SAFEGUARD SUPPLY ERA-VPRX Vibrating Portable Receiver Owner’s Manual
- June 11, 2024
- SAFEGUARD SUPPLY
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SAFEGUARD SUPPLY ERA-VPRX Vibrating Portable Receiver
ERA-VPRX Vibrating Portable Receiver Owner’s Manual
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules, Operation of this device is subject to the following conditions:
- This device may not cause harmful interference.
- This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause unde-sired operation.
Introduction
The ERA-VPRX is a portable receiver compatible with all ERA products. It may be purchased separately, but must be used with compatible ERA transmitters/sensors.
Package Contents
- Portable Receiver
- Charger Cord & Charger Brick
- User Guide
Compatible Products:
- ERA-UTX – push button and/or magnetic door contact transmitter
- ERA-PIR – indoor motion activated PIR sensor/transmitter
- ERA-DSTX – outdoor motion activated PIR sensor/transmitter used primarily for driveway monitoring
- ERA-DCRX – desktop receiver with 12v dc outputs
Features of the ERA-VPRX:
- Volume control (mute + four levels)
- Vibrating mode (may be set to on/off)
- Powered by rechargeable Li-Ion battery capable of holding charge for approximately 6-7 days (usage dependent); charging cable and brick included
- Belt Clip
- Works with up to 16 different transmitters; each transmitter may have a unique melody assigned to it
- Up to 4,000 ft. range from transmitters to receiver
- Stores up to 200 event logs
- LCD display lights up for easy viewing
- Unit “auto locks” when not in use for 15 seconds
Locking/Unlocking the Keypad: the key icon displays when the keypad is locked. The receiver auto-lokcs after 15 seconds of inactivity. The keypad is locked & unlocked by pressing & releasing the up arrow button & the down arrow button at the same time. The keypad must be unlocked for all programming functions.
Pair the Transmitter to the Receiver:
Pair up to 16 different sensors to each ERA-VPRX.
- Press & release the POWER button (see figure 1) to clear “ZONE” & “TTL” from the LCD screen.
- Unlock the keypad (see “Locking/Unlocking the Keypad”).
- At the same time, press & release the MODE button up arrow button .
- The phrase “COdE LEArnInG” will display on the LCD screen (see figure 2).
- Use the down arrow button to scroll to the zone you want to program. *Note: if this zone is already occupied by a transmitter, “USE” will display one the LCD screen. See “Deleting a Transmitter/Sensor From a Zone”.
- Next, program the melody you would like this zone to play by pressing the up arrow button .
- Activate the transmitter/sensor you want to program to the zone. Consult the specific transmitter manual to activate that sensor/transmitter.
- Upon successful activation, the zone will show “USE”, indicating a transmitter/sensor is occupying that zone.
- Repeat steps 5-8 to program additional transmitters/sensors to the receiver.
- When you are done programming, press & release the power button to exit programming mode.
Settings: volume, vibrate, setting the time & date. Note: the MODE button will be used to scroll to all the settings detailed below.
Press & release the POWER button (see figure 1) to clear “ZONE” & “TTL” from the LCD screen.
Volume:
- Unlock the keypad (see “Locking/Unlocking the Keypad”).
- Press and release the mode button
- The speaker ico will appear & flash on the LCD screen.
- Use the up & down arrow buttons to select the desired volume level (0 mutes, 4 is is the highest volume level).
Vibrate:
- Unlock the keypad (see “Locking/Unlocking the Keypad”).
- Press & release the MODE button until the vibrate icon flashes on the LCD screen.
- Press the up or down arrows to switch the vibrate mode to “on” or “off.”
Time/Date:
- Unlock the keypad (see “Locking/Unlocking the Keypad”).
- Press & release the MODE button until the the hour begins to flash.
- While the hour is flashing, use the up & down arrows buttons to select the desired hour.
- Press the MODE button again to scroll to month, date, and year, using the up & down arrow buttons to adjust the settings accordingly.
- When done programming the time & date, press & release the power button (see figure 1) to exit programming mode.
Deleting a Transmitter/Sensor From a Zone:
- Press & release the POWER button (see figure 1) to clear “ZONE” & “TTL” from the LCD screen.
- Unlock the keypad (see “Locking/Unlocking the Keypad”).
- Enter programming mode by pressing & releasing the MODE button & up arrow button .
- Use the down arrow button to scroll through the zones (1-16).
- If the display reads “USE,” the zone is occupied by a transmitter/sensor.
- To delete the sensor from a zone, press & hold the MODE button for 2 seconds, until “DEL” & “COdE Clearing” appear on the screen ( s e e figure 3). & release. You can program a sensor to that zone or press the down arrow button to move to the next zone.
- To exit this programming mode, press & release the POWER button (see figure 1)
Low Battery Alert Display: If a programmed transmitter/sensor has a low battery , the ERA-VPRX will read “LO bAttEry” when a signal is received from that sensor (see figure 4.) See transmitter/sensor instructions for installing a new battery for that transmitter/sensor.
Charging the ERA-VPRX: Use the included USB micro charger included with this kit, although any USB micro charger will work. The battery icon will blink while charging. Typical time to full charge is 6-8 hours. Turning the ERA-VPRX on/off: When off, press & hold the power button (see figure 1) for approximately 2 seconds. To turn unit off, unlock the keypad (see “Locking/Unlocking the Keypad”), then press & hold the power button until the unit powers off.
Alert Log: The ERA-VPRX can store up to 200 event logs for each of the zones with time & date stamp.
- Press & release the power button to clear “Zone” and “TTL” from the LCD screen.
- To view the log, first unlock the keypad (see “Locking/Unlocking the Keypad”).
- Press the “mode” & “down arrow” button at the same time until you hear a beep, then let go.
- Use the down arrow button to toggle through the 16 zones to see the total (TTL) number of activations.
- To clear the event log for any given zone, press and hold the MODE button for 2 seconds while in that zone. The display will read “rECd” “CLEArInG” (figure 5).
- Press the MODE button & down arrow button at the same time & release. This will clear the log for that zone. Click the down arrow to go to the next zone if you want to clear it.
Melody Selection Note: Each sensor can only occupy one zone of the ERA- VPRX. If you program a sensor more than once, it will remember the last zone it was programmed to and will no longer be programmed to the previous zone.
Available Melodies:
- Ding Dong (high)
- Ding Dong (low)
- Westminster
- Fur Elise
- Alarm/Siren
- Coo Coo Clock
- Bird Chirping
- Twinkle Twinkle
- William Tell
- Cannon in D
- Morning
- Toreador March
- Beep (high)
- Beep (low)
- Beep, Beep
- Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep
Factory Default: To delete all settings & sensor memory, use a small paper clip to poke through the hole between the power button & the USB charging port. You will feel a small click when you press the reset button. The display will default to the original factory setting and no senors will be programmed to the ERA-VPRX.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
If you encounter any difficulty in the operation of this product after reading the manual, please contact us. You can reach us by phone at 904-245-1184 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday (Eastern Standard Time). We will be happy to answer your questions and help you in any way we can.
WARRANTY
Safeguard Supply warrants this product to be free of defects in material and
workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty
does not cover damage resulting from accident, abuse, act of God or improper
operation. If this product does become defective, simply return it to
Safeguard Supply. Please include a note describing the troubles along with
your name and
return address as well as the original sales receipt. If the product is
covered under warranty it will be repaired or replaced at no charge. If it is
not covered by warranty, you will be notified of any charges before work is
done.
Safeguard Supply
2260 Moon Station Ct. NW #110
Kennesaw, GA 30144
www.safeguardsupply.com
References
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