Specifications

BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System
PD–166 Issue 1 Installation and Operating Manual Page 29 of 48
Lock Release Problems
Lock release does not operate
or clicks but does not open.
 Connections to Lock Release are open or shorted.
 Voltage drop due to cable too thin.
 Lock current is too high; Power supply is resetting.
 Lock release jammed due to over tight fitting.
Maglock does not hold
strongly.
 Voltage drop due to cable too thin.
TEST:
Press „Test’ Button on Door
Controller (when system idle):
 Confirm „LOCK‟ LED illuminates for 3 seconds.
 Check Output Voltage at LOCK terminals.
Lock release operates all the
time or in reverse
 See Panel Programming – Lock on page 20 and
check that the correct lock type is selected.
 Normally closed switch has been used for exit button.
Lock operates from the exit
button but not the test button
or apartment station.
 Normally closed switch has been used for exit button.
Video Problems
Blank picture when: -
Calling apartment station or
Touching view
 Broken or missing Video + or Video -
connection.
 Cameras incorrectly configured refer to CAM2
setting on page 20
 Call is from an audio only panel.
No picture when calling apartment
station
 Check auto display switch is on. See page 25
No picture when touching view
 CCTV is not available on digital controllers
Repeated touching of view does not
select cameras as expected.
 Check CAM2 setting at all entrances is set for
correct number of cameras at that entrance
Unstable picture
 Power supply voltage low.
 Terminator switch not set on last apartment
station.
 Too many terminator switches set on.
 Video gain jumper set to high on a short run.
 Very bright area in background upsetting
camera.
Unstable picture possibly with areas
looking like a photographic negative.
 Video + and - reversed, or M and S reversed.
Entrance cannot be seen at night
 Power not connected to camera IR night
illumination. Connect 1 to + on camera.