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HouseControl E+ Installation Manual
The operating mode does not change immediately if you use security keypad. There is a 30 second
delay when switching monitoring off and a 45 second delay when switching monitoring on. There are no
delays if you use text messages
ALARM ON
and
ALARM OFF
except the time it takes the message to
travel in the GSM network.
When testing the system you can silence the siren by using a proximity key (the operating mode does
not change if alarm is active).
1. Magnetic door switches. Send
ALARM ON
message to the unit and trigger an alarm by
opening a door or a window with magnetic door switches. Wait until you receive an alarm text
message. Send
ALARM OFF
to the unit to clear alarms.
2. Moisture sensor. Drop some water on the sensor so that it alarms. Wait until you receive an
alarm message. Send
ALARM OFF
to the unit to clear alarms.
3. Motion sensor. Send
ALARM ON
message to the unit and go inside the house so that the
motion sensor detects you. Wait until you receive an alarm message. Send
ALARM OFF
to the
unit to clear alarms.
4. Smoke detector. Test the detector as instructed by the smoke detector manufacturer. The alarm
must be at least 10 seconds long for HCE+ to react to it. Wait until you receive an alarm
message. Send
ALARM OFF
to the unit to clear alarms. Notice that both sirens, the siren in the
smoke detector and the siren connected to HCE+, must go on when there is an alarm.
Exception: if interconnect feature is enabled in the smoke detectors, every smoke detector siren
should alarm.
5. Carbon monoxide detector. Test the detector as instructed by the manufacturer. Wait until you
receive an alarm message. Send
ALARM OFF
to the unit to clear alarms.
6. Enabling remote camera. Send
CAMERA ON
message to the unit, and then ask report from the
unit with command
?
. Check that the camera is enabled (CAMERA: ON) from the report.
7. Taking pictures with remote camera. You must tell HouseControl the multimedia settings (MMS)
of the particular GSM subscription before it can send pictures. In addition, some operators may
require an explicit activation of these settings. If this is the case, place the SIM card in an MMS
capable phone and consult your operator for further instructions. You will usually find the
multimedia settings and activation instructions from telecommunications operators’ web pages.
Command
Explanation
Example command
MMSAPN
Access point name
MMSAPN xxx.xxx.xx
MMSURL
URL address
MMSURL http://xxx.xx.xx
MMSIP
Gateway IP address
MMSIP xx.xx.xx.xx
MMSPORT
Port number
MMSPORT xxxx
MMSUSERNAME
User name
MMSUSERNAME
MMSPASSWORD
Password
MMSPASSWORD
You can take a picture with command
PICTURE
(see User’s Manual) if the multimedia settings
are ok.
8. Heater relay. Send
HEATER ON
and
HEATER OFF
messages to the unit and make sure the
heater starts and stops.
9. Ext relay. Send
EXT ON
and
EXT EI
messages to the unit and make sure the controlled device
works as expected.
10. Send
ALARM ON
and
ALARM OFF
commands to the unit and make sure that the status light
on the security keypad displays the unit’s operating mode correctly.
11. Unplug the battery backup unit and wait until you receive an alarm message. It may take 15 to
30 minutes for the alarm to activate. Plug the battery backup unit back in after you received the
alarm message and wait until you receive Power OK message.
