49-2551AB.fm Page 1 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Cat. No. 49-2551A B OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment.
49-2551AB.fm Page 2 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM INTRODUCTION You can install your RadioShack Wireless Home Security System with Emergency Phone Dialer anywhere in your house using the existing house wiring. The system operates using radio frequencies, thus eliminating the need for additional wiring. It includes a handheld remote, one keychain remote, two wireless sensor transmitters, a motion detector, and a lamp module so you can immediately begin using your system.
49-2551AB.fm Page 3 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Notes: • In addition to the parts provided, you need one 9V alkaline battery to operate the console; six AAA alkaline batteries — two to operate the keychain remote control and four to operate the handheld remote control; and eight AA alkaline batteries — two in each wireless sensor transmitter and four to operate the motion detector. Alkaline batteries in these sizes, are available from your local RadioShack store.
9-2551AB.fm Page 4 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW Your console's telephone dialer is designed to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each telephone or telephone device that you connect to the telephone line draws power from the telephone line. We refer to this power draw as the device's ringer equivalence number, or REN. The REN is on the bottom of the console.
49-2551AB.fm Page 5 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM CONTENTS Glossary ................................................................................................................. 7 Planning Your Security System........................................................................... 8 Assigning Security Codes ............................................................................... 9 Reassigning Security Codes ...........................................................................
49-2551AB.fm Page 6 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 31 Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 36 Replacing the Console’s Battery ................................................................... 37 Replacing a Remote’s Batteries ....................................................................
49-2551AB.fm Page 7 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM GLOSSARY Here are a few terms that will be helpful to understand as you read this manual. Arm and Disarm — Terms for on and off. When you arm the system, you turn on protection. Disarming the system turns off protection. Away Mode — Your system’s armed mode when all sensors (including motion detectors) are armed. Console — The system’s main control panel.
49-2551AB.fm Page 8 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM PLANNING YOUR SECURITY SYSTEM Before you set up your system, make a security plan of your home. This is especially important if you install multiple sensors to protect several different zones. Even if you only install the supplied sensors, take time to think about the best location for them. If you live in an upstairs apartment, the front door might be the best place to mount a wireless sensor transmitter.
49-2551AB.fm Page 9 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM ASSIGNING SECURITY CODES REASSIGNING SECURITY CODES A security zone is an area of protection covered by a single wireless sensor transmitter, motion detector, or other sensing/transmitting device. Your security console monitors up to 16 zones and alerts you if there is a violation (see “Zone Indicators” on Page 27).
49-2551AB.fm Page 10 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM QUICK INSTALLING/TESTING YOUR SYSTEM This section describes how to initialize all of the system’s accessories so they are recognized by the console and how to test the system to make sure it is working properly. Perform all the procedures in this section, then follow the instructions in “Mounting Accessories” on Page 17.
49-2551AB.fm Page 11 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Note: Be sure to install the backup battery. If there is no battery and the console loses AC power, you must re-initialize all of the system’s accessories. 5. Plug the console into any standard AC outlet that is not controlled by an on/off switch. 6. Plug the telephone cord into the console and plug the other end into a modular phone jack. Notes: • If you do not have an unused jack, use the supplied duplex adapter.
49-2551AB.fm Page 12 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM 2. Press ARM on the remote control. The indicator on the remote control blinks. INSTALLING THE HANDHELD REMOTE CONTROL 1. Press the tab on the battery compartment cover and lift off the cover. 2. Install four AAA alkaline batteries in the handheld remote control’s battery compartment, according to the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside the compartment. 3. Set the console’s INSTALL/RUN 1/ RUN 2 switch to INSTALL. 4.
49-2551AB.fm Page 13 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Note: If you do not hear a chime, press the button beneath the remote control’s label with a pencil. Then repeat this step. INITIALIZING THE WIRELESS SENSOR TRANSMITTERS Follow these steps to initialize each wireless sensor transmitter you plan to use with your system. 1. Lift open thetransmitter’s battery compartment cover. Hold down TEST, located to the right of the compartment, long enough to fully discharge the sensor (about 3 seconds). 6.
49-2551AB.fm Page 14 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM 5. Stand near the console and press TEST. The wireless sensor transmitter’s indicator blinks. INITIALIZING THE MOTION SENSOR 1. Press the four dots on the battery compartment cover and slide the cover down to remove it. 6. Release TEST. The console chimes and logs in the newly generated code for the wireless sensor transmitter. The first available zone indicator on the console lights. 7.
