Eaton HomeHeartbeat User manual

User’s Guide

© 2006 Eaton Corp. All Rights Reserved.

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Contents
Contents
Introduction ..............................................................5
Getting to Know Home Heartbeat™...................................7
Home Heartbeat Starter Pack Components......................... 8
Getting Started......................................................... 11
1. Set Up the Base Station and Home Key™.................. 11
2. Set Up the Open/Closed Sensor ............................ 17
3. Test and Place the Open/Closed Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4. Set Up Remote Alerts......................................... 26
5. Monitor Your Home ........................................... 31
Getting the Most Out of Home Heartbeat.......................... 37
Troubleshooting........................................................ 47
Sensor and Component Options .................................... 53
Message Glossary .................................................... 57
Support.................................................................. 63

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Introduction
Welcome to Home Heartbeat™—the world’s first personal
wireless Home Awareness System!
Home Heartbeat provides a new perspective on your home
environment. The system helps you keep a watchful eye on
the comfort and safety of your home. It can be extended
to monitor the vital, yet often overlooked parts of your home,
giving you peace of mind that all is secure. The compact,
portable visual display—the Home Key™—organizes and
presents you with the information you care about most. It can
even automatically shift to alert you via your cell phone or email
when you are away from home.
This User’s Guide will introduce you to the Home Heartbeat
system, assist you with initial setup, and explain how you can
use it to monitor your home.
Introduction

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Getting to Know Home Heartbeat
The Home Heartbeat Starter Pack includes the following three
essential components of a Home Heartbeat system:
• Base Station
• Sensor
• Home Key
You can expand your Home Heartbeat system any time by
adding additional accessories, such as more sensors or
Range Extenders. (Visit www.homeheartbeat.com for more
information on the latest introduction of sensors.)
The next two pages provide more details about the components
you will find in the Home Heartbeat Starter Pack, and how they
work together. This product is designed for in-home use only.
Getting to Know Home Heartbeat

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Green Charging
Status Light
Red System
Error Light
USB Status
Base Station
The Base Station is the heart of the system. It communicates
with the Home Key and all sensors and accessories wirelessly
and maintains constant awareness of the state of your home.
Place the Base Station in a central location in your home, at least
one foot away from any other wireless devices you may have.
Power Adapter
The power adapter
allows the Base
Station to be
plugged into a
nearby wall outlet.
Phone Cord and Phone Cord Splitter
The phone cord and splitter are included
so that you can set up and receive cell phone
text message and email alerts when you
are away from home.* If you do not want
to receive remote alerts, do not plug in the
phone line.
Home Heartbeat Starter Pack Components
Home Heartbeat Starter Pack Components
Antenna
Home Key Slide Channel
*Note: When you plug in the Base Station,
it will make an initial call to the server. The
call will last less than a minute. Each time
an alert is sent to your cell phone or email,
the Base Station will make a quick call
to the server. If your phone line is in use,
Home Heartbeat will not send a message
until the line is free.
Eaton does not take responsibility for the
transmission time required for alerts to
contact your cell phone or email, as this
is regulated by your service provider.
Home Key
Battery
Charging
Contacts
USB Port*
*USB Port included
for future PC-based
applications

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Home Key
Use the Home Key to:
• Set up the Base Station the first time you use the
system and set up individual sensors.
• Visually monitor the status of your home while you
are at home.
• Get a snapshot of the current state of your home as
you are leaving.
• Automatically set the system to send cell phone
text messages and email alerts after you have left home.
Sensor Battery
Each sensor is powered by one CR123A 3V lithium
battery, included in the packaging.
Home Heartbeat Starter Pack Components
Digital Screen
Thumbwheel
Keychain
Antenna
Home Key Slide Channel
Magnet
Enclosed
adhesive
should be
attached
on back for
placement
Open/Closed Sensor for
Doors, Windows and Cabinets
This sensor monitors the state of a door, window,
or cabinet, letting you know if it is open or closed.
The sensor body and magnet must be installed within
1/4 inch of each other to register as closed (as shown).
Sensor Body

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