Radio Shack 49-2570, 5000 User Manual

MOTION DETECTOR

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Monitored Wireless Security Alarm System

PANIC

Cat. No. 49-2570

OWNER’S MANUAL

CENTRAL 5000

Please read before using this equipment.

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ARM AC POWERMONITOR BATTERY LOW

MONITORED WIRELESS SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM

WIRELESS
SECURITY

SYSTEM

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AUTOMATIC

MESSAGE

DIALLER

plug'n power

C O M P A T I B L E

A

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O

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PANIC

ARM
HOME

ARM

AWAY

SECURITY

ON OFF

LIGHT

ON OFF

BRIGHT DIM

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C

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EM

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ENTRY

GK

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BYPASS

CENTRAL 5000

DISARM

INSTANTDELAY

AWAY - ARM - HOME

ZONES 9-16

ON - LIGHTS - OFF

plug'n power

C O M P A T I B L E

BATTERY

DISARM

LIGHTS

ARM

PANIC

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FEATURES

You can install the Ra dio Shack Cen­tral 5000 Monitored Wireless Security

also flashes during an alarm (addition-

al lamp modules, Cat. No. 61-2682).
Alarm System anywhere in your hom e
using existing wiring. The syst e m uses
radio frequencies, so it does not need
more wiring. It includes a handheld re-

Motion Detector

an intruder might enter (additional mo-

tion detectors, Cat. No. 49-2589).

— protects an ar ea

mote, a keychain remote, two door/
window sensor transmitters, a motion
detector, and a lamp module so you
can immediately use the system. The
console monitors up to 16 sensor
transmitters (with additional remote

Plu

´n Power Compatible Design

lets you add a total of 16 door/window

sensor transmitters, lamp modules,

motion detectors, and other accesso-

ries to customize your system.
sensor transmitters) and sounds its
built-in alarm and calls ORCA Monitor­ing Services when a violation occurs.

Supervised Operation

of each door/window sensor transmit-

— keeps track

ter’s status and alerts you if there is a
Here are the system’s features.

problem (such as an intrusion or a low

battery).

Two Door/Window Sensor Trans­mitters

alarm when a secured door or window
opens (additional sensor transmitters,
Cat. No. 49-2585).

Handheld R em ote

the system plus lights and appliances
connected to Plug ´n Power modules
(additional handheld remotes, Cat. No.
49-2591T).

— trigger the console’s built-in

— lets you control

ORCA-Monitored Securit

—

you get 24-hour monitoring to alert the

police, neighbors, or you at work if the

system detects an unauthorized ent ry.

Auto Timer

in

look when you are away by turning

—gives your home a

on one module and rand omly turning

on and off up to three other modules

from dusk until about 11:30 PM (re-

quires additional modules).

Ke

chain Remote

arm the system and control lights and
appliances (additional keychain re­motes, Cat. No. 49-2591).

— lets you arm/dis-

Important:

In some areas, you must
get a permit for monitored alarm ser­vice. We recommen d that you contact
your local law enforcement agency

Lamp Module

— lets you turn on/off a

and inquire about local alarm permits.

lamp using a remote control. The lamp

Radio Shack and ORCA, the security monitoring company, are independent of one another.

No warranty or guarantee of performance of the ORCA Monitoring Service Agreement

© 1995 Tandy Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

ORCA is a registered trademark of ORCA Technology

is provided by Radio Sha ck .

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means

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Notes:

• In addition to the parts provided,
you need one 9V alkaline battery
(such as Radio Shack Cat. No.
23-553) to operate the console;
six AAA alkaline batteries (such
as Cat. No. 23-558)—t wo to oper­ate the keychain remote control
and four to operate the handheld
remote control; and eight AA alka­line batteries (such as Cat. No.
23-552)—two in each door/win­dow sensor transmitter and four to
operate the motion detector.

• The suitability of this system to
perform as a burglar alarm or
emergency service device has not
been evaluated by Underwriters’
Laboratories, Inc.

Warning: To prevent fire or shock haz­ard, do not expo se t his product to rain
or moisture.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO U SER-SE RVICE­ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

This sym bol is in tend ed to alert you to
the presence of uninsulated dangerous
voltage within the product’s enclosure
that might be of sufficient magnitude to
consti tute a risk of electric shock. Do
not op en the product’s case.

This symbol is intended to inform you
that important operating and mainte-

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nance instructions are included in the
literature ac compan ying this product .

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READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

Your console’s telephone dialer is de­signed to conform to federal regula­tions, and you can connect it to most
telephone lines. However, each tele­phone or telephone device that you
connect to the telephone line draws
power from the telephone lin e. We re­fer to this po wer draw as t he device's
ringer equivalence number, or REN.
The REN is shown on the bottom of the
console.

If you use more than one telephone or
other device on the line, add up all the
RENs. If the total is more than five,
your telephones might not ring. In rural
areas, a total REN of three might im­pair ringer operation. If ringer opera­tion is impaired, remove a device from
the line.

Note: You must not connect your con­sole to:

• Coin-operated systems

• Party-line systems

• Most electronic key telephone
systems

Your console’s telephone dialer com­plies with Part 68 of
must, upon request, p rovide the FCC
registration number and the REN to
your telephone company. Both num­bers are shown on the bottom of the
console.

FCC Rules

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CONTENTS

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

How the S

Setting Up Monitored Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Plannin

Assigning Security Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Reassigning Security Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Quick Installin

Setting Up the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing the Keychain Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing the Handheld Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Initializing the Door/Window Sensor Transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Initializing the Motion Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing the Lamp Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Testing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Mountin

Mounting the Door/Window Sensor Transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Mounting the Motion Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making a Pet Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Testing the Motion Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Arming/Disarming the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Panic Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Zone Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

During an Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

After an Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Controlling Plug ´n Pow e r Mo dules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Resetting the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

stem Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Your Security System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

/Testing Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Arm Away/Arm Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Instant/Delay Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Trouble Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Viewing the Status of Zones 9-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Other Console Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Turning Modules On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using SECURITY LIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using BRIGHT/DIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Troubleshootin

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Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Replacing the Console’s Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Replacing the Remotes’ Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Replacing the Door/Window Sensor Transmitters’ Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Intercom Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

FCC Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Lightning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Telephone Line Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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GLOSSARY

Here are a few term s t h at w ill be help­ful to know as you read this manual.

