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Section 1: System Introduction
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Specifications
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PC1555MX v2.3 uses DLS-3 v1.3 and higher.
Flexible Zone Configuration
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Six fully programmable zones
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System expandable to 32 zones using:
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up to 8 keypad zone inputs and/or
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up to 32 wireless zones with the PC5132 wireless expan-
sion module
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38 access codes: one master code, one maintenance
code, two duress codes, two supervision codes and 32
general access codes
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27 zone types; 8 programmable zone attributes
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Normally closed, single EOL and double EOL zone wiring
Audible Alarm Output
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700mA supervised bell output (current limited at 3A),
12V
DC
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Steady or pulsed output
EEPROM Memory
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Does not lose programming or system status on complete
AC and battery failure
Programmable Outputs
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One programmable voltage output and one programmable
voltage output/input; 23 programmable options
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PGM1 = 50mA; PGM2 = 300mA (50/300 products)
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PGM2 = 50mA; PGM2 = 50mA (50/50 products)
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Eight additional low current (50mA) outputs available using
the PC5208 module
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Four additional high current (300mA) outputs available
using the PC5204 module; one PC5204 output fully super-
vised for siren
Powerful 1.5 Amp Regulated Power Supply
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550 mA auxiliary supply, 12 V
DC
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Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) components
replace fuses
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Supervision for loss of AC power, low battery
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Internal clock locked to AC power frequency
Power Requirements
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Transformer = 16.5 V
AC
, 40VA
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Battery = 12 volt 4Ah minimum rechargeable sealed lead
acid battery
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For household fire and burglary installations, two 7Ah bat-
teries in parallel must be used, providing 24 hours of
standby power and 4 minutes of alarm output power.
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For commercial burglary installations, a 4Ah (or larger) bat-
tery must be used, providing at least 4 hours of standby
power and 4 minutes of alarm output power.
NOTE:
Do not install this panel outside of North America. By
design, this panel
will not work
if the AC line frequency drops
below 55.5Hz.
Remote Keypad Specifications
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Keypads available:
- PC5502Z2 2-zone LED keypad with 2-zone inputs
- PC5506 six zone LED keypad with zone input
- PC5508Z eight zone LED keypad with zone input
- PC5516Z sixteen zone LED keypad with zone input
- PC5532Z thirty-two zone LED keypad with zone input
- LCD5500Z alphanumeric keypad with zone input
- LCD5501Z fixed message LCD keypad with zone input
- LCD5501Z32 keypad / receiver
- SL-8 Slimline 8 zone LED keypad
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All keypads have five programmable function keys
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Connect up to eight keypads
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4-wire (Quad) connection to Keybus
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Built in piezoelectric buzzer
Digital Communicator Specifications*
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Supports major communication formats including SIA and
Contact ID
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Digital communicator compatible receivers and their for-
mats:
Silent Knight Model 9000: 3/1, 4/1, 4/2 non-extended, 3/1
extended, 20 bps, 1400 Hz handshake.
Ademco Model 685: 3/1, 4/1, 4/2 non-extended, 3/1
extended, 20 bps, 1400 Hz handshake, Contact ID.
Sescoa Model 3000: 3/1, 4/1, 4/2 non-extended, 3/1
extended, 20 bps, 1400 Hz handshake.
Radionics Model D6500: 3/1, 4/2 non-extended, 3/1
extended, with or without parity, 1400 and 2300 Hz hand-
shake. Sur-Gard Model MLR2-DG: 3/1, 4/1, 4/2, without
parity, 20 bps, 1400 and 2300 Hz handshake, Contact ID,
SIA.
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Event-initiated personal paging
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Three programmable telephone numbers
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Two account numbers
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Supports LINKS1000 cellular communication
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Supports LINKS2X50 long range radio transmitter
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Supports Skyroute transceiver
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DTMF and pulse dialing
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DPDT line seizure
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Anti-jam feature
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Split reporting of selected transmissions to each telephone
number
System Supervision Features
The PC1555MX continuously monitors a number of possible
trouble conditions including:
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AC power failure• AUX Power Supply Trouble
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Fault by zone• Loss of internal clock
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Tamper by zone• Bell output trouble
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Fire trouble• Telephone line trouble
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Failure to communicate• Low battery condition (panel)
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Low battery by zone (wireless)
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Module fault (supervisory or tamper)
False Alarm Prevention Features
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Audible Exit Delay• Quick Exit
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Audible Exit Fault • Cross Zone Burglary Alarm
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Communication Delay• Rotating Keypress Buffer
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Urgency on Entry Delay• One Restart of Exit Delay
Additional Features
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Auto Arm at specified time
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Keypad-activated alarm output and communicator test
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All modules connect to the system via a four wire Keybus
up to 1000’/305m from main panel
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An event buffer which records the past 128 events with
both the time and date at which they occurred; buffer can
be printed using PC5400 serial interface module, or
viewed with the LCD5500Z keypad and DLS-3 software
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Supports the addition of the PC5132 wireless receiver for
integration of wireless devices
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Uploading and downloading capability
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Local downloading capability through the use of the
PC-Link adaptor
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Supports the Escort5580 Voice Prompt Module with auto-
mation/lighting control
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Supports the addition of the PC5928 Audio Interface Mod-
ule to integrate intercom stations
*LINKS2X50 has not been investigated by UL.