Napco Security Technologies GEM-DXRP2 manual

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    1 OPERA TING GUIDE for your GEM-DXRP2 KEYP AD © NAPCO 2006 OI323 11/06 AC ON READY[...]

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    2 The GEM-DX RP 2 is a “ sm ar t ” user- friendly, interactive menu-driven keypad designe d fo r your Napco cont rol panel . Its alphanu meric screen will not only display the status o f your sy stem, but will also gi ve you s tep-by -step instructi ons to guide y ou through all op erations. This boo klet cont ains i mportant inf orm atio n ab [...]

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    3 TABLE OF CONTENTS T A BLE OF CONTENTS Sec tion Page KEYPAD CONTROLS & INDICATOR S .... .... ..... .... ..... ..... ... ..... .... ..... 4 SETTING THE ALARM (ARMING) W HEN LEAVING ..... .... ... .... .... ... 6 PRO TECT ING YO UR SELF W HIL E ON THE PR EMIS ES ........... ..... 9 TURNING OFF THE ALARM (DISARMING) W HEN RETURNING ... 11 FIR E P[...]

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    4 KEYPAD CONTROLS & INDIC ATORS 7 12 8 9 10 11 AC ON READY 2 4 5 6 1 3[...]

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    5 KEYPAD CONTROLS & INDIC ATORS Window. Dis plays sy stem status messages, zone descriptions, etc. STATUS Light. Lights (gr een) to indicate tha t the s ystem is read y for a rming. If a zone is not secured the light will be off and the zone w ill display in the window. If a zone has been bypassed, th e STATUS light will blink while armed. ARME[...]

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    6 S E T T I N G T H E AL AR M ( AR M I N G ) W H E N L E AVI N G ZONES FAULTED 02 BACK DOOR BYPASSE D BYPASSED BYPASSE D 02 BACK DOOR Arming the System Note: The key pad will autoscrol l messa ges that are long er than one line . 1 Check the key pad. T he gre en STA TUS lig ht must be on i n orde r to arm. If the green light is off, “FAULT” w i[...]

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    7 S E T T I N G T H E AL AR M ( AR M I N G ) W H E N L E AVI N G Priority Arming. If y ou attempt t o arm with a fault ed Priority Zone , a 3-s eco nd tone wi ll sound at the keypad, and "CAN'T/ArmZnF" w ill display in the w indow, i ndicating that the troubl e(s) must be c orrected be f ore the p anel can be ar m ed. A zo ne selec t[...]

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    8 S E T T I N G T H E AL AR M ( AR M I N G ) W H E N L E AVI N G If you attempt to arm with a “TROUBLE” disp lay (alternating with a s ystem trouble error code) , a 3- second tone w ill sou nd at the key pad. (See S YS TEM TROUBLE E RROR CODE S for de scription s of code s). The wind ow will disp lay “CAN'T A rmRst”. If y ou cannot cor[...]

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    9 B ypassing Inte rior Zo nes Interior Zones, when bypassed, allo w free movement within the pre mises while the protection of armed perime ter zones is maintained. If E is pressed, all interior Zones will be bypas sed upon arming. (OPTIONAL) Some control panels (such as the GEM-P9 600) have prov isions for TW O groups of Interior Zones. If two gro[...]

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    10 PROTECTING YOURSELF WHILE ON TH E PREMISES Instant Protection W hen re tir ing fo r th e e veni ng, af ter all f amil y mem be rs a re home , you c an can cel the entry delay on t he Entry Zone(s). Then, w hen ar m ed, op ening the ent ry doo r wi ll cause an immediate alarm. ( W h en arming, exit delay w ill rem ain in effect). 1. To cancel the[...]

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    11 Disarmi ng the System 1 Upon entry, the k eypad sounder will pulse as a reminder to disarm the panel. The red ARMED light will be on and the window will al t ernately display "D ISARM" and "XXXSEC", where "XXX" represents the entry time remaining in 10-second steps. During the final 10 seconds, the sounder will puls[...]