Arm and Disarm

off. When you arm the system, you
turn on protection. Disarming the sys­tem turns off protection.

Awa

Mode

mode when all sensor transmitters (in­cluding motion detectors) are armed.

Console

panel.

— The system’s main control

Delay Mode

system so it delays sounding an alert if
a door/window sensor transmitter set

DELAY

to

Door/Window Sensor Transmitter

— Triggers the alarm when a secured
door or window is opened.

Entr

handheld remote control that allows
you time while entering and exiting
your house before the system arms or
the alarm trips.

reports an intrusion.

/Exit Dela

— Terms for on and

— Your system’s armed

—A way of arming the

— A setting on the

Instant Mode

system so the alarm immediately trips
if a door/window sensor transmitter set

INST ANT

to
ports an intrusion.

The keychain remote control

Note:

only arms the system in the instant
mode.

Motion Detector

detecting a change in temperature
when someone walks across its path.

Remote Control

you arm and disarm the system away
from the console.

Violation

as that caused by an opened door or
window, detected by a sensor trans­mitter.

— The area protected by a door/

Zone

window sensor transmitter, a motion
detector, or other sensing/transmitting
device.

— A way of arming the

or the motion detector re-

— Senses motion by

— A de vice t hat lets

— An alarm c ondition, suc h

Home Mode

mode when only doors and windows
are armed (not motion detectors). This
prevents you from accidentally tripping
the motion detector(s) as you move
around the house.

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— The system’s armed

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HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS

After you set up your account with
ORCA Monitoring Services, your sys­tem calls and reports alarms to O RCA
Monitoring Services’ trained staff of se­curity professionals. See “During an
Alarm” on Page 26.

The system also automatically calls
ORCA Monitoring Services about once
per month to perform a routine check ­in. This call is made between Midnight
and 6 AM to avoid possible interfer­ence with other phone calls. If you lift
the handset and hear strange tones,
hang up and wait a few minutes for the
call to end. If ORCA Monitoring Servic­es does not receive a check-in within
this t i me, they ca l l you to let you k n o w
of a possible problem with the system.

ORCA Monitoring Services can also
have the system blink the MONITOR
indicator and sound a chirp. If you see
this, call 1-800-FOR-ORCA to deter­mine the problem.

SETTING UP
MONITORED SERVICE

Important:

erational until ORCA Monitoring Ser­vices programs the system.

To set up service, you need to:

• Fill out the enclosed monitoring
agreement and mail or fax it to
ORCA Monitoring Services.

• Install the system.

Your system is not fully op-

• Call ORCA Monitoring Services
by lifting your phone’s handset
and pressing
console or b y dialing 1-800-FOR­ORCA (1-800-367-6722) from a
telephone on the same line as
your system.

During the call, ORCA Moni toring
Services instructs you to press

MONITOR

hang up the phone. They then
program option settings (listed on
Pages 8–9) into the system. The
preferred settings work best for
most situations . However, you can
ask ORCA Monitoring Services to
change these settings to make the
system work best for you. (If you
do not ask for changes, the pre­ferred settings are used.)

Note:

programming is complete. To
avoid interrupting system pro­gramming, do not lift your tele­phone’s handset until you hear the
beep.

After ORCA Monitoring Services pro­grams your system, you can beg in us­ing it. However, they do not notify
emergency services of an alert until
they have recei ved and responded to
your monitoring agreement. Allow 24
hours for faxed requests and 5 days for
mailed requests.

Note:

5 days before you move to another ad­dress.

The system beeps when

Call 1-800-FOR-ORCA at least

MONITOR

on the system and then

on the

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Place a check mark next to any settings you wa nt to di scuss with O RCA , an d refer
to these settings when you call them to set up service.

House Code

o

Preferred setting:

Can be any House Code (A-P).
Your system can control all mod­ules set to the same house code.

Flashing Alert Unit Code

o

Preferred setting:

Can be any Unit Code (1-16). A
light connected to a module set to
the same House and Unit Cod es
you select flashes w hen the alarm
is tripped, and can be controlled
by the
on the handheld remote. This light
also turns on at dusk and t urns off
around 11:30 PM when the sys­tem is armed in the away mode.

Silent Alarm

o

Preferred setting:

Can be set to only call ORCA
Monitoring Services and not
sound the siren at all. If you select
silent alarm, you will hear no indi­cation that the system has been
tripped.

SECURITY LIGHT

House Code A

Unit Code 16

Audible alarm

buttons

Lived-In Look Unit Codes

o

Preferred setting:

You can select any three Unit
Codes. Modules set to the same
House Code and the three Unit
Codes you select turn on and off
at random times after dusk when
you arm the system in the away
mode. This gives your home a
lived-in appearance.

Entry and Exit Delays

o

Preferred setting:

delay; 30-second entry delay
Each can be set from 0 to 1000

seconds.

Dial Delay

o

Preferred setting:

Can be set from 0 to 1000 sec­onds. This sets how long the con­sole waits after it has been tripped
before it calls ORCA Monitoring
Services.

2, 3, and 4

60-second exit

40 Seconds

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Touch-Tone Dialing

o

Preferred setting:

dialing
Can be set to use rotary dialing if

you do not subscribe to touch­tone service from your local tele­phone company.

Alarm Flash Option

o

Preferred setting:

module set to the House and
Flashing Alert Unit Code you
select

You can have the system flash all
light modules set to the same
House Code or flash n o modules
at all.

Panic Alarm Dial

o

Preferred setting:

ORCA Monitoring Services when
the panic alarm is tripped

Touch-tone

Flash only the

Always call

Lights Off Time

o

Preferred setting:

and security lights off at 1 1:30 PM
Can be set to any time. The secu-

rity light turns on and lived-in
lights randomly turn on and off
around dusk, then turn off at the
time you select here.

Turn random

Can be set to only call ORCA
Monitoring Services if the system
is armed when the pa nic alarm is
tripped.

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PLANNING YOUR SECURITY SYSTEM

Before you set up your system, draw a
security plan of your home. This i s es ­pecially important if you install sensor
transmitters to protect several different
zones.

If you live in an upstairs apartment, the
front door might be the be st place to
mount a door/window sensor transmit­ter. If you live in a house or downstairs
apartment, you might want to cover a
back door or window.