49-2551AB.fm Page 15 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM 4. Press TEST on the back of the motion detector. INSTALLING THE LAMP MODULE When the alarm trips, lamps connected to lamp modules flash on and off for the duration of the alarm. After 4 minutes (or when you disarm the alarm), the lamps stop flashing and remain on. If you arm the system with an exit delay, lamp modules that are set to the same House and Unit code as the console turn on during the exit countdown time.
49-2551AB.fm Page 16 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM TESTING THE SYSTEM After you have completed all of the quick installation procedures, follow these steps to test the system. Note: To avoid unnecessarily alarming your neighbors, tell them you are testing the system. 1. Set the INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2 switch on the console to RUN 2. REC/BUSY lights for 15 seconds. 2. Place each wireless sensor transmitter’s magnet next to its magnetic switch with the arrows pointing toward each other. 3.
49-2551AB.fm Page 17 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM MOUNTING ACCESSORIES MOUNTING THE WIRELESS SENSOR TRANSMITTERS You can install any combination of wireless sensor transmitters (Cat. No. 49-2585) and motion detectors (Cat. No. 49-2589), in up to 16 zones. Follow these steps to mount each wireless sensor transmitter. 1. Set the DELAY switch on the wireless sensor transmitter to MIN to protect a window or to MAX to protect a door.
49-2551AB.fm Page 18 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Notes: • If you mount magnetic switches on metal doors or frames, ensure that they are no more than 3/16 of an inch apart. On wooden surfaces, they can be up to 3/8 of an inch apart. • Do not mount the magnet directly onto a metal surface. If necessary, use a wood or plastic spacer.
49-2551AB.fm Page 19 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM The supplied motion detector can “see” up to a distance of about 40 feet with a 90 degree field of view. It can be placed up to about 100 feet away from the console. Secure the bracket to the detector’s bottom using the supplied machine screw. Then secure the bracket to the wall. Finally, loosen the screw on the hinge and adjust the detector to be level, then tighten the screw to hold the detector in position. Zone D Zone C Approx 40 ft.
49-2551AB.fm Page 20 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Looking at the back of the motion detector, set the switch on the left side to 1 (most sensitive) or 2 (less sensitive). When set to 1, the motion detector trips the alarm if any movement is detected. When set to 2, the motion detector must detect two movements or continuous movement within a short time before it trips the alarm (this makes it less sensitive to pets). To use the tape, place it over the lower zones of the detector’s lens.
49-2551AB.fm Page 21 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM 3. Release TEST and wait about 20 seconds. 4. Walk past the motion detector. The indicator lights as you move and turns off if you keep very still or walk out of range of the detector. Notes: • If the range is low (less than 30 feet), check that the detector is horizontal and at a height of at least 5 feet from the ground. • The motion detector automatically switches back to normal operation after 2 minutes in the test mode.
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49-2551AB.fm Page 23 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM • You should not program the console to dial the police directly, unless your local police department has a special line for emergency dialers. 2. Set INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2 on the console to INSTALL. 3. Press PROG. When programming emergency numbers and/or making test calls to emergency numbers: • Remain on the line and briefly explain to the dispatcher the reason for the call.
49-2551AB.fm Page 24 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM RECORDING A VOICE MESSAGE 2. Press RECORD. The REC/BUSY light turns on. Follow these steps to record your voice message. For example, There is a possible burglary in progress at (address). Please press 0 to listen-in, then call the police if you confirm there is a problem. Notes: • Your message should instruct the person to press any number on their touch-tone phone.
49-2551AB.fm Page 25 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM 6. If you want to hear the message again, set INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2 on the console to INSTALL and then back to RUN 1 or RUN 2. Repeat Steps 1–6 to change the message. TESTING THE DIALER 4. Press DISARM on the remote control to turn off the system and stop the dialer. Press LIGHTS OFF on the remote control to turn off lights connected to modules. 1. Set INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2 on the console to RUN 1. 2.
49-2551AB.fm Page 26 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM OPERATION ARMING/DISARMING THE SYSTEM You can arm the system three ways: • Set INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2 on the console to RUN 1 or RUN 2 and press ARM on the console. • Set INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2 on the console to RUN 1 or RUN 2 and press ARM AWAY or ARM HOME on the handheld remote control. See “Arm Away/Arm Home” and “Instant/Delay Mode.
