WS4945 DSC alarm sensor not working with Dakota Alert DCR-2500

To tie their Dakota Alert driveway alarm system in with an exiting DSC alarm system some customers have connected the DCR-2500 receiver (which has relay outputs) to the DSC sensor. In trouble shooting it’s been found that because the DSC sensor and the Dakota Alert system operate on 433mhz this can cause interference, causing the DSC […]

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My DCMA-2500 is false alarming. How can I fix this?

We have several steps to follow to try and stop a Dakota Alert DCMA-2500 system from ‘false’ alarming or trouble shooting where the problem may lie. 1. Check and replace the 9V battery. False alerts are almost always a symptom of low battery power. 2.  Switch the sensitivity (labelled as ‘range’ on the jumpers) to ‘low’ and […]

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How to use multiple wireless chimes with your DA500CP.

Many customers are looking for the reliability of a hardwired driveway alarm system, but also the convenience of wireless chimes throughout your home. One way of doing that is to combine the DA500 Driveway Alarm with the UT-2500 wireless transmitter. Customers can then place as many of the Dakota Alert DCR-2500 driveway chimes throughout their […]

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Help troubleshooting my Dakota Alert infra-red motion driveway alarm.

First we recommend lowering the sensor to about 2 – 3 feet of the ground. Also, make sure all transmitter dip switches (there’s 10 of them) inside the sensor are set to “0” or “Off” and match the switches inside the chime/receiever (there’s 8 switches in the receiver). Don’t forget, anytime you make any change […]

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