FAQS

1 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HD & HD PLUS

2 WHAT IS THE BASE SYSTEM FOR THE HD & HD PLUS

3 DO I NEED A SIGNAL BOOSTER

4 DOES THIS SYSTEM MEASURE TEMPERATURE AS WELL AS PRESSURE

5 HOW ARE THE HD & HD PLUS & PRESSURE TRACK 4 MONITORS POWERED

6 IS THERE A FACTORY WARRANTY

7 I HAVE AN ALARM, WHAT SHOULD I DO

8 I SET UP THE SYSTEM AND NOW I NEED TO MAKE CHANGES

9 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I DISCONNECT A TRAILER OR TOAD

10 WHAT IS THE SLEEP SYSTEM

11 ECO-SENSOR AND BATTERIES

12 DO I HAVE TO ENTER SPECIAL CODES FOR EACH SENSOR ON SET UP

13 DO I NEED SPECIAL TOOLS TO INSTALL THE SENSORS ?

14 CAN I SET DIFFERENT PRESSURES FOR EACH WHEEL?

15  NO SIGNAL ALARM WHEN THE MONITOR IS TAKEN MILES AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE

16 HOW LONG WILL THE BATTERIES LAST IN THE BATTERY BOOSTER ?

17 WHAT CAN CAUSE A NO SIGNAL WARNING

18 CAN I USE TIRE VALVE EXTENSIONS

19 OVER TEMPERATURE ALARMS WHAT CAN CAUSE THEM

20 DO I NEED METAL TIRE VALVES

21 USING AN INFRARED THERMOMETER

22 PRESSURE & TEMPERATURE CHANGED SINCE I PARKED THE VEHICLE

23 SYSTEM ACCURACY

24 HOW MUCH AIR DO I PUT IN THE TIRES ?

25 ALARMS WHEN I STOP FOR A WHILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  THE HD & HD PLUS BOTH HAVE IDENTICAL FEATURES SUCH AS 22 WHEELS TEMP PRESSURE ETC, EITHER SENSORS WILL NOT WORK WITH THE OTHERS MONITOR , HD PLUS SENSORS CAN HANDLE 220PSI, HD UP TO 140PSI, HD HAS ECOSENSORS WHERE SENSOR BATTERIES CAN BE REPLACED, HD PLUS CANT BUT ARE RATED FOR 5 YEARS USE AND CAN HANDLE TOTAL SUBMERSION AND -40C TEMPS, THE HD SENSORS CAN HANDLE NORMAL WET WEATHER CONDITIONS SEE VIDEO   <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 THE HD & HD PLUS BASE SYSTEMS COMES WITH ALL COMPONENTS SUITABLE TO MONITOR 4 WHEELS AND INCLUDES MONITOR, HOLDER, SENSORS, BATTERIES, CABLES LOCKS INSTRUCTIONS ETC  SEE VIDEO  <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 THE TRANSMITTING RANGE FOR OUR SENSORS 20-30 FEET, IS STATED FOR THE WORST CONDITIONS, UNLIKE OTHER MANUFACTURERS THAT STATE EXTRA LONG DISTANCES THAT ARE LINE OF SIGHT & DO NOT TAKE IN TO CONSIDERATION INNER DUAL WHEELS OVERHANGING BODY WORK, METAL TINTED WINDOWS ETC. WHICH CAN BLOCK SIGNALS STRENGTH. WE PRESENTLY OFFER A HARD WIRED OR BATTERY POWERED BOOSTER. IF YOU PURCHASE A BOOSTER AND FIND YOU DO NOT NEED IT< YOU CAN RETURN THE UNUSED BOOSTER FOR A COMPLETE REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE WITHIN 30 DAYS. <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
4, YES UNLIKE OTHER SYSTEMS THAT JUST MEASURE PRESSURE THESE SYSTEMS MEASURE INTERNAL TIRE TEMPERATURE AND HAVE OVER TEMPERATURE ALARMS. THIS IS A BIG ADVANTAGE ON VEHICLES THAT ARE STORED FOR LONG PERIODS WHERE A BRAKE CALIPER CAN STICK AFTER THE FIRST BRAKE APPLICATION AND CAUSE A DRAGGING BRAKE SITUATION AND ALSO HELP IN OVERHEATING WHEEL BEARING SITUATIONS SEE VIDEO . <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
5, MONITORS ARE POWERED BY AN INTERNAL RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND A CIGAR LIGHTER VOLTAGE REDUCER CORD. THIS MEANS YOU CAN TAKE THE MONITOR IN YOUR HAND AROUND YOUR VEHICLE FOR SENSOR SETUP AND TIRE PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT, IT IS LIKE HAVING AN ELECTRONIC TIRE GAUGE  SEE VIDEO <BACK TO FAQS>

