/ Installation Guide
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Installation
Location and Mounting
Before mounting the metal box, push the five white nylon mounting studs into the back of the box. Pull all cables into the cabinet and prepare them for connection
before mounting the circuit board into the back of the cabinet. Select a centralized installation site on the main floor that isn't easily accessible to intruders and
leave at least 5 cm (2 in.) around the panel box to permit adequate ventilation and heat dissipation. The installation site should be dry and close to an AC source,
ground connection and telephone line connection. Avoid installation near or in the path of strong RF fields (e.g., neon lights, computers), on or near metal objects,
circuit breaker boxes, air conditioners and heater ducts since they may cause interference and reduce sensitivity. Avoid installing the control panel in the basement.
IMPORTANT: To comply to EN 50131 requirements, unit must be installed in an approved tamper enclosure.
Do not cut, bend or alter the antennas and ensure that electrical wires do not cross over the antennae as these may affect the signal reception.
EN 50131 Compliancy
In order to meet with EN 50131 compliancy you will require the following:
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EN Metal Box
•
Tamper Kit TK278
•
Tamper Antenna
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Firmware version 4.96 or higher
Earth Ground
Connect the zone and dialer ground terminals from the control panel to the metallic enclosure and cold water pipe or grounding rod as per local electrical codes.
WARNING: For maximum lightning protection, use separate earth grounds for the zone and dialer grounds as shown in the PCB Layouts for each
respective panel. For UL installations, the metallic enclosure must be grounded to the cold water pipe.
AC Power
Do not use any switch-controlled outlets to power the transformer in order to avoid accidental user AC shut off. Connect the transformer as shown in Figure 1. Use
the below table for appropriate transformer.
Use only a safety approved transformer with rated output voltage of 16.5 Vac and rated power of 40 VA (maximum).
Backup Battery
To provide power during a power loss, connect a 12 Vdc 4 Ah rechargeable acid/lead or gel cell backup battery as shown in Figure 1 below. Use a 7 Ah battery to comply
with UL fire requirements. Connect the backup battery after applying AC power. When installing, verify proper polarity as reversed connections will blow the battery fuse.
Use only safety approved rechargeable battery with rated voltage of 12 Vdc and rated current of 7A maximum.
Battery Test
If the battery is disconnected or if the battery fuse is blown, a No/Low Battery failure will appear in the keypad’s trouble display
(see “Trouble Display” on page 51).
This trouble will also appear if the battery’s capacity is too low or if the voltage drops to 10.5V or lower while the control panel is running on the backup battery. At
8.5V or lower, the panel shuts down and all outputs close.
Figure 1: AC Power and Backup Battery Connections
Transformer:
(use only one of the following)
16 VAC
20 VA
(not verified by UL)
For UL
16.5 VAC
40 VA
Panel DC power supply output rated at:
1.1A
1.5A
Maximum allowed current supplied by all Auxiliary
outputs:
Max: 700 mA
Max: 700 mA
Do not exceed 200 mA for US or Canadian
installations
Battery Charge Currents
350 mA
350 mA/700 mA (programmable via panel)
UL Warning:
A 12 Vdc / 7 AH battery is required to comply
with UL fire requirements.
Caution:
Disconnect battery before replacing the fuse.
WARNING: Improper connection of
the transformer may result in
damage to the system.
Rechargeable Battery
12 Vdc / 4 Ah or 7Ah
