C&K systems Alpha Plus User Manual

Using your Alpha Plus keypad With your

Part Number 5-051-373-00 Rev C

System 236 System 238 System 2316

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System 236i System 238i System 2316i

Thank you for purchasing this C&K alarm system. Your system is one of the most powerful and advanced alarm systems on the market today designed to provide you with years of reliable operation.

This manual explains how to operate your alarm system. Basic operating instructions are also printed on the small label attached to the inside of your keypad(s) door.

If you have questions or need help with your alarm system, call:

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(Alarm Company Name)

If you have monitoring questions or in cases of accidental alarms, call:

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(Monitoring Station Name)

When calling the monitoring company, know the following:

My Account Number is: _______________________ My Password is:_____________________

Table of contents

Getting acquainted .............................................. 4-5

What the lights mean ...........................................6

What the sounds mean ....................................... 7

Arming the system ...............................................8-17

Arming options .................................................... 18-19

Disarming the system ..........................................20

After an alarm ...................................................... 21

Options ................................................................ 22-34

Duress (Systems 238, 238i, 2316, 2316i ,236i only) ...... 23-24

Guest combination (Systems 238, 2316 only).......... 25

Changing a User PIN - System 238......................... 26-27

Deleting a User PIN - System 238............................ 28

Changing a User PIN - System 236, 2316............... 29-30

Deleting a User PIN - System 236, 2316 .................. 31-32

Resetting smoke detectors .............................33

Testing your system ............................................35-37

Local System Test .......................................... 35

Standby Battery Test ...................................... 36

Bell/Siren Test .................................................36

Central Station Test ........................................ 37

Telephone trouble ............................................... 38

Customizing your keypads ..................................39

Language versions .............................................. 40

Smoke detector placement ................................. 41

Emergency evacuation ........................................42

Definitions ............................................................ 43

Limitations of your alarm system ......................... 44

Test procedures index .........................................45

Zone description list ............................................ 46-48

FCC Notice / Industry Canada ............................ 50-51

What your alarm system is...

Your alarm system is made up of a control panel and several detection devices like motion sensors, magnetic contacts, and so on. Specific areas of detection are called zones. Zones can be programmed to have different characteristics. Some zones may be 24-hour zones, that is, they remain armed even when the alarm system is off. Zones used for fire detection, for example, are always 24-hour zones. In addition, some zones can be programmed to allow bypassing. When you bypass a zone, you temporarily remove it from the alarm system. Always remember, however, that bypassed zones are not protected.

How your alarm system works...

When a detection device is triggered, the status of its zone goes from normal to FAULTED. If armed, the control panel responds by reporting an alarm condition on site sounding bells, message on keypad display and if programmed, by transmitting an alarm signal over the telephone wires to a central monitoring station. The monitoring station then dispatches the appropriate authorities.

Some of your system's operations require you to enter your personal identification number (PIN) on the keypad. These include ARMING and DISARMING.

Along with its many other features, your system can be programmed to ARM INSTANTLY or to ARM WITH TIME DELAY (i.e., after giving you time to leave the premises).

Each alarm system in the 2300 family is designed to meet the specific needs of a variety of applications. System 236 is specifically designed for smaller, six zone applications.

Systems 238 and 2316 are designed for applications requiring protection of eight and sixteen zones, respectively. Although these systems do not offer all the same options, your alarm professional has installed the system best suited

for your application. Refer to the headings at the top of each page to determine if an option is available on your system. (If no systems are listed in the page heading, the option is available on all systems.)

Some of the available features of your alarm system are also optional, and will only be installed if appropriate for your installation. In addition, some system features will require you to enter your personal identification number (PIN).

As you read through this manual, watch for boxes like these:

If an optional feature has been installed in your system, its

OPTION INSTALLED box will be checked.

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If a feature of your system requires you to enter your personal identification number, its PIN REQUIRED box will be checked.

OPTION

INSTALLED

REQUIRED

ARMED

LIGHT

POWER

LIGHT

REMARKS

AC POWER FAILURE

LOW BATTERY

SYSTEM ARMED

SYSTEM DISARMED

SYSTEM IS ARMED WITH DELAY ZONES CONVERTED TO INSTANT

Slow Flash

Off

Power Failure. System is operating on battery.

Battery is low; Call your service department. LCD display will show system trouble.

Protection is on.

Protection is off.

LCD DISPLAY

Off

Slow Flash

System armed using * 7 #.

SYSTEM TROUBLE MESSAGES

AC Fail Low Battery

Connection Fail Bell Fuse Fail

NORMAL MESSAGES

Ready to ARM Faulted Zone Invalid PIN Entry-Disarm Now

Trouble Zone

*Not available on System 236/236i

SOUND MEANING

2 beeps system armed or disarmed

successful central station test or battery test

5 beeps

unauthorized command attempted error changing PIN number

wrong PIN number entered

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continuous tone, beeping fast for last ten seconds entry delay time continuous beeping, speeding up for last ten seconds exit delay time 2 second beep door chime

ring back after closing report*

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zone faulted during walk-test

chirping (1 second on, 4 seconds off) chirp alert warning: system is armed, but a delay zone is faulted; you

must disarm the system before entry delay expires or alarm will occur*

alarm signal for zone programmed for chirping bell or siren

continuous tone alarm signal for zone programmed for steady bell or siren

circuit malfunction (trouble on supervised loops only)

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pulsed tone (2 seconds on, 2 seconds off) alarm signal for zone programmed for pulsed bell or siren

invalid function

Make sure the display reads READY TO ARM.

Faulted zones must be cleared or bypassed before the system can be armed. If the display reads NOT READY TO ARM, followed by FAULTED ZONE, push the # key. The display will then indicate which zone(s) are faulted. For more information, refer to the sections Bypassing Zones and After An Alarm Occurs.