Your security system has three goals:

• To prevent loss by discouraging
potential intruders.

• To scare intruders away before
they can take your property or
break into your home.

• To alert ORCA that someone is
breaking into your home.

To help accomplish these goals, you
should:

• Post decals on doors and win­dows stating that your home is
protected by a security system.
Monitored Alarm decals are
included with your system. Addi­tional decals (Cat. No. 49-507) are
available at your local Radio
Shack store.

• Choose a locat ion for the console
where it is not easily accessible or
seen by intruders.

In addition, most police departments
offer information that might be helpful.
After making a preliminary plan, con­tact your local police department to
see if they offer guidelines or other ser­vices for pla nning a ho me securi ty sys­tem.

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ASSIGNING SECURITY
ZONES

A security zone is an area of protection
covered by a single d oor/window se n­sor transmitter, motion detector, or oth­er sensing/transmitting device. Your
security console monitors up to 16
zones and alerts you if there is a viola­tion (see “Zone Indicators”).

When you initialize your security sys­tem’s sensor transmitters, the console
assigns a zone number to the sensor
transmitter (see “Initializing the Door/
Window Sensor Transmitters”). The kit
includes numbered stickers you attach
to each sensor transmitter to show its
zone number.

For y our re feren ce, m ake a record of
which area of your home a zone cov­ers. For example, using the floorplan
you drew, you could mark the front
door as “Zone 1.”

REASSIGNING
SECURITY ZONES

If you want to remove one accessory,
reassign an accessory to a zone cur­rently in use, or add an accessory
when all zones are assigned, you must
complet ely r e init ia l iz e the syst em.

To reinitia lize t he syst em, set

RUN 1/RUN 2
PANIC, ARM HOME

the console at the same time. Reinitial­ize all remote controls, door/window
sensor transmitters, and motion detec­tors, assigning each accessory to the
desired zone.

to

INSTALL

, and

INSTALL/

. Then press

ARM AWAY

on

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QUICK INSTALLING/TESTING YOUR SYSTEM

This section describes how to initialize
system accessories so the console
recognizes them and how to test the
system to make sure it works properly.
Perform all the procedures in this s ec­tion, then follow the instructions in “Lo­cating and Mounting Accessories.”

You can add other separately pur­chased accessories to the system by
following the appropriate initialization
and testing procedures in this section.

SETTING UP THE
CONSOLE

1. Choose a location for the console
that is:

• Close to a modular phone jack.

• Central to doors/windows you

want to protect so all sensor
transmitters are within 100 feet.

2. For backup power in case of an
AC power failure, connect and
place a 9-volt alkaline battery
(Cat. No. 23-553) in the battery
compartment.

3. Plug the console into any stan­dard AC outlet that is not con­trolled by an on/off switch, then
fully extend the antenna.

• Positioned where you can eas­ily check the zone in dicators f or
problems, but not where an
intruder could easily see it.

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4. Plug the telephone cord into the
console and plug the other end
into a modular phone jack.

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Notes:

• If you do not have an unused jack,
use the supplied duplex adapter.
For a baseboard jack, plug the
adapter into the jack; for a wall
jack, plug the adapter into the
console.

To

TELEPHONE

Telephone

CORD

• If you do not have a modular
phone jack, yo u can either update
the wiring yourself or have the
phone company do it for you.
Radio Shack stores sell the jacks
and adapters you need. The
phone company charges t o install
the jacks. The USOC number of
the jack to be installed is RJ11C
for a baseboard jack or RJ11W for
a wall jack.

INSTALLING THE
KEYCHAIN REMOTE
CONTROL

1. Remove the keychain remote con­trol’s back cover. Install two AAA
alkaline batteries (Cat. No. No.
23-555) in the battery compart­ment, according to the polarity
symbols (+ and –) marked inside.
Then replace the cover.

2. Set the console’s

RUN 2

switch to

3. Stand near the cons ole and press

ARM

on the remote control. The
console chimes and logs in the
remote control.

BATTERY

ARM

DISARM

ON

LIGHTS

OFF

INSTALL/RUN 1/

INSTALL

PANIC

.

4. Leave the console’s switch set to

INSTALL

to install other accesso-

ries.

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Notes:

• You can add any combination of
up to eight Plug ´n Power
remote controls.

• When you press a button, the
BATTERY indicator on the
remote control lights to show
the battery is good.

INSTALLING THE
HANDHELD REMOTE
CONTROL

1. Press the tab on the battery com ­partment cover and lift off the
cover.

2. Install four AAA alkaline batteries
(Cat. No. 23-555) in the handheld
remote control’s battery compart­ment, according to the polarity
symbols (+ and –) marked inside
the compartment.

4. Set the house code on the rem ot e
control to the same letter as you
selected when you set up service.

A

•

O

•

I

5. Press

•

C

••

EM

••

GK

•

ARM HOME

BRIGHT DIM

ENTRY

ARM AWAY

or

INSTANTDELAY

on the handheld remote control.
The console sounds a tone.

PANIC

ARM

HOME

ARM

AWAY

DISARM

SECURITY

Note: If you do not hear a tone,
press the button beneath the
remote control’s label with a pen­cil. Then repeat this step.

3. Be sure the console’s

RUN 1/RUN 2
INSTALL

switch is set to

.

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INSTALL/

WIRELESS
SECURITY

SYSTEM

•

Press

AUTOMATIC

MESSAGE

DIALLER

plug'n power

C O M P A T I B L E

PANIC

ARM

HOME

ARM

AWAY

ON O

ON O

DISAR

SECURITY

LIGHT

+

–

+

–

TEST

MAX MIN

DELAY

+

–

+

–

TEST

MAX MIN

DELAY

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6. Leave the console’s switch set to

INSTALL

to install other accesso-

ries.

7. Replace the compartment cover.
You can install eight keychain

Note:

(Cat. No. 49-2591) or handheld remote
controls (Cat. No. 49-2551T).

INITIALIZING THE DOOR/
WINDOW SENSOR
TRANSMITTERS

1. Open a door/window sensor

transmitter’s battery compartment.
Install two AA alkaline batteries
(Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-557).

