Avara Lite User manual

Side 1
User manual for
Avara alarm system
for motorhomes,
campervans and
caravans
- complete version
Avara Lite
Avara Basic
Avara Basic Plus
Avara Moist
Avara Premium

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The Avara alarm system is very easy to use. However, read this manual so that
you understand what the alarm system really does. It is important for your
safety.
Avara Lite is a basic alarm package oering optical smoke-, CO-gas- and
propane gas detection and burglary, as well as remote control.
Avara Basic is a comprehensive night- and burglar alarm with all the most
important functions:
• Main unit with integrated CO gas detector, optical smoke detector and
an internal motion detector
• Propane Gas Detector
• Exterior siren
• Exterior motion detectors with automatic LED-lights
• Intruder detectors for doors and hatches
• Key fob for turning on /o burglar alarms
Avara Basic Plus is like the Avara Basic with the addition of remote control:
• Modem (2G, 4G, 5G and GPS/GNSS)
• Mobile and email notifications, remote operation and indoor climate
reporting
• Tracking and positioning in maps (GPS)
Avara Moist
• Complete moisture monitoring with automatic notification to mobile and
email
• Moisture test reports sent by email
• Collects history that provides
documentation of the
moisture condition over
time for your motorhome or
caravan
Avara Premium
The complete package consisting of
all the above three packages.
See www.avara.no for full details on
all services

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Table of contents
Part 1: Get started with Avara alarms 4
Avara Lite 4
Avara Basic, Basic Plus and Premium 6
Avara Moist 10
Part 2: Technical information 12
Main unit 13
Propane gas detector 14
Intrusion detector (Burglar detector) 15
External detector 15
Siren 17
Universal gas detector 18
Moisture sensors 19
Key tags/fobs 20
Backup battery box 20
Service and maintenance 20
Contents of the Avara alarm packages 21
Part 3: Test procedure 22
Test if a device is paired with the main unit 22
Test of the Propane Gas Detector 22
Test of the smoke detector in the main unit 22
Test of the CO detector 22
Test of the external detectors while in the Night Alarm mode 22
Test of the intrusion detectors in the Night Alarm mode 22
Test of the external siren/burglar alarm test 23
Part 4: Pairing procedure 23
Pairing detectors 23
Pairing key tags/fobs 23
Pairing of the main unit to the modem 24
Pairing of moisture sensors to the modem 24
Unpairing detectors 24
Unpairing the main unit from the modem 25
Unpairing of moisture sensors 25
Available products (with version number) 26
Changes to this manual 26

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Part 1: Get started with Avara alarms
If you are reading this Manual in print, there may have come updates that can be found on our
home page www.avara.no, in the Support section. The dierent Avara services will constantly
undergo development and this manual will be updated accordingly.
Avara Lite
Registration
Your Avara Lite comes standard with a modem that allows access to more functions via your
mobile phone. The system must therefore be registered with the modem serial number along
with your contact information in order to work properly.
Go to www.avara.no, click on ”My page” and follow the instructions.
The modem serial number is the key for registration and can be found on a label on the top of
the modem.
Please enter the description of your caravan or motorhome as precisely as you can (brand, year
of manufacture, etc.)
PS! The functions for your alarm; notification to the phone, remote control, tracking , etc., are
not activated until the subscription is paid and registered
.
Daily use
The most important functions; smoke-, CO- (carbon monoxide/carbon monoxide) and propane
gas detection are “always on” and cannot be turned o. Alarms from these detectors gives
alarm signals only from the main unit and
to your mobile phone. Which detector that
triggered the alarm is indicated by the
respective LED on the main unit.
If you accidentally trigger the alarm
yourself, for example when cooking, you
can ”hush” the alarm for 10 minutes by
pressing the lower part of the lid on the
main unit. The alarm comes back on by
itself.
The main unit gives a sound signal as long
as there is smoke or gas present, and ends
by itself when normal levels are present.
After such an event, the alarm is ready for
re-detection without any further operation.
Note that the illustration above shows LED indicators that are not relevant for Avara Lite unless
your Avara Lite system has been upgraded with more detectors.
Burglar alarm
The burglar alarm mode is used when needed and only when nobody is present in your
motorhome or caravan. The burglar alarm is triggered by:
• The Motion Detector in your Main Unit
CO-detector
Propane Gas Detevtor Motion detector
Low battery or lack of
contact with one or
more detectors
Exterior movement,
not in use for Lite
Burglar alarm
Code chip reader
(below)
Press the bottom edge
of the lid to turn on the
night alarm
Night alarm, not
in use for Lite
Optical Smoke
Detector
Operation and indicators

