DCR-4000 User Manual

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• Dakota Alert®
• WIRELESS SECURITY EQUIPMENT
• Wireless Receiver
• DCR-4000
• USER GUIDE

www.dakotaalert.com

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• Receiver
• Power adapter
• User Guide POWERING YOUR RECEIVER 1. Connect the power adapter to the bottom of the receiver, threading the cord through a groove in the bottom. 2. Plug the adapter into a power outlet. Power adapter Bottom 3 --- page break --- SETTING UP YOUR RECEIVER Note: You can connect up to 16 transmitters to your receiver. Speaker Mode Volume LEDs 1. Place your receiver and transmitter next to each other. Note: Be careful not to activate your transmitter until you find the tune you want. If your transmitter is a motion sensor, consider covering the sensor to avoid accidentally activating it. 2. Press and hold the MODE and (volume) buttons for three seconds. When all four LEDs flash, release the buttons. 4 --- page break --- 3. Press (volume) repeatedly until you find the tune you want to use. 1 Ding Dong (high) 5 Alarm/Siren 9 William Tell 2 Ding Dong (low) 6 Coo Coo Clock 10 Cannon in D 3 Westminster 7 Bird Chirping 11 Morning 4 Fur Elise 8 Twinkle Twinkle 12 Toreador March 4. After you choose a tune, activate the transmitter (for example, press its button or activate the motion sensor). The receiver emits a short beep. Note: If you accidentally activate the transmitter on a tune you don’t want, press the (volume) button to continue cycling through the tunes to select the tune you want, then reactive the transmitter. 5. If you are coding more than one transmitter, repeat steps 3 and 4. 6. After your transmitter(s) are coded, press and hold the MODE button until the LEDs stop flashing. 7. To test the transmitter tune, activate the transmitter. You’ll hear the selected tune through your receiver and the LEDs will flash. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
• Press the (volume) button repeatedly to adjust the volume (four levels and off ). The lights show the volume level for four seconds. 5 --- page break ---

Attach two screws (not included) or nails to your wall 2.6 inches (6.7 cm) apart, then hang your receiver.

• DELETING ALL SENSORS
• 1. Press and hold the MODE and (volume) buttons for three seconds until the four lights
• flash slowly.
• 2. Press and hold the MODE and (volume) buttons again for five seconds. The four lights

flash quickly, then turn off. The receiver is reset. Note: To relearn the sensors, see ”Setting up your receiver” on page 4. 6

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SPECIFICATIONS

• Power supply: 12 VDC, 500 mA
• Dimensions: 3.25 × 1.75 in. (8.25 × 4.45 cm)

up to 1 mi. (1.6 km)*

• Operating temperature: -30 to 120°F (-34.4 to 48.9°C) *Actual range will vary depending on local terrain and obstructions.
• Operating frequencies: 433 MHz TECH SUPPORT If you have problems using this product after reading this manual, please contact us. You can reach us by phone at 605-356-2772 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday (Central Standard Time). We will be happy to answer your questions and help you in any way we can.

Dakota Alert warrants this product to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover damage resulting from accident, abuse, act of God, or improper operation. If this product does become defective, simply return it to Dakota Alert.

Please include a note describing the troubles along with your name and return address as well as the original sales receipt. If the product is covered under the warranty it will be repaired or replaced at no charge. If it is not covered by the warranty, you will be notified of any charges before work is done.

LEGAL NOTICES This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm. Go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov for more information. TM Dakota Alert® WIRELESS SECURITY EQUIPMENT Dakota Alert, Inc. www.dakotaalert.com Phone: (605) 356-2772 Fax: (605) 356-3662 Address: 32556 477th Ave. | P0 Box 130 | Elk Point, SD 57025 18-0638