Operating & Installation Instructions for ACTentry A5 18-00064
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 Contents Installation Notes .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Product Specification................................................................................................................................................... 2 Ordering Information................................................................................
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 Installation Notes • Remember to Factory Default the ACTentryA5 before programming • Remember to place the supplied varistor across the terminals of the door strike coil to protect the relay contacts • Never use the on-board relays to switch AC mains voltage. An external relay, electrically isolated from the ACTentryA5 should be used for this purpose • Remember to change the programming code.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 20 Second Programming Guide 1.Factory Default: Step The ACTentry A5 may be returned to its factory default settings at any time by entering the programming mode and pressing the tick ( ) key three times. Keypad Entry 1 9999 Operation Enter Programming Mode 2 Change Programming code 3 Exit programming Note: The default Programming code is 9999 and the default code for User 1 is 1234.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 ACTentry A5 Operation The ACTentry A5 Entry Panel is contained in rugged polycarbonate housing, with programmable backlighting, dual relays and potted electronics, allowing for indoor and outdoor installation. The unit will operate with the ACTentry Intercom and ACTentry Phone. Up to 4 intercoms or phones may be connected to the Entry Panel at a maximum distance of 200m. The ACTentry A5 Switch Unit is available if a second Entry Panel is required.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 ACTentry A5 Entry Panel The Entry Panel is securely mounted on the wall at the entrance to the premises. It consists of a speaker grille (label 2), CALL button for visitors (label 3) and a keypad (label 4). The keypad is used for PIN code access or to configure the unit. Visitors press the CALL button to speak to the householder. Regular users enter their PIN code to gain access (up to 10 User Codes).
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 Power Supply The ACTentry A5 kit comes with a 15V 800mA DC power supply. This is enough power to supply 1 Entry Panel, and 3 Intercoms/Phones. The connections to the 240Vac mains supply must be carried out by a qualified electrician and made in accordance with accepted safety practices. Cable Cable Requirements: For optimum speech clarity, it is strongly recommended that the ACTentry A5 system is installed using CAT5 cable or equivalent.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 ACTentry A5 Entry Panel Installation The ACTentry Entry Panel is made from 2 separate parts: a front unit and a base unit. The front unit contains the speaker and keypad. The base unit contains the electronics, microphone and connector blocks. The two units are interconnected via 2 flying leads, one for speaker (label 4) and one for the keypad (label 6). Handle these connections with care when connecting or disconnecting! 1.Connector Blocks 2.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 ACTentry A5 Intercom Installation The ACTentry Intercom is made from 2 separate parts: a front unit and a base unit. The front unit contains the speaker and keypad. The base unit contains the electronics, microphone and connector blocks. The two units are interconnected via 2 flying leads, one for speaker (label 4) and one for the keypad (label 6). Handle these connections with care when connecting or disconnecting! 1.Connector Blocks 2.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 Installation steps 1.Fix the base units of the Entry Panel and Intercom to the wall and connect as shown below. 2. Attach the keypad and speaker cables to their connectors on the base unit. Handle these connections with care! Both connectors are polarised and can only go in ONE way. Forcing the connectors may permanently damage the unit. 3.Attach front unit to the bottom of the base unit 4.Close over from the top. 5.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 7.Test the audio quality. The volume on the Entry Panel and Intercom is set in the factory which should be suitable for most environments, if the volume is too low or high for the installed environment then further adjusted can be made manually. The Entry Panel has one adjustable potentiometer for altering the speech volume. Turn the potentiometer clockwise to increase the volume.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 ACTentry A5 Programming On the Entry Panel, press the button followed by the programming code (initially 9999). The CALL led will flash amber while in programming mode. If is pressed at any time or no key is pressed within 30 seconds, programming mode is exited.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 Relay Timers Relay timers are set in the factory to 5 seconds. Timers may be set to any duration between 2 seconds and 4 minutes. Step Keypad Entry 1 Operation Enter Programming Mode xxxx 2 2 Set Relay Timers 3 0-1 0 For Relay 1, 1 for Relay 2. {Buzzer sounds indicating timing…wait required period} (Stop timing){Buzzer stops – timer set} 4 Example: To set Relay 1 time to 10 seconds press: 9999 2 0 ...
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 Backlight Settings The keypad backlight is permanently on by default. It may be programmed to come on only when a key is pressed (Auto Backlighting), or it may be programmed to be completely off. Option Function Default Operation Step 40 Permanent Backlight On 41 Auto Backlighting Off Keypad Entry When set, the keypad illumination is always on. This option will override option 41 (Auto Backlighting).
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.1 Troubleshooting Low Speech Volume at the Entry Panel 1. Volume adjustment required on the Entry Panel. 2. Entry Panel grill is blocked 3. Entry Panel or Intercom/Phone supply voltage is low (Minimum of 15V DC required) No speech when the Intercom/Phone is buzzed 1. Wiring fault on the speech signal connections R or T. R carries the audio from the Intercom/Phone to the Entry Panel. T carries audio from the Entry Panel to the Intercom/Phone.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.
ACTentry A5 Operating and Installation Manual Rev 1.
