Paradox Security Systems MG RTX3 User Manual

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Printed in Canada 10/2007

MG-RTX3 V1.2

Instructions

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Figure 1: MG-REM1 Figure 2: MG-REM2

MGRTX3-EI03

The MG-RTX3 is a 2-Way Wireless Expansion Module for use with any
Digiplex EVO, Spectra SP, and Esprit series control panel. It is also

compatible with the DGP-NE96 and DGP-848 control panels.

Compatibility Chart

EVO Spectra SP Esprit
Zones 32 32 ­Remotes 32/96/999 32 32
Wireless PGMs 8 16 ­Wireless Keypads

(MG32LRF only)
2-Way Remote 33 ­Wireless Repeater - 2 -

-8-

What’s New with Version 1.2

• The MG-RTX3's built-in LEDs now display the status of the Spectra SP
Series as shown in F on Table 6.

• The MG-RTX3 with Digiplex EVO now supports MG-REM2 V2.01
remotes programmed directly in the panel. These remotes can also
support the new visual and auditory feedback. When programming with
Digiplex EVO, use section [002] to switch between V2.00 mode or V2.01
mode for all MG-REM2.

Before Programming

1. Connect the MG-RTX3 according to the installation guide.

2. Write down the serial number of all wireless modules to be used with

the MG-RTX3. If this installation replaces another MG-RTX3, make
sure the programming can be transfered.

3. Make sure every wireless module works properly and that you have

the latest version of the firmware for the MG-RTX3 and panels.

System Reset

Press and hold the Programming button for 5 seconds, the BUS RX LED
will flash. Release the button and press it again while the LED flashes to
reset the module to its default values. The system reset feature only
functions during the first 30 seconds after the MG-RTX3 is powered up.

Spectra SP Series Programming

When connected to a Spectra SP series panel, the MG-RTX3 settings are programmed into the panel. Refer to
the panel’s Programming Guide. Requires version 2.0 or higher of the MG32LED or MG10LED keypads. You can
only connect one MG-RTX3 on a Spectra SP Series panel.

Digiplex EVO Programming

To enter programming mode with a Digiplex EVO panel, press and hold the [0] button. Enter the installer code and go to
section [4003]. Enter the MG-RTX3’s 8-digit serial number. Enter the section number you wish to program.

After Programming with EVO

Program the zones, PGMs, and remotes into the EVO panel. Look at EVO section [3034] for wireless transmitter
supervision options.

WARNING: When used without an EVO641 or EVO641R keypad, enable option [1] in section [3029].

Table 1: Digiplex EVO Programming

MG-RTX3 Options

Option [1]: Low battery supervision (default: ON)
Option [2]: Check-in supervision (default: OFF)
Option [3]: Check-in supervision time interval

[001]

[002]

[030]

[101] to [132]

See text

[601] to [632]

[701] to [732]

[801] to [832]

[671] to [678]

[901] to [908]

[910] to [989]

[991] View Two-Way PGM tamper trouble (PGM # in trouble will be displayed)
[992] View Two-Way PGM supervision trouble (PGM # in trouble will be displayed)

Option [4]: RF Jamming supervision (default: ON)
Option [5]: On-board module tamper supervision (default: OFF)
Option [6]: N/A
Option [7]: N/A
Option [8]: Ignore transmitter tamper signal

Remote Control Mode

Option [1]: Remote Control Mode

See Transmitter, Remote and PGM Serial Numbers

To see a transmitter’s 6-digit serial number, press and hold a transmitter’s anti-tamper switch.

Assign Wireless Transmitters

[101] = Zone Input 1; [132] = Zone Input 32
Enter 6-digit serial number or press and release the transmitter’s tamper switch.
To delete an assigned transmitter, enter 000000 as a serial number.

Remote Controls

Program 999 remotes with one MG-RTX3 using an EVO641/EVO641R keypad (refer to User Code and
Remote Control programming in the Digiplex EVO Programming Guide).
If you are not using an EVO641/EVO641R keypad, program 32 remotes per MG-RTX3 as detailed in
Table 3.

