NESS D8X / D16X DELUXE CONTROL PANEL – USER'S MANUAL
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INTRODUCTION
The Ness D8x and D16x microcomputer based
control panel
is the heart of your
security system to which all your detection
devices connect.
Each
Zone
of the panel can be connected to one
or more detection devices to protect separate
rooms of your premises.
Detection devices may be wired to the panel or
you can use optional wireless detectors.
Passive Infra-Red
motion detectors
(
PIR
s) are
used to detect motion of people or animals.
Pet Aware
motion detectors can ignore pets
and still detect people.
Reed Switches
are
fitted to windows and doors to detect opening.
Vibration sensors
such as the
Nessensor™
can
be used to detect glass breakage or forcing of
windows or doors.
Sealed
. Activation
Unsealed
and may cause an alarm.
Detectors such as fire detectors and panic
buttons must be able to generate an alarm at
with this assignment is called a
24 hour zone
.
Some detection devices may be required to
generate an alarm or warning only when the
is called a
Day zone.
Before leaving the premises you must
"Arm"
(turn on) the panel. After arming, the panel will
ignore detectors during the
Exit Delay Time
to
allow you to exit without triggering an alarm.
The system can be armed and disarmed using
the keypad supplied or by optional Radio Keys
or Access Cards or Fobs.
When you enter the premises the panel will
Entry Delay Time
and will not alarm unless you disarm the panel
during this allowed time.
When an alarm occurs, it can be reset with a
User Code
1
or by optional Radio Key or Access
Card/Fob
2
, otherwise it will reset at the end of
Alarm Reset Time. Resetting an alarm stops the
sirens and strobe light. If an alarm is not reset
the sirens will stop after the programmed time
(default is 5 minutes) and the strobe light will
stop after 72 hours.
Home Mode (also called Monitor mode)
and windows) can be monitored while you are
at home.
If you wish to split your alarm system into two
areas with access limited to each area by code
numbers then
Area operation
is used. Radio
Keys can also Arm and Disarm Areas.
The control panel housing and the covers
over external sirens are protected by
tamper
switches
to detect someone attempting to
disable the security system. Activation of these
switches will cause an instant tamper alarm.
If there is a problem with a detector, you can
Exclude
totally ign ored and cannot generate an alarm.
alarm again.
The control panel is fitted with a
rechargeable
backup battery
to ensure your security system
continues to operate if the mains power is
interrupted. This control panel automatically
tests the battery every hour and whenever
you Arm/Disarm the panel.
(Dynamic Battery
Test).
All alarms are stored in memory and can be
viewed at any time in
Memory Mode
.
1
Keypad codes programmed as
A
RM
O
NLY
will
not reset the panel.
2
Access Cards/Fobs can reset the panel if
the
D
ISARM
B
Y
A
CCESS
C
ARD
option has been
enabled by your installer.
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