Napco Security Technologies GEM-K4 manual

1 OPERA TING GUIDE for yo ur GEM-K4 and GEM-K4RF KEYP ADS © NAPCO 2006 OI283B 8/06 A R M E D COMPUTE RIZED SE CURITY S YSTEM S T A T U S GEMINI R 1 2 3 B 4 5 6 C 7 8 9 0 P Q G U INTERIOR 96 NEXT / YES PRIOR / NO AREA 96 STAY BYPASS[...]

2 The GEM -K4 an d GEM -K 4RF are “ smart ”, interactive, menu-driven keypa ds designed for your Napco contro l panel. Ea ch has a digital display to show the status of y our sy stem. This b ooklet contains important inf orm ation abo ut the operat ion of you r syst em wi th your keypad. Read it care fully and keep it h andy for fut ure referen[...]

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page KEYPAD CONTROLS & INDICATOR S ... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... 4 ARM IN G A WAY: SE TTIN G TH E AL ARM WHEN LEAV IN G ........... .... 6 ARM IN G STA Y: P ROT ECT ING YOU RS ELF AT H OM E .. ......... ......... 8 TURNING OFF THE ALARM (DISARMING) W HEN RETURNING ...... 10 [...]

4 KEYPAD CONTROLS & INDIC A TORS 1 13 14 A R M E D COMPUTE RIZED SEC URITY SYS TEM S T A T U S GEMINI R 1 2 3 B 4 5 6 C 7 8 9 0 P Q G U INTER IOR 96 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 8 9 10 11 NEXT / YES PRIOR / NO AREA 96 R ESET STAY FIRE CANCELLED TROUBLE BYPASS AWAY 15[...]

5 KEYPAD CONTROLS & INDIC A TORS Window . Lights indicate system status messa ges; digit display indicat es related zone, function or error message numbers. STATUS Light. Light s (green) to indicate that the system is ready for arming. If a zone is not secured the light will be off and the zone will display in the wi ndow . If a z one h as been[...]

6 AR MI NG AW AY : S ET TI NG T HE AL ARM W HE N L E AVI NG A rmin g the Sy stem 1. Ch eck the keypad . The green STATUS light m ust b e on i n order to ar m. If the green light is off, t he number(s) of any unsecured zone(s) will display in the window . Re fer to the pull -up z one li st fo r the locati on o f each pro ble m zone an d secure by cl[...]

7 AR MI NG AW AY : S ET TI NG T HE AL ARM W HE N L E AVI NG Syste m Tr oubl e I f y ou at tempt to ar m with the T ROUB LE ic on on, a 3- second ton e w il l sound and a “P ” will di spl ay in the window . This i ndic ates th at the sy stem has detect ed a proble m which m ay pr event i t fro m operati ng properly . A numbe r corres pondi ng to[...]

8 A rming in ST A Y M ode I nterio r Zones , when by passed , all ow free mo veme nt wi thin th e ho m e w hile the protec tion o f ar med pe ri meter zo nes i s maintaine d. T o by pass Interi or Zon es, pr ess P and e nter y our User Code follow ed by U . Th e re d A RMED li ght w ill li gh t and t he green STATUS light will bli nk, indicating zo[...]

9 ARMING ST AY: PROTECTING YOURSELF A T HOME Emer gency Button s (Only available if programmed) The Blue Emergency Buttons ( 7 , 8 & 9 ), if programmed, are always active, whether the system is armed or di sarmed. The emergency signal will only be transmitted when an Emergency Button and G are pressed at the same time. • Fire Emergency Simult[...]

10 T UR N I N G O F F T H E AL AR M ( D I S AR M I N G ) W H E N RE T U R N I N G Disarming the Sy stem 1. Enter your premises through the Entry/Exit door. The keypad will sound a s teady tone to remind you to dis arm the system before your Entry D elay time expires. 2. Enter y o ur User Code and press U . The r ed A RM ED li ght wil l go o ut, ind[...]

11 FIRE PROTECTION (Applicable only where local ordinanc e pe rmits use of this alarm cont rol panel for fire protection). Fire-Zone A larm If a fire is detec ted, the FIRE icon w ill flash w ith the zone nu mber and the keypa d sounder w ill pulse. • If a f ire is in pro gres s, evac ua te the pr emis es imm edi atel y ! If ne cessa ry, c all th[...]

12 FIRE PROTECTION Preparing a Fire Escape Plan Even with the most advanced fire alarm system, ad equate protection requires an e scape plan. To prepare your plan, draw floor plans of your building. (Space is prov ided on the next page). Show two exits - a front or back door and a window from each room. (Make s ure the window works. You may need a [...]

13 FIRE PROTECTION Floorplan Draw a plan of your premises in the space provided below. Floorplan[...]

14 FIRE PROTECTION Although a fire alarm system may be of a reliable and state-of- the- art design, neither it nor its peripheral detection dev ices can offer guaranteed protection against f ire. Any such equipment may fail to warn for a variety of reasons: Control panels, communicators, dialer s, smoke detectors, and many other sensing devices wil[...]

15 FUNCTION MENU The keypad can provide access to a w ide assortment of utility functions. The f unctions are display ed in a prompting “YES/NO” format. 1. To enter the Functio n Menu, press R . • In all UL-listed or high-s ecurity installations, a valid User Code must first be entered follow ed by R . 2. To skip a function, answer NO ( Q ) o[...]

16 FUNCTION MENU 4. Display System T roubles? D ispl ay s a 1- or 2-di git err or cod e repre senti ng a problem det ecte d in the syst em. (See SYS TEM TRO UBLE E RROR COD ES for a desc ript ion of the se codes) . U s e NEX T( P ) and PRIOR ( Q ) to scro ll system tro ubles. (For G EM- P9600/3200 panels only). 5. Display Fire Alarms? D i splay s a[...]