Transmitter Signal Strength

[601] = Zone Input 1; [632] = Zone Input 32
3 or less = too weak (move transmitter); 4 to 10 = OK.

Current Battery Life

[701] = Zone Input 1; [732] = Zone Input 32
View the number of weeks the batteries have been in the transmitter

Previous Battery Life

[801] = Zone Input 1; [832] = Zone Input 32
View number of weeks the previous batteries were in the transmitter.

Two-Way PGM Signal Strength

[671] = PGM 1; [678] = PGM 8
3 or less = too weak (move transmitter); 4 to 10 = OK.

Assign Two-Way PGMs
[901] = PGM 1; [908] = PGM 8
Enter 6-digit serial number or press and release the transmitter’s tamper switch
To delete an assigned Two-Way PGM, enter 000000 as a serial number.
If a section between [901] to [904] is empty, the MG-RTX3 will use the on-board PGM.

PGM Programming

Program the Two-W ay PGM activation event, deactivation event and PGM Delay options. Refer to Table
below.

OFF = 24 hours (default)
ON = 80 minutes

OFF = MG-RTX3 ignores tamper signal (default)
ON = MG-RTX3 reports tamper signal

OFF = Remote V2.00 mode (Use with remotes version 2.00 or higher)
ON = Remote V2.01 mode EVO Panel with EVO641/EVO641R (Only use with remotes

version 2.01 or higher) (default)

Table 2: Digiplex EVO PGM Option Programming

Event
Group

PGM1 [910] [911] [912] [913] PGM5 [950] [951] [952] [953]

PGM

Activation*

PGM

Deactivation*

*For a complete list of events, refer to the PGM programming se ction of you r Digiplex or Digipl ex EVO control p anel’s programming guide.

PGM Delay
(000 to 255)
Default: 005

[040] to [043]

[201] to [232]

[301] to [332]

[401] to [432]

PGM2 [920] [921] [922] [923] PGM6 [960] [961] [962] [963]
PGM3 [930] [931] [932] [933] PGM7 [970] [971] [972] [973]
PGM4 [940] [941] [942] [943] PGM8 [980] [981] [982] [983]

PGM1 [914] [915] [916] [917] PGM5 [954] [955] [956] [957]
PGM2 [924] [925] [926] [927] PGM6 [964] [965] [966] [967]
PGM3 [934] [935] [936] [937] PGM7 [974] [975] [976] [977]
PGM4 [944] [945] [946] [947] PGM8 [984] [985] [986] [987]

PGM

Delay

PGM1 [918] [919] PGM5 [958] [959]
PGM2 [928] [929] PGM6 [968] [969]
PGM3 [938] [939] PGM7 [978] [979]
PGM4 [948] [949] PGM8 [988] [989]

View Used Remotes

[040] = remotes 1 to 8; [043] = remotes 25 to 32.
To delete a remote, press the corresponding number until it’s no longer displayed in these sections.

Assigning Remote Controls

[201] = remote 01; [232] = remote 32
Enter the desired section and then press and hold a button on the remote control until you hear a
confirmation beep.

Assign Remotes

Assign the remote controls to users by entering a user number (001 to 255) in the appropriate section
(Users 001 to 255, Section [301] = remote 01, section [332] = remote 32.)

