DSC PC1616, PC1832, PC1864 User Manual
WARNING: This manual contains information on limitations regarding
product use and function and information on the limitations as to liability of
the manufacturer. The entire manual should be carefully read.
PC1808 v4.2 User Manual
Table of Contents
About Your Security System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Fire Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
General System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PowerSeries System Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Keypad Display Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PK5500/RFK5500 Language Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Arming & Disarming the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Arming (Turning On/Setting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Away Arming (Turned On/Set) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Quick Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bell/Siren Sounds After Away Arming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Disarming (Turning Off /Unsetting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Stay Arming (Partially Turning On / Part Setting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Night Arming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Silent Exit Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Remote Arming and Disarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Emergency Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
When Alarm Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Intrusion (Burglary) Alarm Continuous Siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Fire Alarm Pulsed Siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Time & Date Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Bypassing Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Trouble Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Trouble Menu Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Alarm Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Chime (Entry/Exit Beeps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Access Code Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Access Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
User Code Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Bell Squawk Attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Partition Assignment Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Erasing an Access Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
User Function Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Changing Brightness/Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Changing the Buzzer Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Viewing the Event Buffer from a PK5500/RFK5500 Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PK5500 Global Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sensor Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Reference Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Access Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sensor / Zone Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Testing Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Testing Your Keypad Sounder and Siren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Testing Your Entire System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Walk Test Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Allowing Computer Access To Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Guidelines for Locating Smoke Detectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Household Fire Safety Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fire Escape Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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About Your Security System
Your DSC Security System has been designed to provide you with the greatest possible flexibility and
convenience. Read this manual carefully and have your installer instruct you on your system's operation and on which features have been implemented in your system. All users of this system should be
equally instructed in its use. Fill out the “System Information” page with all of your zone information
and access codes and store this manual in a safe place for future reference.
Fire Detection
This equipment is capable of monitoring fire detection devices such as smoke detectors and providing a warning if a fire condition is detected. Good fire detection depends on having adequate number of detectors placed in appropriate locations. This equipment should be installed in accordance
with NFPA 72 (N.F.P.A., Batterymarch Park, Quincey MA 02269). Carefully review the Family Escape
Planning guidelines in this manual.
NOTE: Your installer must enable the fire detection portion of this equipment before it becomes
functional.
Testing
To insure that your system continues to function as intended, you must test your system weekly.
Please refer to the “Testing your System” section in this manual. If your system does not function
properly, call your installing company for service.
Monitoring
This system is capable of transmitting alarms, troubles & emergency information to a central station. If you
initiate an alarm by mistake, immediately call the central station to prevent an unnecessary response.
NOTE: The monitoring function must be enabled by the installer before it becomes functional.
Maintenance
With normal use, the system requires minimum maintenance. Note the following points:
• Do not wash the security equipment with a wet cloth. Light dusting with a slightly moistened cloth
should remove normal accumulations of dust.
• Use the system test described in “Testing Your System” to check the battery condition. We recommend, however, that the standby batteries be replaced every 3-5 years.
• For other system devices such as smoke detectors, passive infrared, ultrasonic or microwave motion
detectors or glassbreak detectors, consult the manufacturer’s literature for testing and maintenance
instructions.
General System Operation
Your security system is made up of a DSC control panel, one or more keypads and various sensors
and detectors. The control panel will be mounted out of the way in a utility closet or in a basement.
The metal cabinet contains the system electronics, fuses and standby battery.
NOTE: Only the installer or service professional should have access to the control panel.
All the keypads have an audible indicator and command entry keys. The LED keypads have a group
of zone and system status lights. The LCD keypad has an alphanumeric liquid crystal display (LCD).
The keypad is used to send commands to the system and to display the current system status. The
keypad(s) will be mounted in a convenient location inside the protected premises close to the entry/
exit door(s).
The security system has several zones of area protection and each of these zones will be connected
to one or more sensors (motion detectors, glassbreak detectors, door contacts, etc.). A sensor in
alarm will be indicated by the corresponding zone lights flashing on a LED keypad or by written messages on the LCD keypad.
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Status
Lights
Zone
Lights
Emergency Keys
Number
Pad
PC1555RKZ
LCD5511
Display
System
Lights
Number
Pad
LED5511
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8
0
*
#
9
Stay
Away
Chime
Reset
Quick
Exit
PK5500/PK5501/RFK5500/RFK5501
PK5508/PK5516/RFK5508/RFK5516
PowerSeries System Keypads
2
Keypad Display Symbols
9
810
7
11
20
LCD5501 Fixed Message
LCD5501 ICON
LCD5511
LED5511
PK5508/5516/RFK5508/5516
PK5501/RFK5501
9
5
14
7
1Clock Digits 1, 2 – These two 7 segment clock digits indicate the hour digits when the local
clock is active, and identify the zone when the OPEN or ALARM icons are active. These two digits scroll one zone per second from the lowest zone number to the highest when scrolling
through zones.