DELAY

MAX MIN

TEST

zone indicator on the console
lights to show which zone the sen­sor transmitter is assigned to.

If you do not hear a chime,

Note:

remove the batteries from the sen­sor transmitter and then hold
down the

TEST

button for 3 sec-

onds. Reinstall the batteries and

TEST

press

again. When the indi­cator flashes twice, you can initial­ize the sensor transmitter as
described in Step 3.

4. Set

DELAY

, located inside the
door/window sensor transmitter’s
battery compartment, to
protect a window or to

MIN

MAX

tect a door. Then replace the bat­tery compartment’s cover.

to

to pro-

2. Be sure the console’s

RUN 1/RUN 2
INSTALL

switch is set to

.

INSTALL/

3. Stand near the console and press

TEST

, located to the right of the
sensor transmitter’s battery com­partment. The console chimes
and logs in the door/window se n­sor transmitter. The first available

15

TEST

CODE

2

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5. Place one of the supplied num­bered stickers on the sensor
transmitter to show its zone num­ber.

6. Leave the console’s switch set to

INSTALL

to install other accesso-

ries.

Repeat these steps for additional door/
window sensor transmitters.

INITIALIZING THE
MOTION DETECTOR

1. Press the four dots on the ba ttery
compartment cover and slide the
cover down to remove it.

3. Be sure the console’s

RUN 1/RUN 2
INSTALL

4. Press

TEST

switch is set to

.

on the back of the

INSTALL/

motion detector. The console
chimes, and the first available
zone indicator lights to show the
console has logged in the m otion
detector.

If you do not hear a chime, pres s

CODE

with a pencil, then press

TEST

again.

5. Looking at the back of the m otion
detector, set the switch on the left

1

side to

(see “Mounting the

Motion Detector”).

MOTION DETECTOR

2. Install four 1.5V AA alkaline bat­teries (Cat. No. 23-552 ) inside the
motion detector’s battery compart­ment according to the polarity
symbols (+ and –) marked inside.

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6. Place one of the supplied num­bered stickers on the motion
detector to show its zone number.

7. Leave the console’s switch set to

INSTALL

to install other accesso-

ries.

8. Replace the motion detector’s bat­tery compartment cover.

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INSTALLING THE LAMP
MODULE

When the alarm trips, lamps connect­ed to lamp modules flash on and off for
the duration of the alarm. After 4 min­utes (or when you disarm the ala rm),
the lamps stop flashing and remain on.

If you arm the system w ith an exit d e­lay, lamp modules set to the same
House and Unit Code as the c onsole
turn on during the exit countdown.

You can also control lamp modules set
to this code using
the handheld remote.

SECURITY LIGHT

on

Follow these steps to install a lamp
module.

1. Plug a lamp into the supplied lamp
module and plug the module int o
an AC outlet that is on the sam e
electrical circuit as the console.

Replace with the actual illustration

Note:

Do not plug an appliance or
fluorescent lamp into the supplied
module.

2. Be sure the lamp’s switch is on.

3. Set the module’s House and Unit
Code dials to the same codes you
selected when you set up service.

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TESTING THE SYSTEM

After you complete the quick installa­tion procedures, follow these steps to
test the system.

Note:

To avoid alarming neighbors, tell

them you are testing the system.

1. Set

2. Place each door/window sensor

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

console to

RUN 2.

on the

transmitter’s magnet next to its
magnetic switch.

WIRELESS SENSOR TRANSMITTER

5. Press

ARM

on a remote control,
and then move the magnet away
from the magnetic switch again.
The alarm sounds and the lamp
connected to the lamp module
flashes on and off. Press
to turn off the alarm, and

OFF

to turn off the lamp. Replace

DISARM

LIGHTS

the magnet next to the magnetic
switch.

ARM

6. Press

on the remote c ontrol,
then walk across the path of the
motion detector ’s lens. The alarm
sounds and the lamp connected
to the lamp module flashes on and
off. Press

DISARM

to turn off the

alarm. The consol e chimes twice.

LIGHTS OFF

Press

to turn off the

lamp.

3. Place the motion detector on a
counter top within 100 feet of the
console.

4. Move a door/window sensor
transmitter’s magnet away from
the magnetic switch.

When the system is not armed,
the console chimes every time
someone opens a door or window
with the system in the

RUN 2

mode. The system does not chime

RUN 1

in the

mode.

Replace the magnet next to the
magnetic switch.

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+

–

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MOUNTING ACCESSORIES

MOUNTING THE DOOR/
WINDOW SENSOR
TRANSMITTERS

You can install any combination of
door/window sensor transmitte rs (Cat.
No. 49-2585) and motion detectors
(Cat. No. 49-2589), in up to 16 zones.

Follow these steps to mount each
door/window sensor transmitter.

1. Set the
window sensor transmitter to
to protect a window or to
protect a door.

Note:

arm a sensor transmitter with a
60-second exit delay and a 30­second entry delay (see “Instant/
Delay Mode”). When set to
the sensor transmitter immedi­ately triggers the alarm if it is trig­gered after the exit delay .

DELAY

–

+

The

switch on the door/

MAX

DELAY

MAX MIN

–

TEST

MAX

setting lets you

MIN

to

MIN

3. The supplied sensor transmitter
and magnet switch are connected.
If the wire is too long, shorten it by
cutting it to the length required,
stripping the ends, and reconnect­ing it to the magnetic switch.

4. Remove the sensor transmitter’s
batteries and attach it to the wal l
using the supplied screws or dou­ble-sided tape (such as Radio
Shack Cat. No. 64-2361). Then
replace the batteries (if you
removed them) and close the bat­tery compartment door.

5. Align the a rrows on the swit ch and
magnet, then install the switch
and magnet using the supplied
screws or double-sided tape.

,

WIRELESS SENSOR TRANSMITTER

2. Select a location for the door/win­dow sensor transmitter. We rec­ommend that you purchase
enough sensor transmitters to
protect the front and back door
and any windows that are hidden
from view or easily accessible

Notes:

• Do not mount the magnet
directly onto a metal surfac e. If
necessary, use a wood or plas­tic spacer.

(including basement windows).

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• If you mount magnetic switches
on metal doors or frames,
ensure that they are no more

3

than

/16 of an inch apart. On

wooden surfaces, they can be

3

up to

/8 of an inch apart.