Program or Delete Remote.
[401] = remote 01; [432] = remote 32

______/ ______/ ______/ ______/ ______/ ______/ ______/ ______ (default: 15000000)

see Figure 1
see Figure 2

[0] = Button Disabled [8] = Panic 2† (Non-Medical)
[1] = Regular Arm [9] = Panic 3† (Fire)
[2] = Stay Arm [stay] = Smoke reset
[3] = Instant Arm [force] = Utility Key 1*
[4] = Force Arm [arm] = Utility Key 2*
[5] = Disarm [disarm] = Utility Key 3*
[6] = Stay/Instant Disarm [byp] = Utility Key 4*
[7] = Panic 1† (Police) [mem] = Utility Key 5*

[clear] = Exit without saving [enter] = Save data

Feature

Group

Options

Table 3: Programming without an EVO641/EVO641R

Start # End #

PGM

Delay

Event
Group

Option [1]: ON = PGM delay

Option [2]: ON = Minutes

Feature

Group

Options

OFF = Latch (default)

OFF = Seconds (default)

Start # End #

Esprit Programming

B

A

E

C

D

F

G
HI

J

KL

To enter programming mode with Esprit, connect an Esprit 636 or 646 to the “Program” connector. Press
the “Esprit Mode Programming” button. Press [Enter] on your Esprit keypad and enter the installer code
(default: 757575). Enter the desired section number.

[000]

[301] to [332]

[201] to [232]

[401] to [432]

[011] to [014]

[021] to [024]

[001]

[002]

[003]

Option [1] Option [2] Option [3] Definition

Installer Code

Set Installer Code (4 or 6 digits, default: 757575)

User Code Assignment

Assign a valid user code from the Esprit Panel into the MG-RTX3.
[301] = user 01; [332] = user 32.
To delete a user code, press [2ND] and then [Enter]

Remote Control Assignment
[201] = remote control 01; [232] = remote control 32
Press [Enter]. After the confirmation beep, press and hold any button on the remote until
you hear two beeps.
To delete a remote control, press [2ND] followed by [Enter].

Remote Control Button Options

[401] = remote control 01; [432] = remote control 32
Options [1] to [3]: See Table below

Option [4]: Enable button for PGM activation (see section [011])
Option [5]: Enable button for PGM activation (see section [012])
Option [6]: Enable button for PGM activation (see section [013])
Option [7]: Enable button for PGM activation (see section [014])
Option [8]: Enable button

PGM Output Activation

[011] = Remote Button
[012] = Remote Button
[013] = Remote Button
[014] = Remote Button

Option [1]: Activate PGM 1 output (Default ON in section [011])
Option [2]: Activate PGM 2 output (Default ON in section [012])
Option [3]: Activate PGM 3 output (Default ON in section [013])
Option [4]: Activate PGM 4 output (Default ON in section [014])
Refer to section [401] to [432]

PGM Latch/Delay

[021] = PGM1; [024] = PGM 4
Option [0]: Latched Option [5]: 40 seconds
Option [1]: 1 second Option [6]: 60 seconds
Option [2]: 5 seconds (default) Option [7]: 2 minutes
Option [3]: 10 seconds Option [8]: 4 minutes
Option [4]: 20 seconds

Code Length

Option [1]: ON = 6-digit access code length (default)

Panic Alarm

Option [2]: ON = Panic Alarm toggles PGM and panic alarm. (Default)

PGM Output on Panic

Option [0]: No PGM output on panic alarm
Option [1]: Toggle PGM 1 on panic alarm
Option [2]: Toggle PGM 2 on panic alarm
Option [3]: Toggle PGM 3 on panic alarm (default)
Option [4]: Toggle PGM 4 on panic alarm

RF Lockout on Panic

Option [0]: No RF signal lockout on panic alarm (default)
Option [1]: 30-second RF signal lockout on panic alarm
Option [2]: 60-second RF signal lockout on panic alarm
Option [3]: 90-second RF signal lockout on panic alarm
Option [4]: 120-second RF signal lockout on panic alarm

Table 5: Remote Control Arming Options [401] to [432], Options [1] to [3]

