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K14347 6/06 Rev. A - 5878 Wireless Wall Trans mitter INSTALLATI ON AND SETUP G UIDE GENERAL INFORMATION The 5878 is a six-button, eight-loop, wall m ountable wirele ss transmitter. It is intended for use only with wireless alarm systems that suppor t 5800 series re ceivers. Individual buttons on the transmitter may be p rogrammed for an y zone resp[...]
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USING TWO RECEIVERS IN HIGH-SECURITY M ODE If the control supp orts two receivers and you plan to use them in the hi gh-secu rity mod e perform the f ollowin g: 1. Enroll the transm itters into the rece ivers one at a tim e, by disconnecting Re ceiver #2, and en rolling as described in “Activating High S ecurity Mode” (above). 2. Disconnect Rec[...]