AMBER CLASSIC / AMBER CLASSIC X User's Guide Wireless Emergency Response System D-301436 AMBER CLASSIC / AMBER CLASSIC X User’s Guide 1
Wireless Emergency Response System Congratulations on your purchase of the wireless AMBER CLASSIC / AMBER CLASSIC X Personal Emergency Response system. AMBER CLASSIC X operates the same as AMBER CLASSIC, but without display. This system was designed to support people in their natural home environment. In the event of an emergency, help can be summoned at the press of a pendant transmitter button. In the event of fire, the system automatically calls the Visonic monitoring station.
PENDANT TRANSMITTERS MCT-212 MCT-211 TEL. LINE UP TO 29 WIRELESS DEVICES ( DETECTORS / TRANSMITTERS) PUBLIC TELEPHONE EXCHANGE MCT-241 MD SMOKE DETECTOR MCT-425 MOTION DETECTOR REPEATER DOOR CONTACT CENTRAL STATION NEXT K9-85 MCT-302N MCX-600 Figure 2 – System Configuration SPECIFICATIONS General Data Transmitter Battery Life: 3 years (for typical use) Frequency: 315, 433 and 868 MHz Display (AMBER CLASSIC only): Dual line, backlit 16-character display with 3 LED indicators.
SYSTEM SETUP To set up your system, follow the steps below. After you complete steps 1 through 5, your system's Base Unit will automatically call the Monitoring Center to guide you through the rest of the set up. Step 1 Select Base Unit Location If possible, select a central location in your home for the Base Unit. This location should be in the area where you spend most of your time. The location should also enable an optimal signal reception range of 150 ft. for pendants and smoke detectors.
Step 4 Plug in the Base Unit (Figures 5a/b) During normal operation, your Base Unit runs on electrical power. The power cord is looped around a bracket segment to provide strain relief against inadvertent pulling and disconnection of the power cord. 1. Loop the power cord around the bracket segment as shown in figure 5a. 2. Insert the small plug on the power cord into the "AC" connector on the Base Unit (see Figure 5b). 3. Connect the AC adapter into a nearby electrical outlet.
Step 6 Setting the AMBER CLASSIC Operational Mode Visonic Amber Wireless Emergency Response System Panels are capable of being configured in the following four operational modes using the Home Health Care PC Software (HHCPC).
MOUNTING THE BASE UNIT The Base Unit can be located on a table (Figure 6), or on a wall (Figure 7). In both cases the Base Unit should be near an electrical outlet and phone line. Mounting the Base Unit on the Table 1. Insert the cabinet hangers into the holes in the position shown in Figure 6. 2. Place the Base Unit with the attached bracket on the table. OPTIONAL: Mounting the Base Unit on the Wall Figure 6 – Table Mounting 1. Rotate the bracket 180° before mounting on wall, as shown in Figure 7a.
USING YOUR SYSTEM Using your Base Unit • Your Base Unit is the communication center of your system. When your pendant transmitter or optional fall-detector/smoke detector signals the Base Unit, the Base Unit contacts your Monitoring Center to report the emergency event. Your Base Unit includes the following buttons. • EMERGENCY (red) – When pressed, an emergency alarm is reported to the Monitoring Center and a two-way voice communication is opened between the unit and the Monitoring Center.
Changing System Status System Reset When the user wants to leave the premises, the unit status must be changed to AWAY mode. The CHECK button should be held down for 5 seconds. The unit announces and displays (AMBER CLASSIC only) AWAY – REMINDERS OFF. In this state no medication reminders and no pendant checks will be announced. The unit's speaker is disabled and the yellow LED flashes.
In the Event that User Falls (Fall Detector - Optional) The fall detector is activated once the unit is tilted by more than 60° in any direction. The Base Unit will announce "Fall Detected" after 30 sec. The Base Unit will transmit an emergency alarm after an additional 30 sec has elapsed (60 sec after the fall detector is first tilted). If, during this time, the user restores the fall detector to its upright position, the unit will announce "Fall Device Upright – System OK".
TESTING PROCEDURES The system is intended to be checked by a qualified technician at least every 3 years. The following are the necessary procedures for testing relevant system devices. User Test Mode There are two ways to enter User Test mode: • During every 2-way voice communication with the central station, the Base Unit automatically enters User Test mode once the operator uses the telephone line.
TROUBLESHOOTING The following table provides a list of problems that may arise with the system together with possible solutions. PROBLEM DEFINITION SOLUTION The red light on the Base Unit is There is a problem. The Base Press the CHECK button to flashing and beeps are heard. Unit informs your Monitoring silence the trouble beeps. Center. Respond to the message on the Base Unit's display (AMBER CLASSIC only).
MISCELLANEOUS COMMENT The 315 MHz version of this device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The digital circuit of this device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
APPENDIX: APPENDIX: HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLANNING The onset of a fire can often spread rapidly throughout your home, leaving you with little time to escape safely. Getting out of the house depends, largely, on advance warning from smoke detectors together with an advance planning strategy – namely, a home fire escape plan familiar to all members of your family and which has previously been put into practice.
CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT AND WIRING The REN is used to determine the number of devices that may be connected to a telephone line. Excessive RENs on a telephone line may result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call. In most but not all areas, the sum of RENs should not exceed five. To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to a line, as determined by the total RENs, contact the local telephone company.
WARRANTY Visonic Limited (the “Manufacturer") warrants this product only (the "Product") to the original purchaser only (the “Purchaser”) against defective workmanship and materials under normal use of the Product for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of shipment by the Manufacturer.