Off Off Off No Arm or Disarm
On Off Off
Off On Off

On On Off
Off Off On
On Off On

Off On On
On On On

OFF = 4-digit access code length

OFF = Panic Alarm toggles the PGM

Table 4: Esprit Programming

+ for Panic Alarm

Button = Regular Arm* (Default)
Button = Regular Arm*
Button = Regular Arm*

Button = Regular Arm*
Button = Force Arm*
Button = Force Arm*

Button = Stay Arm*
Button = Regular Arm*

Button = Stay Arm*
Button = Stay Arm*

Installation Information

Element

A Back Cover
B
C PCB Mounting Holes (x 9)

D Mounting clip (x 4)
E Wiring Slot

F

G
H Anti-Tamper Switch

I

J

K

L

Table 6: Mounting and Connection

Figure 3: Mounting

Antennas: The vertical antenna is the default antenna. Connect the horizontal antenna to
improve reception and range.

Figure 4: PCB and Connection

ERROR (Red): Indicates a problem with the module.
BUS RX (Green): Flashes when receiving information from the panel.
BUS TX (Red): Flashes when transmitting information to the panel.
RF RX(Green): Flashes when receiving wireless information.
RF TX(Yellow): Flashes when transmitting wireless information.

Special Display (Digiplex EVO and Spectra SP Series only):

BUS RX BUS TX Error Condition
OFF OFF ON Combus is shorted / No clock / No

OFF ON ON Wrong data / Invalid Combus
ON OFF ON Future Use

ON ON ON Combus lines reversed

---- ---- Flash Combus power is too low
Connect to a 306USB and use WinLoad’s In-Field Firmware Upgrade Application to

upgrade the firmware.

Esprit Programming: Press to enter programming mode in Esprit mode.
System Reset: Press and hold the Programming button for 5 seconds, the BUS RX LED will

flash. Release the button and press it again while the LED flashes to reset the module to its
default values. This is only possible in the first 30 seconds after the MG-RTX3 is powered
up.

Connect the Esprit 636/646 LED keypad to the “Program” connector to program in Esprit
and Stand Alone mode.

If the current draw exceeds 150mA on PGM1 or PGM2, use a relay. Connect the MG­RTX3’s RED connector to the relay’s RED connector, and the PGM connector (PGM1 or
PGM2) to the relay’s BLK connector.

Connect PGM 3 and PGM4 to external power supplies if you need additional power. A PS­817 is recommended. Connect the PGM’s N/O connector to the external power supply’s +
connection. Connect the power supply’s - connector to the device’s - connector. Connect
the PGM’s COM connector to the device’s + connector.

data / Fail to Com
address (Too many modules)

Figure 3: Mounting

Figure 4: PCB and Connection

Technical Specifications

Compatibility All Magellan wireless transmitters

Frequency: 433MHz or 868MHz
Sensitivity: -120 dBm
Current consumption: 50 mA
Dimensions (no

antenna):
Operating

temperature:
PGM outputs: PGM1 and PGM2 - 150mA PGM transistor

Range Refer to the appropriate transmitter Instructions
Other: Di-pole antenna; Error Correction Algorithm
Approvals For the latest information on product approvals,

Changes or modifications on equipment not expressly approved by the Paradox Security Systems could
void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
FCC ID: KDYMG-RTX3
CANADA: 2438A-MGRTX3

FCC PART 15, WARNINGS INFORMATION TO USER

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devices, pursuant
to Part 15 of 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 equipment intermittently, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: (1) re orient or
relocate the receiving antenna; (2) increase the separation between the equipment and receiver; (3)
connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit other than the one to which the receiver is connected, or
(4) consult the dealer or an experienced radio/tv technician for assistance. 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.

Digiplex EVO (EVO48, EVO96 and EVO192)
Digiplex (DGP-848 and DGP-NE96)
Spectra SP (SP5500, SP6000 and SP7000)
Esprit (728ULT and 738ULT)

15cm x 16cm x 3cm (6in x 6.5in x 1.1in)

0°C to 49°C (32°F to 120°F)

outputs
PGM3 - form C relay output rated at 5A/28Vdc,
N.O./N.C. (PGM4 optional)

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* Buttons used to arm are also used to disarm the system