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==Introduction==

This guide should help you in quickly setting up X10 Door/Window Sensors.

==Setup==

===Installing the Door/Window Sensor===

*Attach the Door/Window sensor to the wall using the mounting screws provided.
*Fit the Door/Window sensor as high as possible at the top of the door/window.
*Make sure the arrows on the magnetic switch halves are facing each other and that they separate cleanly when the door or window is opened.
*The DELAY slide switch set to MIN always triggers the alarm instantly (for windows). Set to MAX, it triggers the console after a preset entry delay when the system is armed in DELAY mode (for doors). <b>Note:</b> The console must be armed in DELAY mode for the door/window sensor delay to function successfully.


===Registering the Door/Window Sensor with the Security Console===

*Fit two AA Alkaline batteries in the battery compartment.
*Press and hold the TEST button for about a second. The LED indicator light flashes twice when you release it. This confirms it has generated a new security code.
*Set the slider switch on the console to INSTALL.
*Press the TEST button on the Door/Window sensor or open the Door/Window it is attached to. The console chimes once to confirm and the next available zone LED lights.
*Return the slider switch on the console to the RUN1 or RUN2 position.


===Testing the Door/Window sensor===

*Set the slider switch on the security console to RUN2.
*Open the door or window with the sensor attached. The console chimes to acknowledge the sensor is tripped and the zone LED lights.
Note: As with all radio frequency transmitter devices, electrical fields, metal doors or door/window
frames, and appliances can cause interference that decreases the strength of a transmitted
signal. Re-orienting the sensor or putting the console in a higher location may increase your ability to send and
receive the necessary signals.



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[[Experiment With Magnet Placement]]

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