Radio Shack CENTRAL 49-2570 manual

Cat. No. 49-2570 OWNER’S M ANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. CENTRA L 5000 Moni t ored Wi r el ess Sec uri t y A l a rm Sy st em MOTION DETECTOR ARM AC POWER MONITOR BATTERY LOW ZONES 1 9 2 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 BYPASS ON - LIGHTS - OFF ZONES 9-16 PANIC AWAY - ARM - HOME plug'n power C O M P A T I B L E CENTRAL 5000 [...]

2 FEA TURES Radio Sha ck a nd OR CA, th e sec uri ty mon itori ng comp any , ar e indep enden t o f one a no ther. No warranty or guarantee of pe rformance of the ORCA Monitoring Service Agreement is provide d by R ad io Sha ck. © 19 95 Tand y C orpo ratio n. All R ights Re se rved. Ra dio Sh ac k is a re gistere d trad emark used by Tand y C orpo[...]

3 Notes: • In ad dition to the parts prov ided, you ne ed o ne 9V alkaline ba ttery (s uc h as Ra dio Sha ck Ca t . N o . 23-553) to operate the con sole; six AAA alkaline batteries (s u ch as Cat. No. 23-558) — two to oper- ate the ke ych a in re m o te co n tr ol and four to operate the ha ndheld remote control; and eigh t AA alk a- line batt[...]

4 CONTENT S Glossa r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 How the S y ste m Wor ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Set ting Up M o nitor ed S ervice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 Care and Main tenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Repl a cing the Con sole’ s Bat tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Repl a cing the Remote s’ Batteri es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Replacing the Door/[...]

6 GLOSS ARY Her e a re a few ter m s t hat will b e he l p- ful to know as you read this manual. Arm and Di sarm — Term s for on and off. When you a rm the sy stem, you tu rn on protecti on. Dis arming the sys- tem turns off protecti on. Awa y Mode — Your system’s armed mode w hen all s ensor trans mitters ( in- cluding m otion det ectors) ar[...]

7 HOW THE SY STEM WO RKS After you set u p your account w ith ORCA M onitorin g Serv ices, y o ur sys- tem calls and reports alarms t o O RCA Monitoring Services’ trained staff of se- curity professionals. See “During an Alarm” on P age 26. The syst em als o a uto m atica lly calls ORCA Moni toring Services about on ce per month to perform a [...]

8 Place a check m ark next to any settings you wa nt to di scuss with O RCA , and refe r to these settings when you call them to set up service. o House Code Preferred s ettin g : H ouse Co de A Can be any House Code (A -P). Y our system can cont rol all mod- ules set to the s ame house c ode. o Flashing Alert Un it Code Preferred s ettin g : U nit[...]

9 o Touch -Tone Dia ling Preferred settin g : T ouch- t one dialing Can be set to use rotary dialing if you do not subs cribe to touc h- tone service from your local tele- phone c ompany. o Alar m Fla sh Optio n Preferred settin g : Fl ash only the module set to the H ouse and Flashing Alert Unit Code you sele ct Y ou can ha ve the syste m flash a [...]

10 PLANNING Y OUR S ECURITY SY STEM Before you set up your sy stem, draw a security plan o f your hom e. This i s es- pecially i mportant i f you install se nsor transmitters to protect several different zones. If you live in an upstairs a partment, the front door mi ght be the be st place to mount a door/window sensor transm it- ter. If you live i[...]

11 ASSIGNING SECURIT Y ZO NE S A security zone is an a rea o f protection covered by a single d oor/window se n- sor transmitter, motion detector, or oth- er sensing/t ransmitting d evice. Yo ur security cons ole monitors u p to 16 zones and al erts you if there is a viol a- tion (see “Zone I ndicators”). When you init i ali ze your secu rity s[...]

12 QUICK I N STALLING/T ESTI NG Y OUR SYSTEM This sec tion describes how t o initialize syste m access ories so the consol e recognizes them and how to t e st the system to make su re it works properly. Perform all the p rocedures in this s ec- tion, then follow the instructions in “Lo- cating a nd Moun ting A ccess ories.” You can add other se[...]

