Climax Technology Co 2752 Users manual

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Jan-06-2014

Table of Contents

1. Application Overview __________________________________________________ 1

1.1. Identifying the Parts ______________________________________________________ 1

1.2. Introduction _____________________________________________________________ 2

1.3. The Power Supply ________________________________________________________ 2

1.4. How to Install the Control Panel ____________________________________________ 2

1.5. Three – Level Passwords __________________________________________________ 2

1.6. System Basic Operation ___________________________________________________ 3

1.7. Getting Started __________________________________________________________ 4

2. System Configuration _________________________________________________ 5

2.1. Walk Test _______________________________________________________________ 5

2.2. Install Code _____________________________________________________________ 5

2.3. Report Setting ___________________________________________________________ 5

2.4. Test Report _____________________________________________________________ 6

2.5. Record Message _________________________________________________________ 6

2.6. GSM Setting _____________________________________________________________ 6

2.7. Panel Setting ____________________________________________________________ 8

2.8. General Setting _________________________________________________________ 10

2.9. Device +/- ______________________________________________________________ 12

2.10. Network Setting ________________________________________________________ 15

2.11. Media Upload __________________________________________________________ 17

3. Programming Menu __________________________________________________ 18

3.1. Walk Test ______________________________________________________________ 18

3.2. PIN Code Setting ________________________________________________________ 18

3.3. Master Code ___________________________________________________________ 18

3.4. Temporary Code ________________________________________________________ 19

3.5. Duress Code ___________________________________________________________ 19

3.6. General Setting _________________________________________________________ 19

3.7. Device +/- ______________________________________________________________ 19

4. Operation __________________________________________________________ 20

4.1. LCD Display ____________________________________________________________ 20

4.2. Entering User Menu _____________________________________________________ 20

4.3. Away Arm Mode ________________________________________________________ 20

4.4. Home Arm 1/2/3 Mode ___________________________________________________ 21

4.5. Force Arm _____________________________________________________________ 21

4.6. Disarm ________________________________________________________________ 22

4.7. Bypass ________________________________________________________________ 22

4.8. Apply Scene ___________________________________________________________ 22

4.9. Dual Key Alarm _________________________________________________________ 22

4.10. Keypad Lockdown _____________________________________________________ 23

4.11. Tamper Protection _____________________________________________________ 23

4.12. Stop the Alarm and Alarm Display ________________________________________ 23

4.13. Voice Report and Call Acknowledgement __________________________________ 23

4.14. Fault Display __________________________________________________________ 24

4.15. Factory Reset _________________________________________________________ 24

4.16. Alarm Activation _______________________________________________________ 25

4.17. SMS Remote Command _________________________________________________ 27

5. Vesta EZ Home Application ____________________________________________ 32

5.1. For iPhone _____________________________________________________________ 32

5.2. For Android Phone ______________________________________________________ 40

6. Appendix ___________________________________________________________ 50

6.1. Event Code ____________________________________________________________ 50

1. Application Overview

1.1. Identifying the Parts

— Use this key to Away Arm the system.

10. Home Arm Key

— Use this key to Home Arm the system.

11. Disarm Key

1. Backlit LCD Display

2. Green LED

ON: AC Power is on.
FLASH: AC Power failure.
OFF: Power off

3. Yellow LED

— Use this key to Disarm the system.

12. Buzzer

13. Microphone

ON: Fault Indicator; the Yellow LED will

light up when any fault situation is
detected and turn off when all fault
conditions are restored.

4.  Key

— Use this key to move the cursor and

scroll the display upwards

5.  Key

— Use this key to move the cursor and

scroll the display downwards.

6. Key

— Use this key for deleting a digit,

canceling the selection, aborting the
current screen and returning to the
previous screen etc.

7. OK Key

— To confirm the keyed-in data or

confirm the selection.

14. Mounting Holes & Tamper

15. Tamper Switch

16. DC Jack

— For connecting the DC 9V 1A power

adaptor.

17. Internet Connection

18. Battery Switch

19. SIM Card Base

20. GSM/GPRS LED

— On for 5 seconds when power is

supplied.

— Flash Slowly: GSM normal.
— Flash Quickly: GSM failure.

21. Wall Mounting Bracket

— For mounting the Control Panel on

the wall.

8. Numeric Keys

9. Away Arm Key

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1.2. Introduction

powering source in case of any power
failure condition.

VST-2752 Control Panel features both IP and
3G mobile network reporting functions:

The advanced IP Security System with fully
integrated TCP/IP technology and Ethernet
connectivity is able to take full advantage of
new advances in IP Home Security and Home
Automation and multi-path signalling.

SMS remote programming and command is
also available to configure your panel by SMS
messages. You can also use our Vesta EZ
Home smartphone applications to send the
SMS commands easily for basic panel
functions.

 3G SIM card

The Control Panel features built-in 3G mobile
network facility to report to the Monitoring
Station. To use this function, a SIM card is
required.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 Please disable the SIM card PIN code

before inserting into the Control Panel.

 During normal operation, the AC

power adapter is used to supply
power to the Control Panel and at the
same time recharge the battery. It
takes approximately 72 hours to fully
charge the battery.

 Battery Switch is set as OFF by

factory default, the battery will not be
charged when AC power is connected,
nor will it serve as a back-up power
source when AC power is missing.
You need to switch the battery to ON
after supplying AC power to Control
Panel.

1.4. How to Install the Control
Panel

The easiest way to get to know the system
and get it up and running quickly is to get
all the devices and accessories
programmed on a tabletop before locating
and mounting them.

 Please make sure the SIM card data

transfer and MMS functions are
activated

 Unlock the SIM card base by sliding the

cover toward OPEN direction.

 Spring open the SIM card slot and insert

your new SIM card.

 Replace the SIM slot onto the base lightly.
 Remember to lock the SIM card base by

sliding the cover toward LOCK direction.

1.3. The Power Supply

An AC power adaptor is required to connect to
a wall outlet. Be sure only to use an adaptor
with the appropriate AC voltage rating to
prevent component damage.

A DC 9V output and 1A switching power is
generally used to power the Control Panel.

 Rechargeable Battery

 In addition to the adapter, there is a

rechargeable battery inside the
Control Panel that serves as a backup

The Control Panel can be mounted on the wall
or wherever desired. Ensure the Control Panel
is fitted at approximately chest height where
the display can be easily seen and the keypad
convenient to operate.

Step 1. Using the 2 holes of the Wall

Mounting Bracket as a template,
mark off the holes’ positions.

Step 2. Connect AC power adaptor, Ethernet

cable and insert SIM card.

Step 3. Hook the Control Panel onto the Wall

Mounting Bracket.

Step 4. Plug the AC power adaptor into wall

socket, the Control Panel Green LED
will light up along with 2 beeps to
indicate the panel is now operational.

1.5. Three – Level Passwords

In order to provide maximum security when
operating the system, the Control Panel offers
different levels of authorization for various
situations.

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User PIN Code

 The User Codes are used for users to

access the alarm system for basic alarm
system function. A total of 10 4-digit User
Codes can be stored in the Control Panel.
Each individual User can be given a
name for easy recognition when viewing
system events. User Names can be
named when first setting them or by
editing them afterwards when resetting
them.

 User PIN code #1 is activated with “1234”

as factory default and cannot be deleted.

Code, but will be removed after one
arming and disarming action.

Duress Code

 The Duress Code is specially designed

for situation when the user is under
personal threat. It has the same level of
authorization as User PIN Code, however
when a Duress Code is entered, the
Control Panel will send a silent alarm
report to notify that the user is being
threatened or held against his will.

 User PIN code #2~#10 are deactivated

by factory default

 Whenever panel asks to key in Enter

Code or, please enter your User PIN

Code.

Master Code

 The Master Code has the authorization to

enter Programming Mode for advanced
system setting. When the display panel
asks you to key in M-Code, please enter
your Master Code.

 Factory default: 1111

Installer Code

 The Installer Code is for installer to

program system configurations under
installer menu, such as Tel. Number,
Account Number.

 When the display panel asks for I-Code,

please enter your Installer Code.

 Factory default: 7982

Guard Code

 The Guard Code has the same level of

authorization as the PIN Code. It is
designed for security personnel to access
the alarm system.

Temporary Code

 The Temporary Code is designed for the

use of occasional visitors. It has the
same authorization level as the User PIN

1.6. System Basic Operation

 While entering PIN code, if incorrect

codes have been entered for 5 times.
The keypad input will be prohibited for 10
minute. Any key press during this 10­minute period will reset the timer to 10
minutes.

 When entering information for system

configuration, press
field, when the field is empty, press
again to leave current screen, no
information will be saved.

 When under user/programming/installer

menu, if no keys are pressed within 2
minutes, the panel will automatically exit
the menu and return to disarm mode.

 If the Control Panel lost power supply.

When the power is restored, it will
resume its previoius mode.

 When programming settings, refer to the

following tables to enter symbols and
alphabets, press the key repeatedly until
the desired symbol/alphabet appears.

1 ， ！ ？ － 【 】 @ /

1
2 2 A B C a b c
3 3 D E F d e f
4 4 G H I g h i
5 5 J K L j k l
6 6 M N O m n o
7 7 P Q R S p q r s
8 8 T U V t u v
9 9 W X Y Z w x y z

0 <space> / － ＆ ’ . ＋︰

0



Delete character and backspace

key tol clear the

key

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1.7. Getting Started

Step 1. Find a suitable location for the Control

Panel to be installed.

Step 2. Insert the SIM card in to GSM module

and connect the internet cable.

Step 3. Apply the AC Power. You will hear 2

short beep. Disarm will be displayed
on the first line and the system time
displayed on the second line of the
screen indicating the system is in
Disarm mode (Factory Default).

R e a d y t o A r m
0 0 : 0 1 J a n 0 1

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2. System Configuration

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In order to configure the Control Panel setting,
you need to enter the Installer Menu. To enter
the Installer Menu:

Step 1. Under Disarm mode, press any key on

the numeric keypad, you will be
prompted to enter User Menu.

E n t e r C o d e
.. .

Step 2. Press the learn/test button on your

device to transmit a test code (please
refer to device manual for detail). If the
Control Panel receives the test code, it
will display the device information
accordingly.

2.2. Install Code

Step 2. Enter a User PIN code (default is 1234)

then press OK to confirm. You will
enter User Menu

F a u l t D i s p l a y
L o g
A l a r m M e m o r y
B y p a s s
A p p l y S c e n e
A w a y Arm
H o me Arm 1
H o me Arm 2
H o me Arm 3
P - M e n u
I - M e n u

Step 3. Select I-Menu and press OK to confirm.

You will be prompt to enter Installer
Code.

E n t e r I - C o d e

. .. .

Step 4. Enter the Installer code (default is 7982)

and press OK to confirm. You will
enter the Installer Menu.

a l k T e s t
I n s t a l l C o d e
R p t n . S e t t i n g
T e s t R e p o r t
R e c o r d M s g
G S M S e t t i n g
P a n e l S e t t i n g
G e n . S e t t i n g
D e v i c e + / -
N e t w o r k S e t .
M e d i a U p l o a d

2.1. Walk Test

This function is for you to edit the Installer code
Step 1. Select Install Code and press OK to

confirm.

Enter I - C o de

. . . .

Step 2. Enter the new 4-digit Installer code

and press OK to confirm..

2.3. Report Setting

The Report Setting function allows you to
configure your report destinations. 8 reporting
detinations are available for configuration.

Step 1. Select Rptn. Setting and press OK to

confirm.

1)

2)
..
..
..

8)

Step 2. Select the reporting number you want

to program and press OK to confirm.

Step 3. Select the report type

GSM
SMS(C I D )
SMS(T E X T )
IP(SI A )
IP(CI D )
Mail
Voice
Delet e

 GSM: DTMF digital reporting in CID

format through GSM.

