User guide

1. Introduction
Page 2
Keypad
Your alarm system is fitted with a 9941 or 9943 keypad, from which you can
set and unset the system. Figure 1 shows the main features of the keypad.
Refer to "4. Special Functions" on page 12 for information about other
functions available from the keypad.
The system will not accept commands from the keypad until you identify
yourself with either an access code or a proximity tag (see below). The
system can store 50, four-digit, access codes, giving secure access for up to
50 users. (The installer has a separate access code.) There are 9,999
possible access codes.
While the system is not being accessed by a user (or installer) the keypad
display shows the time and date and a short text – usually the name of the
system or some other text put there by the installer. When you enter a valid
access code the display shows prompts or other information to guide you in
the use of the system. 30 seconds after you stop using the keypads the
display reverts to the time and date. This prevents status information being
used to compromise system effectiveness.
Proximity Tags
So that you do not have to remember access codes your installer may have
fitted 9943 keypads which are able to read proximity tags (also called “prox
tags”). These tags are small slips of plastic that have electronic circuitry built
into them.
When you hold a prox tag against a 9943 keypad, the circuit inside the tag
emits a radio code that the keypad reads. Each tag has one out of a possible
4,294,967,296 (2
32
) codes. If the alarm system recognises the tag, it allows
you to do almost anything that you could do with an access code. If the tag is
not recognised, you cannot use the alarm system. When presenting a tag to a
9943 keypad, make sure that it is within 10mm of the face of the keypad. The
whole front of the case sensitive to tags.
Ordinary users can be allocated both an access code and a prox tag. You can
program the system to recognise up to 49 tags. U01, the master user, can
only be allocated an access code – a proximity tag cannot be assigned to this
user. For instructions, please refer to page 20.