49-2551AB.fm Page 27 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Notes: • The supplied motion detector (Cat. No. 49-2589) only operates in the INSTANT mode. If you want to use the exit/entry delay feature, you can use another motion detector (Cat. No. 61-2614) instead of the one supplied with this system. However, the ARM HOME feature might not work. • You must set the switch inside the wireless sensor transmitter’s battery compartment to MAX in order for it to arm in the delay mode.
49-2551AB.fm Page 28 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Reading the Status of Zones 1–8 • Ignore the Problem — Press BYPASS on the console while the trouble alarm is sounding. • Steady On — door or window is open. • Steady Off — door or window is closed. • Slow Flashing — wireless sensor transmitter is reporting a problem (such as a low battery).
49-2551AB.fm Page 29 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Other Console Indicators • BATTERY LOW (Steady) — battery in console is low or needs replacement. • ARMED (Steady) — indicates system is armed. DURING AN ALARM there was a violation. ARMED flashes and the zone indicator for the violated zone lights steadily. Press LIGHTS OFF to stop the flashing indicator and turn off the zone light and lamp modules.
49-2551AB.fm Page 30 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Using SECURITY LIGHT Use the SECURITY LIGHT button on the handheld remote control to turn on/off a light module set to the same house and unit code as the console. Turn on the module by pressing the remote control ON button that corresponds to the module’s unit code. Then press and hold BRIGHT or DIM on the remote control until the light reaches the desired brightness.
49-2551AB.fm Page 31 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM TROUBLESHOOTING If you experience problems with your security console or accessories, try correcting the problem as suggested in this section. If you cannot correct the problem, contact your local RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Solution The system does not arm. Check that INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2 on the console is in the RUN 1 or RUN 2 position.
49-2551AB.fm Page 32 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Problem Solution The alarm trips when you enter the house before you have time to disarm it. Arm the system in the delay mode. Set the DELAY switch on the entry door sensor to MAX. Set the ENTRY switch on the handheld remote control to DELAY, and then press ARM HOME or ARM AWAY on the handheld remote control. You cannot turn lights on or off using the LIGHT ON or LIGHT OFF buttons on the remote.
49-2551AB.fm Page 33 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Problem Solution You do not hear a chime from the console when you press ARM to install a remote. Check if you can arm the system when INSTALL/ RUN 1/RUN 2 on the console is set to RUN 1 or RUN 2. If you can, the remote control is already installed and no further action is necessary. If not: 1. Set INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2 on the console to INSTALL. 2. Press CODE (located beneath the label on the remote control) with a pencil, then press ARM again.
49-2551AB.fm Page 34 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Problem Solution The red light on the handheld remote control stays on during installation. Press the button located beneath the label with a pencil and then press ARM. If it still stays on, remove the battery, wait a few seconds, then replace the battery. Press the button and then ARM again. The red light on the sensor/ motion detector stays on during installation. Press CODE, then press TEST on the sensor/motion detector.
49-2551AB.fm Page 35 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Problem Solution The console appears to be “locked-up.” If REC/BUSY is on, you might have just switched the console from INSTALL to RUN 1 or RUN 2. The console then plays back the 15 seconds of pre-recorded message. If you do not have the earphone connected, you might think that the console is locked-up. Wait 15 seconds until REC/BUSY light turns off. If REC/BUSY is not on, you might have just tested the system.
49-2551AB.fm Page 36 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack Wireless Home Security System is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your security system so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the console and accessories dry. If they gets wet, wipe them dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits.
49-2551AB.fm Page 37 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM REPLACING THE CONSOLE’S BATTERY The console’s backup battery allows the system to work during a power outage. A 9-volt alkaline battery provides at least 12 hours of backup. BATTERY LOW lights on the console when you need to replace the backup battery, but you should replace the battery at least once a year. Do not unplug the console from AC power when you replace the battery.
49-2551AB.fm Page 38 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM REPLACING A WIRELESS TRANSMITTER’S SENSOR BATTERIES battery in the wireless sensor transmitter when its zone light was not flashing (low battery indicator), the wireless sensor transmitter is assigned to the next available zone. If any of the console’s zone indicators flash slowly, the wireless sensor transmitter or motion detector for that zone has not reported in during the last 4 hours.
49-2551AB.fm Page 39 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM FCC CAUTIONS LIGHTNING This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. Your security console dialer has builtin protection circuits to reduce the risk of damage from surges in telephone line and power line current. These protection circuits meet or exceed the FCC requirements.
49-2551AB.fm Page 40 Friday, February 19, 1999 3:41 PM Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
