Vigilant Sentinel 250 User manual

Vigilant Wall Mounted Humidor
Owner’s Manual
Sentinel 250 Wall Mounted Humidor
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Vigilant Sentinel 250 Wall Humidor
Owner’s Manual
Congratulaons on your Sennel 250 Wall Humidor! Your Wall Humidor will not only protect your investment
in cigars, it will season and maintain them in perfect condion for years to come. In fact, the quality of this
handcraed piece and its state-of-the-art electronic climate control system will be enjoyed for generaons.
Please read this enre manual before plugging in and operang your cigar cabinet. By following these instruc-
ons, you will not only ensure the proper operaon of your Wall Humidor, you will be guaranteeing the preser-
vaon of your collecon of ne cigars.
If you have any quesons regarding the operaon, and maintenance of your cigar cabinet please contact us at
1-888-812-4427. We are commied to your complete sasfacon.
Table of Contents:
Parts Supplied.............................................................................................................................................................3
Unpacking Your Cigar Cabinet ..............................................................................................................................3
Installation Instructions ...........................................................................................................................................4
Setting-up Your Humidification System...............................................................................................................9
Operating Your Sentry System..............................................................................................................................10
Operating Your Guardian System ........................................................................................................................11
LED Lighting ...........................................................................................................................................................12
Maintenance .............................................................................................................................................................12
Seasoning Your Wall Humidor .............................................................................................................................13
Cleaning the Reservoir and Wick ........................................................................................................................13
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................................14
Guarantee ..................................................................................................................................................................15

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Parts Supplied
• Humidicaon Reservoir
• Humidicaon Wicking Filter
• (4) Spanish Cedar shelves with clear fronts
• Keys (2)
• Accessories Order Form
• (2) Z-clips
• (4) Toggle wall anchors (comes with screws)
Tools & Materials Needed
• Drill/drill bits
• Tape measure
• Screw driver
• Stud nder
• Level
• #8 Screws (used if stud present)
• Wire cover (oponal)
Save all packing materials and sales receipt. Vigilant products should only be returned in their original packaging.
IMPORTANT!
DO NOT PLUG IN YOUR VIGILANT ELECTRONIC CIGAR CABINET UNTIL ALL PACKING MATERIALS HAVE BEEN
REMOVED AND YOU HAVE CAREFULLY READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
Unpacking Your Cigar Cabinet
1. When your humidor arrives, it is important to inspect the shipment for any visible damage. We take great
pride when packaging our products, however, shipping damage that’s out of our control can happen.
ANY ITEMS THAT APPEAR DAMAGED SHOULD BE
REPORTED TO VIGILANT WITHIN 7 DAYS OF DELIVERY OR THE
DAMAGE CLAIM CANNOT BE HONORED
To report any damage, please contact us at [phone]
2. Find a suitable locaon for your Wall Humidor away from temperature extremes within a room. While the
cabinet will easily control the interior climate in a wide range of exterior condions, it is recommended that
the cabinet not be placed directly in front of radiators, heang elements, or air condioner ducts. The tem-
perature and humidity extremes surrounding these ducts can cause short cycling of the system.
3. As with any piece of ne furniture, please keep your cabinet out of direct ultra-violet light, as this may alter
the nish over me. This is especially crical for this piece because of the clear varnish nish and the combi-
naon of wood species used in its construcon.
4. Remove all packing material from reservoir area in the boom, le of the cabinet interior. Also, check to see
that the white mesh wicking lters are sing upright in the water reservoir area.
5. Before you plug the cabinet into a surge protector, parally open the door, leaving the cabinet at room tem-
perature for approximately one hour. This allows the interior of the cabinet to acclimate to your room envi-
ronment prior to operaon.

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Vigilant Sentinel 250 Wall Humidor
Installation Instructions
1. Measure the cabinet, and roughly locate where you would like to hang the cabinet, before marking the wall.
2. Measure up from the oor 69” and gently mark the wall with a pencil.
3. Use the level to determine a level line at 69” above nished oor and gently mark the wall.
Note: This is the line that the boom edge of the wall mounted z-clips will be placed. This will also result in
the boom of the humidor being +/- 36” o the nished oor.

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4. In the desired wall area you will be hanging the humidor use a stud nder to determine stud locaons and
mark the wall accordingly below the prior marked 69” line.
Note: Vigilant recommends that at least one z-clip be mounted at a stud locaon for maximum weight sup-
port and that both wall mounted z-clips be located minimally 12” apart and no greater than 22” apart with
the center of the cabinet being approximately located between the z-clips.
5. Locate z-clip and hold it in place against the wall so that the boom edge is aligned with the 69” line.
Mark the holes of the z-clip with a pencil.

