Radio Shack 49-2551A manual

Wireless Home Secur ity System Cat. No. 49 -2551A OWNER’S MANUAL Please rea d before u sing this e quipment. with Emergency Phone Dial er Plug , n Power ® Compatible B 49-2551AB.fm P age 1 Friday, Fe bruary 19, 1999 3:4 1 PM[...]

2 INTR ODUCTIO N © 1999 T andy Corp oration. All Rights Re served. RadioSh ack and Plug ’n Power are re giste red trade marks used by T andy Corpor ation. You can insta ll your Ra dioShac k Wire- less H ome Security System wi th Emer- gency Pho ne Dialer anywhere in your house using the exis tin g hou se wiring. The syst em operat es usin g radi[...]

3 Notes: • In additio n to the pa r ts pr ovided, y ou nee d one 9V alka line batter y to operate th e consol e; six AAA alkali ne batter ies — two to oper- ate the ke ychai n remote con trol and four to operat e the han dheld remote co ntr ol ; and ei ght A A alka - line batte ries — two in each wire- less sen sor transmitter and f our to op[...]

4 READ THIS BEFORE INST AL LA TION Your c onsole's tel ephone dialer is de- signed to co nform to feder al regula - tions, and y ou can conn ect it to most telephone lines. H owever, e ach tele - phone or telephone device that you connect to the telephone line dra ws power fr om the tele phone line. W e re- fer to th is power draw as the devic[...]

5 CONTENTS Glossar y ............... ............. ................... .................... ................... ............. .............. 7 Planning Y our Security System .......... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ............. ...... ...... ....... 8 Assignin g Secur ity Codes .............. .................... ................... ......[...]

6 T roubleshooting ..................... ................... .................... ............. ................... ..... 31 Care and Maintenance ................. .................... ............. ................... .................. 3 6 Replacin g the Console ’ s Batte ry ................. ................... .................... ...........[...]

7 GLO SSAR Y Here are a few terms th at w ill b e he lp - ful to un derstand as yo u read this man - ual. Arm and Disarm — Terms for on and off. When y ou arm the syste m, you turn on pr otect ion. Disa rming the s ys- tem turns of f protection . Away Mode — Your syst em’s ar med mode whe n all sensors (includin g mo- tion detec tors) ar e ar[...]

8 PLANNING Y OUR SECURITY SYSTEM Before you set up your system, make a secu rity plan of your h ome . T hi s is es - peciall y im portant if you in stall m ultip le sensor s to protect sev eral differ ent zones. Even if you onl y in stall the suppli ed sensor s, take time to t hink about the best locatio n for the m. If you live i n an upstairs apa[...]

9 ASSIGNING SECURITY CODES A securi ty zone is an are a of protecti on cove red by a single wi reless sensor transmitter , motion detector, or other sensing /transmitti ng device . Your se- curity con sole monit ors up to 16 zones and alerts you if there is a vi olation (see “Zone Indicators ” on Pag e 27). When you ini tiali ze your s ecurit y[...]

10 QUICK INST ALLING/TESTING Y OUR SYSTEM This s ection de scrib es how to i nitializ e all of the system’ s accessorie s so they are recogn ized by the console and how to test the syste m to make su re it is workin g proper ly. Perf orm all the procedu res in this s ection, then follow the i nstruct ions in “M ountin g Access o- ries” on Pag[...]

11 Note: B e s u r e t o i n s t a l l t h e backup batter y . If there is no bat- ter y and the co nsole lo ses A C power , you m ust re- initialize all of the s ystem’ s accessories . 5. Pl ug the cons ole into a ny stan- dard AC outlet that is not con - trolled b y an on/o ff s witch . 6. Pl ug the tel ephone cord into the console and plug the[...]

12 2. Press ARM on the remote control. The indica tor on the rem ote con- trol blinks. 3. Set t he cons ole’ s INST ALL/RUN 1/ RUN 2 swi t c h t o INST ALL . 4. Sta nd near the console and pres s ARM again. T he indicat or blinks again, and the c onsole chi mes and logs in the re mote contr ol. 5. Leave the console’ s s witch set to INST ALL to[...]

13 Note: If you do not he ar a chime, press th e b utton beneath the remote c ontrol’ s l abel with a pen- cil. T hen repea t this st ep . 6. Leave the console’ s s witch set to INST ALL to in stall other a ccesso- rie s . 7. Rep lace the ba tter y compar tment cover . Note: You can a dd any combin ation of Plug ’n P ower key cha in s ( Cat. [...]

14 5. Sta nd near the console and press TEST . The wire less sensor transmitter’ s indi- cator blinks. 6. Rel ease TEST . The consol e chim es and log s in t he ne wly gen- erated code for the w ireles s sen- sor transmitter . The first av a il- able z one in dica - tor on the c onsole lights. 7. Set DELA Y insi de the w ireles s sen- sor transmi[...]