 

 
 
 
 
 
6 YES A FULL 1 YEAR WARRANTY ON DEFECTIVE PARTS EXCEPT BATTERIES <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 FIRSTLY PULL OVER SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DETERMINE WHICH WHEEL HAS AN ALARM, BY CHECKING THE MONITOR ICONS, DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF ALARM YOU HAVE. IT COULD BE A LEAKING TIRE,  A TIRE THAT HAS OVER PRESSURE AND TOO MUCH AIR IN IT RELATED TO YOUR BASE PRESSURE SETTING, THIS CAN HAPPEN AFTER A LONG RUN ON A HOT DAY, IT COULD BE AN OVERHEATING SITUATION ETC. BY CHECKING THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT MONITOR ICONS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH CONDITION, YOU WILL  NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE ALARM WILL STOP. <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
8 IF YOU SET UP THE SYSTEM FOR A PARTICULAR WHEEL CONFIGURATION AND NOW YOU WANT TO ADD EXTRA SENSORS OR CHANGE THINGS AROUND YOU SHOULD DELETE THE EXISTING SENSORS AS PER THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND START FROM SCRATCH, THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO DETERMINE PRESSURES AND SENSOR POSITIONS ETC. <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9 WHEN A TRAILER IS DROPPED THE MONITOR WILL STILL SHOW TRAILER INFORMATION ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT MONITORED, ANY SENSORS ON THE TOW VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED AS USUAL, WHEN THE TRAILER IS RECONNECTED THE SYSTEM WILL AGAIN REPORT THE CURRENT TRAILER INFORMATION <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
10 WHEN THERE IS NO MOTION OF THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MINUTES THE SYSTEM AND SENSORS WILL GO INTO SLEEP MODE, THIS IS TO SAVE SYSTEM BATTERY POWER. AS SOON AS THERE IS MOTION THE MONITOR WILL COME BACK TO LIFE AND AFTER WHEEL MOVEMENT THE SENSORS WILL UPDATE THE SYSTEM DATA. SHOULD ANY ALARMS BE ACTIVATED WHILE IN SLEEP MODE THE ALARM WILL STILL BE ACTIVATED ON THE MONITOR. THE MONITOR CAN BE SWITCHED OFF FOR OVER NIGHT RV STAYS. AT ANYTIME WITH THE MONITOR POWERED SHOULD YOUR TIRES NOT BE IN THE PARAMETERS YOU SET, THE MONITOR WILL ALARM <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
11 EVENTUALLY ALL BATTERIES LOSE POWER OR DIE. THE HAWKSHEAD ECO-SENSOR HAS REPLACEABLE BATTERIES THAT CAN BE EASILY REPLACED WHENEVER NEEDED. THE BATTERY IN THE HD, PTSD 4 & PRESSURE TRACK 4  ARE CR1632 WATCH TYPE BATTERIES AVAILABLE FROM JEWELRY STORES OR HAWKSHEAD SYSTEMS SEE VIDEO .<BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12 THERE IS NO NEED TO ENTER SPECIAL CODES FOR SENSOR SET UP .<BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
13 NO SPECIAL TOOLS NEEDED  <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