• For sliding doors/windows, it is
best to mount the magnet and
switch so the magnet makes a

clean break

from the switch
when the door or window is
opened.

WIRELESS SENSOR TRANSMITTER

Notes:

• To protect more than one door or
window with a single sensor trans­mitter, use NC (Normally Closed)­type magnetic switches and loop
them in series from one door or
window to the next using 18­gauge wire. Then connect both
ends of the loop to the sensor
transmitter.

WIRELESS SENSOR TRANSMITTER

6. Open the door or window. The
light on the sensor transmitter
turns on each time you open the
door or window.

Repeat Steps 1–6 for any additional
sensor transmitters you want t o install
(in up to 16 zones).

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• You cannot use NO (Normally
Open) magnetic switches with this
sensor transmitter.

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MOUNT ING THE MO TION
DETECTOR

Motion detectors protect a specific
area of your home. F or example, you
might want to protect a stereo system,
jewelry box, or wall safe.

The supplied motion detector
feet with a 90 degree field of view.
Place it within 100 feet of the console.

sees

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Secure the bracket to the detector’s
bottom using the supplied machine
screw. Then secure the bracket to t he
wall. Finally, loosen the screw on the
hinge and adjust the detector to be lev­el, then tighten the screw to hold the
detector in position.

Right

Wrong

For the best c overage, place the mo­tion detector at a height of 6 fee t, then
position the lens so a n intruder walks
across its path rather than toward it.

You can place the m otion detector on
a countertop or use the included brack­et. The bracket lets you swivel the mo­tion detector for the best coverage.

Note:

The motion detector senses mo­tion by detecting temperature chang­es. To help prevent false alarms, do
not place the motion detector near a
heating or air conditioning vent.

More Sensitive

Less Sensitive

Set the switch on the detector’s back to

1

(most sensitive) or 2 (least sensitive).
When set to
the alarm if
When set to

1

, the motion detector trips

any

movement is detected.

2

, the motion detector
must detect two movement s or c ontin­uous movement within a s hort time to
trip the alarm.

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MAKING A PET ZONE

If you have a pet, you can help reduce
the chance the pet will cause a false
alarm by blocking the motion detec­tor’s lower zones with the supplied
tape.

To use the tape, place it over the lower
zones of the detector’s lens.

Lower
Zones

TEST

3. Release
seconds.

4. Walk past the motion detector.
The indicator lights as you move
and turns off if you keep still or
walk out of the detector’s range.

Notes:

• If the range is low (less than 30
feet), check that the detector is
horizontal and at least 5 feet from
the ground.

• The motion detector automati­cally switches to normal operation
after 2 minutes in the test mode.
To switch it back sooner, hold

TEST

flashes twice (about 3 seconds).

down until the indicator

and wait about 20

TESTING THE MOTION
DETECTOR

The motion detector includes a special
test mode. Follow these steps to test
the motion detector.

1

1. Set the sensitivity switch to

TEST

2. Hold down
the motion detector until the indi­cator flashes twice.

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on the back of

.

To test the alarm with the motion de­tector, arm the console and wait about
45 seconds. Then w alk in front of the
motion detector and check that the
alarm is triggered. After the motion de­tector triggers the alarm, it automati-

locks out

cally
battery power.

for 45 seconds to save

WIRELESS

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OPERATION

ARMING/DISARMING
THE SYSTEM

You can arm the system three ways:

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

•Set
console to
press

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

•Set
console to
press

RUN 1

ARM

on the console.

RUN 1

ARM AWAY

or

or

or
on the handheld remote control.
See “Arm Away/Arm Home” and
“Instant/Delay Mode.”

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

•Set
console to
press

RUN 1

or

ARM

on the keychain

remote control.

The console beeps once when you
arm it. When the system is armed, the

RUN 1

and

RUN 2

setting have the
same effect: opening a door or window
with a sensor transmitter attached or
tripping a motion detector sets off the
alarm.

on the

RUN 2

and

on the

RUN 2

and

ARM HOME

on the

RUN 2

and

Arm Away/Arm Home

SECURITY

SYSTEM

ARM

HOME

•

AUTOMATIC

MESSAGE

DIALLER

All sensor transmitters arm when you

ARM AWAY

press
to the same House and Fla shing Alert
Unit Code you selected when you set
up service with ORCA Monitoring Ser­vices turns on at dusk and off around
11:30 PM and modules set to the same
House Code and Lived-In Look Unit
Codes you se lected turn o n and of f at
random intervals.

If you press

ARM HOME

and windows arm. This lets you arm
the system at night without tripping the
motion detector.

ARM

DISARM

AWAY

. Also, a module set

, only doors

Instant/Delay Mode

The only difference between

RUN 2

and
set to

is that when t he system i s

RUN 2

and

not

armed, the con-

RUN 1

sole sounds a pleasant chime when
you open a door or window. When it is

RUN 1

set to
To disarm the system, press

, there are no chimes.

DISARM

on any remote control. The console
beeps twice.

ENTRY

With
set to
sor transmitter(s) set to

on the handheld remote

INST ANT

(and

DELA Y

on the sen-

MIN

), the sys­tem instantly arms and the alarm
immediately trips if any sensor t rans­mitter reports an intrusion.

ENTRY

With
set to

on the handheld remote

DELAY

, you have a 60-second
exit delay and a 30-second entry delay
before the system arms or trips. A
warning chime sounds during the de­lay period.

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AC POWERMONITOR BATTERY LOW

BYPASS

ON - LIGHTS - OFF

ZONES 9-16

PANIC

AWAY - ARM - HOME

plug'n power

C O M P A T I B L E

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Notes:

• The supplied motion detector
(Cat. No. 49-2589) o nly operates
in the

AWAY

and

MIN

modes.

If you want to use the exit/entry
delay feature, you can use
another motion detector (Cat. No.
61-2614) instead of the one sup­plied with this system.

• You must set the switch inside the
door/window sensor transmitter’s
battery compartment to

MAX

order for it to arm in the delay
mode. When set to

MIN

, the sen­sor transmitter immediately arms,
regardless of whether the hand­held remote control is set to

DELAY

•The

INSTANT

or

ARM

button on the console

.

automatically arms the system in

DELA Y

the

mode.

