Sensaphone SAT4D - Manual (Page 22)

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SAT4D User’s Manual
BATTERY INFORMATION
The Satellite transmitter operates from (4) 1.5V AA lithium bat-
teries which will last 3+ years. The Input board uses a single 3.6V
AA Lithium battery (special) that will last 7+ years. The SAT4D
website indicates the battery condition of the Satellite Transmitter.
There are only two battery states: “OK” or “Replace”. When the bat-
tery status changes to “Replace” the SAT4D can send roughly 100
more messages. If programmed on the SAT4D website, you will
get a warning message via email when the batteries in the Satellite
transmitter need to be replaced. The battery in the Input Board
can be replaced less often - it is recommended you change this bat-
tery every other time you replace the Transmitter batteries.
Satellite Transmitter Batteries: (4) 1.5V AA Lithium (e.g. Energizer
Ultimate Lithium)
Input Board Battery: (1) 3.6V AA Lithium Battery (e.g. Tadiran
TL-2100/S)
* Replacement batteries are available from Sensaphone.
ALARM MESSAGE DELIVERY
The SAT4D will make several transmit attempts to the satellite to
ensure that the message gets delivered. It must do this because the
satellite is always moving and may not necessarily be overhead on
the first attempt - thus the reason for making several attempts. It
can take up to 30 minutes (worst case) for a transmission to be suc-
cessful (although most of the time it will be within 10 minutes).
The SAT4D will provide an “alarm” message when the input goes
into alarm and it will also provide a “cleared” message (e-mail &
text only) when the input goes back to Normal. The alarm delivery
system is configured to ignore duplicate messages. In the event that
the input does not remain in alarm long enough for the original
alarm message to be received by the satellite, then it is quite pos-
sible that the subsequent transmit attempt by the SAT4D will only
be the “OK” message, indicating that conditions have returned to
normal. As a result, you will not receive any voice alarm telephone
calls but you will receive an e-mail or text message indicating that
the input is now “OK”.