MINI-319 Installation Manual

01Overview

What this manual covers

The Versa Wireless MINI-319 is a single-zone 319.5 MHz door and window transmitter. You mount it on the frame, put the magnet on the door or sash, and it reports open and close to the panel on a standard perimeter zone. It enrolls on Qolsys IQ panels fitted with the 319.5 MHz SRF card, and on GE/Interlogix-class 319.5 MHz panels. It carries a built-in serial number, and the panel picks that up in autolearn.

This page walks through the whole job in the order you'd do it on site. We start with where to put it, then the battery and the tape, then enrollment on each panel family. After that come the LED legend, battery service and the full spec table. If you'd rather print it, the PDF button above is the same manual, document V0000423-01-02.

Two things are worth knowing before you open the box. First, the install LEDs run on a 15 minute timer, so a dark blue LED on a sensor you mounted yesterday isn't a fault. Second, the blue LED confirms the magnet is in range, but it says nothing about radio signal. So you still run the panel's Go/No Go test before you press the tape down.

02In the box

What ships with the MINI-319

• The MINI-319 transmitter, which is 2.2 x 1 x 0.25 in. and ships in white, and the Panasonic CR2032 coin cell that runs it.
• The magnet, a neodymium rare-earth piece 1 in. long and 1/4 in. square, which is the part that goes on the door or the sash.
• Double-faced tape, so both pieces mount to a clean frame without a drill or a screw.
• A slide-off cover, which means you get at the battery with your thumb and the sensor stays on the frame. Brown and black covers are sold separately in accessories.

03Placement

Where to mount the MINI-319

Put the transmitter on the part that stays still, which is the frame. The magnet goes on the part that moves, which is the door or the opening sash. Mount on the frame or the casing, not on the glass. Keep the two pieces lined up along the long edge, so the reed sits in the magnet's field when the opening is shut.

Metal is the thing that shortens your gap. On wood you've got up to 1 in. between the magnet and the transmitter. On a steel door, an aluminum window frame or metal casing you plan on 1/4 in., because the surface pulls the field away from the reed. Foil-backed wallpaper does the same thing, so treat it as metal.

Keep it dry and keep it inside the temperature range, which is 32 to 122 deg F (0 to 50 deg C). Furnace rooms and utility rooms are poor spots, because the metal and the wiring in them soak up signal. Before you commit the tape anywhere, run the panel's Go/No Go test from the mounting spot. That test is the only check of radio signal you've got.

04Install

Fit the battery, then mount the sensor and the magnet

1. Slide the cover open

   Push the cover along the body and it slides off in your hand, so there's no tab to pry and nothing to break.

2. Fit the battery plus side up

   Seat the Panasonic CR2032 with the plus side facing up, then slide the cover back on. The blue and green LEDs come on and stay live for 15 minutes.

3. Mount the transmitter on the frame

   Press it onto the frame of the protected door or window with the double-faced tape, after you've run the Go/No Go test from that spot.

4. Mount the magnet and check the blue LED

   Stick the magnet on the door, or on the opening part of the window, then close it. The blue LED lights when the magnet is in range, and that's your placement check.

If the blue LED stays dark with the opening closed, the magnet is out of range. Move it closer, or line it up with the transmitter's edge, before you press the tape down hard. If the LEDs have timed out, slide the cover off and they run for another 15 minutes.

05Enroll

Add the MINI-319 to the panel

The MINI-319 has a unique serial number built in, and the panel learns it from the first transmission it hears while it's in autolearn. So the sequence is the same on every 319.5 MHz panel: start autolearn, open and close the magnet once, then name the zone and save. Your panel's own installation guide has the exact screens, and here's how it goes on each family.

Qolsys IQ Panel 2+, IQ Panel 4, IQ4 Hub and IQ Panel 5

1. Check the card. These panels run PowerG plus one legacy band, and the 319.5 MHz SRF card in the slot is what lets them hear the MINI-319. Our Qolsys 319.5 MHz guide lists the card part numbers.
2. Start autolearn. From the panel go to Settings, Advanced Settings, Installation, Devices, Security Sensors, then Auto Learn Sensor.
3. Open and close the magnet. Pull the magnet away from the sensor and bring it back, and the green LED flashes as the transmission goes out. The panel shows the new sensor's serial number.
4. Name it and add it. Set the sensor name, the sensor group and the partition, then touch ADD.

GE/Interlogix-class 319.5 MHz panels

1. Enter sensor programming. Open installer programming and pick the learn, or add sensor, option for the zone you want.
2. Trip the sensor. Open and close the magnet once, and the panel reads the serial number from that transmission.
3. Set the zone. Choose the sensor type, usually a perimeter door or window group, then save and test the zone at the keypad.

The green LED tells you the sensor transmitted, and it doesn't tell you the panel heard it. So after you've added the zone, open and close the door a couple of times and watch the panel register each change before you leave the job.

06LEDs

What the lights mean

Three LEDs, and the blue and green ones are install tools on a 15 minute timer.

To wake the blue and green LEDs on a sensor that's already mounted, slide the cover off and the 15 minute window starts again. That's how you re-check magnet placement months later without touching the panel.

07Battery

Replace the battery

One Panasonic CR2032 runs the MINI-319 for 5+ years in typical use. When the cell gets low, the red LED flashes once about every five seconds for two minutes after each transmission. Your panel reports a low battery on that zone at the same time. Swapping it takes a minute and the sensor stays on the frame.

1. Vertically slide open the cover and lift out the old battery.
2. Fit a fresh Panasonic CR2032 with the plus side up, because that's the only cell the MINI-319 is specified for.
3. Slide the cover back on. The blue and green LEDs run for 15 minutes, so you can confirm the magnet is still in range while you're there.

08Specifications

MINI-319 specifications

Every MINI-319 figure in one place, the same numbers you'll find on the product page.

Mount the transmitter on the door or window frame, not on the glass, and keep both pieces clear of metal, foil wallpaper, moisture and rooms full of electrical wiring. Refer to the installation instructions for the control panel this device is used with for the limitations of the whole alarm system.

09Troubleshooting

When something doesn't look right

The four calls we get most, and what's usually behind them.

Still stuck? Contact Versa Wireless with the panel model and what the LEDs are doing, and we'll sort it out with you.