• The keychain remote control only
arms the system in the

INSTANT

mode.

in

T r ou ble Al arm

If you hear a repetitive trouble alarm
when you try to arm t he system, this in­dicates that there is a problem.

The system does not arm until you:

• Correct the Problem — Press

DISARM

Check the zone reporting the
problem to see if a door or window
is open or a sensor transmitter’s
battery is dead. Then arm the sys­tem again.

• Ignore the Problem — Press

BYPASS

trouble alarm is sounding. The
problem zone’s indicators flash
rapidly. Press

AWAY

problem zone(s) are not pro­tected, but all other zones arm.

to stop the trouble alarm.

on the console while the

ARM HOME/ARM

to arm the system. The

• Other separately purchased
remote controls might arm the
system only in either the

INSTANT

mode. See the remote

DELAY

control’s owner’s manual.

• The system ignores sensor trans-

MIN

mitters operating in the

mode
(such as the supplied motion
detector) during the entry delay .

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or

Note: If you bypass an open window or
door, arm the system, and later close
the window or door, that zone arms.

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USING THE PANIC
ALARM

Pressing
mote con trol, or
the same time on the keychain remote
control, causes the consol e’s alarm to
sound, even if the system is not armed.

PANIC

on the handheld re-

ARM

and

DISARM

at

Fast Flashing

•

— door/window
sensor transmitter reported a
problem (such as an open window
or low battery) and you pressed

BYPASS

on the console (see

“Troubleshooting”).

Viewing the Status of
Zones 9-16

ZONE INDICATORS

All sensor transmitters and motion de­tectors report to the consol e abo ut ev­ery 90 minutes. If the console does not
receive a signal from a sensor t rans­mitter within 4 hours, it report s a prob­lem with that sensor transmitter by
slowly flashing its zone indicator.

ZONES

9

1

10

2
3

11
12

4
5

13

6

14

7

15

8

16

The console’s zone status indicators
show four conditions for Zones 1–8:

Steady On

•
open.

Steady Off

•
closed.

— door or win dow is

— door or window is

If there is a problem with Zones 9–16,
the console does not flash a zone light,
but you hear the trouble alarm if you try
to arm the system.

Press and hold

ZONES 9-16

on the con­sole. The indicators show which zone
(9–16) is reporting the problem. If you
do not want to bypass the problem,
correct it and arm the system again.

Other Console Indicators

BATTERY LOW (Steady)

•
tery in console is low or needs
replacement.

ARMED (Steady)

•

— indicates

system is armed.

— bat-

Slow Flashing

•

— door/window
sensor transmitter is reporting a
problem (such as a low battery).

25

ON OFF

A

EM

O

C

•

••

•

•

•

BRIGHT DIM

ENTRY

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DURING AN ALARM

When there is a violation, the console
sounds a siren f or 4 minutes, flashes
ARMED, and lights the indicator for the
affected zone. The system calls ORCA
Monitoring Services and advises t hem
of the alarm, and flashes lights con­nected to lamp modules.

The ORCA Monitoring Services staff
first tries to contact you at home to ver­ify that it is not a false alarm. By calling
you first, ORCA Monitoring Services
ensures that the police are not contact­ed if you accidentally set off your
alarm.

In alarm situations, the monitoring cen­ter dispatches the police to your ad­dress and tries to contact someone
you listed on your emergency call list.
ORCA Monitoring Services tries each
number once in the o rder that you list­ed them on your monitoring agree­ment. If ORCA Monitoring Services
contacts one of the people listed, they
do not disturb the other people on the
list.

dicator and the violated zone’s indica­tor lights steadily.

Arm then disarm the system to turn off
the ARMED and zone indicators.

LIGHTS OFF

Press

to turn off the lamp

modules.
If you return home and the ARMED in-

dicator is flashing, call 1-800-FOR­ORCA to determine t he cause of the
alarm.

CONTROLLING PLUG ´N
POWER MODULES

Turning Modules On/Off

Use the four
handheld remote control to control
lights or appliances connec t ed to P lug
´n Power modules. Set the light/appli­ance modules to the same House
Code as the c onsole. Set t he light/ap­pliance modules’ Unit Codes to 1, 2, 3,
or 4.

ON/OFF

buttons on the

1

AFTER AN ALARM

When you disarm the system after an
alarm (or about 4 minutes after the

2

3
4

alarm trips), the console’s siren turns
off, but the lights connected to lamp
modules remain on to let you know
there was a violation. T he ARM ED in-

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Using SECURITY LIGHT

Use the
handheld remote control or the con­sole to turn on/off a light module set to
the same House and Unit Code as you
selected when you set up the system.

SECURITY LIGHT

AUTOMATIC

MESSAGE

DIALLER

plug'n power

C O M P A T I B L E

ARM

AWAY

SECURITY

ON OFF

LIGHT

ON OFF

butt on on t he

DISARM

Using BRIGHT/DIM

Use the
handheld remote control to brighten or
dim lights connected to Plug ´n Power
lamp mod u les .

Turn on the module by pressing the re­mote control
sponds to the module’s Unit Code.
Then press and hold
the remote control until the light reach­es the desired brightness.

BRIGHT/DIM

ON

button that corre-

BRIGHT

button on the

DIM

or

on

RESETTING THE
CONSOLE

To remove all sensor transmitters from
memory, set the console’s

RUN 1/RUN 2

press

AWAY

at the same time.

Note:

switc h to

PANIC, ARM HOME

This does not clea r the set tings
that ORCA Monitoring Services pro­grammed into your system during ini­tialization.

INSTALL/

INSTALL

, and

. Then

ARM

Note:

A

•

•

O

•

•

I

You cannot brighten or dim

C

GK

••

EM

••

BRIGHT DIM

ENTRY

INSTANTDELAY

lamps connected to appliance mod­ules.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

If you experience problems with your security console or accessories, try correcting
the problem as suggested in this section. If you cannot correct the problem, contact
your local Radio Shack store for assistance.

Problem Solution

The system does not arm. • Check that

RUN 1

in the

• If you are usin
check that the battery indicator on the remote con­trol turns on when you press
remote control or
handheld remote control. Replace the battery and
re-initial ize the remote control , i f necessary.

A zone indicator flashes slow­ly.