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    12 Am b u s h (Opt ional ) Your Ambu sh Code Type is:  TYPE 1 (Prefix)  TY PE 2 (Unique) My A mbush Code is ___________________ If an intruder forces y ou to disarm your system, ent er your Ambush Code and press J . Th er e ar e two types of Ambush Codes: (1) A 2-digit code (prefix) entered just prior to your normal User Code and (2) A separa[...]

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    13 FIRE PROTECTION (Applicable only where local ordinance permits use of this alarm contro l panel for fire protection.) Fire -Zone Alarm If a fire is detect ed, “reset FIRE ALARM” will be di splayed and t he keypad sounder will pulse. 1. If a fire is in progress, evacuate the premis es immediately! If nec essary, call the Fire Department from [...]

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    14 FIRE PROTECTION Preparing a Fire Escape Plan Even w ith the m ost a dvan ced fi re alarm system, adequat e protect ion requires an esca pe plan . To prepare your plan, draw floor plans of your building. (Space is provided on the next page). Show two exits - a front or back door and a window from each room. (Make sure the window works. You may ne[...]

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    15 FIRE PROTECTION Floorplan Draw a plan of your pre mises in the space provid ed below . Floorplan[...]

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    16 FIRE PROTECTION Although a fi re alarm s ystem may be of a reliable and state-of- the-art design, neither it nor its peripheral detection dev ices can offer guaranteed protection against fire. Any such equipment may fail to warn for a v ariety of reasons: Control panels, communicator s, dialers, smoke detectors, and many other sensing devices wi[...]

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    17 KEYPAD FUNCTIONS The keypad can provide access to a w ide assortment of utility functions. The f unctions are displaye d in a promptin g “YES/NO” format. While the messages are shown here in their entirety , actual displays will scroll automa tically in t wo screens. Wait for the entire message to display . To skip a function, answer NO (pre[...]

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    18 Display Tele phone List? (OP TIONAL) (For GEM-P9600/3200 pa nels only). (Ph one Numbers Programmed?  YES  NO). The p anel c an dia l any of four p rogrammed tele phone n umbers. Sel ect T elep hon e #1-4 us ing t he NE XT an d PRIO R butt ons. Press D , t hen pi ck up th e phon e to au tomatically dial t he di s play ed number. Disp lay Sy[...]

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    19 KEYPAD FUNCTIONS A ctivate Chime? "MONITOR ON" will be d isplayed and the Chime Mode will sou nd a t one at the keypad when the programmed zon e is open ed while disarmed. To deactivate the Chime Mode, ex ecute the "TurnOff Chime" function. Note: The Chime Mode is disabled while armed. A ctivate Wa tch Mode ? (Watc h Mode pro[...]

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    20 KEYPAD FUNCTIONS Delay A rming 1-4 hour s. (Not for UL-liste d sys tems). Y our sys tem may be set to arm aut omatically af ter a del ay peri od of 1 to 4 hours, 15 m inut es, as follow s: For a 1 -hour, 1 5-minute d elay , press 1 , then D . For a 2 -hour, 1 5-minute d elay , press 2 , th en D . For a 3 -hour, 1 5-minute d elay , press 3 , then[...]

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    21 KEYPAD FUNCTIONS Disp la y RF Trans mit ter St atus ? (OPTIONAL) (For systems that include wireless trans- mitt ers). Press YES to check the status and condition of all transmitters. First the number of wireless po ints (WL PNT) will displa y. Use NEXT and PRIOR Buttons to sc roll forward or back. For each transmitter, the following information [...]

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    22 Your alarm spec ialist may have progr amme d you r s ystem t o be monitored by a central station. The built- in digi tal co mmunica tor can transm it emergenc y signals and status reports to the central station 24 hours a day. Communicator Featur es Ab or t D el a y. Ask your in staller wh ich of your zones have Abort Delay, a delay that enables[...]

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    23 A DVA NCED FEA TURES Secu rit y Bypass /Unb ypas s (Security Bypass prog rammed?  YES  NO). I n high-securit y applicatio ns, zones ma y be bypassed (or unbypassed) onl y if a valid code is entered first, as follows: 1. Enter a User Code valid for by p ass, t hen press B . "BYPASS" w i ll display. 2. Press B then the zone number [...]

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    24 NOTES[...]

