D8 / D16
Alarm Memory
The D-8 Control Panel contains a comprehensive Alarm Memory. The D-8 will remember Arms, low battery, mains fail and alarms. The memory is constantly upgraded and the last 20 events are always available for viewing. All of these may cause your sirens and strobe to operate. Various visual indications relevant to the alarm will be retained in the memory. If this occurs, disarm your Control Panel, which will reset the alarm. The cause of the alarm can be identified, by entering the Alarm Memory Mode.
NOTE:
- Entry to Program Mode will clear the events from Alarm Memory.
- This Memory display can only be selected while the panel is in the Disarmed state.
- You can access the Alarm Memory as often as required while the Panel remains Disarmed.
- You can exit Memory Mode at any time by pressing the [Enter] Key.
To View the Memory Display:
[Memory] [Enter] will show the last event, pressing [Memory] again will show the previous event etc
Or
[Memory] [User code] [Enter] will show the last event, pressing [Memory] again will show the previous event etc.
The lights are used as follows:
Light | Alarm |
---|---|
Zone light | Zone alarm |
Arm light | Panel armed |
Tamper light | Tamper alarm (siren c over, panel etc.) |
Exclude | Panic alarm |
Battery light | Low battery |
Mains light | Mains failure |
Radio, Battery, Zone | Radio Device Low Battery |
Radio, Battery, Arm | Radio Key Low Battery |
To Exit the Memory Display:
Press [Enter] to exit the memory display.
Arm Disarm Bypass
Arming the System:
The control panel must be armed prior to vacating the premises in order to detect intruders. Ensure that the panel is not in Program, Memory or Exclude modes.
NOTE: If the panel is already in alarm, you must first silence the alarm before you can arm.
These are Three Methods of Arming the Panel:
Normally the panel is armed by pressing the [Arm] then [Enter] keys.
Your installer may have programmed the panel to require the entry of a [User code] to arm the panel.
Using an optional radio key to arm the panel by pressing the ‘on’ button.
1. Check that the ready light is on by closing all windows and doors.
2. Press [Arm] [Enter] 3 beeps will sound
Or
[Arm] [User Code] [Enter] 3 beeps will sound
1. The arm light should be ON.
2. Leave the premises within your exit delay time.
3. At the end of the exit delay time, three beeps will sound.
To Arm your System with the Optional Radio Keys:
1. Check that the ready light is on by closing all doors and windows.
2. Press the [ON] button on your radio key. The keypad will beep three times and the armed light will come on.
3. Leave the premises within the exit delay time.
4. The keypad will beep three times at the end of exit time.
NOTE: If Arming from outside it is possible to have the outside siren pop and the strobe to flash for two seconds to indicate that the system has been armed.
If something is wrong when arming the control panel, the normal 3 beeps will be replaced by other warnings.
- Mains power is turned off
- Control Panel battery is low
- A long beep indicates an invalid entry or an alarm is outstanding and needs to be reset by entering your access code first.
SIREN WARNING: At the end of the exit time, all zones should be secured. If any are unsecured, the siren will sound for 2 seconds as a warning to indicate that those zones have been automatically excluded. For maximum security, you should return, DISARM, check the premises and then ARM again. Continual warnings could mean that a detector is faulty and may have to be manually excluded.
If the auto-exclude option is disabled, the siren will sound for the duration of reset time if a zone is unsecured at the end of exit time.
Disarming the System:
Upon entering the protected premises through a delay zone, the keypad responds with regular beeps as a reminder to disarm. You then have your programmed entry delay time to disarm the panel by Entering one of your [User codes]. If the panel is not disarmed by the end of the entry delay time, an alarm will occur. You may enter your User code to silence the alarm. By using the optional radio keys you may disarm your system from within your premises or from outside your entrance door. There is also the option to pop the outside siren three times and to flash the strobe light for two seconds as an indication that you have disarmed your system.
NOTE: There are advantages using radio keys to disarm your system. They allow you to have an instant alarm or a very short entry delay before the alarm. An intruder is more likely to flee if the sirens are triggered as soon as a door or window is opened.
If one of your User codes is, say, 7676 then to disarm press…
[7] [6] [7] [6] [Enter]
If you make a mistake in entering your User code, then you must press [Enter] and start again.
Five incorrect entries will cause an alarm.
1. Enter the protected premises via a delay zone.
2. Listen for the beeps coming from the keypad.
3. Press [User code] [Enter] 3 beeps will sound.
4. The armed light should now be extinguished..
The entry beeps can be disabled as a function of the installation options. If the external strobe light (if fitted) is flashing before you disarm then this means that an alarm occurred since you last armed the panel. Flashing indicators on the keypad also indicate the location of the alarm before you disarm. Once you have disarmed, you may view the alarm memory to check the location of the alarm.
Monitor Mode (Partial Arm)
Monitor mode allows you to arm selected zones while others are ignored. Typically, perimeter zones (doors and windows) can be monitored while you are at home.
To Select Monitor mode:
1. press [Monitor] [Enter]
Or
2. press [Monitor] [User Code] [Enter]
The control panel will respond with 3 beeps and the armed indicator will flash to indicate that you are in Monitor mode. Monitor mode cannot be selected while in Program, Memory or Exclude modes.
To Exit from Monitor Mode:
Press [User code] [Enter] to disarm.
NOTE: If an alarm occurs while in Monitor mode, entering [User code] [Enter] will silence the alarm. This will also change the mode of operation of your panel, so remember to enter monitor mode again if necessary.
Bypassing Zones (Exclude zones):
If a detector becomes faulty and cannot be secured when arming the panel, then its zone may be excluded so that it does not generate alarms.
To Enter Exclude Mode:
1. 1. Press [Exclude] [Enter]
Or
2. press [Exclude] [User Code] [Enter]
All the lights will be turned off and then the Zone Excluded indicator will show a steady light. You may now exclude zones.
To exclude, say, zones 4 and 8:
[Exclude] [Enter] [4] [Enter] [8] [Enter] Zone lights 4 and 8 will turn on. [Enter] to Exit Exclude Mode
NOTES:
Excluding zones can only be done when the panel is disarmed.
Zones which you exclude will be identified by the relevant zone indicator showing a steady light in the exclude mode.
Your Control Panel may be programmed to automatically exclude faulty zones whenever you Arm. The Exclude light will flash as a warning or memory of the auto-exclusion. If Auto – Exclude is selected the outside Siren will sound for 2 seconds indicating a zone has Auto Excluded.
Un-Bypassing Zones (Including Zones):
Zones that have been excluded, maybe included while you are in the Disarm modes. All Excluded Zones are automatically included when the panel is Dis-armed. Thus if a detector is still faulty it must be Excluded again. The exclude light will flash to warn you of excluded zones.
To view Excluded Zones for Inclusion press:
1. Press [Exclude] [Enter]
Or
2. press [Exclude] [User Code] [Enter]
To include, say, zones 4 and 8:
[Exclude] [Enter] [4] [Enter] [8] [Enter] Zone lights 4 and 8 will turn off. [Enter]