should be replaced.
Back-up Battery Power Supplies
The Sentry 101 master receiver and the FA575 repeaters all have a 1.2 amp hour gel cell rechargeable back-up
battery. If the master receiver loses AC power, an LED light on the front of the panel will begin to flash. The back-
up battery will operate the master receiver without AC power for approximately 8 hours. When the master receiver
WIRELESS ALARM SYSTEM
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OVERVIEW
The Sentry 101 is designed to process and report
wireless alarms from personal duress pendants,
universal transmitters attached to any dry contact
device switch such as a door, and smoke detectors.
Optionally, personal duress pendants may be
equipped with a man-down circuit to indicate that
the person carrying the pendant has succumbed to a
misfortune causing him or her to fall in an
unconscious or incapacitated state.
In the event of an alarm, the Sentry 101 master
receiver will sound an audible alarm horn which will
continue to sound until the "Silence" button is
pressed on the face of the master receiver. Optional
alarm annunciating devices may be added and the
master receiver provides two form "C" relay outputs
giving two separate SPDT outputs capable of
switching up to 5 amps.
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