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49-454.fm Page 2 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM Features Your RadioShack Two-Zone Burglar Alarm System provides the frame for a sophisticated perimeter alarm system. When properly installed, it warns you of unauthorized entry into your office or home. Its professional features make it compatible with most intrusion sensors and alarms. You can enhance your system by connecting additional security devices, such as sirens, lights, and other accessories.
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9-454.fm Page 4 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM Preparation UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM homes or offices are alike, this system allows you the flexibility to design your security system to meet your individual needs. Your installed alarm system is designed to: • discourage potential intruders • scare intruders away before they take your property or harm you or others • alert you or others if someone breaks into your home The alarm center is the main control panel for the alarm system.
49-454.fm Page 5 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM two sensors and ending at the location where you want to install the alarm center. 2. After you complete the basic floor plan, make three copies of it. Label each copy as being the plan for one of the three zone types (instant, delayed, and panic/tamper). 3. Decide what sensors and other parts you want to install and where, and mark them on the appropriate floor plan.
49-454.fm Page 6 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM System Planning Worksheet • Number and type of doors and/or entrances to area Use the system planning worksheet shown to help you determine what sensors and components you will need to equip your alarm system. Using your floor plans as a guide, fill out the system planning worksheet with the following information.
49-454.fm Page 7 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM Making a Shopping List When you complete your floor plan and system planning worksheet, use them to prepare a shopping list of the items you need to complete your system. Notes: • Before you actually purchase any items on your shopping list, read through the rest of this manual. Depending on your installation, later sections might contain additional information you need to select the proper items.
49-454.fm Page 8 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM Property Inventory List Make as many copies as you need. Number 8 Item Model Serial No.
49-454.fm Page 9 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM SETTING UP THE SYSTEM Your system comes complete with the alarm center and one remote keypad. You must set up the alarm center before you add sensors and other components to the system. 1. Place the supplied template on the wall at the selected location. Then mark the positions for all four mounting screws. 2. In each marked location, drill a hole slightly smaller than the screw.
49-454.fm Page 10 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM Normally-Open Sensors — stop electricity from flowing when not activated. When activated, a normally-open sensor completes the electrical path and signals the alarm center to sound the alarm. Normally-Closed Sensors — allow electricity to flow when not activated. When activated, normally-closed sensors break the electrical path and signal the alarm center to sound the alarm.
49-454.fm Page 11 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM protected area, the pattern of the sound waves changes, signaling the alarm center to sound the alarm. • Infrared — Work like ultrasonic motion detectors, except that they use invisible infrared light instead of high-frequency sound to detect motion. • Microwave — Work like ultrasonic motion detectors, except that they use radio waves instead of high-frequency sound to detect motion.
49-454.fm Page 12 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM Installation SYSTEM WIRING CONNECTIONS Many sensors come with instructions to help you install them. Follow the instructions (if provided) with each sensor to install it in the location you noted in your floor plan. Then mount the alarm center and connect the sensors and other security devices to it. Use this chart and the following sections to connect the system’s wiring to the alarm center.
49-454.fm Page 13 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM Setting the Keypad’s Address of each loop’s wire pair with its zone type and if the connected sensors are normally-open or normally-closed. Note: If you connect only the supplied remote keypad to the alarm center, you do not need to set the keypad’s address. After you route the wires for each loop to the alarm center, follow these steps to connect the wires to the alarm center.
49-454.fm Page 14 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM • If you installed a normally-closed loop of sensors only in the Instant Zone, install a jumper only between Terminals 2 and 3. CONNECTING A SIREN AND/OR LIGHTS • If you installed normally-closed loops of sensors both in the Instant and Delayed Zones, do not connect any jumpers. You can connect an alarm siren and security strobe or other light to Terminals 15 and 16 on the alarm center.
49-454.fm Page 15 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM If READY is still off, check the loops as follows: 2. Connect a test lamp to Terminals 15 and 16 on the alarm center. This lamp lets you see if the alarm siren and/or security strobe will work. • Normally-Open Loops — Disconnect the wires from Terminals 1 and 5. If READY lights, one of the normally open loops (either in the Instant Zone or Delayed Zone) is not wired correctly.
49-454.fm Page 16 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM Test the panic function of each installed remote keypad by holding down ENTER and CANCEL. The alarm center arms, ARMED blinks, and the lamp you connected to Terminals 15 and 16 (alarm siren and light) lights for 4 minutes. 12. Disarm the alarm system by entering 1 2 3 4, then hold down SETUP for 2 seconds. ARMED and READY flash slowly. Enter the password. ARMED and READY flash quickly. Press ANNC once. ARMED and READY turn off.
49-454.fm Page 17 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM 2. Hold down SETUP on the keypad until ARMED and READY slowly flash. 3. Within 30 seconds, enter the current password. If you entered the correct password, ARMED and READY flash quickly. 4. Enter a new password. ARMED and READY turn off. Enter the new password again to confirm. If the system accepts the password, READY flashes 3 times and the system returns to standby mode.
49-454.fm Page 18 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM TESTING THE SIREN AND/OR LIGHTS WEEKLY SYSTEM CHECK Important: Always notify local authorities, your neighbors, and other people in your home or office before you test your alarm system. In some areas, testing any part of your alarm system might be considered a false alarm, which might be illegal in your area. Check your local regulations. Test your alarm system each week to be sure that it works.
49-454.fm Page 19 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM Care To enjoy your RadioShack Two-Zone Burglar Alarm System for a long time: • Keep the alarm dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. • Use and store the alarm only in normal temperature environments. • Handle the alarm gently and carefully. Do not drop it. RESETTING THE AC ADAPTER’S CIRCUIT BREAKER The AC adapter has a circuit breaker to protect itself from an overload.
49-454.fm Page 20 Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:37 AM Specifications Exit and Entry Delay Control Time .......................................................................................................................... 10–55 seconds, adjustable Multiple Incorrect password Lockout Time ....................................................................................................................................... 5 minutes Program Mode Time-Out ...............................................
