Dialog QS1500 Touchtalk Interactive Keypad
Installation Instructions
• Check system status.
Introduction
This is the Dialog QS1500 TouchTalk Interactive Keypad
Installation Instructions for model 60-924-3-01 (Figure 1
The wall-mounted, wireless Dialog QS1500 keypad combines
a conventional learn mode keypad with an RF receiver, speech
chip, and voice amplification circuit for your Simon 3 security
system.
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• Turn system controlled lights on or off (all or individual).
• Hear the voice feedback that is heard at the Simon 3
control panel.
The keypad has two operating modes:
Key mode
Figure 1. Model 60-924-3-01 keypad
The keypad is alkaline battery-powered and is designed to
provide a convenient option for the following system
operations:
Voice feedb
command is entered. Examples of this would be: system
status, arming and disarming. In this mode the keypad does
not repeat siren sounds and will not make any alarm sounds or
status beeps. This feature extends battery life to the keypad
and gives feedback only to the user who needs it. When the
keypad is in key mode it is compatible with Simon 3 panels
version 3.3 and newer.
Chime mode
All voic
beeps, entry/exit beeps and alarm sounds are heard at the
keypad. The keypad will also respond to panel broadcast
messages at multiple keypads. While in chime mode the
keypad can be supervised and will send supervision messages
to the panel. In chime mode the keypad is compatible with
Simon 3 panels version 4.0 and newer.
Voice feedback depends on how Simon 3 panel options 41 and
87 are set. Refer to the Simon 3 installation instructions for
more information
WARNING: The keypad has limited audio power. Therefore,
the keypad should not be relied on for alarm announcements
and is no substitute for an alarm siren.
ack is heard only at the keypad when a system
e feedback that is heard in key mode, plus trouble
• Arm the system (doors, windows, and motion sensors).
• Arm the system with no entry delay.
• Disarm the system.
• Activate a panic alarm to call the central monitoring station
in a nonmedical emergency.
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Voice feedback is heard at all keypads. If the keypad is talking,
the panel is silent. When the panel is talking, the keypad is
silent. The keypad has no tamper detection. A low battery
condition is automatically detected by the keypad and
communicated to the control panel.
Installation
Use the following guidelines when adding this keypad to your
Simon 3 system:
• Program the keypad as key or chime mode.
• Program (learn) the keypad into the control panel as a
sensor.
• Program key mode keypads using sensor groups 01, 03,
06, or 07 for nonsupervised use.
• Program chime mode keypads using sensor groups 01.
03. 06, or 07 for nonsupervised use or sensor groups 00,
02, 04, or 05 for supervised use.
• You must delete and reprogram the keypad into panel
memory every time you change the keypad operating
mode.
• Each learned keypad uses one of the available sensor
numbers (24 total sensors/zones are available with the
Simon 3 panel).
2. Enter utility access code 1 or 2 using the red-numbered
keys.
3. Press Add. The panel announces select from main
menu.
4. Press Sensor/remote. The panel announces press button
on sensor.
5. Press the Lights off button on the keypad six times in rapid
succession. On the sixth key press, the keypad makes a
long beep. The keypad announces okay to indicate that it
has been learned into the panel. The panel announces
keychain remote.
Note: If the keypad does not announce okay, press Cancel at
the panel and repeat the process.
6. Press Sensor/remote repeatedly until you hear the sensor
name or item you want to use. Each name may be used
more than once. For a more specific location name, press
Option # for compass directions (north, northeast, east,
southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest).
• When you mount the keypad on the wall, it might not work
properly if you mount it too close to the Simon 3 panel.
Programming
For complete programming instructions, refer to your Simon 3
installation instructions. The keypad must be programmed for
key or chime mode before programming into panel memory.
To program the keypad mode, do the following:
1. Remove the mounting plate on the back of the keypad.
2. Insert two of the three batteries into the keypad.
3. While holding down the Lights on and Lights off keys,
insert the third battery. Release the keys. The keypad will
sound one long beep.
Note: To check the software version of the keypad, press 1
after this step.
4. Immediately press 8 to program the keypad for key mode.
The keypad announces no chime hello, touchpad okay.
Or press 9 to program the keypad for chime mode. The
keypad announces chime hello, touchpad okay.
The chime and no chime announcements from the keypad only
describe the keypad mode being programmed. The
announcements do not describe doors and special motion
chime functions programmed at the panel.
7. Press Done when you hear the desired sensor name. The
panel announces use numbered keys to enter senso r
group.
8. Enter the two-digit sensor group (key mode: 01, 03, 06, or
07; or chime mode: 00 through 07). The panel announces
the sensor group and the first available sensor number,
then prompts you to press Done to accept. If you wish to
use a sensor number other than the next available one,
use the numbered keys to enter a two-digit sensor number
immediately after entering the sensor group.
9. Press Done. The panel confirms programming by
announcing the sensor number, name, and group.
Sensor test
The keypad is sensitive to its orientation to the control panel.
For that reason, we recommend you test the keypad before
you mount it on the wall.
To test the keypad with the Simon 3 system, do the following:
1. Make sure the panel is disarmed.
2. Open the panel door.
3. Enter the appropriate access code.
4. Press Test. The panels responds with sensor test, press
again to change or Done to select.
After programming the mode, the keypad must be programmed
(learned) into the panel.
To program the keypad into panel memory, do the following:
1. Open the control panel cover.
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5. Press Done.
6. The panel will prompt you to trip each sensor one at a
time. To trip the keypad, press and hold the two
emergency buttons simultaneously for three seconds. You