Recon Outdoors Scout PMD 1000 User manual
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Table of Contents
1. Scout 1000 PMD System™ Introduction ..................1
2. Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Receivers .............................................3
LCD Display Icon Denitions ..............................3
Turning the Receiver On and Off ...........................4
Programming / Erasing the Receiver ........................5
Turning the Buzzer On and Off ............................5
4. LCD Display Examples .................................6
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Scout 1000 PMD System™Introduction
RECEIVER SENSOR
The Scout 1000 PMD System is a portable, real time perimeter monitoring system.
The Scout 1000 PMD System consists of one Receiver and two Sensors. The two
Sensors come from the factory Pre-programmed to the Receiver in columns 1 and
2. The Receiver can be programmed with up to six Sensors (additional Sensors sold
separately).
The range from a Sensor to the Receiver is generally 75 to 200 yards line-of-sight.
Trees, bushes, hills or buildings in the line-of-sight will reduce the range. The
Receiver is a wrist worn device that alerts the user in four ways:
1. A vibrating motor
2. A ashing LED backlight
3. An Alarm icon on the LCD display
4. A buzzer that the user can turn on and off
The Scout PMD 1000 can be used with alkaline or rechargeable NiMH batteries. Bat-
teries should be removed when storing units for prolonged periods of time.
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Sensors
Sensors have no user controls. Simply install two AAA
alkaline batteries and Sensors begin working. The bat-
teries will last for about two years of continuous use. The
detection zone (See Figure 1) extends out from the lens
of the Sensor. Best performance is achieved when the
target being detected passes through the detection zone
from left to right or right to left.
The detection range from the Sensor varies with the
difference in temperature between the target and air
temperature. During winter a target may be detected at
a distance of 75 feet or more from the Sensor. However
during hot weather this distance may be reduced to less
than 30 feet. The Sensors should be set to a height that
is at the center mass of the target being detected. Use
this information when setting up your Sensors.
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Receivers
Receivers are powered by two AAA alkaline batteries
that last for at least forty hours of continuous opera-
tion with the backlight turned off and twenty hours with
the backlight on. The Receiver has two user controls
and a backlit LCD display so the user can choose and
view options and status information. The user controls
are momentary pushbutton switches. A LIGHT button
toggles the LED backlight on and off, and a MODE but-
ton turns power on and off and moves through all the
user options.
Figure 2 shows the LCD display with all icons turned on. There are ve rows of icons
with the top four rows arranged into six columns. Each column represents one associ-
ated Sensor if it has been programmed. The icons have the following meaning:
ALARM icons come on for ve seconds after a motion message is received
from the associated Sensor.
SIGNAL icons indicate that the Sensors are in range. Since Sensors send a
message once per minute and remain on for one minute each time a message
is received, the SIGNAL icon will remain on for as long as the Receiver is within com-
munication range of the Sensor. Note that when power is turned on it may take up to
one minute for any SIGNAL icon to appear.
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LCD Display
Figure 2
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PROGRAM icons appear when the Receiver has been programmed to associate a
particular Sensor with that column. Messages from the Sensor associated with a
particular column control the ALARM and SIGNAL icons in that column. ALARM and
SIGNAL icons will never appear for an unprogrammed column.
SELECT icons appear only in PROGRAM mode. The Select icon indicates which
Sensor number is being programmed.
The fth row of icons is not specic to any Sensor and indicates the Receiver’s
mode: MONITOR, OFF, PROGRAM or ERASE. In the case of OFF and ERASE
modes the remaining time in seconds until activation (receiver turns off or program-
ming is erased) is displayed graphically with a 5 second countdown timer as follows:
Turning the Receiver On and Off
If the Receiver is off, then pressing the MODE button once will turn the Receiver
on. The Receiver always comes on in the MONITOR mode. In MONITOR mode the
Receiver will receive messages from any programmed Sensor. Within one minute
the SIGNAL icons for any programmed Sensors will come on if the Sensors are in
communication range. Motion messages from programmed Sensors will turn on the
ALARM icon for 5 seconds, and simultaneously:
1. Vibrate the motor three times.
2. Flash the LED backlight three times.
3. Beep the buzzer three times if it is turned on.
Pressing the MODE button while in MONITOR mode causes the OFF icon to appear
(see Figure 3) and the countdown timer to start. If the MODE button is not pressed
for 5 seconds, the timer will turn the Receiver OFF. The MODE button is the ON/OFF
switch. All programming is saved when the Receiver is off.
Programming / Erasing the Receiver
If the Receiver is in the OFF mode and the timer has not yet counted down to zero,
then pressing the MODE button will place the Receiver in the PROGRAM mode. The
OFF icon and the timer will disappear and the SELECT icon for column 1 will
appear. The Receiver is now ready to program column 1 whether it is already pro-
grammed or not. Now perform the following programming steps:
1. Bring the Receiver within 6 inches of the Sensor you want associated
with column 1.
