Heath Zenith Chime Extender 6157 User manual

Brand: Heath Zenith

Model: Chime Extender 6157

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

6157

Heath Zenith Chime Extender 6157 is a wireless device that extends the range of your existing doorbell, allowing you to add doorbell coverage to any room in your house without the need to run additional wires.

The Chime Extender listens for your existing doorbell to ring, then transmits a radio frequency signal to the plug-in chime unit in another part of the house.

It requires 4 “AAA” alkaline batteries (not included) and can be oriented horizontally or vertically.

The Chime Extender has a microphone sensitivity adjustment knob to increase or decrease the sensitivity of the microphone, and a test button to verify that the chime and chime extender are working properly.

The Chime Extender listens for your existing doorbell to ring, then transmits a radio frequency signal to the plug-in chime unit in another part of the house.

It requires 4 “AAA” alkaline batteries (not included) and can be oriented horizontally or vertically.

Chime Extender

Model 6157

This package includes (Style of chime extender

and chime may vary from illustration):

• Wirelessplug-inchime

• ChimeExtender

• Hardwarepack

The chime extender requires 4 “AAA” alkaline

batteries (not included).

YourACE

ChimeExtenderallowsyoutoadd

doorbell coverage to any room in your house

without the need to run additional wires.The

ChimeExtender“listens”foryourexistingdoorbell

to ring, then transmits a radio frequency signal

totheplug-inchimeunitinanotherpartofthe

house.Note:TheChimeExtendercannottellthe

differencebetweenthefrontdoorandreardoor

tunesofyourexistingchime.

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Figure 1

WARNING: To prevent possible

SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH:



NEVER allow small children near batteries.

     



Jumper Access Door

(SeeTuneorCodeSection)

1. Plug in wireless chime. To reduce the risk of

electrical shock, this equipment has a polar-

izedplug(onebladeiswiderthantheother).

Thisplugwilltinapolarizedoutletonlyone

way.Iftheplugdoesnottfullyintheoutlet,

reversetheplug.Ifitstilldoesnott,contacta

qualiedelectriciantoinstalltheproperoutlet.

Donotattempttobypassthissafetyfeature.

ChimeVolume

Control

(SelectedChimes)

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ExistingChimeChimeExtender

Transmit Light

Figure 4

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Figure 2

Open chime extender case.Pressoncoverwithyour

thumbandslidecoveroffasshowninFigure2.

3. Install 4 “AAA” alkaline batteries (not included).

See diagram inside chime extender for correct battery

orientation.

Installation

Note: The chime extender can be oriented horizontally

orvertically.

1. Test range. Temporarily position chime extender

nextto existingchime. Press“Test” button inside

chime extender to verify chime and chime extender

workproperly.Ifchimedoesnotsound,seeTrouble-

shooting.

 Withthechimeextenderstillinthe

intendedlocation,activatetheexistingdoorchime.

Ifchimedoesnotsound,tryoneormoreofthefol-

lowingsteps.

• Turnthemicrophonesensitivityadjustmentknob

clockwisetoincreasemicrophonesensitivity(see

Figure3).

• Temporarily reposition chime extender around

existingchime.

Test

Button

Microphone

Sensitivity

Adjustment

Microphone

WireTerminals

Figure 3

Removable

Microphone

Wire

Routing

Slot

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• Removemicrophonefromchimeextenderandmountmicrophonedirectly

toexistingchimecaseorinsideexistingchime.Note: Do not mount mi-

crophonetochimebars.

– Gentlyprymicrophoneoutofchimeextendercase(seeFigure3).

– Routemicrophonewiresthroughsmallslotinchimeextendercase.Note:

Ifnecessary,removemicrophonewiresfromwireterminalsusingasmall

phillipsscrewdriver.Afterroutingwiresasneeded,reattachcolor-coded

wirestomatchingwireterminals(seeFigure5).

– Usedouble-sidedtape(included)toattachthemicrophonetotheexisting

chimecase.Note: Make sure the small hole in the microphone is facing

awayfromtape.

 Whenthechimeextenderandthewirelesschimeare

workingcorrectly,adjustthemicrophonesensitivitytotheleastsensitive

positiontoreliablyactivatethechimeextender.Ifsensitivityissettoohigh,

commonhouseholdnoisesmayactivatethechimeextender.

4. Mount chime extender.Useeitherscrewsordoublesidedtapetomount

chimeextender.

• Screw Mounting

– Tomountwithscrews,removebatterycoverbypressingoncoverwith

yourthumbandslidingcoveroff(seeFigure2).

– Temporarilyremovethebatteries.

– Holdthechimeextenderinthedesiredlocation,andmarkthetwomounting

holes(seeFigure5).

– Drilltwo7/32"diameterpilotholesforwallanchors(provided)andinsert

anchors.

– Insert2screws(provided)throughholesinbackofchimeextenderand

tightensecurely.

– Replacebatteriesandbatterycover.

MountingHoles

Figure 5

Continued

RedWireTerminal

BlackWireTerminal

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Double-SidedTape

Figure 6

• Tape Mounting:Whenattachingchimeextenderusingdoublesidedtape,

makesurethesurfaceofthewallisclean.

– Installbatterycover.

– Peeltheprotectivebackingfromonesideoftwopiecesofthedouble-

sided tape and apply the tape to the areas on the back of the chime

extenderasshowninFigure6.