17 FUNCTION MENU 9. Reset System Trou ble? System troubles display and sound at the k eypad. Correcti ng the trouble will clear most indications, however the following error cod es will require manual reset: E11; E13; E19; E20 and E22. (See SYSTEM TROUBLE ERROR CODES for a descript ion of error codes). 10. Reset S ensor Wa tc h Fai lur e (Sensor Wa[...]

18 FUNCTION MENU 15. A ctivate Telephone Test? (Telephone Test prog ram m ed?  YES  NO). Sends a communicator t est to the central statio n. A communicat ion failure will be i ndicated at the keypad by a system t rouble “E03-00” dis play. Repeat the test to attempt to correct a commu nicatio n fai lure , as any succe ssful com mu nicatio [...]

19 FUNCTION MENU 17. Ac tivate Program? Activates the Program Mode from Key pa d No. 1. Note: Thi s feature is d isabled while armed. (See PROGRAMMING USER CODES). 18. Activate Download? For in staller's use only. If a ccidentally enabled, pres s C to exi t. Note: This feature is disabled while armed. 19. Relay Control? (Relay C ontrol pro gra[...]

20 Your alarm sp ecialist may have progr ammed your s ystem t o be monitored by a central station. The built- in digi tal comm unicator can transm it emergenc y signals and status reports to the central station 24 hours a day. Communicator Featur es Abo rt D el ay. Ask y our inst a ll e r w hich of your zones have Abort Delay, a delay that enables [...]

21 A DVA NCED FEA TURES Secu rity Byp ass/Unb ypass (Securi ty By pass p rogr ammed ?  YES  NO). In high -secu rity applic atio ns, z ones m ay be by passed (or u nby passe d) o nly if a valid c ode is ente red first , as follows: 1. Enter a U ser Code v alid for by pass, th en press B . 2. Press B then the zone nu mber (or vic e versa ) to d[...]

22 PROGRAMMING USER CODES Your Ins tall er has progra mm ed into y our system a s pecial User Pr ogra m Code whi ch can b e use d to no t only Arm and Disa rm the sy ste m, but also t o enter th e Use r Prog ra m Mod e, whe re y ou can prog ra m othe r Us er C odes. Th e f ollow ing ex plai ns how you w ill use this co de to progra m or erase ad di[...]

23 PROGRAMMING USER CODES Exiti ng the User P rogram M ode When you ha ve completed programming or erasing User Codes, press C to exit the Us er Progr am Mode. Programming Example: Examp le. Program the User 3 Code to “3 784”. 1. En ter your User Code, f ollowed by R . 2. Answer NO (press Q ) repeatedly until “17” is displa y ed, then press[...]

24 GLOSSARY Following are brief descriptions of term s and features used herein that m ay be un familiar to yo u. Some of the features are programmable options th at may or may no t apply to your particular system. Abort De lay - A delay period that allows the control panel to be reset, thus aborting a report to a central station. Access Co de - A [...]

25 GLOSSARY Following are brief descriptions of term s and features used herein that m ay be un familiar to yo u. Some of the features are programmable options th at may or may no t apply to your particular system. Exit/Entry Delays - Separate delays that let you exit and enter your prem ises without setting o ff an alarm when the s ystem is arm ed[...]

26 GLOSSARY Following are brief descriptions of term s and features used herein that m ay be un familiar to yo u. Some of the features are programmable options th at may or may no t apply to your particular system. door, w indow, or other problem that may prevent arming. User Code - Your personaliz ed code for arming and di sarming the system. It m[...]

27 SYSTEM TROUBLE ERROR CODES Your control pane l is capable of detecting a variety of troubles that may affect syste m performance. I n the unlikely event t hat a problem should occur, the SYS TBL (system trouble) light will display in the keypad window along with one or more of the following erro r codes . If the problem is related to a specific [...]

28 SYSTEM TROUBLE ERROR CODES Trouble Indication System Trouble Condition Action E-04-NN W ireless Transmitter Supervisory Failure A problem has been detected with a wireless transm itter. Call installing co mpany for service. E-05-NN Wireless Transmitter Low Battery The battery in a wireless transmitter is low and shoul d be replac ed. This transm[...]

29 Trouble Indication System Trouble Condition Action E-11-NN Keypad Tamper A key pad h as be en re move d for t he wa ll. C all in stalli ng c ompa ny for se rvice if p robl em c annot be repair ed. E-12-NN Ex pansion Zone Module Response Fail ure Call in stalli ng co mpa ny for ser vice. E-13-NN Ex pansion Modul e Tamper The co ver h as b een r e[...]

30 SYSTEM TROUBLE ERROR CODES Trouble Indication Sy st em T r oubl e Condition Act ion E19-00 User Pro gr am Memo ry Er ror Call installing company for service. E-20-00 Deale r Pr ogra m Memory Error Call installing company for service. E-21-00 System Shutdown Call installing company for service. E-22-NN Sensor W at ch Activity Fai lure A Motion Se[...]

31 TROUBLESHOOTING What do I do if... For more info... I try to arm my system but the keypad just displays a P and beeps at me. If the green STATUS light is off, a zone is open. Refer to the Pull Up Zone Directory and find and secure the open window or door. See Page 6 I try to arm my system bu t the keypad displays a P an d beeps at m e. The TROUB[...]

32 NAPCO LIMITED WA RRANTY N APCO SE CURITY S Y STEMS, INC. (NAPC O) w arrants its product s to be f ree from m anu facturing defects in m aterial s and wo rkman ship for t hirty-six mo nths following t he date of manu facture. NAPCO will, within said period, at its option, r epair or replace any product failing to o perate correctly withou t char [...]