Planning and Installation manual VV600/VV602Plus
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4.4. Planning safe, document cabinet and filing cabinet
protection
Most of the attacks against safes are aimed at the door and the locking
mechanism. It is, therefore, advisable to mount a detector on the door where the
lock is situated. The hinges my attenuate the signal transmission from the body to
the door. We therefore recommend to use one detector on the body of the safe as
well.
4.4.1. Detectors mounted inside the safe
Mount the first detector on a suitable space on the body of the safe, normally this is
at the front top side of the safe. Mount the second detector on the inside of the
door, close to the hinges. Use flexible cable kit VM654P together with the junction
box VM655P. Also add a magnetic contact on the door. Cable outlet facilities are
normally provided in new safes. If not, we recommend mounting the detectors on
the outside.
4.4.2. Detectors mounted on the outside of the safe
We recommend a two detector layout, with one detector on the side of the safe,
close to the hinges. If you use the junction box VM655P and the steel cable kit
VM654P you will have a safe and reliable installation. The second detector can be
mounted on the door in three different ways as illustrated:
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Mounted fixed, close to the hinge providing a short distance to the junction box
with the cable kit VM654P.
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Mounted on the key-hole protection plate VM652P close to the lock, see 5.5.4.
•
With the movable mounting kit VM651P, mount the detector in such way that
the cable prevents opening the door when the detector is on the night position
plate, see 5.5.3.
Although the detectors are better protected when mounted on the inside, detectors
mounted on the outside will have a deterring effect.
The VM651P and VM652P have the advantage of forcing the staff to handle the
alarm installation properly. It prevents the staff forgetting to remove keys or properly
closing the safe doors.