13 Notes: • If you do not have an un us ed jack, use the supplied duplex adap ter . For a baseboa rd jack , plug the adapter into the jack; f o r a wall jack, plug the a dapter into the console. • If you do not have a modul ar phone ja ck, yo u can ei the r upd ate the wiring y o urself or have t he phone c ompany do it fo r you. Radio Shac k s[...]

14 Notes: • Y ou ca n add any combination of up to ei ght Plug ´n Pow er remote controls. • When you press a button, the BA TTERY in dica tor on the remote c ontrol light s to show the ba ttery is good. INSTALLING TH E HANDHELD REM OTE CONTROL 1. P ress the tab on the battery com - partment cover and l ift of f the cover . 2. I nstal l four AA[...]

15 6. Leave t he consol e’ s switc h set to INS T AL L to in stall ot her accesso- ries. 7. Re pl ace th e c omp art men t c ove r . Note: Yo u can inst all eight key chain (Cat. No. 49-2 591) or handhel d remote controls (Cat. No. 49 -2551T). INITIAL IZING THE DOOR/ WI N DOW SENSOR T RANSM ITTERS 1. Op en a door/window s e nsor transmitter ’s [...]

16 5. P lace one of the supplie d num- bered s tickers on the sens or transmitter to show its zone num- ber . 6. Leave t he consol e’ s switc h set to INS T AL L to in stall ot her accesso- ries. Repeat these steps f or additional door/ window sensor transm itters. INITIAL IZING THE MOTION DET ECTOR 1. P ress the four dots on the ba ttery compart[...]

17 INSTALLING TH E LAMP MODULE When the ala rm trips, lamps connect - ed to lamp modu les flash on and off for the duration of the alarm. After 4 min- utes (or when you disarm th e alarm), the lamps s top flashing and rem ain on. If you arm t he system w ith an exit de- lay, lamp module s set to the sa me House an d Unit Code as the console turn on[...]

18 T ESTING THE SYST EM After you complete the quick installa- tion procedu res, follow these s teps to te st th e syste m. Note: To avoid alarming neighbors , tell th em you ar e testin g t he syst em. 1. S et INST ALL/RUN 1/RUN 2 on the console to RUN 2. 2. Place eac h door/windo w sensor transmitter ’s mag net next to its magnetic s witch. 3. [...]

19 MOUNTING ACCESS ORIES MOUNTING T HE DOOR/ WINDOW SENSOR T RANSM ITTERS You can install a ny com bination of door/window sensor transmit t e r s (C at. No. 49-2585) and mot ion detectors (Cat. No. 49-2589), in up t o 16 zones . Follow these st eps to m ount ea ch door/window sensor transm itter. 1. S et the DELA Y switch on the door/ window senso[...]

20 • If you mount magnet ic switches on met al doors or frames , ensure that they are no mo re tha n 3 / 16 of an in ch apart. On wooden s urfaces, they can be up to 3 / 8 of an inch apart. • For sliding doors/window s, it is best to mount the magnet and swit ch so the m agnet m ake s a clean break fr om th e swi tc h when the door or window is[...]

21 MOU NT ING THE MOTI ON DETECTOR Motion detec tors protec t a specif ic area of your home. For exam ple, you might wa nt to pro tect a stereo syst em, jewelry box, or wal l safe. The supplied m otion detect or sees 40 feet with a 90 degree field of view. Place it within 100 feet of t he cons ole. You can p l ace the m otion detector on a countert[...]

22 MAKING A PET ZONE If you have a pet , you c an hel p redu ce the chance the pet will cause a false alarm by b locking the motion detec- tor’s lower zones with the supplied tap e . To use the tape, place it over the low er zones o f the detector’s l ens. T EST ING THE MOTI ON DETECTOR The motion detec tor includes a special test mode . Follow[...]

23 OPE RATION ARMING/DI SARMI NG TH E SYSTEM You can arm the system three ways: •S e t INST ALL/ RUN 1/RUN 2 on the console to RUN 1 or RUN 2 and press ARM on the console. •S e t INST ALL/RUN 1/RUN 2 on th e console to RUN 1 or RUN 2 and press ARM A WA Y or ARM HOM E on the handheld rem ote c ontrol. See “Arm Away/Arm Home” and “Instant/D[...]