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6. Determine which of the two holes will land on the stud. The one that is not landing on the stud will need to
be drilled out to accept a supplied wall anchor.
7. Using a ½” drill bit and electric drill, gently drill a hole where the wall anchor will be needed.
Note: The z-clip that mounts to a stud will have one screw and one wall anchor.

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8. Locate the supplied wall anchors and insert and secure one into the hole.
9. Once secured, locate the z-clip and fasten to the wall using a #8 construc on screw and supplied wall
anchor screw. We recommend hand  ghtening the wall anchor screw to ensure it is secured properly.
10. Locate second z-clip and repeat steps 5 – 9. Make sure all z-clips are securely fastened.
12. Before hanging the humidor locate the system power supply and connect it to the feed coming from
the cabinet.

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13. With the help of a second individual hold the humidor against the wall above where the clips will
want to engage and let the humidor gently slide down the wall un l the z-clips a ach together.
14. Congratulations you have successfully installed your Vigilant Sentinel 250 Wall Humidor. Using the supplied
shelf pins you can add in the shelves at your desired height locations.

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Setting-up Your Humidification System
1. Pull open the wood panel. Locate the black plasc water reservoir posioned in the center of the opening.
Remove all packing materials from around the reservoir.
2. Carefully ll the reservoir with 1.5 quarts of dislled water. USE ONLY DISTILLED WATER. DO NOT FILL PAST
THE MAX FILL LINE.
3. Treat the water with Baceteriostat to keep the reservoir clear of bacteria.
4. Check to make sure that the white mesh wicking lters are posioned vercally in the slots in the reservoir.
They should protrude about an inch above the top edge of the reservoir.
5. The humidor is ready for operaon, simply plug the unit into a grounded outlet. The control panel will run
through its stabilizaon mode and the fans will begin to operate aer 10 minutes. You will see one digital
readout of the humidity. Inial readings are meaningless as the cabinet has not been operang since it
le the Vigilant tesng facility.
Reservoir Connecon
Reservoir
Fan
Thread clockwise
to connect to
reservoir cable
Fill the reservoir with 1.5 quarts of dislled water.
Treat the water with Bacteriostat if desired.
Do NOT ll beyond Max FILL tab

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Operating Your Sentry System
1. Allow the Sentry System to operate at the pre-set level for at least 24 hours before adding cigars to your
cabinet. The ini al digital reading will be much lower than 70%, but will rise upon star ng the system.
2. The system will consume large quan  es of water during the seasoning stage of 3 to 4 days. Therefore, it is
important to keep the reservoir  lled at all  mes.
3. The Sentry Humidi ca on System requires that you adjust the humidity level in response to the independent
LCD hygrometer. Close your cabinet’s door and allow the system to run for several hours. When the fan stops
running, the system has reached the set-point level and you should now note the humidity reading on the
hygrometer.
Adjus ng the Set Point
4. With the knob at its lowest se ng, turn it slowly clockwise to increase the set point. Stop when the green
indicator turns on. The system is now set to the current Rela ve Humidity.
5. Turn the knob further in small increments to increase the Rela ve Humidity and wait. When the green
indicator automa cally turns o , the set point is at its current Rela ve Humidity on the display. If necessary,
adjust further un l you reach your desired Rela ve Humidity.
Note: Once set the system will not need adjustment and will maintain a Rela ve Humidity within +/- 5% of
your set point.
6. To lower your set point, slowly turn the control knob counterclockwise 1/8 turn and close the cabinet door.
You may have to repeat this process every few hours un l you hit your desired humidity level.
Note: If your system has been running at a high humidity level for an extended period of  me it may take
up to 10 days for the humidity level in your cabinet to drop to the new set point.
4. With the knob at its lowest se ng, turn it slowly clockwise to increase the set point. Stop when the green
indicator turns on. The system is now set to the current Rela ve Humidity.
5. Turn the knob further in small increments to increase the Rela ve Humidity and wait. When the green
The Sentry Humidi ca on System electronically controls the humidity level of your Wall Humidor cabinet using
a digital display. This system uses a manual dial to adjust the rela ve humidity within your cabinet and is accurate
to +/-5% of your desired set point. Note: This is our standard system.

