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What Are Driveway Alarms !!
Our Driveway Alarms are basically wireless battery operated detectors that signal back to the house or office alerting the home or business owner to the presence of a visitor, these visitors may be welcome guests or customers, they may be very un-welcome persons. The detectors are always powered by battery making them easy systems to install, the receivers are normally plugged into a 13-amp wall socket although some battery operated portable units are available.
The signal can be silent so only the homeowner knows, or it can be made to be audible and/or visual. You can choose multiple detectors going back to one receiver, or one detector going back to multiple receivers to suit your needs & applications.
They are relatively new to the UK, but have been used in the USA for many years, they are however becoming very popular here as they are seen as the first line of defence, we are often told that it is to late when the burgular alarm inside the house is triggered, they are already in.

Choosing the correct system !!
XL-100m System
This new 2009 XL System is a very reliable & affordable alert system that works well with any small - medium size house & business.

Detectors !!
Q) Choose what, where & how you want to detect !!
A) The PIR of the XL system is designed to be mounted at a height of 2 - 4 meters looking down towards the ground, ideally suited for home perimeter detection or above a door, the sensor has a fan pattern.
A) The XL can also be used with door & window detectors.
Q) Choose how many detectors you need.
A) You can have up to 16 detectors working on any receiver, utilizing the four channels we can have 4 sensors per channel, but it is important to understand that channel four on this system is only ever an alert system, the other three channels can be used as an alarm system with a PIR, or an alarm and/or alert system using the windown, water & temperature detectors.
A popular way to use this system is to have one or two PIR's outside on the wall of the house or garage set to channel four, these only ever chime, then have door and window sensors that can chime in the day but change to an alarm situation at night, please contact us for advice.
Q) Decide if it would be benificial to have a water or temperature detector within the system.
A) This system has the options for water sensors, temperature sensors together with the normal PIR's & Door Contacts, so you can be warned about water leaks, high or low temperatures together at the same time as having an alert or alarm system.

Receivers!!
Q) After the chosen detector or detectors have been activated and they have sent a wireless signal back to the receiver, what would you like to happen?, (in normal operation you will get a chime and light showing which detector has been activated).
A) You can choose to have a chime/bleep or 100 Db siren coming from the receiver, dependant on which channel has been activated, and what type of detector has been triggered.
Q) Choose if you require any additional sirens or dialers connected to the receiver.
A) We can offer a couple of solutions using this XL-100 system, please see below:
1) Trigger indoor & outdoor sirens, these are wireless activated and plugged into a standard 13-amp wall socket, no need for a cable between the receiver and siren allowing it to be located in the most suitable location, this may be outside on a wall, or inside hidden inside a garage of ceiling.
2) Trigger dialers, these will send out pre-recorded voice or text messages to a selected number of land line or mobile telephone numbers, it is wireless triggered similar to the siren, simply plugged into a standard 13-amp socket and telephone extension lead (due in Oct 2009).

Still Confused !!
This XL system is a very cost effective versatile system, if you need help in deciding what you actually require for your particular applications, please contact us for friendly no obligation advice.