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• The built-in Shock sensor in the main unit if the entire motorhome or caravan is moved
As always, the smoke-, CO- and propane gas detectors are also turned on and will send a
message to the mobile if triggered.
Turning on and o the Burglar alarm
• Turn on and o the burglar alarm by holding
the key tag against the bottom of the main unit
(NFC mark), at the same time pressing briefly
on the lower part of the lid. Hold the key tag
in place for appr. 3 sec. until you can hear a
sound signal confirming thatthe burglar alarm is
turned on, and the burglar alarm LED indicator
flashes red.
• After turning on the burglar alarm, short beeps
will sound from the main unit for 3 minutes,
which is the time available for you to leave the
motorhome or caravan before the alarm is
”armed.”
• During this 3-minute delay time, you can freely walk in and out of your unit without
triggering the alarm
• Triggered burglar alarms will give a high pitch sound signal in the main unit and send
an alert to your mobile phone (If you have retrofitted an external siren, then this will also
turn on).
• Triggered alarm sounds intermittently for 15 minutes and then turns o, and does not
come back on
• After triggered burglar alarm, the LED burglar
indicator will flash to show that the burglar
alarm has been triggered. Turn o the alarm in
the usual way by holding the key tag under the
Main Unit and press the lower part of the lid for
appr 3 sec. until you get the confirmation sound
and the red light turns o.
• When you enter your motorhome or caravan
with the burglar alarm activated, short beeps
will come from the main unit to remind you
that the alarm must be turned o within 20
seconds, otherwise it will trigger and the alarm
goes o
• The burglar alarm may be operated remotely by
the use of your mobile via ”My Page” on www.avara.no.
Low-battery alerts
The main unit has a LED indicator marked with a battery symbol. If your main unit has low
batteries, this indicator will flash red for a short time shortly after you turn on or o the burglar
alarm, and only then. The battery indicator also flashes if the main unit does not connect
wirelessly with other devices in the system. If the low-battery indicator is flashing and replacing
the batteries does not help, contact your dealer for further examination.
Battery indicator
flashes at low
battery on any
detector or if a
detector does noe
work
Hold the code
chip against this
point

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Remote control and use of your modem
The Avara Lite alarm package comes with a modem as a standard device. It provides functions
such as remote control of the alarm, alarm notification to your mobile phone, GPS tracking and
positioning in maps. Visit our website www.avara.no and log in to ”My page”. There you will get
access to your specific alarm and related services.
Since these services are constantly updated, you can go to our website for the latest
information as well as prices for the dierent subscriptions.
Upgrades
Avara Lite is a specially designed alarm system for caravans in a fixed/static location. The
main dierence to the other packages is the lack of e.g. external detectors that are part of the
night alarm functionality (considered less important for static locations). However, this does
not prevent the Avara Lite from being upgraded to provide all available features found in the
Avara product- and service range.
Avara Basic, Basic Plus and Premium
PS! Avara Premium also includes Avara Moist, see separate section.
Registration
Your Avara Basic Plus and Avara Premium
comes standard with a modem that
allows access to functions via your mobile
phone. These systems must therefore be
registered using the modem serial number
along with your contact information.
If you have the Avara Basic, there is no
need for any registration for the alarm
system to work.
Go to the www.avara.no, click on ”My
page” and follow the instructions. The
modem
serial number can be found on a label on
top of the modem.
Please enter the description of your
caravan or motorhome as precisely as you can (brand, year of manufacture, etc.)
PS! The functions that you get access to via the modem - alarm notifications, remote control,
tracking , etc., are not activated until the subscription is registered and paid.
Daily use
The most important functions: smoke, CO-gas (carbon monoxide) and propane gas detection,
are always on and cannot be switched o. No form of operation is required in daily use to
enable this function. Alerts from these detectors only gives alarm signal from the main unit, not
using the external siren. Which detector triggered the alarm is indicated by use of the dierent
LED lights on the main unit lid.
CO-detector
Propane gas detector Motion detector
Low battery or lack
of contact with one of
the detectors
External movement
Burglar alarm
indcator
Key fob reader
(NFC mark)
Press the lower part of the
lid to turn on the night alarm
and the burglar alarm
Night alarm
indicator
Optical smoke
detector
Operation and indicators

