Sensaphone 800 - Remote Monitoring and Control System

Protect and monitor your vacation home, cabin or cottage, even when you can't be there! Doing so is made easy and convenient with the use of a Sensaphone 800. It is a monitoring system for your residence that is managed via your telephone. It will detect potential disastrous problems and monitor environmental conditions, calling out up to eight different numbers when there is a change or abnormal condition; it also allows you to remotely control devices via your telephone or cell phone. It is simple to install, program and operate; no changes to standard electrical or telephone service is required.

There are three sensors built-in to the Sensaphone 800; these sensors detect temperature, loud noise and when there is a power failure. With eight hardwired inputs available, additional sensors can be added to monitor such things as a water leak, changes in humidity, outdoor temperature, glass breaking, motion detection and opening windows or doors; you can even monitor environmental conditions such as wind, rain and freezing outdoor temperatures. The Sensaphone offers the added ability to customize the voice message you will receive to describe each alarm. For further peace of mind, if a phone was accidentally left off the hook, the Sensaphone has a line-seize feature which will automatically re-establish a dial tone to make an outgoing alarm call. You also have the ability to use a unique listen-in feature; a built-in a microphone allows you to call in and listen for live activity at any time.

The Sensaphone 800 takes remote monitoring a giant leap forward with the ability to control devices remotely using the built-in relay output. By connecting your thermostat, you can call in and set the temperature hours before you arrive, ensuring that the house is comfortable and cozy from the moment you walk in the door. You can also use INSTEON devices with your Sensaphone and periodically call in to turn on lights and appliances, giving your home that lived in look while you're away. If you want to grant entry access to trusted neighbors when you aren't around, connect and electronic door strike to remotely lock and unlock your front door. While the Sensaphone 800 comes with a plug-in AC power supply, six C batteries are required for calling out in event of power failure, sold separately

. Web-Based Monitoring and Alarm Notification System

If you prefer having the option to receive notifications via email/text message, consider the Sensaphone Web 60.

Optional Input Sensors for the Sensaphone

Out of the box, the Sensaphone 800 has built-in sensors for temperature, noise and power failure. You can expand the monitoring capabilities of the Sensaphone by using any of the eight inputs for sensors, so long as the sensors use normally-open or normally-closed contacts.

Examples of compatible sensors include:

Water Sensor: detect flooding in areas such as a basement, laundry romm, bathroom or garage

Humidity Sensor: ensure that moisture levels remain safe for all critical equipment

Indoor Temperature Sensor: monitor additional temperature-sensitive areas of your property

Outdoor Temperature Sensor: weatherproof temperature probe monitors outdoor temperature

Glass Break Sensor: triggers the Sensaphone system upon the sound of breaking glass

Indoor Motion Sensor: uses infrared to monitor the movement of warm bodies in a specific area

Door and Window Magnetic Contact: ideal for monitoring normally closed doors, windows, and sliding doors

Smoke Detector: for an instant alert in the event of a fire

Wind Sensor: to get an idea of what the surfing conditions are at the beach house

Rain Sensor: in case you want to postpone the trip until a dryer weekend

Freeze Sensor: in case you want an idea of what the snow conditions are like for your snowboarding trip

Thermostat Control for the Sensaphone

The Sensaphone 400 has a built-in relay output that gives you the option of remotely controlling a thermostat via your telephone. For basic thermostat control, you can connect from the Sensaphones output relay to the Aube 7-day programmable thermostat. Just add a 12-Volt adapter to the loop for the low voltage trigger. For advanced thermostat control using INSTEON, simply connect the output relay from the Sensaphone to an I/O Linc and link the I/O Linc to an INSTEON-compatible thermostat.

Controlling Lights or Appliance with the Sensaphone

The built-in relay on the Sensaphone can also be used to remotely control lights or appliances using INSTEON or X10 home automation devices. For basic INSTEON control, connect an I/O Linc to the Sensaphone relay output and link the I/O Linc with an INSTEON LampLinc and/or an ApplianceLinc. For basic X10 control, connect a Powerflash Module to the Sensaphone relay output and Linc the Powerflash Module with a Lamp Module and or Appliance Module. All INSTEON and X10 devices sold separately.

Access Control with the Sensaphone

Using the relay output, you also have the option to increase home security by remotely granting visitors entry access with the use of an electric door strike (also requires a power supply), each sold separately. This Schlage compatible door strike replaces your existing strike plate with an electro-mechanical release mechanism, when connected with the Sensaphone, you remotely call in and lock or unlock your door. This gives you the ability to have friends or neighbors check on your home if you are notified of an emergency while you are away.

Other Built-In Features of the Sensaphone

8 user-selectable inputs, temperature or dry-contact

Microphone monitors high sound alarms and enables remote listen-in

AC power failure sensing with variable recognition time

Battery condition monitor (uses 6 "C" alkaline batteries)

Clock Advanced Capabilities

User Programmable: alarm recognition time, call delay, inter-call delay, message repetitions

Temperature sensing in Fahrenheit (-20F to 150F), or Celsius (-29C to 65C)

Individual temperature input calibration

Non-volatile memory for all programmed parameters

The relay outputs are controlled by a low-voltage relay that can handle 30V AC/DC up to 1 Amp (maximum) Versatile Dial-Out Capabilities

Alert sensors trigger pulse or tone dial-out automatically

Dials 8 phone numbers, up to 32 digits each

Continues dialing numbers in sequence, until acknowledged

Call Progress: Intelligently detects ringing or busy signal

Intelligent dial out to beepers and pagers Easy Control Access

Keypad for local programming and status report

Unit can be called from any phone to verify status of all monitored conditions

Local or remote enabling/disabling of all dial-out conditions

Can share a single phone line with an answering machine, allowing full operation of both units

Programmable security code access