The Walk Test function allows you to test
learned in devices. (Please refer to 2.7 Device

+/- for device learning detail)
Step 1. Select Walk Test and press OK to

confirm. You will enter Walk Test
mode..





a l k T e s t

 SMS(CID): SMS reporting in CID

event code format.

 SMS (Text): SMS reporting in text

message format.

 IP(SIA): IP/GPRS reporting in SIA

format:

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 IP(CID): IP/GPRS reporting in CID

format.

 Mail: Email reporting. (SMTP setting

required)

 Voice: Voice message reporting.
 Delete: Choose “Delete” to remove

existing report setting.

Step 4. For GSM/SMS(CID)/IP(CID/IP(SIA)

setting, you will be asked to enter an
account number.

Step 5. Enter the IP address for IP reporting,

email address for email reporting or
telephone/mobile number for
GSM/SMS reporting.

Step 6. For IP reporting, enter the port number.
Step 7. Select a group for the report

destination.

 The reporting priority is based on to

group number sequence. From Group
1  Group Group 2  Group 3

….etc

 When more than one reporting

destinations are assigned to a group,
if a report is sent to one of the
detinations successfully, the system
will stop reporting to the rest of the
reporting destination in the same
group and move on to report to the
next group.

If the Control Panel fails to send report
to the first detination in a group, it will
move on to the next reporting
destination. If all reporting destinations
in the group cannot be reached, the
Control Panel will move on to the next
group

If the Control Panel fails to report to all
reporting groups, it will start reporting
from group 1 and continue retrying
until one report is made successfully.

Step 8. Select the event type to be reported to

this report destination.

 All: All events will be reported.
 Status: Only status events will be

reported.

 Alarm: Only alarm events will be

reported.

2.4. Test Report

This function is for you to test the reporting
destination you entered.

Step 1. Select Test Report and press OK to

confirm.

Step 2. The Control Panel will send a test

report to the first reporting destination.

2.5. Record Message

Use the function to record your Address
Message for Voice Report, the Address
Message is the first message played in every
voice report to notify the call recipient of the
caller’s information. The maximum length of
the message is 10 seconds.

Step 1. Select Record Msg and press OK to

confirm.

S t a r t R e c o r d i n g
(O K ? )

Step 2. Press OK to start recording.

R e c o r d i n g . . .
Press O K t o st op

Step 3. The Control Panel will emit a beep.

Start recording after the beep, speak
clearly and slowly for the Control Panel
to record your address. When you
finish recording, press “OK” to stop
recording, the recording will
automatically stop when it reaches 10
second.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 If you do not record your own Address

Message, the system will play default
alarm message when reporting. The
default message is “Alarm System.”

2.6. GSM Setting

The GSM function allows you to program
GRPS network and MMS settings,

Step 1. Select GSM Setting and press OK to

confirm.

G P R S S e t t i n g
M M S S e t t i n g
G S M S i g n a l
G S M R e s e t

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 GPRS Setting

In order to use GPRS to serve as a back-up IP
Reporting method, this section will need to be
programmed before reporting.

Step 1. Select GPRS Setting and press OK to

confirm.

A P N
U s e r
P a s s Wo r d

Step 2. Select APN and press OK to confirm.

A P N E d i t
i n t e r n e t

Step 3. Enter your APN(Access Point Name)

and press OK to confirm. Inquire your
service provider for information if
needed.

Step 4. Select User and press OK to confirm.

U s e r N a me

Step 5. Enter your log in user name and press

OK to confirm. Inquire your service
provider for information if needed.

Step 6. Select Password and press OK to

confirm.

P a s s w o r d

Step 7. Enter your log in password and press

OK to confirm. Inquire your service
provider for information if needed.

 MMS Setting

MMS setting is required if you want to send
pictures/videos captured by PIR Camera or
PIR Video Camera to mobile phones.

Step 1. Select MMS Setting and press OK to

confirm.

A P N
U s e r
P a s s w o r d
U R L
P r o x y A d d r e s s
P o r t

Step 5. Enter your log in user name and press

OK to confirm. Inquire your service
provider for information if needed.

Step 6. Select Password and press OK to

confirm.

P a s s w o r d

Step 7. Enter you log in password and press

OK to confirm. Inquire your service
provider for information if needed.

Step 8. Select URL and press OK to confirm.

U R L

Step 9. Enter your MMS APN URL and press

OK to confirm. Inquire your service
provider for information if needed.

Step 10. Select Proxy Address and press OK

to confirm.

P r o x y A d d r e s s

Step 11. Enter your MMS Proxy Address and

press OK to confirm. Inquire your
service provider for information if
needed.

Step 12. Select Port and press OK to confirm.

P o r t

Step 13. Enter your MMS Port and press OK

to confirm. Inquire your service
provider for information if needed.

 GSM Signal

GSM Signal function displays your current
GSM strength in RSSI value,

Step 1. Select GSM Signal and press OK to

confirm.

G S M S i g n a l
RSS I = 9

Step 2. The screen will display GSM strength

in RSSI value from 1 to 9.

Step 2. Select APN and press OK to confirm.

A P N E d i t
mms

Step 3. Enter your APN(Access Point Name)

and press OK to confirm. Inquire your
service provider for information if
needed.

Step 4. Select User and press OK to confirm.

U s e r N a me

 GSM Reset

This is for you to reset your GSM module.
Step 1. Select GSM Reset and press OK to

confirm.

A r e y o u s u r e ?

Step 2. The screen will ask you to confirm the

action, press OK of you want to reset
GSM.

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Step 3. The GSM module will be reset.

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 AC Fail Report

2.7. Panel Setting

The Panel Setting menu allows you to program
Control Panel configurations.

Step 1. Select Panel Setting and press OK to

confirm.

K e y w o r d
P - w o r d
A C F a i l R e p o r t
J a m m i n g r e p o r t
A u t o c h e c k - i n
O f f s e t p e r i o d
F o l l o w - o n T i m e
H i g h T e m p R p t
L o w T e mp R p t
B y p a s s F a u l t
D a t e & T i me

 Keyword

The Keyword is used for receiving SMS
commands from users. When a user sends a
SMS command to the Control Panel, the
correct keyword must be entered along with a
valid User PIN code for the Control Panel to
recognize the command. The Keyword is
disabled by default.

Step 1. Select Keyword and press OK to

confirm.

K e y w o r d

Step 2. The screen will display current

Keyword. Enter the new keyword if you
want to edit keyword, press OK to
confirm the change.

 P-word

The P-word is also used for receiving SMS
commands from Installers. When an installer
sends a SMS command to the Control Panel,
the correct P-word must be entered along with
Installer code for the Control Panel to
recognize the command. The P-word is
“PROG＂ by default.

Step 1. Select P-word and press OK to

confirm.

P ­P R O G

Step 2. The screen will display current P-word.

Enter the new keyword if you want to
edit keyword, press OK to confirm the
change.

o r d

This is for you to set the waiting time for the
Control Panel to make report after detecting
AC failure. Factory default is set to 5 minutes.

Step 1. Select AC Fail Report and press OK

to confirm.

Disabl e
1 min
2 min
3 min
4 min
5 min

Step 2. The screen will display current AC fail

report setting. To change the setting,
select a new option and press OK to
confirm.

 Jamming Report

This is for you to set whether the Control Panel
should detect radio frequency interference and
make report when interference is detected.
Factory default is set to On. When radio
jamming is detected, the Control Panel will
report the event accordingly. Factory default is
turned Off.

Step 1. Select Jamming report and press OK

to confirm.

Off
On

Step 2. Select to turn on/off the Jamming

report function and press OK to
confirm.

 Auto check-in

This is for you to set the interval time the
Control Panel waits before making a regular
check-in report to the programmed reporting
destination. Factory Default is set to 12 hours.

Step 1. Select Auto check-in and press OK to

confirm.

Disab l e
4 hr
8 hr
12 hr
16 hr
20 hr
24 hr

Step 2. The screen will display current Auto

check-in setting. To change the setting,
select a new option and press OK to
confirm.

 Offset Period

This is to set the time delay before the first

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Auto check-in report is made whenever the
Control Panel was powered off, then on again,
or when Auto check-in interval time is changed..
Factory Default is set to 1 hour.

Step 1. Select Offset period and press OK to

confirm.

1 h r
2 h r
. . .
1 1 h r
1 2 h r

Step 2. The screen will display current Offset

period setting. To change the setting,
select a new option and press OK to
confirm.

 Follow-on Timer

After the Control Panel makes a GSM digital
report to the Central Monitoring Station, the
Central Monitoring Station can choose to enter
a “Listen-in” period according to the Follow-On
timer duration set here. During this period, the
Central Monitoring Station will be able to listen
to what is happening around the Control Panel
through the microphone on the panel.

Step 1. Select Follow-on Time and press OK

to confirm.

D i s a b le
1 mi n
3 mi n
5 mi n
N o L i mi t

Step 2. The screen will display current Follow-

on Timer setting. To change the setting,
select a new option and press OK to
confirm.

 High Temperature Report

This is for you to set the High Temperature
reporting threshold. If the Control Panel has
learnt in a Temperature Sensor, it will make
High Temperature report and raise alarm when
the temperature exceeds the threshold. When
the temperature drops below set value again,
the Control Panel will stop alarming and send
High Temperature Restore report. Factory
default is set to Disable.

50 °C

Step 2. The screen will display current High

Temperature alarm setting. To change
the setting, select a new option and
press OK to confirm.

 Low Temperature Report

This is for you to set the Low Temperature
reporting threshold. If the Control Panel has
learnt in a Temperature Sensor, it will make
Low Temperature report and raise alarm when
the temperature drops below the threshold.
When the temperature rises above set value
again, the Control Panel will stop alarming and
send Low Temperature Restore report. Factory
default is set to Disable.

Step 1. Select Low Temp and press OK to

confirm.

Disab l e

- 10 ° C
0 °C
...

...
50 °C

Step 2. The screen will display current Low

Temperature alarm setting. To change
the setting, select a new option and
press OK to confirm.

 Bypass Fault

This is for you to set whether you want to
ignore fault events regarding Ethernet or GSM
function. Bypassed fault events will not
displayed or cause the fault LED will to light up
and emit beeps.

Step 1. Select External Tamper and press OK

to confirm.

Disabl e
IP
GSM

Step 2. Select either disable/IP/GSM and

press OK to confirm.

 Date & Time

This is for you to set your time zone, date and
time.

Step 1. Select High Temp and press OK to

confirm.

D i s a b le

- 1 0 ° C
0 ° C
. . .

. . .

Step 1. Select Date & Time and press OK to

confirm.

T i me Z o n e
Date & T i me

Step 2. The screen will display current time

zone and date/time setting. To change
the time zone, select Time Zone and

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press OK.

U T C
L o s A n g e l e s
D e n v e r
C h i c a g o
N e w Y o rk
M o n c t o n
L o n d o n
P a r i s
I s t a n b u l
M o s c o w
T a i p e i
T o k y o
S y d n e y
A u c k l a n d

Step 3. The screen will display current time

zone setting, To change the setting,
select a new option and press OK to
confirm.

Step 4. Select Date & Time to edit Control

Panel date and time.

D a t e & T i me
2 0 1 3 / 0 3 / 2 2 / 0 9 : 1 1

Step 5. The current date and time will be

displayed, you will begin by editing
year. Press Up or Down button to
change current year, press OK to
continue to edit month/date/hour/
minute.

2.8. General Setting

The General Setting menu allows you to
program Control Panel’s alarm related settings

Step 1. Select Gen. Setting and press OK to

confirm.