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Power Up/ Stabiliza on Mode
2. The system sensor requires a stabiliza on period of
up to 30 minutes a er powering on and will default
to stabiliza on mode. This mode will delay opera on
for 10 minutes and the fan will be o . During this
 me, the green display will  ash STB and the current
sensor reading. Ini ally the sensor will read close
to zero but a er around 15 seconds the sensor
output will begin to increase. The  nal stabiliza on
is required when the ambient parameter is near full
scale. Typically no longer than 30 minutes.
Operating Your Guardian System
The Guardian Humidi ca on System is our state-of-the-art digitally controlled humidi ca on system with a
push bu on control panel. This precise system includes a  me-to- ll indicator and a remote electronic sensor
keeping the humidity accurate to +/- 2%. Note: This a system upgrade that does not come standard.
Adjus ng the Set Point
3. To view the current set point simply press the menu
access bu on. To adjust the set point use either the
up or down arrow bu ons un l you hit your desired
humidity level.
Note: The adjustability range for this cigar humidor is
60-80% RH. Our factory set point is 67% RH.
Note: The dehumidi er is op onal equipment

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Alarms
4. The humidi ca on system features a visual alarm
indicator. The indicator will illuminate red if the
Rela ve Humidity is too low or too high and will
clear once the unit returns to the normal opera ng
range.
• High Alarm ≥ 78%
• Low Alarm ≤ 62%
LED Lighting
The Wall Humidor comes with a dimming LED display ligh ng. For convenience, it comes with an easy to use
touch control.
Maintenance
Your Wall Humidor is more than just a cigar humidor; it is a  ne piece of handcra ed furniture. Regularly dust
the exterior of the cabinet with a so cloth that has been lightly sprayed with a product like Endust. Please do
not spray your cabinet directly with furniture polish.
When the red LED indicator light is on, the water reservoir is below one third full. Frequency of  lling will vary
according to clima c condi ons (between 20 and 40 days).

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Seasoning Your Wall Humidor
Your Wall Humidor’s interior is made of natural, untreated Spanish Cedar and Mahogany. When delivered to
you, the moisture content of this wood interior is equal to the humidity in the air. To accelerate the seasoning
of the interior, it may be necessary to rub the shelves and cabinet interior with dislled water prior to the start
up period. Do not worry about staining the wood. Proper applicaon will temporarily raise the grain on the
Spanish Cedar. If you wish to accelerate the seasoning process follow these simple instrucons.
Aer following the operang instrucons in your Owner’s Manual, locate a terry cloth towel or wash cloth,
preferably no larger than 8” x 8”. Soak the cloth in dislled water and wring it out so that no water is dripping
from it.
Start by wiping down each of the Spanish Cedar shelves with the damp cloth. Wipe each shelf so that the water
visibly soaks into the wood. Then do the same on the interior of the cabinet. Do not leave droplets of water
sing on the wood. Make sure that there is no water residue on the cabinet exterior. You will immediately see
the humidity level of your cabinet increase and it may temporarily surpass the factory set point of 68% Relave
Humidity. This may shut down acve humidicaon for a short period unl the humidity level falls back below
the set point. This is perfectly normal. Make sure that the water reservoir is lled and allow the cabinet to
“rest” for 36 hours prior to lling it with cigars.
Cleaning the Reservoir and Wick
As the reservoir and wick are constantly exposed to moisture, they must be cleaned periodically
(approximately every 90 days). The wick will collect dirt from the circulang air and may have to be replaced
at this me. Contact the Vigilant Parts Department at 888-812-4427 for wick re-lls.
1. Check the reservoir and wick every 90 days.
2. If the wick is brown or the sides of the reservoir have bacterial build-up on them, you will want to remove
the reservoir from the cabinet for cleaning. Soiled reservoirs will impede proper evaporaon and may create
low humidity condions.
3. Unplug the reservoir lead wire located on the top/right ceiling of the reservoir area and carefully slide it
out into the cabinet area.
4. Rinse the reservoir and wick thoroughly with soap and hot water. DO NOT USE BLEACH. Wipe down the
enre reservoir with a dry paper towel. If the wick does not wash clean, it should be replaced. Wicks
should be replaced every 90-120 days and can be ordered directly from Vigilant.
5. Insert the wick into the reservoir and ll with dislled water up to one inch from the top edge.
6. Place the reservoir back into the reservoir area and plug the oat switch lead back into the receptacle.

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Troubleshooting
Wall Humidor not powering on:
1. Check the power to your power outlet. Plug a light that you know operates properly into the outlet. If the
outlet works properly, move to the next step.
2. Check your fuse or breaker box for the circuit controlling the outlet. If the circuit is breached, the fuse or
breaker may have to be exchanged for higher amperage. The Wall Humidor requires .6 amps at peak operang
levels.
Trouble with humidity level:
1. Unit is sll brand new and will need to run longer to season interior cabinet.
2. Reservoir is empty. If red LED indicator lit up, remove the reservoir and check the water level in the reservoir.
Fill immediately.
3. Make sure fans and airow intakes on each side of the reservoir are clear of any obstrucons that can
impede air circulaon.
4.Make sure humidity wicks are vercally posioned at least one inch above the reservoir opening.
NOTE: Replacement humidicaon wicks are available directly through Vigilant Inc.
Cigars are too moist or too dry:
Your humidity set point is too high or too low. Remember that the Relave Humidity is +/- 2% for Guardian
System and +/- 5% for the Sentry Systems from the number you set on the display for your average humidity
level, adjust accordingly.
Cigars in boom are too dry:
Make sure the humidity fan is clear of any obstrucons that can impede air circulaon.
Check your set point adjustment on the controller on the boom of the unit.
Humidity fan does not work:
Check the humidity set point. If set point is below the humidity level of cabinet interior, the fan will not run.
If the above troubleshoong recommendaons do not correct the issue please call Vigilant at 1-888-812-4427
and our team of experts would be happy to assist you.