TO ARM THE SYSTEM:

Enter your PIN and push the # key.

REQUIRED

Don't pause for more than 5 seconds while entering the digits or the control panel will reject your PIN number.

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PIN = 4 digits long

236/236i

If you make a mistake while entering your PIN number, the keypad will beep five times. After the fifth beep, enter your PIN number again.

PIN = 2 - 5 digits long PIN = 2 - 5 digits long

2316/2316i

238/238i

Make sure the red ARM light comes on.

The keypad will beep twice to confirm that the system is armed.

The display will read EXIT NOW.

Exit through any TIME DELAY DOOR within seconds.

The exit delay time can be programmed from 10 seconds to 150 seconds.

If the EXIT PRE-ALARM option is installed, the keypad will beep slowly until 10 seconds before the delay time expires, then rapidly for the last 10 seconds.

OPTION

INSTALLED

A bar graph will appear on the display, showing how much exit time remains. Once the exit time has expired, the keypad will beep twice to confirm that the system is

armed, and the display will read ARMED.

The rest of the Arming The System section describes other arming options, and explains how to bypass zones before arming the system. No matter how your system is programmed, you

will always disarm it in the same way: enter your PIN, then push the # key.

AUTO HOME ARMING

Make sure the display reads READY TO ARM.

Enter your PIN and push the # key.

REQUIRED

If you do not exit before the exit delay time expires, the system will automatically arm perimeter zones and bypass interior zones.

If you exit through an exit delay door during the Exit Delay Time, the system will automatically arm interior and perimeter zones.

This option enables the system to automatically bypass interior zones if you arm the system but do not leave the premises. The perimeter zones will be armed, and the entry delay will remain intact.

System: 236/236i ONLY

OPTION

INSTALLED

The keypad will beep twice to confirm that the system is armed, and the display will read ARMED - INSTANT.

INSTANT ARMING

Instant Arming converts all time delayed zones to INSTANT zones.

Make sure that the display reads READY TO ARM.

Enter your PIN (if required), push the key, enter the digit "7", then push the # key.

REQUIRED

The red ARM light will flash while the system is Instant Armed.

CAUTION: When the system is Instant Armed, you will not be able to enter through any

perimeter door or walk through any protected area without setting off an alarm.

Bypassing interior zones will allow you to move about freely inside the premises while the system is armed. Refer to BYPASSING ZONES (pages 14 - 17).

Exit Delay Disable (see page 19).

OPTION

INSTALLED

HOME ARMING

Home Arming arms perimeter zones, while bypassing interior zones.

Make sure that the display reads READY TO ARM.

Enter your PIN (if required), push the key, enter the digit "4", then push the # key.

REQUIRED

The keypad will beep twice to confirm that the system is armed, and the display will read ARMED.

The red ARM light will flash while the system is armed.

Exit Delay Disable (see page 19).

Home Arming allows you to move about freely inside the premises while the system is armed.

When the system is Home Armed, you can enter the premises without setting off an alarm through a delayed entry zone. (Don't forget to disarm the system after entry!)

OPTION

INSTALLED

INSTANT HOME ARMING

Enter your PIN (if required), push the key, enter the digit "7", the digit "4", then push the # key.

REQUIRED

The keypad will beep twice to confirm that the system is armed, and the display will read ARMED - INSTANT.

Instant Home Arming arms perimeter zones, and bypasses interior zones. Entry time delays are converted to INSTANT.

Make sure that the display reads READY TO ARM.

The red ARM light will flash while the perimeter zones are instant armed.

OPTION

INSTALLED

Exit Delay Disable (see page 19).

CAUTION: When the system is Instant Home Armed, you will not be able to enter

through any perimeter door without setting off an alarm.

Push the key, enter the zone to be bypassed, then push the # key.

BYPASSING ZONES

This procedure allows you to bypass one or more zones while your system is DISARMED.

NOTE: System programming determines which PINs can bypass zones, also which zones can be bypassed. To learn if a zone can be bypassed, see the Zone description list on pages 46-48.

REQUIRED

ZONE #

NOTE: Zones can also be bypassed by remote programming. The system can either

be armed or disarmed for remote programming.

If required, enter your PIN.

System: 238, 238i, 2316, 2316i ONLY

ZONE #

To bypass more than one zone: enter your

PIN (if required), push the key, enter the first zone to be bypassed, push the key again, enter the next zone to be bypassed, and so on. When the last zone to be bypassed has been entered, push the # key.

To indicate that zones are bypassed, the display will read BYPASSED ZONE. To see which zones are bypassed, push the # key (once for each bypassed zone).

The procedures for adding a bypass and removing a bypass are identical. To

remove a bypass: enter your PIN, push the key, enter the zone from which the bypass is to be removed, then push the # key.

When you have finished bypassing zones, arm the system by entering your PIN and pushing the # key.

NOTE: Disarming your alarm system REMOVES all bypasses.

REQUIRED

System: 238, 238i, 2316, 2316i ONLY

This procedure allows you to bypass one or more zones while your system is DISARMED

BYPASSING ZONES

NOTE: System programming determines which PINs can bypass zones, also which

zones can be bypassed. To learn if a zone can be bypassed, see the Zone description list on page 46.

Enter your PIN (EBHAGKEHA@).

REQUIRED

Push the key, enter the digit "2", enter the zone to be bypassed, then push the # key.

ZONE #

OPTION

INSTALLED

System: 236 and 236i ONLY

(See NOTE page 17 ).

Push the key, enter the zone to be bypassed, then push the # key.

ZONE #

OPTION

INSTALLED

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