F i n a l D o o r
A r m F a u l t T y p e
T a mp e r A l a r m
E n t r y T i me
E x i t T i me
A l a r m L e n g t h
S u p e r v i s i o n
S o u n d S e t t i n g

delay timer expires. (Factory Default)
Step 1. Select Final Door and press OK to

confirm.

Off
On

Step 2. Select to turn On or Off the Final Door

option.

 Arm Fault Type

Confirm: When set to Confirm, If you attempt
to arm when a fault exists within the system,
the arming action will be prohibited, and a
message will be displayed “Fault exists! Please
Confirm!” You need to arm the system again to
confirm your action and arm the system.

(Factory Default)
Direct Arm: When set to Direct Arm, If you

attempt to arm when a fault exists within the
system, the system will enter selected arm
mode without further notification about fault
events.

Step 1. Select Arm Fault Type and press OK

to confirm.

Confi r m
Direc t A r m

Step 2. Select either Confirm or Direct Arm,

and press OK to confirm.

 T amper Alarm

Away Arm: Tamper alarm will only be
activated when tamper switch is triggered
under Away Arm mode (Tamper event will still
be reported normally in Home/Disarm mode).

(Factory Default)
Always: Tamper alarm will be activated

whenever tamper switch is triggered.
Step 1. Select T amper Alarm and press OK to

confirm.

Away A r m
Alway s

Step 2. Select either Away Arm or Always, and

press OK to confirm.

 Entry Time

 Final Door

If set to On, when the system is Away Armed
with a Door Contact set to Entry attribute, the
system will automatically arm the system once
the Door Contact is closed even if the entry
delay timer has not expired yet.

If set to Off, When the system is Away Armed
with a Door Contact set to Entry attribute, the
system will only arm the system after the entry

If a device set to Entry attribute is triggered
when the system is armed, the Control Panel
will begin an Entry Delay countdown timer
according to your Entry Time setting. The
system must be disarmed before the timer
expires or an alarm will be activated. The Entry
Timer for Away Arm/Home Arm 1/Home Arm 2/
Home Arm 3 can be programmed separately.

(Factory Default is 10 seconds)
Step 1. Select Entry Time and press OK to

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confirm.

A w a y A r m
H o me A r m 1
H o me A r m 2
H o me A r m 3

Step 2. Select an arm mode to edit its Entry

Time, press OK to confirm.

D i s a b l e
1 0 s e c
. . .
. . .
7 0 s e c

Step 3. The screen will display current setting.

To change the setting, select a new
option and press OK to confirm..

 Exit Time

When you arm the system, the Control Panel
will begin an Exit Delay countdown timer
according to your Exit Time setting, and enter
selected arm mode after the timer expires.

(Factory Default is 10 seconds)
Step 1. Select Exit Time and press OK to

confirm.

A w a y A r m
H o me A r m 1
H o me A r m 2
H o me A r m 3

Step 2. Select an arm mode to edit its Exit

Time, press OK to confirm.

D i s a b l e
1 0 s e c
. . .
. . .
7 0 s e c

Step 3. The screen will display current setting.

To change the setting, select a new
option and press OK to confirm..

 Alarm Length

When an alarm is activated, both the
Control Panel siren and external siren
will raise alarm according to the Alarm
Length setting. (Factory Default is 3

minutes.)

Step 1. Select Alarm Length and press OK to

confirm.

D i s a b l e
1 mi n
. . .
. . .
1 5 mi n

Step 2. The screen will display current setting.

To change the setting, select a new
option and press OK to confirm.

 Supervision

Set the supervision timer for accessory devices,
if no supervision signal is received within set
duration for a certain device, the Control Panel
will report the situation accordingly. (Factory
Default is 12 hour)

Step 1. Select Supervision and press OK to

confirm.

Disabl e
4 hr
6 hr
...
...
1 day

Step 2. Select your desired Supervision time,

press OK to confirm.

 Sound Setting

This function allows you to program various
sound

Step 1. Select Sound Setting and press OK to

confirm.

Door C h i me
Entry A r m
Entry H o me
Exit A r m
Exit H o me
Wa r n i n g B e e p

Step 2. Select the function you want to edit

and press OK to confirm. Available
options include:

Off
Low
Medium
High

 Door Chime: If not turned off, the

Control Panel will sound a door chime
sound when a Door Contact set to
Entry attribute is activated in Disarm
mode.

 Entry Arm: If not turned off, the

Control Panel will sound beeping
sounds when a Door Contact set to
Entry attribute is activated in Away
Arm mode.

 Entry Home: If not turned off, the

Control Panel will sound beeping
sounds when a Door Contact set to
Entry attribute is activated in Home
Arm mode.

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 Exit Arm: If not turned off, the Control

Panel will sound beeping sounds
when during Exit Delay Timer for
Away Arm mode.

 Exit Home: If not turned off, the

Control Panel will sound beeping
sounds when during Exit Delay Timer
for Away Arm mode.

 Warning Beep: If not turned off, the

Control Panel will sound beeping
sounds every 30 seconds when fault
exists within system.

confirm.

Step 2. Devices that have already been learnt

in will be displayed along with their
zone number (Z01, Z02…etc).

DC Z01
IR Z02

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 The available of devices are listed as

followings:

 Door Contact --- DC
 PIR Sensor --- IR

2.9. Device +/-

Devices +/- menu allows you to

add/change/delete all available devices. A total
of 40 devices can be included in the Control
Panel.

Step 1. Select Device +/- and press OK to

confirm.

A d d D e v i c e
E d i t D e v i c e
R e m o v e D e v i c e
P r o g r a m S i r e n

 Add Device

Use this function in include new device into the
Control Panel.

Step 1. Select Add device +/- and press OK

to confirm.



P u s h B u t t o n O n

D e v i c e t o A d d

Step 2. Press the learn button on the device

you want to learn in to transmit a learn
code, please refer to the device
manual for detail.

Step 3. If the learning code is received

successfully by the Control Panel, the
device information will be displayed on
the LCD screen. Press OK to add the
device into Control Panel.

D e t e c t e d ( O k ? )
D o o r C o n t a c t

Step 4. Repeat Step 1~3 to learn in other

devices.

 Edit Device

Use this function edit the devices learnt into the
Control Panel in Add Device.

Step 1. Select Edit device +/- and press OK to



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 Pet Immune PIR Sensor--IRP
 External PIR - -EIR
 Remote Controller --- RC
 Carbon Monoxide --- CO
 Smoke Detector --- SD
 Water Sensor --- WS
 Panic Button --- PB
 Night Switch --- NS
 Remote Keypad --- KP
 Indoor Siren --- SR
 Outdoor Bellbox --- BX
 Power Switch --- PSS
 Power Swich Meter --- PSM
 PIR Camera --- SV

Step 3. Step the device you want to edit, press

OK to confirm.

Burgla r
Home O mi t
Home1/ 2 O mi t
Home1/ 3 O mi t
H o m e A c c e s s
D e l a y Z o n e
Away O n l y
Entry
A w a y E n t r y
24 HR
Fire
M e d i c a l / E m g .
Water
Set/Un s e t
Silent P a n i c
P e r s o n a l A t t .

Step 4. You will enter attribute setting page for

the device. The device attribute
determines this device’s behavior,
please refer to attribute list below to

select an attribute, Factory Default is
set to Entry for Door Contact and PIR
Sensor

 Burglar

 When the system is in any Arm

mode, if a “Burglar” device is
triggered, a “Burglar Alarm” will
be activated immediately and
reported.

 Home Omit

 When the system is in Home

Arm 1/2/3 mode, if a “Home
Omit” device is triggered, the

Control Panel will not raise
alarm. It will still send a report
for this event

 When the system is in Full Arm

mode, if a “Home Omit” device
is triggered, the Control Panel
will respond in the same way as
if a “Burglar” device is triggered.

 Home 1/2 Omit

 When the system is in Home

Arm 1/2 mode, if a “Home 1/2
Omit” device is triggered, the

Control Panel will not respond. It
will still send a report for this
event

 When the system is in Away

Arm or Home Arm 3 mode, if a
“Home 1/2 Omit” device is
triggered, the Control Panel will
respond in the same way as if a
“Burglar” device is triggered.

mode, if a “Home Access”
device is triggered, the Control
Panel will start an Entry Delay
period to give enough time to
disarm the system. It will also
send a report for this event

 When the system is in Full Arm

mode, if a “Home Access”
device is triggered, the Control
Panel will start a Burglar Alarm
and a burglar message will be
reported.

 Delay Zone

 When the system is in any Arm

mode, if a “Delay Zone” device
is triggered, a “Burglar Alarm”
will be activated immediately
and reported.

 When the system is in any

Armed mode, and the Control
Panel is counting down the
Entry Delay, if a “Burglar”
device is triggered, the Control
Panel will not respond.

 During the Exit Delay period, if a

“Burglar” device is triggered,
the Control Panel will not
respond .

 Away Only

 When the system is in Away

Arm mode, if an “Away Only”
device is triggered, a “Burglar
Alarm” will be activated
immediately and reported.

 Home 1/3 Omit

 When the system is in Home

Arm 1/3 mode, if a “Home 1/3
Omit” device is triggered, the

Control Panel will not respond. It
will still send a report for this
event

 When the system is in Away

Arm or Home Arm 2 mode, if a
“Home 1/2 Omit” device is
triggered, the Control Panel will
respond in the same way as if a
“Burglar” device is triggered.

 Home Access

 When the system is in Home

 When the system is in any

Home Arm mode, if an “Away
Only” device is triggered, the

Control Panel will not respond.

 During the Entry Delay or Exit

Delay period, if an “Away O nly”
device is triggered, the Control
Panel will not respond .

 Entry

 When the system is in any Arm

mode, if an “Entry” device is
triggered, the Control Panel will
start an Entry Delay countdown
timer for the user to disarm the
system.

 After the delay period has

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expired and no correct PIN code
has been entered, the Control
Panel will activate its built-in
siren immediately to remind the
user the delay period has
expired.

 If the Control Panel is not

disarmed within 30 seconds
after the delay period expires, a
Burglar Alarm will be reported
and the external sirens included
in the Control Panel will also be
activated. Disarming the Control
Panel within the 30 second
period will return the system to
Disarm mode and silence the
built-in siren. No alarm event will
be reported.

 When the system is in Disarm

mode, if a “Entry” is triggered,
the Control Panel will make a
“ding-dong” Door Chime sound
(if Door Chime function is not
disabled).

 Away Entry

“ding-dong” Door Chime sound
(if Door Chime function is not
disabled).

 When the system is in any

Home Arm mode, if an “Away
Entry” device is triggered, the
Control Panel will not respond.

 During the Entry Delay or Exit

Delay period, if an Away Entry
device is triggered, the Control
Panel will not respond

 24 Hour

 The 24 Hour device is active all

the time and does not have to
be armed or disarmed. An Event
Code of #130 will be reported
with trigger.

 Fire

 The Fire device is active all the

time and does not have to be
armed or disarmed. An Event
Code of #111 will be reported
with trigger.

 When the system is in Away

Arm, if an “Away Entry” device
is triggered, the Control Panel
will start an Entry Delay
countdown timer for the user to
disarm the system.

 After the delay period has

expired and no correct PIN code
has been entered, the Control
Panel will activate its built-in
siren immediately to remind the
user the delay period has
expired.

 If the Control Panel is not

disarmed within 30 seconds
after the delay period expires, a
Burglar Alarm will be reported
and the external sirens included
in the Control Panel will also be
activated. Disarming the Control
Panel within the 30 second
period will return the system to
Disarm mode and silence the
built-in siren. No alarm event will
be reported.

 When the system is in Disarm

mode, if a “Entry” is triggered,
the Control Panel will make a

 Medical Emergency

 A Medical Emergency device

is active all the time and does
not have to be armed or
disarmed. An Event Code of
#101 will be reported with trigger.