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Guarantee
Vigilant's 30-Day Uncondional Product Guarantee
Vigilant’s philosophy has always been to manufacture the highest quality craed products. We believe that our
products achieve a level of sasfacon for our customers that no other product can. Of course we want you,
our customer, to be the nal judge of this. For your protecon, we have a 100% uncondional guarantee on
our standard products.*
If for any reason you are not sased with your Vigilant purchase within the rst 30 days of receiving it, return
it to Vigilant in original condion and original packaging and be issued a full refund, less inbound and outbound
freight. If you prefer, you may request a replacement product instead of a refund. We don’t want you to have a
Vigilant product that you are not proud to own.
*Standard products covered under this guarantee do not include: custom designed or fabricated cabinetry or
racking manufactured with custom woods and/or nishes; pre-hung entry doors; or custom-designed compo-
nents or cabinets.
Warranty
Vigilant Limited Two-Year Electronics Warranty
Upon registering your product with Vigilant, your Vigilant electronics are covered under our limited two-year
warranty. All Vigilant electronic products are guaranteed to be free from defects in materials and/or
workmanship for up to two years from date of purchase. Vigilant, at its sole discreon, may repair or replace
defecve components or products within this two-year period.
Any and all component(s) determined to be defecve by Vigilant, must be returned at the owner’s expense to
Vigilant along with a copy of the original sales receipt.
Condions to Vigilant’s Limited Two-Year Electronic Warranty
Vigilant will not be held responsible for damage incurred during a product’s return as a result of improper
packaging. It is strongly suggested that all original packaging material from Vigilant be retained for returns.
Vigilant will not be held responsible for any damage to property that results from the failure of a Vigilant product
or product component if not packaged and returned properly.
Vigilant’s warranty does not pertain to any customer-applied nishes, or any damage caused by neglect, abuse,
misuse, improper operaon, or unforeseen circumstances.
Vigilant’s warranty is considered null and void if the online warranty registraon is not completed within 60
days of receipt of your product.
Vigilant’s warranty is non-transferable, and is valid for the original owner only.
Vigilant is a reseller for many ne products within the industry. Products that are resold by Vigilant carry the
original manufacturer’s warranty.
Vigilant Limited Lifeme Wood Products Warranty
Upon registering your warranty with Vigilant, your Vigilant wood products are covered under our limited lifeme
warranty.

All Vigilant wood products are guaranteed to be free from defects in materials and/or workmanship under
normal use for the life of the product under original ownership. Vigilant may, at its sole discreon, repair or
replace a defecve component or product free of charge.
Any and all component(s) determined to be defecve by Vigilant, must be returned at the owner’s expense to
Vigilant along with a copy of the original sales receipt.
This warranty applies only to Vigilant standard wood products. Electronic components are not covered by this
warranty.
Condions to Vigilant’s Limited Lifeme Warranty
Vigilant will not be held responsible for damage incurred during a product’s return as a result of improper
packaging. It is strongly suggested that all original packaging material from Vigilant be retained for returns.
Vigilant will not be held responsible for any damage to property that results from the failure of a Vigilant product
or product component if not packaged and returned properly.
Vigilant’s warranty does not pertain to any customer-applied nishes, or any damage caused by neglect, abuse,
misuse, improper operaon, or acts of God.
Vigilant’s warranty is considered null and void if submial of your warranty registraon online is not completed
within 60 days from receipt of your product.
Vigilant’s warranty is non-transferable, and is valid for the original owner only.
Please contact Vigilant at 888-812-4427 if you have any quesons about your warranty.
Vigilant is a reseller for many ne products within the industry. Products that are resold by Vigilant carry the
original manufacturer’s warranty.
Wood Color Disclaimer
The photos of our wood nish opons on our website and in printed catalogs are to be used for general reference
of color and are not exact representaons of the specic wood species and nishes used on our products. We
cannot guarantee that your nal product will be an exact match to the colors represented on our website or in
printed materials. It is recommended that you request a sample of the nished wood from us for review and
approval.
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