Wireless

61-140

Two-Bell Door Chime

Preparation

Thank you for purchasing your Wireless Two-Bell Door Chime from RadioShack. You can use it as a doorbell, remote pager, or panic switch. Please read this user’s guide before installing, setting up and using your new product.

What’s Included

Wireless Door Chime

Bell 1

Installing Batteries

1.Install three C batteries in your Wireless Door Chime as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and – ).

2.Install three AAA batteries in each Remote Doorbell as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and – ).

Notes:

Use only fresh batteries of the required size and type.

Remove old or weak batteries that might leak and damage electronic circuits.

Don’t mix old and new batteries or battery chemistries.

BELL 1

CHANNEL 3 2 1

BELL 2 CHANNEL 3 2 1

Wireless Door Chime

ON/OFF

Switch

Bell 2

Lanyard

Remote Mounting Bracket (2)

Anchor (5)

M 3 Screw (4)

M 2.6 Brass Screw (2)

M 3.5 Screw (5)

User’s Guide

Specifications

Frequency

433.92 MHz ± 600 KHz

Doorbell current consumption

<10 mA

Chime current consumption

<2 mA @ standby

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<130 mA @ chime

Chime battery low

2.4 V ± 0.1 V

Chime audio power

> 80 dBA @ 10 in (25 cm)

Doorbell operating temperature

–4° F to 140° F

Changing the Channel

 

In the event you need to change or reset the channel on your Wireless

CHANNEL 1 2 3

Door Chime and Remote Doorbell, use the following instructions.

 

1.Select the same channel (1, 2, or 3) in the Wireless Door Chime (remove batteries in Wireless Door Chime to select channel) and Remote Doorbell 1.

2.Repeat step 1 for Remote Doorbell 2.

Note: If your Wireless Door Chime rings when no one presses one of

the remotes, you may be receiving interference. Switch the affected Wireless Door Chime and Remote Doorbell to another channel.

Mounting Your Wireless Door Chime

1.Drill a ¼-inch hole and insert an anchor.

2.Screw an M 3.5 screw into the anchor, leaving the head extended about 1/8-inch.

3.Align the Wireless Door Chime’s rear keyhole slot to the screw head and slide the chime down to lock in place.

You can also set your Wireless Door Chime on a flat surface using the attached metal stand.

Remote Doorbell

BELL

Using Your Wireless Door Chime and Remote Doorbells

1.Slide your Wireless Door Chime to ON. Slide to OFF when you don’t want to hear it ring.

2.Press one of your two Remote Doorbells. Your chime will “ding dong” for Remote Doorbell 1 and play “Home Sweet Home” for Remote Doorbell 2.

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Specifications are subject to change and improvement without notice. Actual product may vary from the images found in this document.

RF Emissions Information

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.

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. Consult your local RadioShack store or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop using your door chime. Changes or

Mounting Your Remote Doorbell

1. Mark two holes using the mounting bracket. Drill a ¼-inch

 

hole at each mark. Insert an anchor in each hole.

¼” hole

2. Align your mounting bracket with the anchors and screw a supplied M 3.5 screw into each anchor.

3. Slide your Remote Doorbell into the bracket. To lock the Remote Doorbell in place, insert a supplied M 2.6 screw into the bottom of the mounting bracket.

You can also carry your Remote Doorbell with you as a panic alarm or to let someone you frequently visit (such as an elderly parent) know you have arrived. If you want to use the supplied Lanyard:

1.Slip the thin, small end through the hole at the top of the Remote Doorbell.

2.Thread the thick end through the loop at the thin end and pull through.

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Adding Another Alarm

You can expand your doorbells to sound an additional alarm. To do this, you will need to wire one or both Remote Doorbell to an alarm that contains a normally open contact.

1.Connect both tips of a 2-conductor wire (not supplied) to a doorbell, as shown, using two M3 screws.

2.Connect both tips of the other end of the 2-conductor wire to the extra alarm.

Now, when you press your Remote Doorbell, both the Wireless Door Chime and the alarm will sound.

Remote Doorbell

Rear View

modifications not expressly approved by RadioShack may cause interference and void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Limited Warranty

This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety

(90)days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company- owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. For complete warranty details and exclusions, check with your local RadioShack store.

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Radio Shack 61-140 specifications What’s Included, Installing Batteries, Specifications, Changing the Channel

61-140 specifications

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