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A wireless home security system can monitor your entire home for unwanted intruders, fire and even carbon monoxide. These wireless systems give you the ability to arm your home against dangers without requiring you to hardwire each zone you wish to protect. You can even attach these units to your phone lines to make emergency calls to authorities. Connecting a siren to a wireless security system can alert you to intruders or fire, and the noise emitted by the siren can help lead authorities to your location.
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Remove the screw holding the cover onto the wireless home security system alarm. Pull the cover off to access the mounting holes in the siren base. Some brands of sirens hang on a screw mounted in the wall. Regardless of where you mount the siren, make sure it is high enough to reduce tampering, but still close enough to an electrical outlet, as some sirens operate on 120-volts with battery backups.
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Mark the siren mounting holes on the wall. If installing a unit that hangs on a single screw, mark the location for the screw. Attach an 1/8-inch drill bit to a drill. Create pilot holes at the mounting hole locations.
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Place a screwdriver into the open end of number eight threaded hollow wall anchors. Screw the anchors in the drywall at the pilot holes. Screw wood screws into the pilot holes if you are installing into a wall stud. Leica total station ts06 user manual.
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Position the base of the wireless siren over the anchors or pilot holes. Screw the mount to the wall. Install the batteries in the wireless sirens that require a separate battery backup. Some sires have built-in 6-volt batteries that recharge when they are connected to the electricity. Hang wireless sirens on the mounting screw for those sirens that do not come apart.
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Plug the AC adaptor into the opening on the wireless siren. Plug the adaptor into the wall outlet. Replace the cover on those units that come apart and secure the cover with the screw you removed prior to mounting.
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Program your wireless home security system to recognize the siren. Place the home security control panel in the “learning” mode or the “enroll siren” mode. Depending on the brand and model, this requires pushing a button on the panel until the unit emits a beep, or scrolling through a menu. Some learning buttons are on the sirens.
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Press the learning button or the “OK” button so the control panel begins to recognize the siren. Press the home or add button, or press a test button on the siren. Panasonic kx-t7636 business telephone system user manual. The siren sounds an audible alarm or squawk, or a light will flash on the control panel indicating your siren is connected to the control panel. These are general instructions for siren recognition; your brand and model may be more or less complicated than other wireless control panels, so refer to your user's manual for details of your system.
Things You Will Need
- Screwdriver
- 1/8-inch drill bit
- Drill
- No. 8 threaded hollow wall anchors
- Wood screws
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Cecilia Harsch has been writing professionally since 2009. She writes mainly home improvement, health and travel articles for various online publications. She has several years of experience in the home-improvement industry, focusing on gardening, and a background in group exercise instruction. Harsch received her Certified Nurses Assistant license in 2004. She attended Tarrant County College and studied English composition.
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