A sensor transmitter/motion detector has not reported in
within 4 hours. Check the sensor transmitter/motion de­tector’ s battery or bypass the zone.

A zone indicat or flashes rapid­ly.

You pressed
while a sensor transmitter/motion detector was reportin

BYPASS

a problem. The zone arms when you correct the problem.

You hear a repetitive trouble
alarm when you try to arm the
system, and it does not arm.

Check the zone indicators. If a door or window is open,
its zone i ndica tor i s on. I f th ere i s a probl em wi th a sens or
transmitter or motion detector, its zone indicator flashes
slowly. You can correct this two ways:

• Press

DISARM

sor transmitter is workin
a door or window open. Then arm the system.

• While the trouble alarm sounds, press and hold

BYPASS

on the console to override the problem
zone (its zone indicator then flashes rapidly). Then
arm the system.

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

RUN 2

or

position.

on the console is

a remote control to arm the syst em ,

ARM

on the keychain

ARM HOME/ARM AWAY

on the

on the console to arm the system

. Check that each door/window sen-

and that you have not left

The alarm trips when you en­ter the house before you have
time to disarm it.

• Arm the system in the delay mode. Set the
switch on the entry door sensor transmitter to
Set the
trol to

ENTRY

switch on the handheld remote con-

DELAY

, and then press

ARM AWAY

DELAY

MAX

on the

.

handheld remote control.

• Disarm the system before you trip a sensor (such
as the supplied motion detector) set to

MIN

.

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Problem Solution

You cannot turn l i
from the

OFF

LIGHT ON

buttons on the remote.

hts on or off

LIGHT

or

You open a door or window
and the alarm does not trip.

• Make sure you set the house and unit code on the
module(s) to the same letter and number as you
selected for t he console.

• Be sure the li

ht you are trying to control is plugged
in and has its on/off switch in the on position, and
that its bulb is

•Plu

the module into another outlet on the same

ood.

electrica l circuit as the consol e.

• Check that the battery indicator on the remote con­trol comes on when you press a button. Repla ce the
battery and re-initialize the remote control, if neces­sary.

• Make sure

INSTALL

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

.

is not set to

• Check to see if the system is armed.

•Be sure
to

• Press

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

RUN1

RUN 2

or

TEST

on the door/window sensor transmitter

on the console is set

.

and see if the alarm trips. If the alarm does not trip,
see if the sensor transmitter indicator comes on
when you press

TEST

. If the indicator does not
come on, replace the battery and re-initialize the
sensor transmitter, if necessary.

Appliances turn off durin
alarm.

an

The system flashes lights by repetitively transmitting the
si

nal to turn all units on or all units off. Therefore, any
appliances connected to appliance modules which were
on at the time of the alarm, turn off and stay off.

If you do not want this to happen, set t he applia nce mod­ule(s) to a different house code than y ou selected f or t he
console.

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Problem Solution

You do not hear a chime from
the console when you press

ARM

to install a remote.

You do not hear a chime from
the console when you press

TEST

to install a door/window
sensor transmitter or motion
detector.

The BATTERY LOW indicator
on the console is on.

Check if you can arm the system when

RUN 2

on the console is set to

RUN 1

INSTALL/RUN 1/

RUN 2

or

. If you can,
the remote control is already installed and no further ac­tion is necessary. If not:

1. Set

2. Press

With
check that the console chimes when you press

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

INSTALL

.

CODE

(located beneath the label on the

on the console to

remote control ) with a pencil, then press

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

on the console set to

ARM

again.

RUN 2

TEST

on
the sensor transmitter or motion detector. If it does, the
sensor transmit ter or motion detector is already installed
and no further action is necessary. If not:

1. Set

2. Press

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

INSTALL

.

CODE

on the motion detector with a pencil or

on the console to

remove then reinstall the batteries in the sensor
transmitter. Then press

Note:

If the sensor transmit ter/ motion det ec tor is alr eady

insta lle d , it is i nst al led a

TEST

again.

ain into the next available zone.

Replace the console’s battery.

,

You lose your remote control. Purchase a replacement remote control (Cat. No. 49-

2591T or 49-2591), and then completely re-install your
system to prevent someone else from usin

the lost re-

mote control.

The system arms or disarms
by itself .

The red indicator on the hand­held remote control stays on
durin

installation.

hbor might have a compatible system. Re-install

A nei
the remotes.

Press the button located beneath the label with a pencil
and then press

ARM

. If it still stays on, remove the bat­tery, wait a few seconds, then replace the batter y. Press
the button and then

ARM

again.

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Problem Solution

The red indicator on the sen­sor transmitter/motion detec­tor stays on duri n

installation.

The ARMED indicator is flash­in

.

A motion detect or causes

alarms

.

false

Remove then reinstall the sensor transmitter/motion de­tector’s bat teries. Press

TEST

again.

This indicates that there has been an intru sion. Also, if a
zone indicat or is on, t his i ndicat es which zone was v iolat ­ed. To turn the zone indicator off and stop the armed in-

ARM

dicator from flas hin

, press the

DISARM

or

button on
a remote control. If a zone i ndicator is not on, the violated
zone is within Zones 9-16. Pre ss

ZONES 9-16

on the con-

sole to see which zone was tripped.

• Motion detectors sense motion by detectin
chan

e in temperature; therefore, do not place the

motion detector near an air conditionin

or heatin

a

vent.

• Do not place it in a direc t source of bri
as sunli

• It could be detectin
switch on the back to

ht.

a pet’s movements. Set the

2

so it is less sensitive or

ht light, such

cover its bottom zones.

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CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Your Radio Shack Wireless Home Security System with Emergency Phone Dialer is
an example of superior design and craftsma nship. The following suggestions will
help you care for your system so you can enjoy it for years.

Keep all system components dry. If anything gets wet, wipe it dry im­mediately. Liquids can contain mine rals that corrode the electronic
circuits.

Handle your console and accessories gently and carefully. Dropping
them can damage circuit boards an d cases and can cause t hem to
work improperly.

Use and store the cons ole and a ccessories only in normal tem pera­ture environments. Extreme temperatures can shorten the life of elec­tronic devices and distort or melt plastic parts.

Keep the console away from dust and dirt which can c ause prema­ture wear of parts.