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    25 PROGRAMMING (OPTION AL) Int roduct ion The Program Mode (o ptional) is used to cust omize User Codes. Access to the Program Mode requi res a special Us er Code, therefore not all users may have the ability to program. Notes: 1. If t he system contai ns more than one keypad, onl y the keypad designat ed “No. 1” may be used for programming (if[...]

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    26 PROGRAMMING (OPTION AL) 5. Enter the new User Code using the number buttons. If an old co de is displayed, simp ly program over it. To erase the d igit at the cursor, press G , then 0 . Note: Pressing A again will dis- play non-programmable "OPT ion" and "ACCes s" sc reen s. Do not attempt t o program these scre ens as the en[...]

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    27 PROGRAMMING (OPTION AL) Programming Example: Program the User 3 Code to “3784”: 1. Select the Program Mo de as follows: (a) Enter your User Code, followed by A . (b) Answer NO (press F ) repeatedly until “ TurnOn Prog Yes/No” is displayed, then press YES ( E ). The display will briefly read: “UPXXXX” then "User01" (Use r 1&[...]

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    28 KEYPAD MESS A GES The keypad can display the following funct ional messages . Many are two-line messages; hol d down G to display the sec ond line. (In this booklet, both are sh own simultaneous ly for conv enience). Other diagnostic mes sages are available for the insta ller or servic er. Should any unfami liar mess ages appear, c all your deal[...]

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    29 KEYPAD MESS A GES Arming attempted with zone in trouble. Faulted zones will scroll. Correct trouble to arm. Arming att empted whil e the al arm is so unding. A valid us er code w ill silenc e the sound and clear th is message. Att emp ted t o arm with Ea sy Arm and th e ala rm is sound ing . The alarm wit not si- lence wi thout a valid use r cod[...]

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    30 KEYPAD MESS A GES ( With pulsi ng sounder ). Trouble condit ion on a Day Zone (zone numbers will scroll). Press C to silence sounder. Note: Watch Mode must be active. Alarm Condition, followed by zone number(s). "ALARM" and zones will display after s ys- tem is disarmed. Note zones, then press C to cle ar key pad. ( With pulsin g sound[...]

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    31 KEYPAD MESS A GES Indicates probl em(s) detected on the system (see below ). Check power transformer. Check for blown fuse or circuit breaker; general powe r out age. Battery weak. If not rec harged within 24 hours, replac e battery. Communica tion f ailure to central st ation. (Wireless systems only). Receiver respo nse failure, Receiv er No. 1[...]

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    32 GLOSSARY Following are brief descriptions of terms and features used herein that may be unf amiliar to you. Some of the f eatures are programmable options that may or may not a pply to your parti cular system. Abort De la y - A delay period that allows the control panel to be reset, thus aborting a report to a central station. Access Co de - A c[...]

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    33 GLOSSARY INTE RIOR Bu tton - Bypasses Interi or Zon es on arming (see Zones - Interior Z ones). Inst ant Pro tectio n - Armi ng without entry delay usi ng the F but ton while rem aini ng on the prem ises . Key pad - Pu ts c ont rol- pan el funct ions at y our finger tips. It can be moun ted a nywher e i n your prem ise s. Mana ger 's Mode -[...]

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    34 GLOSSARY Watch Mode - Turns on all Day Zones sim ultaneously. Window - A ti me interv al. See Opening Windo w ; Closing Window . Zones - Independ ent ci rcuits that protect specific a reas of the premises: Auto-Bypass Zone : A z one that will be autom atically bypassed from the protectio n system if it is in trouble (faulty) when the sy stem is [...]

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    35 SYSTEM TROUBLE ERROR CODES Your control panel is capable of detectin g a variety of troubles that may affect system performance . In the unlikely event tha t a pr ob- lem should o ccur, one or more of the following error codes may display in the window. Several of thes e messages are intended f or use by your installe r or servicer. If an y mess[...]

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    36 NAPCO LIMITED WA RRANTY NAPCO SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. (NA PCO) warra nts its prod ucts to be free fr om ma nufact uring defec ts in materi als and workmans hip for thirt y-six months fo ll owing the date of ma nufacture. NAP CO wi ll, wi thin said period, at its option, re pair or replace a ny product failing to operate correct ly without charg e[...]