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If you have installed the Avara Moist moisture detection system, it is constantly switched on
and has no specific on- or o function. You will automatically be notified by messages to your
mobile phone/e-mail if moisture is detected.
If you accidently trigger the alarm yourself, for example when cooking, you can ”hush” the
alarm for 10 minutes by pressing the lower part of the lid of the main unit. The alarm comes
back on by itself.
The alarm gives a signal as long as there is smoke or gas present, and ends by itself when the
smoke or gas disappears. The alarm is automatically ready for re-detection after this.
Night alarm
The Night alarm is intended for use if you want extra security - aka having a ”night watch” on
the outside.
The night alarm alerts you when this happens:
• Intrusion directly through doors and hatches that have intruder detectors installed
• External movement close to the motorhome / caravan with a duration of more than 30
seconds (by use of the external detectors).
As always, these detectors are also “always on”:
• Smoke
• CO gas
• Propane gas
How to use the Night alarm
• Your Night alarm is turned on by pressing the lower part of the lid of the Main Unit
• The night alarm is turned o manually by pressing the lower part of the lid once again,
or you may let the alarm turn itself o automatically by simply going out or starting to
drive
• When the night alarm is on, you can move freely indoors without triggering an alarm
• External detectors will immediately activate their LED-lights if someone gets close to the
motorhome / caravan, but they will not activate the alarm inside until there has been
movement in the alarm zone for at least 30 seconds
• The Night alarm gives alerts/signal only in the main unit inside, not in the external siren
• A triggered night alarm stops by itself when detected gas/smoke dissolves, or the
external movement disappears. The alarm is automatically ready for new alerts
When you turn on the night alarm, the green LED indicator at the lower left on the front of the
main unit flashes rapidly for a few seconds, then briefly every 10 seconds.
Note! The alert signals for external movement and gas/smoke/intrusion are dierent. Alerts
resulting from any of the gas-, smoke-, or intrusion detectors have a high frequent beep signal
(intense). Alerts resulting from outside movements cause shorter sound pulses (less intense). It
is therefore possible to judge what kind of incident that triggered the alarm.
The external detectors have a coverage area (alarm zone) approx.1-1.5m out from the wall
and approx. 5-6m longitudinally along the wall (depending on how high on the wall they are

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mounted). In daylight, there will only be short flashes from the LED-lights when somebody is
moving in the alarm zone, while in the dark the short flashes are followed by constant light for
10 sec. When the light goes out, it is automatically reactivated.
In the event of a triggered warning signal, an audible signal is given only for as long as
movement is in progress.
The external detectors do not recognize humans by themselves (or any other physical matter),
but recognize any temperature dierence in motion.
This means that they will also be able to give alerts if larger animals appear in the alarm zone.
You may also be alerted if other objects are moving in the wind reflecting varying sun beams
towards the external detectors. The detectors are therefore not necessarily alerting something
illegal or undesirable, but they are intended to give a warning that something is happening
outside and that you may wish to investigate.
The Smart Night Alarm - the function that can turn o the night alarm automatically makes use
of several detectors that is co-working. When you move from the inside out, the detectors ”see”
which direction you are going and can distinguish this from an intrusion/burglary (which moves
the opposite way).
If you do not go out of your motorhome in the morning,
but simply get up and start driving, the shock sensor in
the main unit will detect that the motorhome is running
and will turn o the night alarm (automatic). As always,
two short beep signals from the main unit will confirm
that the alarm is turned o.
If your alarm package contains a modem and
associated valid subscription, you will also receive an
alarm notification to your mobile phone (and other
mobile phones in your alarm receiver register in your
My Page). If you do not have a modem today, this can
be retrofitted at any time. See more about all these
features on www.avara.no.
If you have a Universal gas detector installed , it is automatically switched on when the night alarm is turned on
(no other way of turning this detector on). It will alert you if it detects abnormal gases. Please note that it reacts
to a large number of dierent gases that also normally may be present in your motorhome or caravan (alcohol
vapor, hairspray, etc.) and may therefore cause false alarms.
Burglar alarm
The burglar alarm mode is used when needed and only when everyone has left the motorhome
or caravan.
Burglar/intrusion alarms are triggered by:
• Intrusion detectors in doors and hatches
• Main unit motion detector (which covers burglaries through hatches and windows that
do not have burglar detectors)
• Shock sensor in the main unit if the entire motorhome/caravan is physically moved
Note – the burglar alarm is not triggered by external movement like in the Night alarm mode,
but the LED-light in the external detectors will turn on when motion is detected in the alarm
zone.
Hold the code
chip against this
point.