2: (Colon) – This icon is the hours/minutes divider and will flash once a second when the local
clock is active.
3Clock Digits 3, 4 – These two 7 segment displays are the minute digits when the local clock is
active.
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1 to 8 – These numbers identify troubles when [,][2] is pressed.
5Memory – Indicates that there are alarms in memory.
6 Bypass – Indicates that there are zones automatically or manually bypassed.
7 Program – indicates that the system is in Installer’s Programming, or the keypad is busy.
8Away – Indicates that the panel is armed in the Away Mode.
9Fire – Indicates that there are fire alarms in memory.
10 Stay – Indicates that the panel is armed in the Stay Mode.
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Chime – This icon turns on when the Chime function key is pressed to enable Door Chime on
the system. It will turn off when the chime function key is pressed again to disable Door Chime.
12 AM, PM – This icon indicates that the local clock is displaying 12 Hr. time. These icons will not
be on if the system is programmed for 24 Hr. time.
13 ALARM – This icon is used with clock digits 1 and 2 to indicate zones in alarm on the system.
When a zone is in alarm, the ALARM icon will turn on, and 7 segment displays 1 and 2 will
scroll through the zones in alarm.
14 OPEN – This icon is used with clock digits 1 and 2 to indicate violated zones (not alarm) on the
system. When zones are opened, the OPEN icon will turn on, and 7 segment displays 1 and 2
will scroll through the violated zones.
15 AC – Indicates that AC is present at the main panel.
16 System Trouble – Indicates that a system trouble is active.
17 Night – Indicates that the panel is armed in the Night Mode.
18 System - Indicates one or more of the following:
Memory – Indicates that there are alarms in memory.
Bypass – Indicates that there are zones automatically or manually bypassed.
System Trouble – This icon is displayed when a system trouble is active.
19 Ready Light (green) – If the Ready light is on, the system is ready for arming.
20 Armed Light (red) – If the Armed light is on, the system has been armed successfully.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
A security system cannot prevent emergencies. It is only intended to alert you and – if included – your
central station of an emergency situation. Security systems are generally very reliable but they may
not work under all conditions and they are not a substitute for prudent security practices or life and
property insurance. Your security system should be installed and serviced by qualified security professionals who should instruct you on the level of protection that has been provided and on system
operations.
PK5500/RFK5500 Language Selection
Your keypad may have the capability to display messages in different languages.
1. Press and hold both keys simultaneously.
2. Using the keys, scroll through the available languages.
3. Press to select your desired language.
Arming & Disarming the System
Arming (Turning On/Setting)
Close all sensors (i.e. stop motion and close doors). The Ready ( ) indicator should be on.
To arm, press and hold the Away key ( ) for 2 seconds and/or enter your Access Code, or press
to Quick Arm. During the setting state (exit delay active) the Armed ( ) and Ready ( ) indicators will turn on, and the keypad will sound one beep per second. You now have ____ seconds to
leave the premises (please check with your installer to have this time programmed). To cancel the
arming sequence, enter your access code.
Away Arming (Turned On/Set)
When the exit delay is completed, the alarm system is armed/set and this is indicated on the keypad
as follows: the Ready ( ) indicator will turn off, the Armed indicator will remain on and the keypad
will stop sounding.
Quick Exit
If the system is armed and you need to exit, use the Quick Exit function to avoid disarming and
rearming the system. Press and hold the Quick Exit key for 2 seconds or press . You
now have 2 minutes to leave the premises through your exit door. When the door is closed again, the
remaining exit time is cancelled.
Bell/Siren Sounds After Away Arming
Audible Exit Fault
In an attempt to reduce false alarms, the Audible Exit Fault is designed to notify you of an improper
exit when arming the system in the Away mode. In the event that you fail to exit the premises during
the allotted exit delay period, or if you do not securely close the Exit/Entry door, the system will notify
you that it was improperly armed in two ways: the keypad will emit one continuous beep and the bell
or siren will sound.
Your installer will tell you if this feature has been enabled on your system. If this occurs:
1. Re-enter the premises.
2. Enter your [access code] to disarm the system. You must do this before the entry delay timer
expires.
3. Follow the Away arming procedure again, making sure to close the entry/exit door properly. (See
“Away Arming (Turned On/Set)”.)
Arming Error
An error tone will sound if the system is unable to arm. This will happen if the system is not ready to
arm (i.e. sensors are open), or if an incorrect user code has been entered. If this happens, ensure all
sensors are secure, press and try again. Please check with your installer to determine if arming is
inhibited by any other means.
Disarming (Turning Off /Unsetting)
Enter your access code to disarm anytime the system is armed (Armed ( ) indicator is on). The keypad will beep if you walk through the entry door. Enter your code within _____ seconds to avoid an
alarm condition (please check with your installer to have this time programmed).
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