I. INTRODUCTION iChime can operate from 4 AA Alkaline Batteries or can be wired to a standard bell transformer so that batteries are not necessary. See the Installation section. However, if you wish to familiarize yourself with iChime operation before it is installed on the wall, batteries are required.
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After a category is chosen, each time the PLAY button (or the front doorbell button) is pressed, iChime will play the next sound or song in that category. To play only one selection on every press, find the selection you want using the PLAY button, then press and hold the PLAY button again until you hear a short beep.
The backdoor button will always play “Beethoven’s Fifth” and cannot be assigned to any other built-in selection. You can however set iChime to play the user recorded audio that is contained in user location 6. If user location 6 had been...
It is also compatible with lighted and non-lighted pushbuttons. iChime comes with a backplate that attaches to the wall. The iChime product “slides” on to the backplate that provides the mounting and electrical connections. The iChime product may be mounted horizontally or vertically.
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“F” “T” and “B”. If batteries are installed in iChime, you are done! Since so little power is required to operate iChime, the batteries will last for quite a long time. However, iChime can be exclusively powered by a transformer, In this case it is necessary to install a diode across the exterior pushbutton (at the front door).
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C) AUXILIARY SPEAKER The amplifier in iChime will drive two additional auxiliary speakers. Note that wires will have to be routed from the iChime backplate to the desired location for the auxiliary speakers. Connect the wires to the terminals labeled “SP” as in the diagram.
V. TROUBLESHOOTING Why it will play a sound every 10 seconds. This is a diagnostic that is indicating that the outside doorbell pushbutton is stuck in the closed position or the wires going to the doorbell pushbutton are shorted together. Why it will play “Beethoven’s Fifth”...
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BUILT-IN SOUND LIBRARY Built-In sounds are grouped in six categories. The default sounds are shown below. The actual sounds in your unit may differ from this list. CHIMES: Westminster 1, Arpeggio Bells, St. Michaels, Ding Dong 1, Westminster 2, Ding Dong Song, Whittier Chimes; Ding Dong 2 HOLIDAY: Good King Wenceslas, O Christmas Tree, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Carol of the Bells, Deck The Halls...
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