 Water

 The Water device is active all

the time and does not have to
be armed or disarmed. An
Event Code of #154 will be
reported with trigger.

 Set/Unset (For Door Contact Only)

 If the Door Contact is set to

Set/Unset, the system will be
disarmed when the Door
Contract is triggered, and armed
when Door Contact is closed.

 Silent Panic

 If the device attribute is set as

Silent Panic, when the device
is activated, the Control Panel
will report a Slient Panic alarm
without sounding an audible

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siren. An event code of 122 will
be reported.

 Personal Attack

 If the device attribute is set as

Personal Attack, when the
device is activated, the Control
Panel will activate an alarm and
report an event code of 120 will
be reported.

Step 5. Select if you want to permanently

bypass the device. Permanently
Bypass will deactivated selected
device until you unselect the function.
The Control Panel will ignore all signal
sent from Permanently Bypassed
device, include Low Battery and
Tamper signal. Press OK to confirm.
Factory Default is Normal.

N o r ma l
P e r ma n . B y p a s s

Step 6. Select to on or off latch report. When

turned on, the Control Panel will send
a report if the device is triggered.
Press OK to confirm.

L a t c h R p t O f f
L a t c h R p t O n

Step 7. Enter a name for the device, press OK

to confirm.

E d i t n a me

 Remove Device

Use this function remove a leant in device.

Step 1. Select Remove Device +/- and press

OK to confirm.

Step 2. The screen will display learnt in device

list. Select the device you want to
remove, press OK to confirm.

 Program Siren

The program siren functions allows you to
learn in siren/bellbox and program their
behaviour.

Panel must first learn in a device of
any kind.

Step 1. Put the siren into learning mode,

please refer to the Siren manual for
detail.

Step 2. Select Learn Siren, press OK to

confirm.

Step 3. The Control Panel will transmit learning

code to the siren. If the siren receives
the learn code, it will react accordingly,
please refer to your siren manual for
detail.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 For SR-15 or BX-15, please learn in

the siren according to the instruction
in Add Device.

 Siren Tamper On/Off

Siren Tamp.On: When selected, the Siren’s
tamper protection will be enabled.

Siren Tamp.Off: When selected, the Siren’s
tamper protection will be disabled.

 Confirm On/Off

Confirm On: When selected, the Siren will
emit beeping sound when the system is armed
or disarmed.

Confirm Off: When selected, the Siren will not
emit beeping sound when the system is armed
or disarmed.

 Entry Sound On/Off

Entry Snd.On: When selected, the Siren will
emit beeping sound during Entry Delay
countdown timer

Entry Snd.On Off: When selected, the Siren
will not emit beeping sound during Entry Delay
Countdown Timer

2.10. Network Setting

Program your network and email SMTP setting
under this menu.

L e a r n S i r e n
S i r e n T a m p . O n
S i r e n T a m p . O f f
C o n f i r m O n
C o n f i r m O f f
E n t r y S n d . O n
E n t r y S n d . O f f

 Learn Siren: In order to learn a Siren

into the Control Panel, the Control

Step 1. Select Network Setting, press OK to

confirm

Curren t I P
DHCP
I P A d d r e s s
S u b n e t M a s k
Ga t ewa y
DNS
SNTP

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I n t e r v a l
S M T P
F r o m

16 hou r
20 hou r
24 hou r

 Current IP

The Control Panel’s current local area network
IP will be displayed

 DHCP

On: If DHCP is set to On, the Network will
obtain the IP address automatically with a valid
Network DHCP Server. You do not need to do
any settings. You can only set DHCP to On if
your Network environment supports DHCP. It
will automatically generate all network
information.

Off: If DHCP is set to Off, you neet to enter the
Network information manually for IP Address,
Subnet mask, Gateway, and DNS. Please
make sure that you have obtained all required
values for your Network environment. Contact
local service provider if necessary

 IP Address/Subnet Mask/Gateway/DNS

You only need to configure these settings if
DHCP is set to Off.

Step 1. To edit the setting, select the option to

edit and press OK to confirm..

Step 2. Enter a new setting, press OK to

confirm.

 SNTP

The SNTP setting is for you to enter an internet
time server IP to synchronize and update
Control Panel time automatically according to
set interval time. Factory Default is:

pool.ntp.org.
Step 1. To edit the setting, select t SNTP and

press OK to confirm..

Step 2. Enter a new IP Address if desired,

press OK to confirm.

I P A d d r e s s
p o o l . n t p . o r g

 Interval

Set the interval time for SNTP setting to update
Control Panel time

Step 1. To edit the setting, select t Interval and

press OK to confirm.

Step 2. Select your desired interval time, press

OK to confirm..

4 h o u r
8 h o u r
1 2 h o u r

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 SMTP

The SMTP setting is for you to program the
mail server related settings. The email account
you set here would be used to email the
triggered images/videos from PIR
Camera/Video Camera. For email destination,
please refer to Media Upload section.

Step 1. To edit the email information, select

SMTP and press OK to confirm.

Step 2. Enter your SMTP setting, press OK to

confirm.

SMTP

The format of SMTP setting is:
smtp://user:password@mail server

User: email account user name. For example,
if your email account is [e-mail],
enter john.

Password: email account password.
Mail Server: Email server domain name.

The default port used by SMTP is Port 25. If
you want to specify other ports, enter the port
number according to format below:

smtp://user:password@mail server:port

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 The control panel does not support

encryption method such as SSL/TLS.

 SMTP setting must be entered in all

lowercase letters

 From

This is for you to set the email account used to
send captured picture/video. This setting
should be entered along with SMTP setting.

Step 1. To edit the email information, select

From and press OK to confirm.

Step 2. Enter the email account according to

SMTP setting. Ex: [e-mail].,
press OK to confirm.

E ma i l a c c o u n t

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 The format of From setting is:

[e-mail]

 From setting must be entered in all

lowercase letters

2.11. Media Upload

The Media Upload menu allows you to set the
destination for the Control Panel to deliver
captured picture/video from PIR Camera or
PIR Video Camera.

Step 1. To edit the setting, select Media

Upload and press OK to confirm.

1 )
2 )
3 )
4 )
5 )
P r e f i x

 1~5

There are 5 upload destinations available for
you to program.

Step 1. Select one of the upload destination

from 1~5, press ok to confirm.

picture or video for you to identify the file.

Step 1. Select Prefix, press OK to confirm.
Step 2. Select to either edit or delete the

setting, press OK to confirm..

Edit
Delete

Step 3. If you choose to edit the setting, enter

a new title and press OK to confirm.

If you choose to delete the setting, the

current Prefix will be removed

Step 2. Select to either edit or delete the

setting, press OK to confirm..

E d i t
D e l e t e

Step 3. If you choose to edit the setting, enter

an email address, FTP address, or
mobile number for MMS delivery.

 Email: In order to sent the

picture/video by email, the SMTP and
From setting must be completed first.
The email upload format is: mailto:

[e-mail]

 MMS: In order to sent the

picture/video to a mobile number the
MMS setting must be completed first.
The MMS upload format is: mms:

mobile number

 FTP: The FTP upload format is:

ftp://user:password@IP address:port/
folder

If you choose to delete the setting, the

current upload setting will be removed

Step 4. If you choose to edit the setting, enter

an email address, FTP address, or
mobile number for MMS delivery.

 Prefix

The prefix is the title given to every captured

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3. Programming Menu

W

The programming menu is designed for user to
mange User PIN codes and other setting. to
enter the Programming Menu:

Step 1. Under Disarm mode, press any key on

the numeric keypad, you will be
prompted to enter User Menu.

E n t e r C o d e
.. .

Step 2. Enter a User PIN code (default is 1234)

then press OK to confirm. You will
enter User Menu

F a u l t D i s p l a y
L o g
A l a r m M e m o r y
A w a y Arm
H o me Arm 1
H o me Arm 2
H o me Arm 3
P - M e n u
I - M e n u

Step 3. Select P-Menu and press OK to

confirm. You will be prompt to enter
Installer Code.

E n t e r M - C o d e

. .. .

Step 4. Enter the Master code (default is 1111

and press OK to confirm. You will
enter the Installer Menu.

a l k T e s t
P i n C o d e
M a s t e r C o d e
T e m p C o d e
D u r e s s C o d e
G e n . S e t t i n g
D e v i c e + / -

easy recognition User PIN Code #1 is set to

1234 by Factory Default.
Step 1. Select Pin Code, press OK to confirm.
Step 2. You will enter the PIN code menu.

Select the PIN code you want to edit,
then press OK to confirm.

1)

2)....

...
...
...

9)....

10)... .

Step 3. For an existing PIN code, you will be

asked whether you want to delete the
PIN code (except for PIN code 1 which
cannot be deleted), press OK to
confirm if you want to delete the PIN
code

For an empty PIN code, you will be

prompted to enter a new code.

E n t e r n e w c o d e

. . . .

Step 4. Select a new PIN code and press OK,

you will be asked to repeat the code
again.

R e p e a t n e w c o d e

. . . .

Step 5. Select to turn on/off Latch option.

When set to On, the system will report
all arm/disarm action by this user.
Press OK to confirm.

User N a me

Step 6. Enter a User Name for this PIN Code,

you can also leave this field blank.
Press OK to confirm. The PIN code
setting is now complete.



3.1. Walk Test

The Walk Test function under Programming
Menu functions the same as the Walk Test
function in Installer Menu. Please refer to 2.1.

Walk Test for detail.

3.2. PIN Code Setting

The User Codes are used for users to acess
the alarm system. A total of 10 4-digit User
Codes can be stored in the Control Panel.
Each individual User can be given a name for

3.3. Master Code

The Master Code is used to access the
Programming Menu. Factory Default is set to

1111. To change the Master Code.
Step 1. Select Master Code and press OK to

confirm. You will be prompt to enter a
new Master Code.

E n t e r n e w c o d e

. . . .

Step 2. Enter the new code and press OK, you

will be asked to repeat the code again.

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R e p e a t n e w c o d e

. .. .

Step 3. Repeat the new code and press OK to

confirm. Master Code setting is now
complete.

3.4. Temporary Code

The Temporary Code is used to access the
system for a temporary user and is valid only
once per arming and once per disarming.
Afterwards, the Temporary Code is
automatically erased and needs to be reset for
a new Temporary user. To set the Temporary
Code.

Step 1. Select Temp Code and press OK to

confirm. You will be prompt to enter a
new Temporary Code.

E n t e r n e w c o d e

. .. .

Step 2. Enter the new code and press OK, you

will be asked to repeat the code again.

R e p e a t n e w c O d e

. .. .

Step 3. Repeat the new code and press OK to

confirm. Temporary Code setting is
now complete.

3.6. General Setting

The General Setting function under
Programming Menu functions the same as the
General Setting function in Installer Menu.
Please refer to 2.6. General Setting for detail.

3.7. Device +/-

The Device +/- function under Programming
Menu functions the same as the Device +/­function in Installer Menu. Please refer to 2.7.

Device +/- for detail.

3.5. Duress Code

The Duress Code has the same function as the
User PIN code. It is used to access the system
in duress situation. When this code is used for
accessing the system, the Control Panel will
report a secret alarm message without
sounding the siren to the Central Monitoring
Station to indicate of a “Duress Situation in

Progress”. To set the Duress Code:
Step 1. Select Duress Code and press OK to

confirm. You will be prompt to enter a
new Duress Code.

E n t e r n e w c o d e

. .. .

Step 2. Enter the new code and press OK, you

will be asked to repeat the code again.

R e p e a t n e w c O d e

. .. .

Step 3. Repeat the new code and press OK to

confirm. Duress Code setting is now
complete.

