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Aeotec by Aeon Labs Dry Contact
Sensor.
From Aeotec by Aeon Labs' intelligence
series and our Gen5 range, comes
the Dry Contact Sensor. It is a fully
functional Z-Wave® sensor that can
detect a variety of dry contact signals.
You just need to connect the matched
external sensor on it such as a water
level sensor, dry contact switch, dry
contact relay, or other possible dry
contact sensors. The Dry Contact
Sensor can be used if the external
sensor is a dry contact device.
The Dry Contact Sensor is also a
security Z-wave device that supports
Over The Air (OTA) for firmware
updates.
Familiarize yourself with your
Dry Contact Sensor.
Package contents:
1. Sensor Unit.
2. Back Mounting Plate.
3. CR123A Battery.
4. Double-Sided Tape(×2).
5. Screws (×2).
1 2
External Sensor teminal
Network LED
Latch Button
Action Button
Battery
Fast Wiring Button
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Back Mounting Plate
4
5
Quick start.
Installing your Dry Contact Sensor.
The installation of your Dry Contact
Sensor has two major steps: the Main
Sensor and the External Sensor.
Powered by batteries, your Dry Contact
Sensor will use wireless technology
to talk to your Z-Wave network once
installed.
The Dry Contact Sensor should be
installed inside your home and should
not be installed outdoors in elements
such as rain and snow.
1. Press and hold the Latch Button to
unlock the Sensor Unit from the Back
Mounting Plate:
2. Afx your Back Mounting Plate to a
surface.
The Back Mounting Plate can be
afxed using screws or double-sided
tape.
If you are using screws, attach the
Back Mounting Plate to the respective
surface using the two 20mm screws
provided.
If you are using double-sided tape,
wipe the two surfaces clean of any oil
or dust with a damp towel. When the
surface has completely dried, peel one
side of the tape back and attach it to
the corresponding section on the rear
side of the Back Mounting Plate.
Adding your Sensor to your Z-Wave
network.
The following instructions will tell
you how to link your Dry Contact
Sensor to your Z-Wave network via
an Aeotec by Aeon Labs’ Z-Stick or
Minimote controller. If you are using
another Z-Wave controller as your
main controller, please refer to their
respective manual on how add new
devices to your network.
If you’re using a Z-Stick:
1. Remove the spacing tab to connect
the batteries on your Dry Contact
Sensor. Its Network LED will begin to
blink when you short press the Action
Button on the back of Sensor.
2. If your Z-Stick is plugged into a gateway
or a computer, unplug it.
3. Take your Z-Stick to your Dry Contact
Sensor.
4. Press the Action Button on your Z-Stick.
The LED on your Z-Stick should begin
to blink slowly.
5. Press the Action Button on your Dry
Contact Sensor.
6. If your Dry Contact Sensor has been
successfully linked to your Z-Wave
network, its Network LED will no
longer blink when you short press
the Action Button on the back of the
Dry Contact Sensor. If the linking
was unsuccessful and the Network
LED continues to blink, repeat the
steps above.
7. Press the Action Button on the Z-Stick
to take it out of inclusion mode.
If you’re using a Minimote:
1. Remove the spacing tab to connect
the batteries on your Dry Contact
Sensor. Its Network LED will begin to
blink when you short press the Action
Button on the back of Sensor.
2. Take your Minimote to your Dry Contact
Sensor.
3. Press the Include button on your
Minimote.
4. Press the Action Button on your Dry
Contact Sensor.
5. If your Dry Contact Sensor has been
successfully linked to your Z-Wave
network, its Network LED will no longer
blink. If the linking was unsuccessful
and the Network LED continues to
blink, repeat the above steps.
6. Press any button on your Minimote
to take it out of inclusion mode.
With your Dry Contact Sensor now
working as a part of your smart
home, you’ll be able to configure it
from your home control software or
phone application. Please refer to
your software’s user guide for precise
instructions on conguring Dry Contact
Sensor to your needs.
Connect the External Sensor to your
Dry Contact Sensor.
You can choose an External Sensor
to be connected to your Dry Contact
Sensor according to your needs or
main application.
Step1. Use the wire stripper cut the
metallic part of External Sensor wire
and make sure the length of metallic
part is about 8mm to 9mm.
8~9mm
8~9mm
External Sensor
Step2. Press and hold the Fast Wiring
Button and then put the External
Sensor wires into the connectors.
Release the Fast Wiring Button, the
external sensor wires will be clamped
with the Dry Contact Sensor.
Note:
1. The External Sensor should base on
the principle of dry contact but not wet
contact.
2. The length of External Sensor wire
should not more than 5 meters and
the size of wire should between 18AWG
to 20AWG that can bear the tension of
25N.
3. The frequency of state change for
the external sensor should be less
than 4Hz or the minimum triggering
time should be more than 250ms.
Attach your Sensor to its External
Mounting Plate.
Press and hold the Latch Button, and
then push the Sensor into the Back
Mounting Plate.
Advanced functions.
