DesignTech 33370 Reference Manual

v 0.5 Reference Guide
Wireless Driveway Monitor
Model # 33370
DesignTech's Driveway Monitor sends a wireless signal to your
home to alert you when a vehicle passes by the sensor.
Contents:
Driveway
Sensor (green)
Mount-
Stake Clamp (green) with
ing
2 Screws
Stake
Follow the installation instructions in the separate attachment
How Driveway Monitor Works:
The driveway sensor uses a patented magnetometer sensor system.
Movement of any large metallic object close to the driveway sensor
will cause the sensor to transmit to the receiver. People and animals
will not trigger the driveway sensor.
The receiver chimes and the red ALERT light flashes when a vehicle
passes by the sensor. The red ALERT light continues to flash until the
red ALERT light is pressed. You can stop the red ALERT light from
blinking by pressing the flashing red ALERT light. However, the re-
ceiver will chime each time a vehicle passes by the sensor even if the
system is not reset each time. Note: The Driveway Monitor system
will not detect vehicles for about 15 seconds after the receiver has last
chimed.
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2 "C" Alka-
line
Indoor Receiver
(white)
AC Adapter
Antenna
Driveway Monitor 33370
The range of the Driveway Monitor system varies. Line-of-sight, the
driveway sensor should work up to 500 feet away from the receiver
TM
when mounted to the plastic stake in the ground. The system will work
up to 1,000 ft away when mounted to a tree or larger post if placed 4 to
8 ft off the ground. If you do not have enough range - see the section
on Insufficient Range on page 5.
Troubleshooting:
1. False Activations or Not Activating When It Should: If you get
false activations when no vehicle is coming up the driveway, make
Red Alert
sure the driveway sensor is 25 feet or more from the street. If you get
Light &
false activations only on windy days, mount the driveway sensor to a
Reset
Button very solid object that will not sway in the wind. (The sensor will trigger
even if it is moved only a fraction of a degree).
If your system does not activate when it should or only responds to
large vehicles, try moving the sensor closer to your driveway. You can
test an installed driveway sensor without removing it from its mounted
location by moving a large steel tool (such as a shovel) near the
sensor.Please remember that the Driveway Monitor system will not
detect vehicles for about 15 seconds after the receiver has last chimed.
Alternatively, you can
change the driveway
sensor's
level. The driveway sen-
sor comes factory set to
the 'medium' sensitivity
setting which detects
vehicles up to 10 feet
away. If you get false ac-
tivations when no vehicle is coming up the driveway, you may want to
change the sensitivity setting to 'low', which detects vehicles up to 7
feet away. If on the other hand, your unit only responds to large ve-
hicles or sometimes does not activate, change the sensitivity level to
'high', which will detect vehicles up to 15 feet away. Open the drive-
way sensor case and use the adjacent diagram to adjust the sensitiv-
ity.
Driveway Monitor 33370
sensitivity
Sensitivity Sensor Range
(7 ft)
Low Sensitivity
(10 ft)
Medium Sensitivity
(Factory Setting)
(15 ft)
High Sensitivity
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