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4. Operation



4.1. LCD Display

The Control Panel’s LCD will display the
system information according to different status
and panel modes.

 Disarm mode

When the system is in Disarm mode, and no
fault exists in system, the LCD will display
“Ready to Arm”.

R e a d y t o A r m
0 0 : 0 1 J a n 0 1

When fault events exists in system, The LCD
will display the fault event on screen, followed
by “(XX)”. The XX represents the number of
fault event in system.

When Control Panel or accessory tamper open
status is detected, the LCD will display
“Tamper Zone”

T a m p e r Z o n e ( X X )

0 0 : 0 1 J a n 0 1

When Door Contact in the system is opened
(not aligned with magnet), the LCD will display
“Open Zone”

O p e n Z o n e ( X X )
0 0 : 0 1 J a n 0 1

When other fault exists in system, the LCD will
display “Fault”

F a u l t ( X X )
0 0 : 0 1 J a n 0 1

Step 1. The screen will display:

ST A R T


Step 2. Press Down key to scroll through the

fault events. When all fault events are
displayed, the screen will show:

E N D

Step 3. Press key to exit fault display.

4.2. Entering User Menu

When the system is in Disarm mode, enter a
valid user code to access the User Menu,

When the first numberic key is pressed, the
display will show:

E n t e r C o d e

. . . .

Enter the 4-digit user PIN code followed by OK,
within 30 sec.

The options are available for user menu:

oFaul t D i s p l ay
Log
Al a r m M e mo r y
Bypass
A p p l y S c e n e
Awa y A r m
Home A r m 1
Home A r m 2
Home A r m 3
P-Menu
I-Menu

 Away Arm / Home Arm mode

When the system is in Away Arm or Home Arm
mode, and no fault event exists in system, the
LCD will display current mode.

A w a y A r m
0 0 : 0 1 J a n 0 1

When the system is in Away Arm or Home Arm
mode, and fault event exists in system, the
LCD will display (XX) after current mode. The
XX represents the number of fault event in
system.

A w a y A r m ( X X )
0 0 : 0 1 J a n 0 1

 View Fault Events

When fault event exists in system, press Down
key to view fault events.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 If you wish to arm the system when

fault event exists, please refer to
section Forced Arming below.

4.3. Away Arm Mode

The Away Arm Mode will arm all divice in the
Control Panel to react accordingly upon alarm
trigger

 Entering Away Arm mode

Step 1:

 Select Away Arm under User Menu

and press OK.

 When under Disarm mode, enter a

User PIN code and press the Away

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Arm key on the Control Panel.

under Home Arm 1/3 mode.

 When under Disarm mode, enter a

User PIN code and press the Away
Arm key on the Remote Keypad.
(Please refer to Remote Keypad
manual for detail)

 Press the Away Arm key on the

Remote Controller.

 When under Disarm mode, press the

Away Arm key on the Control Panel
for quick arm.

 Use the Control Panel webpage to

Away Arm the Control Panel.

 Send an SMS command (Please refer

to 5. Vesta EZ Home Application).

Step 2. The Control Panel will begin Exit

Delay Timer countdown according to
the setting. The screen will display:

T i me t o e x i t

Step 3. When the timer expires, the Control

<<IIMMPPOORRTTAANNTT NNOOTTEE>>

X X X s e c

Panel will enter Away Arm mode and
emit a long beep to indicate.

 If Final Door is set to ON, when the

Door Contact set to Entry Attribute is
closed. The Control Panel will enter
Away Arm mode even if the Exit Delay
Timer has not expired yet.

 Stopping the Exit Delay Timer

The Exit Delay Timer can be stopped by
disarming the system and the Control Panel
will return to Disarm mode. Please refer to 4.5.

Disarm Mode section below

4.4. Home Arm 1/2/3 Mode

The Home Arm Mode allows the home to be
Partial Armed, Thus, part of the System is
protected with the Alarm, yet, the other areas
allows the user to move freely without self
triggering the alarm.

The Control Panel has 3 Home Arm Mode from
1 to 3. According to different settings, devices
with their attribute set to Home Omit or Away
Only will not be triggered under any Home Arm
mode. Device set to Home 1/2 Omit will not be
triggered under Home Arm 1/2 mode. Device
set to Home 1/3 Omit will not be triggered

 Entering Home Arm mode

Step 1:

 Select Home Arm 1~3 under User

Menu and press OK.

 When under Disarm mode, enter a

User PIN code and press the Home
Arm key on the Control Panel. (Home
Arm 1 only)

 When under Disarm mode, enter a

User PIN code and press the Home
Arm key on the Remote Keypad.
(Home Arm 1 only, please refer to
Remote Keypad manual for detail)

 Press the Home Arm key on the

Remote Controller(Home Arm 1 only).

 When under Disarm mode, press the

Home Arm key on the Control Panel
for quick arm (Home Arm 1 only).

 Use the Control Panel webpage to

Home Arm the Control Panel.

 Send an SMS command (Please refer

to 5. Vesta EZ Home Application).

Step 2. The Control Panel will begin Exit

Delay Timer countdown according to
the setting. The screen will display:

T i me t o e x i t
XXX s e c

Step 3. When the timer expires, the Control

Panel will enter selected Home Arm
mode and emit 3 short beeps to
indicate.

 Stopping the Exit Delay Timer

The Exit Delay Timer can be stopped by
disarming the system and the Control Panel
will return to Disarm mode. Please refer to 4.5.

Disarm Mode section below

4.5. Force Arm

When you arm the system, if any fault event
exists in the system, the arming action will be
prohibited and the fault event will be displayed
on screen.

At this moment, you can either rectify all of the
problems and clear the Fault Display. The
Control Panel will be able to be armed normally.

If you want to arm the system without

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correcting the fault situation, follow the steps
below to Forced Arm the Control Panel.

Step 1: When fault events are displayed,

repeat the same arming action again

Step 2: The Control Panel will begin Exit Delay

Timer countdown according to the
setting. The screen will display:

T i me t o e x i t
X X X s e c

Step 3. When the timer expires, the Control

Panel will enter selected arm mode
accordingly

4.6. Disarm

When the system is under Away Arm or Home
Arm mode, to disarm the system:

Step 1:

 Enter a User PIN code on the Control

Panel keypad and press Disarm key
or OK key.

 Enter a User PIN code on the Remote

Keypad and press Disarm key.

 Press the Disarm key on the Remote

Controller.

 Use the Control Panel webpage to

disarm the Control Panel.

 Send an SMS command (Please refer

to 5. Vesta EZ Home Application).

Step 2: The Control Panel will return to Disarm

mode.

4.7. Bypass

The Bypass function allows you to deactivate a
device temporarily for one arming/disarming
period. When a bypassed sensor (IR/DC/PIR
Camera) is triggered, the panel will ignore the
signal from the sensor and will not raise alarm.

To Bypass a sensor:
Step 1. Select Bypass, press OK to confirm.

The screen will display your device list:

D C Z 0 1
I R Z 0 2

Step 2. Select the sensor you want to bypass

and press OK. The sensor will be
marked with a + to indicate it is
bypassed. You can also remove the
bypass condition by selecting the
sensor and press OK again.

+DC Z0 1
IR Z0 2

The bypassed condition of a sensor will be
remove automatically after the panel is armed,
then disarmed. For Door Contact, the condition
will also be removed when the Door Contact is
closed.

4.8. Apply Scene

You can activate programmed Scene number
under the User Menu. Before applying a scene,
the scene must be programmed first through
the Control Panel webpage. Please refer to the
IP Installation Guide for detail.

To apply a scene:
Step 1. Select Apply Scene, press OK to

confirm. The screen will display scene
numbers from 1~10:

1
2

10

Step 2. Select the scene you want to activate

and press OK to confirm.

4.9. Dual Key Alarm

You can activate an alarm manually by
pressing buttons on the Control Panel keypad
anytime regardless of system mode.

 Panic Alarm

Press and hold 1 and 3 keys together for 3
seconds to trigger a panic alarm.

 Fire Alarm

Press and hold 4 and 6 keys together for 3
seconds to trigger a fire alarm.

 Medical Emergency Alarm

Press and hold 7 and 9 keys together for 3
seconds to trigger a medical emergency alarm.

Step 1. Press and hold both keys together to

trigger alarm, the screen will prompt
you to enter PIN code when you first
press the keys.

E n t e r C o d e

. . . .

Step 2. Ignore the screen prompt and continue

to hold both keys for 3 seconds. Then
the alarm will be activated

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4.10. Keypad Lockdown



The Control Panel features Keypad Lockdown
function to prevent continuous User PIN Code
retries: If the wrong User PIN Codes are
entered for 5 times within 10 minutes, the
keypad will be locked down for 15 minutes. All
key presses from Control Panel keypad or
Remote Keypads are prohibited during the 15
minute period.

4.11. Tamper Protection

The Control Panel is tamper protected from
unauthorized removal from mounted surface.
When the tamper is triggered:

 If the system is in Arm mode:

The Control Panel will always activate a
Tamper Alarm upon tamper switch trigger
and report the alarm event.

 If the system is in Home/Disarm mode:

When Tamper Alarm is set to Away Only,
no alarm will be activated when a tamper
switch is triggered under Home/Disarm
mode. A report for tamper trigger will still be
reported.

When Tamper Alarm is set to Always, the
Tamper Alarm will also be activated when a
tamper switch is triggered under
Home/Disarm mode.

For Tamper Alarm setting please refer to 2.6.
General Setting.

 Avoiding accidental Tamper alarm when

changing device battery/mounting
location:

Step 1: Use the Bypass function to temporarily

deactivate the device to avoid tamper
trigger.

Step 2: For Indoor Siren or Outdoor Bell Box,

you also need to disabled the Siren
Tamper temporarily.

Step 3: After finish changing battery or

mounting location, remove the Bypass
setting and enable Siren Tamper again

 Stopping the Alarm

Step 1: To Stop the alarm, disarm the Control

Panel, please refer to 4.6. Disarm for
detail.

Step 2: The alarm will be stopped, the device

that triggered the alarm will be
displayed on screen. Use the Down
button to scroll down the alarm event,
the screen will display whether the
system reported successfully to
programmed destination or not.

Step 3: When you finished viewing the alarm

event, the Control Panel will enter
Disarm mode.

<<IIMMPPOORRTTAANNTT NNOOTTEE>>

 The Remote Controller cannot be

used to stop the panic alarm triggered
by itself.

 Alarm Memory

You can use the Alarm Memory option to
check previous alarm history.

Step 1: Under the User Manual, select Alarm

Memory and press OK to confirm. If

alarm memory exists in the Control
Panel, the screen will display:

ST A R T


Step 2. Press Down key to scroll through the

alarm events. When all alarm event
are displayed, the screen will show:

E N D

Step 3. You can press Up key to scroll back

through the fault events or press OK
key to exit Alarm Memory.

4.13. Voice Report and Call
Acknowledgement

The Control Panel will dial a number during
voice reporting. When the call recipient picks
up the phone, the Control Panel will delay 5
seconds before starting to play the message.

4.12. Stop the Alarm and
Alarm Display

During an alarm, the Control Panel wil sound
the siren, and report to programmed telephone
number. The screen will display “ALARM!
ALARM!” to notify the user.

The Voice message is composed of 3 parts:

1. Address Message: The address message
you recorded. If no Address Message is
recorded, the panel will play message
“Alarm System”.

2. Zone Name: The panel will play the zone
name of the device which triggered the

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alarm if the name is selected from the



default zone name list when editing the
device. For alarm triggered by the control
panel, the panel will play message “Control
Panel”.

3. Alarm event: The panel will play the alarm
message according to alarm type which
includes: Burglar, Fire, Medical or
Emergency

To ensure the call is successfully received by
the recipient, the recipient should acknowledge
the message by pressing the appropriate
button on his telephone set.

