Dakota Alert BBT-2500 manual

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    BB T-2500 Break Beam T r ansmitter User Guide www .dakotaaler t.com PRODU CT D ESCR IPTI ON : Th e BBT- 2500 is used wi th the D CR- 250 0 receiver. The B BT - 250 0 uses Active Infrared to d etec t anythin g that passes through the s ensor pair and breaks both beams at th e s ame time. W hen the b eams are broken, the unit sends a signal t o the r[...]

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    RE AD MAN UAL THO ROUGH L Y BE FORE INSTALLA TI ON. RE T AIN MANUAL FO R FUTUR E RE FERE NCE . F AILUR E TO FOLLOW DIRE CTI ONS PRO PERL Y M A Y RE SUL T IN DAMAGE . ONL Y use this produ ct fo r the detec tion o f moving obje ct s such as peo ple and vehicl es. DO NOT d isassembl e or attem pt to repair the pro duc t. DO NOT ins tall this unit wi t[...]

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    3 P AIRING T o make installation easier it is recommended to pair units ‘ A ’ and ‘B’ befor e mounting. On a at sur face push the power button (Figure 1-1) on ‘ A ’ then push the power button on ‘B’ . Laying the units at on counter or table, line up the infrared light holes (Figur e 1-2). The units will then pair . Y ou will s[...]

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    Below are the two most common mounting options. CIRCULAR POST MOUNTING 1). T ake the right angle bracket (Figur e 3-1) and attach the cross bracket using (2) M4 nuts and (2) M4x12mm screws. Repeat f or all brackets. 2). Using (2) M5 nuts and (2) M5x18mm screws attach right angle bracket (Figur e 3-2) to units ‘ A’ and ‘B ’ . 3). Attach to p[...]

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    T ransmitter (A) T ransmitter (A) T ransmitter (A) T ransmitter (A) Receiver (B) Receiver (B) Receiver (B) Receiver (B) PERIMETER MOUNTING FOR ALL MOUNTING SITU A TIONS In all mounting situations it is very important that the ‘ A ’ unit only interact with one ‘B ’ unit or the pair may not alert properly . Use the diagrams below f or ref ere[...]

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    ON L Y OPEN UN IT ‘ A ’ IF CHANG ING THE ZO NE/CHI ME IS ABSO LUTEL Y N ECESSARY . I t is not rec omme nde d to chan ge any set ti ngs as t he BBA-2500 i s fact or y set to m atch . DO NOT O PEN UN IT ‘B ’ . Remove the 8 scr ews on the b ack of unit ‘A ’ (Fig- ure 5- 1 ). Gentl y lif t the solar pan el to ex pose the t ransmit ter bo ar[...]

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    TROUBL ESHOOTING: If sens or pair aler t s when ori ginally paire d, but will not a ler t when mo unted... 1 . Push power but ton on unit ‘ A ’ 2. Look in center hole for the indicator light. If light is on, proceed to step 3. If light is not on, press power but ton again. Indicator light should come on. 3. Repe at steps 1 and 2 for unit ‘B ?[...]

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    Dak ota Alert, Inc. 32556 E. Main Street Phone: (605) 356-2772 P0 Box 130 F ax: (605) 356-3662 Elk P oint, SD 57025 ww w .dakotaaler t.com[...]