INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS NEW INSTALLATION

DOORall the parts in your door chime system. Spend some time planning the location of PLACEMENT OF THE COMPONENTS.

hallways second floor landings, etc. want to plan for central locations, e.g., entryways, is to be a multiple chime installation, you may also tion so they can be heard throughout the home. If it CHIMES are best mounted in a central loca-

For best appearance, locate your chime 78" above the floor line.

Door chimes are decorative, as well as functional. artwork. Place them at eye level as you would any picture or

HO W T O

TO CHECK PUSH BUTTON OPERATION remove a new push button. sounds, the push button is defective. Replace with ton. Touch exposed wires together. If your chime button from wall. Disconnect both wires from but-

PROPERCHIMEMOUNTING

or vertical position. Door chimes can be mounted in either a horizontal

TOCHECKTRANSFORMEROPERATION , check to replace the transformer with another transformer. the transformer is operating. If no spark is evident, screws with a screwdriver. Asmall spark indicates 13 volts. If you do not have a meter, touch the two a low voltage meter which should read no less than the two low voltage transformer terminal screws with see that the fuse or circuit breaker is on. Then touch

TOCHECKCHIMEOPERATION disconnect one wire cate the wiring and transformer are working screw terminal of the chime. Asmall spark will indibutton and touch the disconnected wire to the center from the chime. Have someone hold down the push

sound volume replaced with a 16 volt-10 watt type for superior operate on a 10 volt transformer which should be Most doorbells, buzzers or small chimes in use today

Product specification subject to change without notice

NEW CHIME INSTALLATIONS REQUIRE TRANSFORMERS WARNING:TURN OFF HOUSE

POWER URE TO DO SO MAYRESULT IN DAN-TION OF YOUR TRANSFORMER. FAIL-BEFORE STARTING YOUR INSTALLA-

GER FROM ELECTRICAL

SHOCK.

TRANFORMERS should be mounted on or near a Avoid attack locations whenever possible. rooms, crawl spaces, or basements are preferred. electrical service panels. Junction boxes utility junction box. They can also be mounted to the

Chimes operate best with a 16 volt, 10 watt, AC may result in the system being inoperative. adequate capacity will result in loss of sound or fomers (Nos 598). Failure to use a tansformer with we recommend using a 16 volt, 20 watt, AC transtransfomer (no.522). For multiple chime operation

PUSHBUTTONSare usually mounted in the same area of the doorsill. frontal reach as the door controls, at height of 36" to 44" above

NEWINSTALLATIONS

• 1. Locate chime at eye level so it can be seen as well as heard.
• 2. WARNING FROM ELECTRICALSHOCK. STARTING INSTALLATION. FAILURE TO DO SO MAYRESULT IN DANGER FOR TRANSFORMER OPERATION ONLY, TRUN OFF HOUSE POWER BEFORE
• ommended) or circuit breaker box. 3. Mount a (no. 522) transformer to a conventinet junction box (attic location ot rec-
• electrical tape and/or wire nuts, insulate each connection (separately). Attach green black house lead, the other black transformer wire to teh white house lead. Using 4. Connect transformer wires to house power, one black transformer wire to one
• push button(s) terminals to chime. Label all wires Front, Rear, Transformer 5. Follow wiring diagram and run standard chime/bell wires from transformer and transformer wire to junction box, to ground wire or clamp to conduit.
• 6. Pull wires through holes in chime base.
• 8. Connect transformer and push button wires to terminal screws marked Front, 7. Use provided screws to mount base to wall

Transformer and Rear on the chime base.

• 9. Place chime cover securely over the base.
• 10. Restore power. Press push button(s) to test chime.

FOR REPLACEMENT INSTALLATION

(not requiring a transformer change).

steps 2 through 4 of New Installations). For replacement installatin requiring a new transformer, follow additional

• screws. Label all wires (Front, Transformer, Ream) as you remove them. 1. Remove cover from existing chime and disconnect wires from terminal
• 2. Remove existing chime base from wall.
• 3. Pull wires through holes in new chime base.
• 4. Use provided screws to mount base to wall.
• Rear on the chime base. 5. Connect wires to terminal screws markedFront, Transformer and
• 6. Place chime cover securely over the base.

TRANSFORMER IS RECOMMENDED (MODEL598) NOTE: FOR LOUDER SOUNDING CHIME PERFORMANCE, A20VA

FRONT AND REAR DOOR INSTALLATION OF DIAGRAM OF

FRONT AND REAR DOOR INSTALLATION DIAGRAM