There are 3 buttons to press during a Voice
reporting:

“1” – Open a two-way communication channel
with the Control Panel. The Control Panel will
acknowledge this report as successful.

“9” – Hang up the call, the Control Panel will
acknowledge the report as successful.

“0” – Hang up the call, the Control Panel will
consider this report as failure and report to the
next destination in the same group.

 Sensor Low Battery
 Device and Control Panel

Tamper

 Interference Detection
 GSM-Related Failure
 Network failure

 When a fault event exists in system ,

the Fault LED will light up.

4.15. Factory Reset

You can clear all programmed settings for the
Control Panel are return all configuration to
factory default by following the below steps

Step 1. Power down Control Panel and turn off

the battery switch

Step 2. Apply power while holding down the 

key.

Step 3. Release the  key when you hear a

beep,” Enter Code” will be displayed
along with current firmware version.

Step 4. Press the

key.

4.14. Fault Display

The Fault Display option is for you to view the
fault events:

Step 1. Select Fault Display, press OK to

confirm. If fault events The screen will
display:

S T A R T


Step 2. Press Down key to scroll through the

fault events. When all fault events are
displayed, the screen will show:

E N D

Step 3. You can press Up key to scroll back

through the fault events or press OK
key to exit fault display.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 The Control Panel is capable of

detecting following fault events:

Step 5. All programmed parameters are reset

to factory default setting.

 Control Panel Low Battery
 Control Panel Battery Missing
 AC Power Fail
 Sensor Out-of-order

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4.16. Alarm Activation

 For Alarm Activation by Events and Control Panel Responses, please refer to the following table:

Control Panel Mode & Response Table

Alarm Attribute Disarmed

Burglar No Response

Home Omit No Response

Home1/2 Omit No Response

Home1/3 Omit No Response

Home Access No Response

Away Arm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Arm Mode

Home Arm 1 Home Arm 2 Home Arm

3

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

No

Response

No

Response

Start Entry

Timer

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

No

Response

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Start Entry

Timer

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

Start Entry

Timer

Away /

Home Arm

Exit Timer

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

No

Response

No

Response

No

Response

Away Arm

Entry Timer

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

Home Arm

Entry Timer

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

No

Response

No

Response

No

Response

Away Only No Response

Door Chime

Entry

Away Entry

24 HR

Delay Zone No Response

(DC & IR

only)

Door Chime

(DC & IR

only)

Instant Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Start Entry

Timer

Start Entry

Timer

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

Start Entry

Timer

No

Response

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

Start Entry

Timer

No

Response

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

Start Entry

Timer

No

Response

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

No

Response

No

Response

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

No

Response

No

Response

No

Response

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

No

Response

No

Response

No

Response

Instant

Burglar

Alarm

No

Response

25

Fire

Instant Fire

Alarm

Instant Fire

Alarm

Instant Fire

Alarm

Instant Fire

Alarm

Instant Fire

Alarm

Instant Fire

Alarm

Instant Fire

Alarm

Instant Fire

Alarm

Instant

Medical/Emergency

Water

Set/Unset Arm \ Disarm

Silent Panic

Personal Attack

Medical

Alarm

Instant Water

Alarm

Instant Silent

Panic Alarm

Instant Panic

Alarm

Instant

Medical

Alarm

Instant

Water
Alarm

Arm \

Disarm

Instant

Silent Panic

Alarm

Instant

Panic

Alarm

Instant

Medical

Alarm

Instant

Water
Alarm

Arm \

Disarm

Instant

Silent Panic

Alarm

Instant

Panic Alarm

Instant

Medical

Alarm

Instant

Water

Alarm

Arm \

Disarm

Instant

Silent Panic

Alarm

Instant

Panic Alarm

Instant

Medical

Alarm

Instant

Water
Alarm

Arm \

Disarm

Instant

Silent Panic

Alarm

Instant

Panic Alarm

Instant

Medical

Alarm

Instant

Water
Alarm

Arm \

Disarm

Instant

Silent Panic

Alarm

Instant

Panic Alarm

Instant

Medical

Alarm

Instant

Water
Alarm

Arm \

Disarm

Instant

Silent Panic

Alarm

Instant

Panic Alarm

Instant

Medical

Alarm

Instant

Water
Alarm

Arm \

Disarm

Instant

Silent Panic

Alarm

Instant

Panic Alarm

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4.17. SMS Remote Command

The panel can be controlled remotely by SMS Commands for arm/home/disarm action and setting
configuration. Please refer to following information for details.

 SMS Command Composition

A SMS command is composed of the following items:

1. Command: The action itself, the command is always followed by a colon “:” mark.

2. Parameters: The parameter determine the detail execution of the command. If multiple
parameters are required, the should be separated by comma “,” mark.

 SMS Message Format

The SMS command message requires entering a P-Word and Installer Code for the Control
Panel to recognize the SMS message. The complete SMS message format is:

(P-Word)(Space)(Installer Code)(Space) (Command):(Parameter1),(Parameter2)……
Ex: If P-Word = PROG (Factory Default)

Installer Code = 7982 (Factory Default)
Command = USRS (Set User PIN Code)
Parameter 1 =1 (For User 1)
Parameter 2 =1234 (New User PIN Code)
Parameter 3 =JOHN (For User Name)
Parameter 4 =1 (Latch Report On)

The final SMS message is: PROG 7982 USRS:1,1234,JOHN,1

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 Some parameters can be left blank to indicate no change to setting, or delete original

setting. When entering a blank parameter, you still need to enter a “,” to separate the
parameter.

Ex: If P-Word = PROG (Factory Default)

Installer Code = 7982 (Factory Default)
Command = USRS (Set User PIN Code)
Parameter 1 =1 (For User 1)
Parameter 2 =1234 (New User PIN Code)
Parameter 3 = blank (No User Name)
Parameter 4 =1 (Latch Report On)

The final SMS message is: PROG 7982 USRS:1,1234,,1

 SMS Confirmation Message

When the Control Panel receives a SMS Command, if the command is valid, the Control Panel will
execute the action and send back a SMS message to the sender to confirm. The SMS Confimation
Message format is: (Command):OK. If the command is invalid, the SMS Confirmation Message
format is: (Command):ERROR

Ex: If the SMS Command = PROG 7982 USRS:1,1234,JOHN

Successful: The SMS Confirmation Message = USRS:OK
Error: The SMS Confirmation Message = USRS:ERROR

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 SMS Command Table

A

Command Comment Example & Descriptions

ECHO

USRS

USRD

RPEX

VRPT

DEAN

DEED

Test panel

Send SMS Example => ECHO:
Send SMS Example => USRS:1,1,1234,user,1

Parameter 1: Enter 1
Parameter 2: User ID
1~10 = User PIN Code#

Change user
PIN code
setting

95 = Guard Code
96 = Master Code
97 = Temp Code
98 = Duress Code
99 = Installer Code
Parameter 3: 4-digit PIN code
Parameter 4: User name
Parameter 5: Latch report, 0 = No, 1 = Yes
Send SMS Example => USRD:1,2

Delete user

Parameter 1: Enter 1
Parameter 2: User PIN Code # (2~10)
<Note:> You cannot delete User 1 or special users
Send SMS Example => RPEX:1,1,0,gsm://1234@0234567890
Parameter 1: Report Destination # (1~8)

Parameter 2: Report group assigned (1~5)
Change report
setting

Parameter 3: Report level.

0 = All

1 = Alarm

2 = Status

Parameter 4: Report destination

Send SMS Example => VRPT: 1,,,,,5

Parameter 1: Follow-on function (0=disable, 1=enable)
Change voice

report setting

Parameter 2: leave blank

Parameter 3: leave blank

Parameter 4: leave blank

Parameter 5: leave blank

Parameter 6: Follow-on listen-in duration in minutes (1~5, -1 = unlimited)

Send SMS Example => DEAN:1,1,0123456789,name

dd device by

RF ID code

Parameter 1: Enter 1

Parameter 2: Zone number (1~40)

Parameter 3: RF ID code in hex string, 10 or 14 digit length

Parameter 4: Device name

Send SMS Example => DEED:1,1,,,name,01,0,00,0

Parameter 1: Enter 1

Parameter 2: Zone number (1~40)

Parameter 3: leave blank

Parameter 4: New zone number (1~40), leave blank if unchanged

Parameter 5: Device name

Parameter 6: Device Setting in bitwise hex string

BIT0_1 = Permanent Bypass

BIT0_2 = Latch Report
Change
device setting

BIT0_5 = Always On

BIT0_6 = Normal Open

Parameter 7: Attribute

1 = Burglar

2 = Home Omit

3 = Home 1/2 Omit

4 = Home 1/3 Omit

5 = Home Access

6 = Delay Zone

7 = Away Only

8 = Entry Zone

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DEDL

DEBP

PSSW

PSSG

PSDM

RQMD

SYSS

DTZS

Remove
Device

Temporary
Bypass Zone

Switch on/off
PSS

Switch on/off
PSS group

Switch
dimmer

Request
media

Change
system
settings

Change panel
date & time

9 = Away Entry

10 = 24 Hours

11 = Fire

12 = Medical Emergency

13 = Water

14 = Set/Unset

15 = Silent Panic

16 = Personal Attack

Parameter 8: PSS groups in bitwise hex string, BIT1 to BIT8 for Group 1~8, keep

blank for non-PSS devices.

Parameter 9: Trigger Scene number (0,21~30,0=disable, 21=Scene 1, 22 =

Scene 2…etc)

Send SMS Example => DEVD:1,3

Parameter 1: Enter 1

Parameter 2: Zone number (1~40)

Send SMS Example => DEVBP1,2,1

Parameter 1: Enter 1

Parameter 2: Zone number (1~40)

Parameter 3: 0=Normal, 1=Bypass

Send SMS Example => PSSW:1,1,1,10

Parameter 1: Enter 1

Parameter 2: Zone number (1~40)

Parameter 3: Action 0=Off, 1=On, 2=Toggle

Parameter 4: Period in minutes (0~1440, 0=always)

Send SMS Example => PSSG:1,1,10

Parameter 1: PSS group (1~8)

Parameter 2: Switch type, 0=Off, 1=On

Parameter 3: Period in minutes (0~1440, 0=always)

Send SMS Example => PSDM:1,1,80

Parameter 1: Enter 1

Parameter 2: Zone number (1~40)

Parameter 3: Switch level (0,10,20,30~100)

Send SMS Example => RQMD:1,3

Parameter 1: Enter 1

Parameter 2: Zone number (1~40)

Send SMS Example => SYSS:5,1,720,60,,PROG,10000,-10000

Parameter 1: AC fail timer in minutes (0~60, 0=disable)

Parameter 2: Jamming report (0=disable, 1=enable)

Parameter 3: Auto check-in report interval in minutes (0~1440, 0=disable)

Parameter 4: Auto check-in report offset in minutes (1~720)

Parameter 5: Keyword

Parameter 6: P-word

Parameter 7: High temperature in 100x ℃ (-1000 ~ 5000, 10000=disable), ex:

1234=12.34℃

Parameter 8: Low temperature in 100x ℃(-1000 ~ 5000, -10000=disable), ex:

1234=12.34℃

Parameter 9: Bypass GSM/IP fault (0=disable,1=IP,2=GSM)

Send SMS Example => DTZS:2013/3/22_12:05:09,0

Parameter 1: Date & time, format: YYYY/M/D_h:m:s

Parameter 2: Timezone

0 = UTC

1 = Los Angeles

2 = Denver

3 = Chicago

4 = New York

5 = Moncton

6 = London

7 = Paris

8 = Istanbul

9 = Moscow

10 = Taipei

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11 = Tokyo

12 = Sydney

13 = Auckland

REST

FTRS

ARAS

ATMR

ASND

NWCF

NTPS

SMTP

XMPP

GAPN

GMMS

Reboot panel

Reset panel to
factory default

Send SMS Example => REST:5

Parameter 1: Delay time in second (1~5)