24 Notes: • The supp lied mot ion det ector (Cat. No. 49-25 89) o nly o perates in the AWAY and MI N mo des. If you wa nt t o use the exit/entry delay feature, you can u se another motion detector (Cat. No. 61-2614) instead of the one sup- pli ed wit h this syst em. • Y ou must set the switch insi de the door/window sensor t ransmitter ’s bat[...]

25 USING THE PAN IC ALARM Pr es si ng P ANIC on the handheld re- mo te co n trol, or ARM a nd DISARM at the sam e time on the k eychain remote control, caus es the consol e’s alarm to sound, even if the sy stem is not armed. ZONE INDICATO RS Al l s ens or tr ans mi tte rs and mot ion de - tectors report t o the c onsol e abo ut ev- ery 90 minu te[...]

26 DURING AN AL ARM When there is a viol ation, the console sounds a siren for 4 m inutes, flashes ARMED , and lights t he indicat or for the affected zone . The system calls ORCA Monitoring Services and advises t hem of the alarm, and flashes l ights con- nected t o lam p modu les . The ORCA M onitoring Services staff first tri e s to contact you [...]

27 Using SECURITY LIGHT Use the SECURITY LIGHT b ut to n on th e handheld rem ote control or th e con- sole to turn on/o ff a li ght m od ule se t t o the sam e Hous e and Unit Code as you selected wh en you set up the system. Using BRIGHT/DIM Use the BRIGHT/DIM button on the handheld remote c ontrol to brighten or dim lights connec t ed t o Plug ?[...]

28 T ROUBLESHOOTING If you experience prob lems with your security console or accessories, try correcting the problem as s uggested in this s ection. If you ca nnot correct the problem , contact your local Radio Shack store for assistance. Proble m Sol uti on The s ystem do es not ar m. • Chec k that INS T A LL/RUN 1/RUN 2 on the c onsole is in t[...]

29 Proble m Sol uti on You canno t t urn li g hts on or off fro m the LIGHT ON or LIGHT OFF butt ons on the r emote. • Make sur e you set the house and u nit code on t he module( s) to t he same l etter and num ber as you selec ted for the conso l e . • Be sure t he li g ht yo u are tr yin g to c ontrol i s pl u gg ed in and has it s on/of f sw[...]

30 Proble m Sol uti on You do no t hear a chime f r om the c onsole when you press ARM to ins ta ll a rem ot e . Chec k i f you can arm the system wh en INST AL L/RUN 1/ RUN 2 on t h e c o nso l e i s se t t o RUN 1 or RUN 2 . If you ca n, the r emote contro l is already install ed and no further a c- ti on is n e ces sa ry . If n o t: 1. Set INST [...]

31 Proble m Sol uti on The red indica tor on the sen- sor t r ansm itte r/motion detec - tor stays on duri n g ins talla t ion . Remove then r ei n st a l l the s ensor tran smitter/ motion de- tect or’s batte ri es. P ress TEST a g ain. The ARM ED indi cator is flash - in g . This i ndi cates that th ere has been an intru sion. Also, if a zone i[...]

32 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radio Shack Wirele ss Home Security System with Emergen cy Phone Di aler is an example of superior design and c raftsmansh ip. The following suggest ions will hel p you care for y our syst em so you ca n enj oy it fo r ye ars. Keep all syst em components dry. If anything gets wet, wipe it dry i m- mediately. Liquids ca[...]

33 REPLACING THE CONSOLE’ S BATTERY The console’s back up battery allows t h e s ys te m to w or k d u ri n g a po w er o ut - age. A 9-volt alkaline bat tery provides at least 12 h ours of back up. The BAT - TERY LOW indicator on the cons ole lights when you need t o replace the backup battery, bu t you should replace the ba ttery at l east on[...]

34 REPLACING THE DO OR/ WI N DOW SENSOR T RANSM ITTERS’ BATTERIES If any of the console’s zo ne indicators flash slowly, the door/ window sens or transmitter or m otion detector for that zone ha s not report ed in during the last 4 hours. This is m ost likely caused by a dead bat tery. Replace t he door/wi ndow se nsor transmitter o r motion de[...]

35 FCC CAUT IONS Your syst em has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a re- mote control securit y device i n accor- dance with Pa rt 15 of FCC Rule s , which are d esigned to provi de rea son- able prot ection against interference in a residential in stallation. However, there is no guarantee t ha t interference will not occ u r i [...]

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