Radio Shack Two-Zone Burglar Alarm System - Manual (Page 15)

15 Installation
2. Connect a test lamp to Terminals 15 and 16 on the alarm
center. This lamp lets you see if the alarm siren and/or
security strobe will work.
Caution: You must use a lamp that uses 12 volts and is
rated at 1A or less. Using a lamp that does not meet
these specifications could damage the alarm center or
the lamp.
3. Plug the AC adapter into a standard AC outlet.
Caution: To prevent electric shock or fire hazard, use
only the supplied AC adapter to power the alarm center.
ARMED on the keypad and AC on the alarm center light,
BATT and READY flash to indicate an exit delay (since
the alarm system is in the process of arming). If they
light or flash, go to Step 4.
If the indicators do not light or flash, unplug the AC
adapter and make sure:
• The fuse inside the alarm center is not blown. If it is,
replace it (see “Replacing the Fuse” on Page 19) and
repeat this step.
• The AC adapter’s wires are connected correctly to
Terminals 18 and 19. If they are not, connect them
correctly (see “Connecting AC Power” on Page 14)
and repeat this step.
• The AC outlet has AC power. If it does not, restore AC
power and repeat this step.
• RESET on the AC adapter is not popped out (indicat-
ing an overload). If it is, correct the overload, press
RESET completely back inside the AC adapter (see
“Resetting the AC Adapter’s Circuit Breaker”), and
repeat this step.
4. Unplug the AC adapter.
5. If you installed the backup battery, connect the black
battery lead inside the alarm center to the battery’s neg-
ative (–) terminal, then connect the red battery lead to
the positive (+) terminal.
Caution: Make sure the battery is connected correctly
inside the alarm center. Improper installation might
cause the fuse inside the alarm center to blow, prevent
the alarm system from operating during an AC power
failure, and damage the battery and the alarm system.
Important: For proper operation, make sure the alarm
center’s door is closed before plugging in the AC
adapter.
6. Plug in the AC adapter. AC on the alarm center lights.
READY flashes. If READY flashes, go to Step 8.
If READY does not flash, one or more of the loops of
sensors is not connected properly, or one or more of the
sensors has been activated. Make sure all sensors are
in their normal states (either normally open or normally
closed) on the same loop. If they are not, connect them
correctly (see “Connecting Sensors into Loops” on
Page 13 and “Connecting Loops of Sensors to the
Alarm Center” on Page 13).
If READY is still off, check the loops as follows:
• Normally-Open Loops — Disconnect the wires from
Terminals 1 and 5. If READY lights, one of the nor-
mally open loops (either in the Instant Zone or
Delayed Zone) is not wired correctly. Reconnect the
wires for each group in each loop separately to deter-
mine which loop is not wired correctly.
• Normally-Closed Loops — Connect a short piece of
wire between Terminals 2 and 3, then connect
another between Terminals 3 and 4. If
READY lights,
one of the normally closed loops (either in the Instant
Zone or Delayed Zone) is not wired correctly.
7. Arm the alarm center by using any connected keypad to
enter the password (1234 is the default password) then
press
ARM once, or simply press ARM twice. Make sure
ARMED on the keypad is on.
Note: You cannot arm the alarm center if any loops
remain activated. If any of the loops were activated
when the alarm system was turned on,
ARMED will be
off, indicating that the alarm center did not arm because
of the loop violation.
8. Check the loops installed in the Delayed Zone.
Turn DELAY TIME ADJ to 55 , then set off any sensor
installed in the Delayed Zone.
The pre-alarm sounder connected to Terminals 13 and
14 begins to sound and continues sounding for 55 sec-
onds during the entry delay time.
ARMED starts blinking.
After the entry delay time expires, the lamp you con-
nected to Terminals 15 and 16 (alarm siren and light)
lights for 4 minutes.
Disarm the alarm system by entering 1 2 3 4 (the default
password) then pressing CANCEL on a keypad until
ARMED stops blinking.
Reset the sensor you set off above. READY lights.
9. Press ARM twice so ARMED lights.
10. Check the loops installed in the Instant Zone.
Set off any sensor installed in the Instant Zone. READY
turns off, ARMED blinks, and the lamp you connected to
Terminals 15 and 16 (alarm siren and light) lights for 4
minutes.
Disarm the alarm system by entering 1 2 3 4 , then press-
ing CANCEL on a keypad until ARMED stops blinking.
Reset the sensor you set off.
11. Check the sensors installed in the Panic/Tamper Zone.
Disarm the alarm system by entering 1 2 3 4, then set off
any sensor installed in the Panic/Tamper Zone. READY
turns off, the alarm center arms, ARMED blinks, and the
lamp you connected to Terminals 15 and 16 (alarm siren
and light) lights for 4 minutes.
Reset the sensor you just set off, then disarm the alarm
system by entering the password.
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