Updated 10-20-2020
The Barking Dog Alarm Enhanced Setup Instructions
Setup of Barking Dog Alarm brands Safety Technology & Safe Family Life model EWD-1, HomeSafe model 639SR, or StreetWise model SWEWD is a simple process once you are familiar with the unit. Please study these instructions, as this Main Unit is very sensitive and may need to be adjusted and moved as little as a few inches to reach the desired first time results.
We have provided setup instructions in two parts. In part one; we have included basic setup instructions and considerations for placement of the Main Unit. In part two; we have included the process to expand the basic alarm unit by adding Motion Sensors, Remote Controls, and Door/Window Vibration sensors. Please DO NOT move on to part two until part one is completed.
PART ONE:
help cant get the homesafe barking dog to work through glass…..216 289 1775
When setting up the barking dog alarm to detect through glass, consider the following. The Barking Dog Cannot see through metal. Some glass coatings are metal based and many screens are made of metal. Also if the glass gets bright direct sunlight, this may affect the ability of the sensor. If you are having trouble getting the unit to detect through glass, I would suggest either moving the Barking Dog Alarm to a wall near the glass or add an outdoor motion sensor to the system. The outdoor motion sensor mounts outside and will send a signal to the Barking Dog Alarm.
When I switch the sensor on the dog barks straight away is there no delay when turning on?
It is hard to reply to this as there isn’t much information in your post.
I can only answer to the HomeSafe, Safe Family Life, and Streetwise barking dog alarms, which have about one minute to setup when you arm them. After the alarm sets up, it will bark at anything that moves until it no longer sees movement. Anything means AC moving drapes near it, heat sources that are to close, and plants moving in the breeze.
If your talking about the add on sensor(s) they will cause the above mentioned alarms to bark immediately after the above mentioned setup if they see movement and will continue until they no longer see movement.
The main difference to the Main unit and the add on sensors is that the main unit will give a warning bark and get more vicious as movement continues. When an add on sensor is triggered, it will cause the main unit to bark viciously immediately.
Can the main unit be placed outside on my patio not in direct sunlight?
Thank you for your question Lowell Franklin,
The main unit would need to be protected as it is not weatherproof. Weather damage would void the warranty.
The way that the system is designed relies on barking sounds bouncing off room walls to make it sound realistic from the outside. Some customers place the unit in a dog house to protect it and to help with the realistic sound.
The optional outdoor adjustable motion sensor is weather resistant and will trigger the main unit to bark, however no barking sounds come from the sensor itself.
I hope this helps answer your question.
I realize that the batteries are required in case the power is lost, but, if I don’t care about that, are the batteries still required in the unit if it is plugged into my home power? Thanks.
Dear John Kingsbury,
Thank you for your question. Batteries are not required to run the main unit when plugged into your home power, however there will be an amber light on the front of the unit indicating there are no batteries.