Wipe the console with a damp cloth oc casionally to keep it looking

CLEANER

new. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or strong deter­gents to clean your console.

Use only fresh batteries of the required size and type. Always remove
old or weak batteries. They can leak chemicals that destroy electronic
circuits.

Modifying or tampering with the system’s internal components can cause a malfunc­tion and might invalidate its warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it.
If your system is not performing as it should, contact your local Radio Shack store
for assistance. If the console is harming the telephone lines, the telephone company
might ask you to disconnect your console from the telephone line until you have re­solved the problem.

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REPLACING THE
CONSOLE’S BATTERY

The console’s backup battery allows
the system to w or k du r in g a pow e r o u t­age. A 9-volt alkaline battery provides
at least 12 hours of back up. The BAT ­TERY LOW indicator on the console
lights when you need to replace the
backup battery, but you should replace
the battery at least once a year.

REPLACING THE
REMOTES’ BATTERIES

If the console does not respond to a re­mote control’s signal, replace the re­mote control’s batteries, according to
the polarity markings (+ and –) inside
the battery compartment. After you re­place the remote control’s batteries,
re-initialize the remote control as de­scribed in “Initializing the Keychain Re­mote Control” or “Initializing the
Handheld Remote Control.”

If the system arms, the console recog­nized the remote control.

If the system did not arm:

1. Set

2. Press

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

INSTALL

The remote control transmits a
random code to the console . The
console acknowledges t his with a
beep and logs in th e remote con­trol. If you do not hear a beep,
press
press

.

ARM

on the rem ote control.

CODE

with a pencil and then

ARM

.

to

Note:

When you press a button on the
keychain remote, its BATTERY i nd ica­tor lights to show the battery is good.

After replacing batteries, follow these
steps to confirm that the console still
recognizes the remote control.

1. Set

2. Press

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

console to

RUN 2

ARM

on the remote control.

on the

.

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REPLACING THE DOOR/
WINDOW SENSOR
TRANSMITTERS’
BATTERIES

If any of the console’s zo ne indicators
flash slowly, the door/window sensor
transmitter or motion detector for that
zone has not reported in during the last
4 hours. This is most likely caused by
a dead battery.

Replace the door/window sensor
transmitter or motion detector’s bat­tery, then follow these steps to confirm
that the console still recognize s it.

1. Set

2. Press

If the console chimes, it recognizes the
sensor transmitter or motion detector.

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

console to

mitter or motion detector.

RUN 2

.

TEST

on the sensor trans-

on the

When you press
assigns the sensor transmitter to
the first available zone. If a zone’s
indicator is flashing (to indicate
that zone’s sensor transmitter has
not reported in in the last 4 hours),
the zone is considered available.

TEST

, the system

INTERCOM SYSTEMS

Intercom systems which send voice
signals over existing electrical wiring
might interfere with the ability to control
Plug ´n Power modules from your se­curity system when the intercom is in
use.

If the intercom system has separate
wiring, it does not cause a problem.

If you do not hear a chime when you

TEST

press

1. Set
console to

2. Press
ter transmits a code to the con­sole, and the console chimes to
confirm it accepted the code.

34

:

INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2

INSTALL

TEST

. The sensor transmit-

.

on the

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FCC CAUTIONS

Your system has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a re­mote control security device in accor­dance with Part 15 of
which are designed to provide reason­able protection against interference in
a residential installation. However,
there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation.

If this system interferes with radio or
television reception, which can be de­termined by unplugging the equip­ment, try to correct the interference by:

• Reorienting the antenna of the
radio/TV experiencing the interfer­ence.

• Moving the system away from the
radio/TV.

• Plugging the system into an outlet
on a different circuit from the
radio/TV experiencing the interfer­ence.

FCC Rules

Lightning damage is not common.
Nevertheless, if you live in an area that
has severe electrical storms, we sug­gest that you unplug the system and
rely on its battery power during storms
to reduce the possibility of damage.

,

TELEPHONE LINE
CONNECTION

The telephone portion of your security
console has been tested and found to
comply with applicable UL and FCC
standards.

In the unlikely event that your cons ole
causes problems on the telephone
line, the telephone compan y can dis­connect your service. The telephone
company attempt s to notify you in ad­vance. If advan ce notice is not practi­cal, the telephone company notifies
you as soon as possibl e and advises
you of your right to file a complaint with
the FCC.

If necessary, contact your local Radio
Shack store for additional suggestions.

LIGHTNING

Your system has built-in protection cir­cuits to reduce the risk of damage from
surges in telephone and power line
current. These protection circuits meet
or exceed FCC requirements. Howev­er, lightning striking the telephone or
power lines mig h t damage the syst em.

Also, the telephone company can
make changes t o its lines, equipment,
operations, or procedures that could
affect the operation of this console.
The telephone company notifies you of
these changes in advance, so you can
take the necessary steps to prevent in­terruption of your telephone service.

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RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY

This security product is warranted against manufacturing defects in material and work­manship for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from Radio Shack company
owned stores and authorized Radio Shack franchisees and dealers. Within this period
Radio Shack will repair the security product without charge for parts and labor. Simply
bring your Rad io Shack sales slip as proof-of-purchase date to any Radio Shack
store.
This wa rranty does not cover damage or f ailure cause d by or attrib utable to A cts of
God, abuse, misuse, improper or abnormal usage, faulty installation, improper mainte­nance, lightning or other incidence of excess voltage, or any repairs other than those
provided by a Radio Shack Authorized Service Facility, or transportation costs. Radio

Shack is not responsible or liable for indirect, special, or consequential damages
arising out of or in c onnection with th e use or perfo rmance of the product or
other dama ges with respect to loss of prope rty, loss of revenues or profit, or
costs of removal, installation or reinstallation.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RADIO SHACK MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRAN­TIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURAT I ON TO THE DURA­TION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN. Some states
do not allow th e limitation or exclusion of incident al or conseque ntial damages and
some states do not allow limitation or exclusion of implied warranties; therefore, the
aforesaid limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to the purchaser. There will be
charges rendered for repairs to the product made after the expiration of the aforesaid
ninety (90) day warranty period.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to
state.

We Service What We Sell

9/94

RADIO SHACK

A Division of Tandy Corpor ation

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

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