Send SMS Example => FTRS:0,0

Parameter 1: Network settings, 0=reset, 1=keep

Parameter 2: Device settings, 0=reset, 1=keep

Send SMS Example => ARAS:1,720,0,0,0,3

Parameter 1: Enter 1
Change area

setting

Parameter 2: Supervision timer in minutes 0~1440, 0=Disable

Parameter 3: Final door 0=Disable, 1=Enable

Parameter 4: Arm fault type 0=Confirm, 1=Direct

Parameter 5: Tamper alarm type 0=Full Arm Only, 1=Always

Parameter 6: Alarm length in minutes 0~15, 0=Disable

Send SMS Example => ATMR:1,70,10,10,10,70,10,10,10

Parameter 1: Enter 1

Parameter 2: Away entry timer in seconds (0~70)

Parameter 3: Home 1 entry timer in seconds (0~70)
Change area
timer setting

Parameter 4: Home 2 entry timer in seconds (0~70)

Parameter 5: Home 3 entry timer in seconds (0~70)

Parameter 6: Away exit timer in seconds (0~70)

Parameter 7: Home 1 exit timer in seconds (0~70)

Parameter 8: Home 2 exit timer in seconds (0~70)

Parameter 9: Home 3 exit timer in seconds (0~70)

Send SMS Example => ASND:1,2,2,2,2,2,2

Parameter 1: Enter 1

Parameter 2: Door chime sound, 0=Silent, 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High
Change area
sound setting

Parameter 3: Away entry sound, 0=Silent, 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High

Parameter 4: Home entry sound, 0=Silent, 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High

Parameter 5: Away exit sound, 0=Silent, 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High

Parameter 6: Home exit sound, 0=Silent, 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High

Parameter 7: Warning beep sound, 0=Silent, 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High

Send SMS Example =>

NWCF:1,192.168.0.1,255.255.255.0,192.168.0.254,192.168.0.101

Change
network
configuration

Parameter 1: DHCP or static IP, 0=static IP, 1=DHCP

Parameter 2: IP address for static IP, enter 0 if DHCP is selected

Parameter 3: Subnet mask for static IP, enter 0 if DHCP is selected

Parameter 4: Gateway for static IP, enter 0 if DHCP is selected

Parameter 5: DNS for static IP, enter 0 if DHCP is selected
Change SNTP

configuration

Send SMS Example => NTPS:240,pool.ntp.org

Parameter 1: sync internal in minutes (240~1440)

Parameter 2: SNTP server, disable if empty

Send SMS Example =>
Change
SMTP setting

SMTP:smtp://user:[e-mail],[e-mail]

Parameter 1: SMTP server URL

Parameter 2: SMTP sender from

Send SMS Example =>

XMPP:xmpp://user:password@192.168.0.190:5222,domain,admin,40

Change
XMPP setting

Parameter 1: XMPP server URL

Parameter 2: XMPP server domain

Parameter 3: Buddy list

Parameter 4: Ping interval in seconds (10~60)
Change

GPRS APN
setting

Change MMS
APN setting

Send SMS Example => GAPN:internet,,

Parameter 1: GPRS APN

Parameter 2: GPRS user name

Parameter 3: GPRS password

Send SMS Example => GMMS:mms,,,http://mmsc,10.1.1.7,8080

Parameter 1: MMS APN

Parameter 2: MMS user name

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Parameter 3: MMS password

A

Parameter 4: MMS server

Parameter 5: MMS proxy

Parameter 6: MMS proxy port (1~65535)

RSTG

UPLD

UPPF

FMUG

HAED

HAAS

Reset GSM

Change media
upload setting

Change media
upload prefix

Panel
Firmware
Upgrade

Change home
automation
rule

pply home
automation
scene

Send SMS Example => RSTG:
Send SMS Example => UPLD:1,http://192.168.0.190:8080/upload/up-post.php

Parameter 1: Upload destination (1~5)
Parameter 2: Upload destination URL

Send SMS Example => UPPF:1234
Parameter 1: Media upload prefix

Send SMS Example =>

FMUG:http://192.168.0.190:8080/firmware/upgrade.bin

Parameter 1: URL to download firmware
Send SMS Example => HAED:1,a1.mode==0, g=1&sw=off&pd=60

Parameter 1: Rule Number (1~20)
Parameter 2: Rule condition

Mode Change:
a1.mode==0 : Disarm
a1.mode==1 : Away Arm
a1.mode==2 : Home Arm 1
a1.mode==3 : Home Arm 2
a1.mode==4 : Home Arm 3

Alarm:
a1.alarm==5 : Burglar
a1.alarm==6 : Smoke
a1.alarm==7 : Medical
a1.alarm==8 : Water
a1.alarm==9 : Silent Panic
a1.alarm==10 : Panic
a1.alarm==11 : Emergency
a1.alarm==13 : CO
a1.alarm==16 : High Temperature
a1.alarm==17 : Low Temperature
a1.alarm>0 : Any Alarm

Greater Temperature:
hightemp>=-1000 ~ 5000(-10~50℃)

Lower Temperature:
lowtemp<-1000 ~ 5000(-10~50℃)

Timer:

HHMM_hhmm_hhmm (ex:HHMM_1230_1230)

Initial:

init

Parameter 3: Rule execution

PSS Zone Control:
a=1&z=(1~40)&sw=(on/off)&pd=(time in minutes, 0~1440, 0=always)
ex: a=1&z=2&sw=on&pd=120: Zone 2 on for 2 hours

PSS Group Control:
g=(1~8)&sw=(on/off)&pd=(time in minutes, 0~1440, 0=always)
ex:g=1&sw=off&pd=60: Group 1 off for 1 hour

Request All Media:
a=1&req=img_all;req=vid_all

Apply Scene:
a=1&trigger=USR(1~10)
ex: a=1&trigger=USR3: Apply Scene 3

Send SMS Example =>HAAS:1
Parameter 1: Scene Number (1~10)

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5. Vesta EZ Home
Application

The Vesta EZ Home Application is a
smartphone application designed to assist you
in sending SMS Command The intuitive and
simple interface help you communicate with
Control Panel by SMS message easily.

Vesta EZ Home supports basic system mode
control and setting configuration for end users.
For detailed full system setting programming,
please refer to 4.17. SMS Remote Command
for detail.

To use the application, go to iPhone App Store
or Android Google Play and search for “Vesta
EZ Home” to find the application. Download
and start the application.

5.1. For iPhone

The iPhone version of Vesta EZ Home
Application supports all SMS command
functions except SMS commands which inquire
Control Panel for information . This is due to
the limit of iOS system, which prohibits
incoming SMS message from accessing
application data.

An iOS version of 6.1 or higher is required to
use Vesta EZ Home on iPhone.

 Panel Selection

Upon starting the application, you will first enter
Panel Selection menu

 For first time user, you need to first enter

your panel information, please select the
“+” icon.

Select the Vesta EZ Home icon to start the
application.

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 Enter the panel information, including the

panel name you want to use in the
application, panel SIM card number, a User
PIN Code and the SMS keyword used to
access the panel. Press “Done” to confirm
when finished.

 You will return to Panel Selection menu,

the new panel you entered will be
displayed, select the panel to proceed to
edit SMS commands for the panel. If you
want to remove the panel, press
“Remove.”

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 The PIN Code and SMS Keyword

entered in Panel Information are
included in every SMS command sent
with the app for the Control Panel to
verify the SMS command.

 The PIN code must be identical to a

User PIN Code in the panel. The
factory default PIN code in the Control
panel is “1234” for User PIN Code 1.
You can change both SMS Keyword
and PIN code later by editing panel
information.

 The panel does not have a default

SMS Keyword, you need to program a
Keyword in your panel first to use
Vesta EZ Home Application. Please
refer to 2.6. Panel Setting for
Keyword programming.

 Press the icon, then “Delete” to

remove the panel from the application.

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<IMPORTANT NOTE>

 The default setting in the application

may be different from the setting in
your Control Panel. When you use
the application to program the
system for the first time, please
check both application and Control
Panel settings for discrepancies.

 If there are discrepencies, please

enter the correct setting in the
application, and press “Save” to
send the setting to Control Panel.

 After you send an SMS command,

please make sure you receive
confirmation message from the
Control Panel before proceeding to
send the next command. If you
receive an error message from the
Control Panel, please resend the
SMS command again, or change
the setting back to previous setting
and save again. Otherwise the
setting saved in the application will
be different from the panel setting.

 Panel Main Menu

The Panel Main Menu is displayed as follows:

 Edit Panel Information

You can edit your control panel information by
pressing “Edit.”

Enter the new panel name, panel SIM card
number and PIN Code and the SMS keyword
you desired. Press “Done” to confirm when
finished.

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 Away Arm / Home Arm / Disarm

To change system mode, select the icon for
Arm / Home / Disarm respectively. A SMS
message edit screen will appear for you to
confirm. Press “Send” to send the SMS
command to panel.

 PIN Setting

The PIN Setting Menu allows you to edit User
PIN Codes and SMS Keyword.

 Select the information you want to edit,

enter the information and press “Save”. A
SMS message edit screen will appear for
you to confirm. Press “Send” to send the
SMS command to panel.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 You can delete the User PIN code by

keeping the Pin Code field blank and
save the setting. User PIN Code 1
cannot be deleted.”

<IMPORTANT NOTE>

 When you change SMS Keyword or

User PIN Code 1 and save the
setting, the SMS Keyword and PIN
Code stored in Panel Information
will also be updated accordingly.
Please make sure the Control Panel
successfully receives the SMS
command. If the panel fails to
receive the SMS command, you
need to edit the Panel Information
manually to change SMS Keyword
or PIN code back to previous
setting. Otherwise you will no longer
be able to control the panel with the
app.

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 Alarm Setting

The Alarm Setting Menu allows you to edit
alarm related configuration.

confirm. Press “Send” to send the SMS
command to panel.

 Reporting Setting

The Report Setting Menu allows you to edit
your telephone numbers for reporting.

 Select the option you want to edit, you will

enter the edit screen

 Select the reporting priority you want to edit.

 Slide the screen to select the value you

want to change, press “Back” to return to
menu when done.

 When you are satisfied with all of your

alarm settings, press “Save”. A SMS
message edit screen will appear for you to

 Enter the telephone number for reporting,

and select report type and events. Only
SMS(CID)/ SMS(Text)/ GSM CID/ Voice
reporting options are available.

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 Press “Save”. A SMS message edit screen

will appear for you to confirm. Press
“Send” to send the SMS command to panel.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 You can delete the telephone number

by keeping the telephone number field
blank and save the setting.

 Device Setting

The Device Setting Menu allows you to edit
device, control Siren, PSS, and request PIR
Camera images.

Edit Device

 The Edit Device option allows you to edit a

device name, and attribute for Door
Contact, PIR and EIR Sensor.

 Select the Zone number of the device you

want to edit and enter a new name,

 For Door Contact, PIR Sensor, PIR

Camera and PIR Video Camera, please
select an attribute. (Only Burglar, Home
Omit and Entry attributes are available.)

 For other devices without attribute, you can

select any attribute as it will not affect the
device setting.

 Press “Save”. A SMS message edit screen

will appear for you to confirm. Press
“Send” to send the SMS command to panel.

 You can also press “Delete This Device”

to remove the device in selected zone from
the Control Panel.

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Siren Control

PSS Control

 The Siren Control option allows you to

change Siren settings.