2. Initiate a motion message by waving your hand in front of the Sensor.
The Receiver will instantly associate column 1 with this Sensor. The PROGRAM
, SIGNAL and ALARM icons will all appear indicating that programming
was successful. Note that close proximity (less than 6 inches) is critical when pro-
gramming because in PROGRAM mode the Receiver requires the signal strength to
be strong. Weak signals have no effect in PROGRAM mode so there is no possibility
of a distant Sensor inadvertently interfering with programming.
If you want to program more columns then press the MODE button to move the
SELECT icon through all 6 columns and repeat the programming steps outlined
above. If you do not want to program a column then simply skip the two programming
steps for that column.
When in PROGRAM mode and the SELECT icon is pointing at column 6, pressing
the MODE button once moves the receiver into the ERASE mode. The ERASE icon
appears and the countdown timer starts. If the timer is left to expire, then all program-
ming is erased and all PROGAM , SIGNAL and ALARM icons disappear.
To enter the Monitor mode from Program mode, without erasing all programmed set-
tings, press the mode pushbutton twice, this will skip the Erase mode.
Turning the Buzzer ON and OFF
When in PROGRAM mode and the SELECT icon is pointing to column 6 a special
situation exists. You can program column 6 as described above, or you can also
toggle the buzzer on and off. To toggle the buzzer, press the LIGHT button twice. An
alarm associated with an incoming motion message will be simulated. The vibrating
motor will vibrate, the LED backlight will ash and the buzzer will sound if it was OFF
before. Pressing the LIGHT button twice more will toggle back to the previous state
causing a new alarm, so this feature can be used to determine the buzzer state. Once
you are nished with the buzzer, use the MODE button to return to the MONITOR
mode.
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Product Walk Through
Step 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sensors 1-6
The Receiver has just been turned on. It is in MONITOR mode. Columns 1, 2, 4 and 6
were previously programmed to Sensors.
Step 2 1 2 3 4 5 6
A Signal from the Sensor associated with column 2 has just been received indicating
that Sensor #2 is in range and communicating with the Receiver.
Step 3 1 2 3 4 5 6
A Signal from the Sensor associated with column 1 has just been received indicating
that Sensor #1 is in range and communicating with the Receiver.
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Step 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
A Signal from the Sensor associated with column 4 has just been received indicating
that Sensor #4 is in range and communicating with the Receiver.
Step 5 1 2 3 4 5 6
A minute has elapsed since the Receiver was turned on. No Signal icon in
column 6 indicates Sensor #6 is either out of communication range, the batteries are
dead or the Sensor is not working.
Step 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
A motion message from Sensor #2 has just been received indicating a target has
passed through the Detection Zone. The ALARM icon will remain on for 5 sec-
onds. At this time the motor will vibrate three times, the LCD backlight will ash three
times and the buzzer will beep three times (if it is turned on).
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Step 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
Pressing the MODE button once will take the user from MONITOR mode to the OFF
mode. A 5 second countdown timer will begin and the Receiver will turn off when it
reaches 0. The user can exit the OFF mode before the timer reaches 0 by pressing
the MODE button once, this will take the user to Program mode with the Select icon
appearing in column 1.
Step 8 1 2 3 4 5 6
To program a Sensor to column 3 press the MODE button 2 times, to move the Select
icon to column 3. The Select icon indicates that column 3 is ready to be
programmed. Now perform the following programming steps:
1. Bring the Receiver within 6 inches of the Sensor you want associated
with column 3.
2. Initiate a motion message by waving your hand in front of the Sensor.
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Step 9 1 2 3 4 5 6
The Receiver has just received a motion message from the Sensor and has associ-
ated the Sensor with column 3. Column 3 is now programmed as indicated by the
PROGRAM icon . The ALARM icon will remain on for 5 seconds.
Step 10 1 2 3 4 5 6
The user has pressed the MODE button 3 times moving the SELECT icon to
column 6. You can program column 6 or you can also toggle the buzzer ON and OFF.
To toggle the buzzer, press the LIGHT button twice. An alarm associated with an
incoming motion message will be simulated. The vibrating motor will vibrate, the LED
backlight will ash and the buzzer will sound (if it was off before). Pressing the LIGHT
button twice more will toggle back to the previous state causing a new alarm, so this
feature can be used to determine the buzzer state (on or off). Once you are nished
with the buzzer, press the MODE button twice to return to the MONITOR mode or
once to go to the ERASE mode.
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Step 11 1 2 3 4 5 6
The user has pressed the MODE button once and has entered the ERASE mode. The
countdown timer became active and has counted down 2 seconds. If the user does
nothing, then in 3 seconds all programming will be erased. Press the MODE button
once to prevent programming being erased and return to MONITER mode as shown
in Step 12.
Step 12 1 2 3 4 5 6
The user has pressed the MODE button once before the countdown timer expired
and is back in MONITOR mode. The user has moved through all modes and is back
at the starting point.
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Compliance Statement (Part 15.19)
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Warning (Part 15.21)
Changes or modications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
FCC Interference Statement (Part 15.105 (b))
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 particu-
lar 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 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.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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