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ENGLISH ..................................................................................................................................... 2 The Energizer Monitor Unit ..................................................................................................... ........ 2 Arming and Disarming the Electric Fence Security Syst em .........[...]
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2 ENGLISH The Energizer Monitor Unit Congratulations on your recent purchase of an Energizer Monitor Unit electric fence security system. The unit is a combined electric fence energizer and alarm system designed primarily for security fencing applications. When armed, the unit conti nuously checks the fence voltage and triggers an alarm if the fenc[...]
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3 Which Energizer Monitor Unit do you have? The electric fence security system is based on one of two units, a Premium or a Compact: Premium A Premium unit has just a single ‘power’ indicator lamp on the case front. This unit is typically installed together with a Keypad and/or Keyswitch. Compact A Compact unit has a Keyswitch mounted on the ca[...]
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4 Arming and Disarming the Electric Fence Security System Arming the electric fence security system Arm the system when you wish to fully secure the property. Arming the unit will electrify the fence and enable gate and fence monitoring. The Keyswitch or Keypad can be used to arm the system: Arming using the Keyswitch Arming the system using the Ke[...]
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5 Disarming the electric fence security system Disarming using the Keyswitch Disarm the system in the same way as you arm it. 1 Insert the key into the Keyswitch. 2 Rotate ¼ turn to the right until a fast beeping is heard. 3 Return the key back to the upright position and remove. Disarming using the Keypad To disarm the system, enter the UPIN or O[...]
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6 Daytime Fence Monitoring Twenty-four hour fence monitoring can be provided by the unit, even without fully energizing the fence. During the daytime, when people and ch ildren are expected to be around the fenced area, fence monitoring can be provided at a reduced vo ltage, by selecting “Monitor mode”. In this mode the unit is still able to mo[...]
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7 Exiting Monitor mode using the Keypad To exit Monitor mode and return to Standby, enter the UPIN or OPIN, then press : COMMAND KEY 1 KEY 2 KEY 3 KEY 4 KEY 5 Return to Standby using: User PIN UP I N or Owner PIN OP I N The system will disarm, the Armed lamp will turn off and the Pulse lamp will stop flashing. Tip: You may instantly activate Armed [...]
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8 Alarm Response If the electric fence security system is breached, it triggers an alarm — the security siren and any auxiliary equipment, such as a master alarm system/tele-dialler, are activated. After activation, the cause of the alarm is indicated by the Fence and Gate lamps (on the case front of the Compact, the Keypad, and Keyswitch). Whene[...]
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9 Panic Alarm In an emergency, a panic alarm can be raised manually by entering Panic mode. Entering Panic mode Entering Panic mode using the Keypad Enter the key sequence: COMMAND KEY 1 COMMENT Entering Panic mode Hold for 3 seconds Activating the alarm manually using the panic butt on overrides all system settings and immediately activates the si[...]
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10 System Operation Indicator lamps You can quickly check the operating status of the electric fence security system by viewing t he LED indicator lamps, fitted to Keyswitch, Keypad and the case front of the Compact unit. Lamp State Indicates Off When armed, indicates the fence is damaged or security has been breached Flashing The unit has delivere[...]
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11 Gate Alarm The unit can monitor the gate used to access the area secured by the elect ric fence. If the gate is opened while the system is armed, an alarm will be triggered (subject to the optional exit/entry delays described below). Exit/entry delays The unit can be set with a range of exit/entry dela y times. This allows a person arming or dis[...]
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12 Setting the User and Owner PIN numbers On Keypad equipped systems, the User PIN (UPIN) or Owner PIN (OPIN) number must be entered before the unit will obey any commands, except when raising a panic alarm. These numbers should be kept secret to prevent unaut horised operation of the unit. Until configured, the factory default value of the OPIN is[...]
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13 Troubleshooting General system faults If you encounter a problem with your electric fenc e security system, first ask your service agent for advice. If the unit detects a fault in the system, it w ill log a fault code, and the Power lamp will start flashing fast. Additionally the beeper will sound in the Keyswitch and Keypad. Ask your service ag[...]
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14 Care and Maintenance While the electric fence security system has been designed to be as maintenance-free as possible, observing the recommendations below will help to ensure a long and trouble-free life from your system: • Have the internal battery in the Energizer Monitor Unit checked a t lea st e ver y two years by your service agent, to pr[...]
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15 Electric Fence Safety Considerations If you are unsure of the meaning of the safety points detailed below, please seek clarification from your installer before using the system. The following section has been prepared from information appearing in international safety standard IEC 60335-2-76. Please read it thoroughly. Safety requirements • Th[...]
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16 • Connecting lead s that are run in side buildings shall be effectively in sulated from the earthed stru ctural parts of the building. This ma y be achieved by using insu lated high voltage ca ble. • Connecting leads that are run unde r ground s hal l be run in conduit of insulating material or els e i nsulated high voltage cable sh all be u[...]
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17 • Ensure that all mains operated, a ncillary equipment con nected to the electric secu rity fence circuit provides a degree of isolation be tween the fence circuit and the s uppl y m ains equivalent to that provided by the energizer. NOTE: Ancillary equipment that complies with t he requirements relating t o isolation between the fence circuit[...]