 The PSS Control option allows you to turn

on/off your Power Switch groups.

 Select the function you want to edit and

choose to enable or disable the function.

 Press “Save”. A SMS message edit screen

will appear for you to confirm. Press
“Send” to send the SMS command to panel.

 Select the Power Switch group you want to

control, then choose to turn on/off the
Power Switch.

 Press “Save”. A SMS message edit screen

will appear for you to confirm. Press
“Send” to send the SMS command to panel.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 PSS learning is not available with

Vesta EZ Home.

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Capture Image

 Home Automation Rules

 You can manually request your PIR

Camera, PIR Video Camera or IP Camera
to take a picture or video. The picture will
be sent to the destination programmed
under Media Upload section.

Set Home Automation rules.

 Select the condition, you will enter the rule

setting page for the condition.

 Specify the zone number of the PIR

Camera you want to take picture, then
press “Capture Image.” A SMS message
edit screen will appear for you to confirm.
Press “Send” to send the SMS command
to panel.

 Choose to enable/disable the rule, Power

Switch group on/off status and duration.
For High and Low temperature, you also
need to set the temperature value.

 Press “Save”. A SMS message edit screen

will appear for you to confirm. Press
“Send” to send the SMS command to panel.

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<<NNOOTTEE>>

 For system mode change (Arm, Home,

Disarm), the Power Switch Ggroup
selection is limited to #1 only.

 For High/Low Temperature and Time

setting. You can select any Power
Switch group from #1 ~ #4.

5.2. For Android Phone

The Android version of Vesta EZ Home
Application supports complete SMS command
functions, including the commands to inquire
Control Panel setting and update appllication
data with latest setting information.

An Adroid version of 2.2 or higher is required to
use Vesta EZ Home on your Andriod phone.

Select the Vesta EZ Home icon to start the
application.

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 Panel Selection

Upon starting the application, you will first enter
Panel Selection menu

 For first time user, you need to first enter

your panel information, please press
“ADD” button.

 You will return to Panel Selection menu,

the new panel you entered will be
displayed, select the panel to proceed to
edit SMS commands for the panel.

 You will see the panel information,

including the panel name you want to use
in the application, panel SIM card number,
the PIN Code and SMS keyword used to
access the panel. Press “Save” to confirm
when finished.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 The PIN Code and SMS Keyword

entered in Panel Information are
included in every SMS command sent
with the app for the Control Panel to
verify the SMS command.

 The PIN code must be identical to a

User PIN Code in the panel. The
factory default PIN code in the Control
panel is “1234” for User PIN Code 1.
You can change both SMS Keyword
and PIN code later by editing panel
information.

 The panel does not have a default

SMS Keyword, you need to program a
Keyword in your panel first to use
Vesta EZ Home Application. Please
refer to 2.6. Panel Setting for
Keyword programming.

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<IMPORTANT NOTE>

 Whenever you send an SMS

command, please make sure you
receive confirmation message from
the Control Panel before
proceeding to send the next
command. If you receive an error
message from the Control Panel,
please resend the SMS command
again, or change the setting back to
previous setting and save again.
Otherwise the setting saved in the
application will be different from the
panel setting.

 Edit Panel Information

You can edit the Control Panel information by
pressing “Edit”

 Panel Main Menu

The Panel Main Menu is displayed as follow:

You can select the different settings to further
program different functions. Pressing “Back”
button on your Android phone will return to
Panel Selection Menu.

Enter the new panel name, panel SIM card
number and PIN Code and the SMS keyword
you desired. Press “Save” to confirm when
finished.

 Away Arm / Home Arm / Disarm

To change system mode, Press the Arm /
Home / Disarm button respectively. The phone
will send a SMS command to panel to execute
the command.

 Delete Panel

 To remove current panel, select the

“Delete” button at the top right of Panel
Main Screen. You will be asked to confirm
the action, select “OK to delete the panel.”
You will return to Panel Selection Menu.

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 Sync with Panel

 PIN Setting

Press the Menu button on you Android phone
to bring up the “Sync” option. Press “Sync” to
send an SMS command to Control Panel
requesting it to report back its current mode.
Once your phone receives the SMS response
message from the Control Panel, Vesta EZ
Home app will update the current system mode
accordingly for you to view. Please remember
to sync your Vesta EZ Home app with all your
panel setting when you first create the panel.

The PIN Setting Menu allows you to edit User
PIN Codes and SMS Keyword.

 Select the top column to choose the setting

you want to edit

 Select the information you want to edit,

enter the information and press “Save”.
The phone will send a SMS command to
panel.

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<<NNOOTTEE>>

 Alarm Setting

 You can delete the User PIN code by

keeping the Pin Code field blank and
save the setting. User PIN Code 1
cannot be deleted.”

<IMPORTANT NOTE>

 When you change SMS Keyword or

User PIN Code 1 and save the
setting, the SMS Keyword and PIN
Code stored in Panel Information
will also be updated accordingly.
Please make sure the Control Panel
successfully receives the SMS
command. If the panel fails to
receive the SMS command, you
need to edit the Panel Information
manually to change SMS Keyword
or PIN code back to previous
setting. Otherwise you will no longer
be able to control the panel with the
app.

The Alarm Setting Menu allows you to edit
alarm related configuration.

 Press the “Menu” button on your Android

phone to bring up the “Sync” function.
Press “Sync” to send a SMS command to
the Control Panel for inquiring current User
PIN code setting. Once your phone
receives the SMS response message from
the Control Panel, Vesta EZ Home app will
update the User PIN code information.

 Select the option you want to edit to

change the setting.

 When you are satisfied with all of your

alarm settings, press “Save”. The phone
will send a SMS command to panel.

 You can press the “Menu” button on your

Android phone to bring up the “Sync”
options and choose to sync either the

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configurations or high/low temperature
setting.

 Reporting Setting

The Report Setting Menu allows you to edit
your telephone numbers for reporting.

 Enter the telephone number for reporting,

and select report type and events. Only
SMS(CID)/ SMS(Text)/ GSM CID/ Voice
reporting options are available.

 Press “Save”. The phone will send a SMS

message to panel.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 You can delete the telephone number

by keeping the telephone number field
blank and save the setting.

 Select the top column to select the

reporting priority you want to edit.

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 You can press the “Menu” button on your

Android phone to bring up the “Sync”
options and choose to sync either
Reporting 1~3 or 4~6.

 Device Setting

The Device Setting Menu allows you to edit
device, control Siren, PSS, and request PIR
Camera image.

 Select the top column to choose between

Edit Device, Siren, PSS Control, and PIR
Camera picture request

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Edit Device

 The Edit Device option allows you to edit a

device name, and attribute for Door
Contact, PIR and EIR Sensor.

 You can press the “Menu” button on your

Android phone to bring up the “Sync”
options and choose to sync device
information in different zones.

 Select the Zone number of the device you

want to edit and enter a new name,

 For Door Contact, PIR Sensor, PIR

Camera and PIR Video Camera, please
select an attribute. (Only Burglar, Home
Omit and Entry attributes are available.)

 For other devices without attribute, you can

select any attribute as it will not affect the
device setting.

 Press “Save”. The phone will send a SMS

command to panel.

 You can also press “Delete This Device ” to

remove the device from panel.

 “Device Type” information will only be

updated after you successfully synced with
the Control Panel

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Siren Control

PSS Control

 The Siren Control option allows you to

change Siren settings.

 The PSS Control option allows you to turn

on/off your Power Switch.

 Select the attribute and choose to enable

or disable the function.

 Press “Save”. The phone will send a SMS

command to panel.

.

 Select the Power Switch group you want to

control, then choose to turn on/off the
Power Switch.

 Press “Save”. The phone will send a SMS

command to panel.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 PSS learning is not available with

Vesta EZ Home. Please ignore this
option.

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Capture Image

 Home Automation Rules

 You can manually request your PIR

Camera, PIR Video Camera or IP Camera
to take a picture or video. The picture will
be sent to the destination programmed
under Media Upload section.

 Select Area 1, then specify the zone

number of the PIR Camera you want to
take picture, then press “Save.” The phone
will send a SMS command to panel..

Set Home Automation rules.

 Select the top column to choose different

conditions.

 Choose to enable/disable the rule, Power

Switch group on/off status and duration.
For High and Low temperature, you also
need to set the temperature value.

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 Press “Save”. A SMS message edit screen

will appear for you to confirm. The phone
will send a SMS command to panel.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

 For system mode change (Arm, Home,

Disarm), the Power Switch group
selection is limited to #1 only.

 For High/Low Temperature and Time

setting. You can select any Power
Switch group from #1 ~ #4.

6. Appendix

6.1. Event Code

 100 – Medical
 101 – Personal emergency

 When the Wrist Transmitter /

Emergency Pendant (WTR) is pressed.

 102 – Inactive
 110 – Fire
 111 – Smoke

 When the Smoke Detector (SD) is

triggered.

 114 – Heat

 When the Heat Detector (HD) is

triggered.

 120 – Panic

 When the Panic Button of the Remote

Controller (RC) is pressed.

 121 – Duress

 When the Duress Code is entered to

disarm or arm the system.

 122 – Silent Panic

 When the panic button on a Remote

Controller (RC) set to silent panic is
pressed.

 130 – Burglar

 When any one of the following devices

is triggered:
 The Door Contact (DC) set at

Burglar (@ B)

 The Door Contact (DC) set at

Delay (@ D)

 The PIR set at Burglar (@ B)
 The PIR set at Delay (@ D)

 131 – Burglar Perimeter

 When a device set as Entry is

triggered in away arm mode.

 132 – Burglar Interior

 When a device set at Entry is

triggered in home arm mode.

 133 – 24 Hours

 When a device set as 24 Hour is

triggered.

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 137 – Panel Tamper

 400 – Arm/Disarm (by Remote Controller)

 When the Control Panel tamper switch

is triggered.

 139 – Verification / Alarm Confirmation
 147 – Sensor Supervisor Failure

 When the Control Panel fails to

receive the signal transmitted from any
one of the devices individually for a
preset period.

 151 – Gas
 154 – Water leakage

 When a Water Sensor or Door Contact

set as Water is triggered.

 158 – High Temperature

 When the temperature exceeds High

Temperature setting.

 159 – Low Temperature

 When the temperature drops below

Low Temperature setting.

 162 – CO detector
 301 – AC Failure

 When the AC power fails for more than

10 sec.

 When the system is armed or

disarmed by using the Remote
Controller.

 401 – Arm/Disarm by Panel

 When the system is armed or

disarmed by entering the PIN code.

 408 – Set/Unset Disarm
 407 – Disarm/Away Arm/Home Arm by

Remote Keypad

 465 – Alarm Reset
 570 – Zone Bypass

 When fault exists in system, and the

system is armed by ignoring the fault
event. (Arm Fault Type set to Direct
Arm)

 602 – Periodic test report

 When Control Panel makes periodic

Check-in reporting.

 606 - Follow-On Function

 When Control Panel reports to CMS to

request opening Listen-in function.

 302 – Low Battery

 When the battery voltage of the Panel

and any one of the devices is low.

 311 – Panel Battery Missing/Dead

 When the Control Panel Battery is

missing or disconnected.

 344 – Interference
 374 – Arm with Fault

 When fault exists in system, and the

system is armed by confirming the arm
action. (Arm Fault Type set to Confirm.)

 380 – Device AC Failure

 When an AC power accessory device

loses the AC power connection.

 383 – Device Tamper

 When a device’s tamper switch is

triggered.

 384 – Device Low Battery

 When a device’s is under low battery.

 389 – Self Test Failure

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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15, 22 & 24 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:
. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. (Example - use
only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices).

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the
radiator and your body.

This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm
from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

This device complies with Part 15, 22 & 24 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

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