14 WHEELS CAN BE SET TO A DIFFERENT PRESSURE, FOR TOW & TOWED VEHICLES <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15 THE NO SIGNAL ALARM IS CONFIGURED TO OPERATE ONLY WHEN THE MONITOR IS IN RANGE OF THE SENSORS, SLEEP MODE ALSO SHUTS OFF NO SIGNAL ALARM <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16 THE BATTERIES IN THE BATTERY BOOSTER WILL LAST ABOUT 6 MONTHS 4Hrs PER DAY THE MONITOR WILL DISPLAY A LOW BOOSTER BATTERY <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17, A NO SIGNAL CAN BE CAUSED BY LOW BATTERIES, EXCESSIVE SENSOR DISTANCES TO MONITOR, LACK OF SIGNAL BOOSTER OR BAD SIGNAL BOOSTER LOCATION, EXTERNAL RADIO INTERFERENCE, OVERHANGING BODY WORK, METALLIC TINTED WINDOWS <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18, MOST TIRE VALVE EXTENDERS WORK OK, HOWEVER IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SENSORS MOUNTED ON EXTENDERS, TEST THE SENSOR ON A REGULAR VALVE STEM LOCATION TO SEE IF IT IS A SENSOR PROBLEM OR AN EXTENDER PROBLEM <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19, OVER TEMPERATURE CAN BE CAUSED BY DRAGGING BRAKES, OVERLOADED VEHICLE, INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE, THE SUN SHINING ON TIRES, THE CHROME WHEEL TRIM MAGNIFYING THE SUN ONTO THE SENSOR BODY  <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20 WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE TIRE VALVES THAT ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION EITHER METAL OR RUBBER. IF USING RUBBER WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU MAKE SURE THE VALVE HAS NO VISIBLE CRACKS OR DAMAGE. VALVES SHOULD BE CHECKED ON A REGULAR BASIS  <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21 THE SENSOR MEASURES INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE, THE INFRA RED GUN MEASURES EXTERNAL TREAD AND CASE TEMPERATURES WHICH CAN VARY DEPENDING ON TARGET OF THE GUN, CASTER/CAMBER AND MANY OTHER FACTORS <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22 AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPS THE SENSORS GO TO SLEEP & THE MONITOR DISPLAYS THE LAST READINGS. ALTHOUGH PRESSURES & TEMPERATURES MAY HAVE CHANGED (EXAMPLE OVERNIGHT) THE MONITOR STILL DISPLAYS THE LAST READINGS (EXAMPLE NEXT MORNING). READINGS WILL UPDATE TO CURRENT PRESSURES & TEMPERATURES UPON MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE, <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23 THE PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES CAN VARY DRAMATICALLY FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL DEPENDING ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS SUN SHINING ON ONE SIDE, VEHICLE LOAD, CASTOR/ CAMBER/ALIGNMENT/BRAKE TEMPS. EVEN RACE CARS TURNING LEFT ALL THE TIME GENERATE HIGHER PRESSURES AND TEMPS ON ONE SIDE. TIRE GAUGE ACCURACY CAN VARY WILDLY AND THEIR QUALITY IS NOT DEPENDENT ON THEIR COST. TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IS A REQUIREMENT IN A GOOD GAUGE. <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24 ALWAYS SET THE MONITOR PRESSURE TO THE SAME AS THE COLD INFLATION PRESSURE. AS AN EXAMPLE SOME PEOPLE SET THE MONITOR AT 100 PSI AND THEN PUT 105 PSI IN THE TIRE FOR GOOD LUCK :) <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25 IN EXTREME CASES IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET A SLOW LEAK ALARM AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PUSHED HARD, OVERLOADED ETC ETC AND THE TIRE PRESSURE HAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED AND UPON STOPPING THE TIRE COOLS QUICKLY AND THE PRESSURE DROPS SIMULATING SEMI RAPID AIR LOSS <BACK TO FAQS>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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