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As always, these detectors are also “always on”:
• Smoke
• CO gas
• Propane gas
How to use the burglar alarm (intrusion alarm)
• Turn on and o the burglar alarm by holding
the key tag close to the bottom of the main
unit, and press once on the lower part of lid of
the main unit. Hold the key tag in place until
you hear the confirmation beep from the main
unit. The LED intrusion indicator for the burglar
alarm starts to flash red. When turning o the
alarm, the LED indicator stops flashing and
you get a beep from the main unit.
• After turning on the burglar alarm, short
beeps come from the main unit for 3 minutes
before the alarm activates.
• During this 3-minute delay time, you can
freely walk through open doors and use the hatches without triggering an alarm.
• A triggered burglar alarm gives alerts in both the main unit and the external siren
• Triggered alarm sounds intermittently for 15 minutes and turns o, and does not come
back on
• After any triggered burglar alarm, the LED intrusion indicator will flash to show that the
burglar alarm has been triggered. Turn o the alarm in the usual way.
• When you open a door in your motorhome or caravan, short beeps will come from the
main unit to remind you that the alarm must be turned o within 20 seconds, otherwise
it will trigger the siren.
• Triggered burglar alarm automatically sends SMS to the mobile phones that you have
registered in your alarm receiver register in your My Page.
• Burglar alarms can be remotely controlled from your mobile phone anywhere in the
world if you have a modem.
Delays
Note that there are dierences in alarm delays depending on whether your alarm is in the Night
alarm mode or the Burglar alarm mode. In the burglar alarm mode there is a 20 sec. delay
from detection by the intrusion detectors and until the alarm signal goes on. In the night alarm
mode, this delay is only 4 sec.
When the alarm is turned on, there is always a 3-minute delay from when the alarm is turned
on until it is armed for both the burglar alarm mode and a night alarm mode.
Battery alert
The main unit has a LED indicator light marked with a battery symbol. If any detector in the
Battery indicator
flashes at low
battery on any
detector or if a
detector does noe
work.

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system has low battery or does not connect to the Main Unit, this battery symbol will flash red
for a short time shortly after turning on or o the night or burglar alarm, and only then. Thus,
this LED indicator does not apply only to the main unit.
To find out which detector has a weak battery, or does not connect, turn on the night alarm and
inspect all the detectors. Each one should flash briefly green every 10 seconds from their own
LED lamp. If the detector LED flashes red, there is a weak battery in that detector. Change all
the batteries in the detector if this happens (read about battery changing in part 2 of this user
manual, detailed technical description of each detector).
If a detector LED does not flash at all, it is either completely out of power or defective. Change
all batteries. If all the detectors flash green, it is the batteries in the main unit itself that is weak
and need to be changed
(NOTE - Siren controllers manufactured before 2022 flashes only when an alarm goes o to
indicate a weak battery. Therefore, check (change) the batteries in this unit every 3. year).
Remote control and modem
Most Avara alarm sets come with a modem included. It oers several functions such as
remote control of the alarm, alarm notification to your mobile phone, temperature and relative
humidity inside your motorhome/caravan, GPS tracking and more. Without a modem, you only
have a local alarm.
With a modem and a paid subscription, you can access ”My Page” from www.avara.no. Since
these services are constantly updated, you can go to our website for the latest information as
well as prices for the dierent subscriptions.
Alarm packages without a modem can be upgraded with a modem at any time.
Avara Moist
It is of utmost importance that the installation of Avara Moist has been carried out by a
dealer with expertise in leakages in motorhomes and caravans. Only this way will the leakage
detection system provide your with good and relevant measurement data. A separate manual
for installation can be found on our website.
The Avara Moist system does not need any active operation from the user. The system is
always on. The moist sensors automatically send one measurement per day. Measurement
data can be found in “My Page” in www.avara.no, Under the Dashboard tab there are basic
functions and all moist sensors are listed. Login information should have been provided at the
time of installation.
If high humidity is detected over a certain period of time, you will receive an alert/SMS
message stating which sensor has detected high humidity. You are then responsible for
ensuring that the notification is followed up. We strongly encourage you to bring your
motorhome or caravan to your dealer shortly after, and have the aected area checked. Any
necessary action may then be taken while the damages are small.
A ”case” is created when you receive a moisture alert in My Page. You can process the case
yourself by entering a description of what fixing was done, e.g. an invoice number for the repair
performed, or a description of another reason for the moisture alert. This information will be
stored in the Avara data system and will constitute important documentation for any later
sales/trade-ins.
Registration of cases is done following the tab ”Reports” in the My Page. You can also retrieve