Send a wake up notication.
In order to send your Sensor new
configuration commands from your
Z-Wave controller or gateway, it will
need to be woken up.
1. Remove your Sensor unit from its
Back Mounting Plate, press and hold
the Action Button on the back of the
Sensor unit for 5 seconds and then
release the Action Button. This will
trigger and send a wake up notication
command to your controller/gateway.
2. If you want your Sensor to keep
awake for a longer time, quick press
the Action Button on the back of the
Sensor unit 3 times, then your Sensor
will wake up for 10 minutes and the
Network LED will remain solid while it is
awake.
Removing your Sensor from your
Z-Wave network.
Your sensor can be removed from your
Z-Wave network at any time. You'll
need to use your Z-Wave network's
main controller to do this. The following
instructions tell you how to do this
using Aeotec by Aeon Labs' Z-Stick
and Minimote controller. If you are
using other products as your main
Z-Wave controller, please refer to the
part of their respective manuals that tell
you how to remove devices from your
network.
If you’re using a Z-Stick:
1. If your Z-Stick is plugged into a
gateway or a computer, unplug it.
2. Take your Z-Stick to your Dry Contact
Sensor. Press and hold the Action
Button on your Z-Stick for 3 seconds
then let go.
3. Press the Action Button on your Dry
Contact Sensor.
4. If your Dry Contact Sensor has
been successfully removed from
your Z-Wave network, its Network
LED will be blinking. If the removing
was unsuccessful, the Network LED
will not blink, repeat the above steps.
5. Press the Action Button on your
Z-Stick to take it out of removal mode.
If you’re using a Minimote:
1. Take your Minimote to your Dry
Contact Sensor.
2. Press the Remove button on your
Minimote.
3. Press the Action Button on your Dry
Contact Sensor.
4. If your Dry Contact Sensor has been
successfully removed from your
Z-Wave network, its Network LED
will be blinking. If the removing was
unsuccessful, the Network LED will
not blink then repeat the above steps
again.
5. Press any button on your Minimote
to take it out of removal mode.
Factory Reset your Sensor.
If your primary controller is missing or
inoperable, you may wish to reset all
of your Dry Contact Sensor’s settings
to their factory defaults. To do this,
press and hold the Action Button for 20
seconds and Network LED will be solid
for 2 seconds to conrm a success.
Technical specications.
Operating Distance: Up to 490 feet/150
metres outdoors.
Battery: Up to 1.5 year battery life
(allows at least 48 sensor triggers every
day) with Lithium cell CR123A, 3V,
1500mAh.
Supported External Sensor: All sensors
that are based on the principle of dry
contact.
Operating Temperature: -10 to 40 .
Relative Humidity: 8% to 80%.
Warranty.
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Aeon Labs warrants to the original
purchaser of Products that for the
Warranty Period (as defined below),
the Products will be free from material
defects in materials and workmanship.
The foregoing warranty is subject
to the proper installation, operation
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and maintenance of the Products in
accordance with installation instructions
and the operating manual supplied to
Customer. Warranty claims must be
made by Customer in writing within
thirty (30) days of the manifestation of
a problem. Aeon Labs' sole obligation
under the foregoing warranty is, at
Aeon Labs' option, to repair, replace
or correct any such defect that was
present at the time of delivery, or to
remove the Products and to refund the
purchase price to Customer.
The "Warranty Period" begins on the
date the Products is delivered and
continues for 12 months.
Any repairs under this warranty must
be conducted by an authorized Aeon
Labs service representative and under
Aeon Labs' RMA policy. Any repairs
conducted by unauthorized persons
shall void this warranty.
Excluded from the warranty are
problems due to accidents, acts of
God, civil or military authority, civil
disturbance, war, strikes, fires, other
catastrophes, misuse, misapplication,
storage damage, negligence, electrical
power problems, or modication to the
Products or its components.
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person or party to assume or create
for it any other obligation or liability in
connection with the Products except as
set forth herein.
Aeon Labs will pass on to Customer
all manufacturers’ Material warranties
to the extent that they are transferable,
but will not independently warrant any
Material.
Customer must prepay shipping
and transportation charges for
returned Products, and insure the
shipment or accept the risk of loss or
damage during such shipment and
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FCC NOTICE (for USA)
THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR
TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY
UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO
THIS EQUIPMENT.SUCH MODIFICATIONS
COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO
OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.
STORE INDOORS WHEN NOT IN USE.
SUITABLE FOR DRY LOCATIONS. DO
NOT IMMERSE IN WATER. NOT FOR USE
WHERE DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO WATER.
This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
This device may not cause harmful
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interference, and
This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been 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.
Consul the dealer or an exper ienced
radio/TV technician for help.
Warning
Do not dispose of electrical appliances as
unsorted municipal waste, use separate
collection facilities.
Contact your local government for
information regarding the collection
systems available.
Certications (regional):
Z-Wave and Z-Wave Plus are registered
trademarks of Sigma Designs and its
subsidiaries in the United States and other
countries
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