Radio Shack CENTRAL 2000 User Manual

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49-351

OWNER’S MANUAL

CENTRAL 2000

Easy Installation Monitored Motion Detector

Security System

Please read before using this equipment.

ARMED POWERSERVICE

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FEATURES

Your Radio Shack Central 2000 Easy

INCLUDED ITEMS

Installation Monitored Motion Detector
Security System brings a new level of
protection to your home. It s PIR (Pas­sive InfraRed) motion sensor gives a full
180 degrees of coverage. Once armed,
it reports movement to ORCA

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Monitor­ing Service’s trained staff of security
professionals who call you to verify the

Your Central 2000 inlcudes the follow­ing accessories. Be sure you remove all
accessories before you dispose of the
packing materials.

• Central 2000 Motion Sensor

• Modular T elephone Cord

problem and then call the police and up
to three other people you designate.

• Duplex T elephone Adapter

• AC Power Adapter

Your system includes the se fe atu r es:

• Quick Reference Card

Simp le In st all at io n

ing the system by simply connecting it to

—lets you s tart us-

• ORCA Monitoring Service Agree­ment and Preprinted Envelope

power and a telephone line and setting
up your account with ORCA Monitoring
Services.

Built-In 100 dB Alarm

— sounds when
the system is armed and detects mo­tion.

• Four Window Stickers

• Wall Mounting Bracket with Screws

In addition, you need one 9-volt battery
(Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-553, not sup­plied) to power your system during a
power failure.

Warnin

Stickers

— discourag e poten­tial burglars by alerting them to the pres­ence of an alarm system.

LOCAL PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS

Eas

Arming and Disarmin

the telephones in your home for quick
arming and disarming.

ORCA-Monitored Securit

you get 24-hour monitoring, which
alerts the police, neighbors, or you at
work if the system detects un authorized
motion.

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

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

Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

ORCA is a registered trademark of ORCA Technology, Inc.

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—uses

Some cities and municipalities require
you to fill out a registration form and get
a permit for monitored alarm service.

—means

We recommend that you contact your
local police or sheriff’s department and
inquire about local permit requirements.

is provided by Radio Shack.

© 1995 Tandy C orporation.

All Rights Reserved.

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Warning: To prevent fire or shock h az­ard, do not expose 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 USER -SERVICE­ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

This sym bol i s int ende d to ale rt y ou to
the presence of uninsulated danger­ous voltage within the product’s en­closure that might be of sufficient
magnit ude t o c on st itu te a r i sk of el ec ­tric shock. Do not open the product’s
case.

This symb ol is int e nd ed to i nf orm you
that important operating and mainte-

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nance in str uc t ions a r e i nclu de d i n the
literature accompanying this product.

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Note: The securi ty f unctions of this sys-

tem have not been tested by UL.

READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

We have designed your secu rity system
to conform to federal regulations, and
you can connect it to most telephone
lines. However, each device that you
connect to the phone line draws p ower
from the phone line. We refer to this
power draw as the device’s Ringer
Equivalence Number, or REN (shown
on the back of your system).

If you are using more than one phone or
other device on the line, add up all the
RENs. If the total is more than five, your
phones might not ring. In rural areas, a
total REN of three might impair ringer
operation. If ringer operation is im­paired, disconnect one of the devices
from the line.

This security system complies with Part

FCC Rules

68 of
quest, provide the FCC registration
number and the REN to your phone
company. Both numbers are show n on
the back of the system.

. You must, upon re-

Note: You must not connect this system
to:

• Coin-operat e d syste ms

• Party-line syste ms

• Most electronic key telephone sys­tems

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CONTENTS

How the System Works ...................................................................................... 5

Setting Up Monitored Service ......................................................................... 5

Preparation ...... .................................................................................................... 7

Selecting a Location ....................................................................................... 7

Testing the Location ........................................................................................ 8

Mounting the System ...................................................................................... 9

Installing a Backup Battery ............................................................................. 9

Connecting to Power ....................................................................... .......... ... 10

Connecting to the Telephone Line ................................................................ 10

Using the Warning Stickers ........................................................................... 11

Operation ........................................................................................................... 12

Arming the System ....................................................................................... 12

Disarming the System .................................................................................. 12

Remote Arm/Di sa rmi n g ...... .......................................................................... 13

Alarm Conditions .......................................................................................... 13

Understandin

Clearing the Service Indicator ...................................................................... 14

Testin

Care and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 16

Troubleshootin

the System ........................................................................................... 15

Testing Coverage .......................................................................................... 15

Testing the Siren ........................................................................................... 15

Testing the Monitoring Service ..................................................................... 15

The FCC Wants You to Know ....................................................................... 17

Lightning ....................................................................................................... 17

stem Indicators ................................................................... 14

.......... ...................................................................................... 18

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HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS

Your security system detects move­ment within a 180° arc up to 36 feet
away. Once your system is armed, any
movement within this range automati­cally triggers the alarm.

After you set up your account with
ORCA Monitoring Services, your sys­tem calls and reports alarms to their
trained staff of security professionals.

The ORCA Monitoring Services staff
first tries to contact you 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 cen ­ter dispatches the police to your ad­dress and tries to contact someone you
listed on your emergency call list. (You
might want to list your work phone num­ber as the first number.)

ORCA Monitoring Services tries each
number once in the order that you listed
them on your monitoring a greement. If
ORCA Monitoring Services contacts
one of the people listed, they do not dis­turb the other people on the list.

SETTING UP MONITORED
SERVICE

To set up service, you need to:

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

Monitored service does not begin
until ORCA Monitoring Services
receives and processes your moni­toring agreement. Allow 24 hours
for faxed requests and 5 days for
mailed requests.

• Install the system

• Call ORCA Monitoring Services at
1-800-FOR-ORCA (1-800-367-

6722) from a telephone on the
same line as yo ur system to have
the system initia li zed .

During the call, ORCA Monitoring
Services programs the PIN and
other settings (listed on Page 6)
into the system. The preferred set­tings work best for m ost situations.
However, you can ask ORCA Mon­itoring Services to change these
settings to make the system work
best for you.

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Place a check mark next to any settings you want to discuss with ORCA Monitoring
Services, and refer to this page when you call them to set up service.

Your Personal Identifica-

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tion Number (PIN)

Preferred setting:

4-digit PIN you use to control your
system.

Do not select a PIN that

Note:

starts with 0, 911, or 411.
Your PIN: ______________

Entry and Exit Delays

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Preferred setting:

delay; 30-second entry delay.
Each can be set from 20 to 275

seconds.

Entry Delay Warning Beeps

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Preferred setting:

the entry delay.
Can be set to sound onl y one beep

at the beginning of the entry delay.

You select the

60-second exit

Beeping during

Touch Tone Dialing

o

Preferred setting:

dialing.
Can be set to use rotary dialing if

you do not subscribe to touch-tone
service from your local telephone
company.

Silent Alarm

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Preferred setting:

Can be set to only call ORCA Mon­itoring Services and not sound the
sir en at all.

Security System Answer

o

Preferred setting:

answers the phone in 8 rings.
Can be set not to answer or to

answer in 1 to 10 rings.

Touch-tone

Audible alarm.

The system

Alarm Delay

o

Preferred setting:

until ORCA Monitoring Services is
notified.

Can also be set to sound immedi­atly after the alarm is triggered.

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Delay siren