– Remove the remaining protective backing and carefully stick the chime

extenderinthedesiredlocation.

5. Adjust volume control (Available on selected chimes). Unplug chime and

adjustvolumecontroltodesiredvolume(seeFigure1).Plugchimebackinto

walloutlet.

Double-SidedTape

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12345678

Inside

Chime

Extender

Remove

screwtoopen

access door

BackofChime

Tune Setting

Tune Setting (Not used

on all models)

Note:Somemodelsmightrequiretheuseoftweezers

toremoveandreplacethejumpers.

Yourwirelesschimehasdifferentselectabletunes:Ding (one note), Ding-Dong

(twonote),orWestminster(eightnote)(Availableonselectedchimes).The

factorysettingisfortheDing-Dongtune(orWestminster,whenavailable).This

tunecanbechangedbyfollowingtheinstructionsbelow.

• Ding (one note tune)

 InsideChimeExtender:Addajumpertolocation8.

• Ding-Dong(twonotetune)

 InsideChimeExtender:Removejumperfromlocation8.

 Chime:Removejumperfromlocation8.

• Westminster(Eightnotetune)(Availableonselectedchimes)

 InsideChimeExtender:Removejumperfromlocation8.

 Chime:Addajumpertolocation8.

Note:Allmodelshavebothfrontandbackdoortunecapabilities.Werecom-

mend the back door use the Ding tune and the front door use the Ding-Dong

tune (or Westminstertune,availableonselectedchimes).Youmaypurchase

anyACE

wirelesspushbuttonforasecondentrance.

Figure 7

       

         

reconnecting to power.

Tune Settings

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Troubleshooting

A. Chime does not sound:

• Redlightonthechimeextenderdoesnotlight.

– Checkorientationofchimeextenderbatteries(Seediagraminsidechime

extenderforcorrectbatteryorientation.)

– Checkchargeofchimeextenderbatteries,replaceifnecessary.

• Redlightonthechimeextenderdoeslight.

–

Makesurechimeextenderandchimecodesarethesame(seeFigure8).

– Makesuretheplug-inchimehaspowergoingtoit.



 Chimeextenderandexistingchimearesettothesamecode;changethe

code setting for the chime extender set (see Code Settingbelow).



 Chimeisreceivinginterferencefromanotherwirelessdevice;changethe

code setting (see Code Settingbelow).



The chime extender has special circuitry to reduce false triggers from most

commonhouseholdnoises.Thechimeextenderisdesignedtooptimizeits

responsetomid-frequencysoundwheremostmechanicaldoorbellsoperate

andtominimizeresponsetoextremelyloworhighfrequencysounds.Also,

thedesiredsoundmustbepresentcontinuouslyforatleast2seconds.

This design reduces the response to door slams, vibration, normal music

andtalking,etc.Loudcontinuousnoisessuchasyellingchildrenorvery

loudmusicmaycausefalsetriggering.Whenoperatinginalocationwith

unusuallyhighambientnoiselevelstrytheremediesbelow.

–

Turnthemicrophonesensitivityknobcounterclockwisetoreducesensitivity.

– Attach chime extender microphone directly to the existing chime case

neartheringingpart(butnotonit)oftheexistingchime.



• Do not mount the chime extenderon metal or near metal studs.This

reducesthechimeextenderrange.Use1/4"to1/2"(6to13mm)wood

shimstomovethechimeextenderoffthemetalsurface.

• Concreteoorsmayreducerange.Movechimeawayfromoor.

•Attachchimeextendermicrophonedirectlytotheexistingchimecasenear

theringingpart(butnotonit)oftheexistingchime.

• Trylocatingchimeclosertochimeextender.

E. Code Setting:

       

         

reconnecting to power.

Itisrecommendedtoonlychangeonecodepositionatatimeandthencheck

toseeifsystemisfunctioningproperly.

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1. Unplugchimefrompowersource.

2. Openthecasesandlocatethejumpersonboththechimeextenderand

chime(seeFigure8).

3. Thechimeextenderandchimebothhaveeightdifferentjumperlocations.

Jumperpositions1through7areusedforsettingthecode.

4. Tochangethecode,either:

• Addajumpertothesamelocationonboththechimeextenderandthe

chime or...

• Removeajumperfromthesamelocationonboththechimeextenderand

the chime or...

• Moveajumperonthechimeextenderfromonelocationtoanother.Move

thecorrespondingjumperonthechimetomatchthenewlocationinthe

chimeextender.

 Example:Movejumperatlocation“5”tolocation“4”onboththechime

extenderandthechime.

Note:



Note:Unitwillcomefactorysetwithjumpersinlocations5,6,and7onthe

chimeextenderandonthechime.

The range of the wireless chime can vary with location, temperature, and

batterycondition.

InsideChime

Extender

BackofChime

Note: Some models might require

the use of tweezers to remove

andreplacethejumpers.

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*CodeSettings

1-7MustMatchBoth

SensorandChime

Remove

screwtoopen

access door

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Heath Zenith Chime Extender 6157 User manual

Brand: Heath Zenith

Model: Chime Extender 6157

Type: User manual

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6157

The Chime Extender listens for your existing doorbell to ring, then transmits a radio frequency signal to the plug-in chime unit in another part of the house.

It requires 4 “AAA” alkaline batteries (not included) and can be oriented horizontally or vertically.

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