15 4. Press TEST on the back of the motion det ector . The co nsole c himes, and th e first av a ilab le zone indicator lights to show the c onsole has logged in the motion detector . If you do not hear a chime, pres s CODE with a penc il, then pres s TEST again. 5. Loo king at t he back of the m otion detect or , set the switch on the left side to[...]

16 T ESTING THE SYSTEM Afte r you have comple ted al l of the quick ins tallation procedu res, foll ow these ste ps to test the system. Note: To avoid unne cessar ily alarmi ng your ne ighbo rs, t ell th em y ou are te st - ing t he syste m. 1. Se t the INST ALL/R UN 1/RUN 2 s witch on the consol e to RUN 2 . REC/BUSY lights f or 15 se conds. 2. Pl[...]

17 MO UNTI NG A CCES SORI ES MOUNTING THE WIRELESS SENSOR T RAN SMITTER S You ca n install an y combin ation of wire less se nsor trans mitters (Cat. No. 49-2585) and motion dete ctors (Cat. No. 49-258 9), in up to 16 zones . Follow th ese steps to moun t each wire- less s ensor tran smitte r. 1. Se t the DELA Y s witch on the wire less sensor tran[...]

18 Notes: • If you mount magnetic s witc hes on metal doo rs or frames, ensure th at they are no more than 3 / 16 of an in ch ap ar t. O n wooden su rf aces, they can be up to 3 / 8 of an inch a par t. • Do not m ount the mag net directl y onto a metal surface . If necessar y , use a wood or plas- tic spacer . • F or sli ding door s/win dows [...]

19 The sup plied motion detector can “see” up to a di sta nc e o f ab out 40 f eet with a 90 deg ree fiel d of view. It can be placed up to abou t 100 feet away from the co nsole. You can place the motio n detecto r on a counter to p or us e the includ ed mounting bracke t. The b racket le ts you swivel th e motion de tector for the be st cove [...]

20 Looking a t the back of the motio n de- tector, se t the switch on the le ft side to 1 (mos t sens itive ) or 2 (less s en si tiv e) . When set to 1 , the motion detec tor trips the a lar m if any movement is detect ed. When set t o 2 , the motion d etector must dete ct two m oveme nts or conti n- uous mov ement withi n a short tim e be- fore it[...]

21 3. Rel ease TEST and wait about 20 seco nds. 4. Walk past the motion de tector . The indica tor lights as you mov e and tur ns off if you keep v er y still or walk out of range of the detec- tor . Notes: • If the range is l ow (less than 30 f eet), che c k that the detector i s hor izontal and at a heig ht of at least 5 feet from th e ground. [...]

22 SETTING UP THE TELEPHONE DIALER The tele phone d ialer dials a friend o r neighbor (for exam ple) and plays a message in the fol lowing s ituations : • when you press P ANIC on the hand-hel d remote contr ol with the system ar med • when you pres s ARM and DISARM toge ther on the k ey chain remo te control with the s ystem ar med • when a [...]

23 • Y ou sho uld not program the con- sole to dial the pol ice dir ectly , unless y our local po lice dep ar t- ment h as a spec ial li ne for emer- gency di alers. When pro gramming emergenc y num- bers an d/or making tes t calls to emer- gency nu mbers: • Remain on the line an d briefl y e xplai n to the di spa tcher t he re a- son for the c[...]

24 RECOR DING A V OICE MESSAGE Follow these steps to record your voice message . For example, There is a possible bu rglary in progres s at (ad- dress). Pl ease press 0 to lis ten-in, th en call the p olice i f you confi rm there is a problem . Notes: • Y our mes sage shou ld ins truc t the person to pres s any n umbe r on their touch- tone phone[...]

25 6. If y ou want to hear th e message again, set INST ALL/RUN 1/R UN 2 on the cons ole to INST ALL and then back to RUN 1 or R UN 2 . Repeat Steps 1–6 to chan ge the mes - sage. T EST ING THE DIA LER 1. Set I NST ALL/RUN 1 /RUN 2 on the console to RUN 1. 2. Cal l your frie nd or neighb or to let them know you are g oing to te st the s ystem. 3.[...]

26 OPERA TION ARMING/DISARMING THE SYSTEM You can arm the sys tem three way s: •S e t INST ALL/RUN 1/R UN 2 on the console to RUN 1 or R UN 2 and press ARM on the c onsole. •S e t I NST ALL/RUN 1 /RUN 2 on the console to RUN 1 or R UN 2 and press ARM A W A Y or ARM HOME on the h andheld r emote c ontrol. See “Ar m A wa y/Ar m Home ” and “[...]

27 Notes: • The supp lied motion detector (Cat. No . 49 -2589) on ly operate s in the INST ANT m ode. If you w ant to us e the e xit/entr y dela y f eat ure, you can use another mot ion detector (Ca t. No . 61-2614) instead of the one sup- plied with this sys tem. How ev er , the ARM HOME feature might not wor k. • Y ou must set the switch insi[...]

28 Reading the Status of Zones 1–8 • Stead y On — do or or window is open. • Stead y Off — door or window is closed. • Slow Flashing — w irele ss sens or transmitter is repor ti ng a problem (such as a low batter y). • Fast Fl ashing — wirel ess se nsor transmitter repo r ted a p roblem (such as an ope n window or a low batter y) [...]

29 Other Console Indicators • BATTERY LOW ( Steady) — bat- ter y in consol e is low or need s replaceme nt. • ARMED (Steady) — in dica tes system is ar med. DURING AN ALARM When ther e is a viol ation , th e cons ole sound s a lo ud (95 dB) siren fo r 4 min - utes, ARM ED flashes, and the indica- tor for the a ffected zon e lights st eadily[...]

30 Using SECURITY LIGHT Use the SECURITY LIGHT button on the handheld r emote control to turn on/off a light module s et to the s ame hous e and unit c ode as the c onsole. Using BRIGHT/DIM Use the BRIGHT/DIM button on the handheld r emote co ntrol to b righten or dim light s connected to Pl ug ’n Power modules . Turn on the module b y pressing t[...]

31 TR OUBLESHOO TING If you exper ience probl ems with yo ur security c onsole or acc essorie s, try correc ting the probl em as suggest ed in this sec tion. If you cannot corr ect the probl em, contact your l ocal R adioSha ck stor e for assi stanc e. Prob lem Solution The syst em does no t arm. Check tha t INST ALL/RUN 1/R UN 2 on the co nsole is[...]

32 The al arm trips wh en you enter the hous e before you have tim e to disarm it. Arm the system in the delay mode. Se t the DELA Y swit ch on the e ntry door s ensor to MAX . Set the EN- TR Y swi tch on th e handh eld remote control to DE- LA Y , and then press ARM HOME or ARM A W A Y on the handh eld remo te contro l. You can not turn l ights on[...]

33 You do not he ar a chime from the consol e when you press AR M to install a re- mote. Check i f you can a rm the sy stem when INST ALL/ RUN 1/R UN 2 on the console i s set to RUN 1 or RUN 2 . If you can, the remote co ntrol is alread y insta lled and no fu rther acti on is neces sary. I f not: 1. S et INST ALL/RUN 1/R UN 2 on the co nsole to INS[...]

34 The red l ight on th e hand- held remo te control st ays on during ins tal lat ion . Press the button locate d beneath the la bel with a pencil and then press ARM . If it still stays on, re- move th e battery, wait a few second s, then rep lace the batter y. Press th e button and then ARM aga in. The red l ight on the sensor/ motion detector sta[...]

35 The consol e appears to be “locked-up .” If REC/BUSY is on, y ou might have j ust switched the console fr om INST A LL to RU N 1 or RU N 2 . The co n- sole the n plays b ack the 15 seco nds of pr e-record - ed mess age. If you do not have the e arphone connec ted, you m ight thin k that the consol e is locke d-up. W ait 15 s econds until REC[...]

36 Your Radi oS hack Wire les s Home Sec uri ty S ystem is an exam pl e of s upe rior de- sign and c raftsmans hip. The foll owing sug gestions wi ll help you c are for you r se- curity s ystem so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the c onsole an d accessor ies dry. If they gets w et, wipe th em dry immed iately. Liqu ids might contain mi nerals tha[...]

37 REPLACING THE CONSOLE’ S BATTER Y The consol e’s backup bat tery allows the system to wo rk during a p ower out- age. A 9-v olt alkaline battery provides at least 12 hours of bac kup. BATT ERY LOW li ghts on the console when you need to repl ace the backup ba ttery, but you shoul d repl ac e the batt er y at least once a y ear. Do not unplug[...]

38 REPLACING A WIRELESS T RANSMITTER’ S SENSOR BATTERIES If any o f the console’s z one indicat ors flash s lowly, th e wirele ss sensor trans- mitter or mo tion detector for that zone has not repo rted in during the last 4 hours. Thi s is most likel y caused by a dead batter y in the wireless s ensor transmitter or motion detector. Repl ace t [...]

39 FCC CAUTIONS This eq uipment ge nerates and u ses radio frequen cy energy , and if not in- stalled and use d properly , that is, in strict ac co rd anc e with the ma nufa ct ur - er’s instr uctions , may cause inte rfer- ence to radio a nd televisio n reception. It has been t ype tested and found to comply wit h the lim its for remo te con- tr[...]

RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation For t W or th, T exas 76102 02A99 Pri nted in Hon g K on g Limited Ninety-Da y W arranty This prod uct is warranted by RadioS hack against manufactur ing defects in mater ia l and wo r km ans hi p un- der nor mal use for nine ty (90) da ys fr om the date of purch ase from R adioSh ack company-owned stores[...]