Electronic Alarms and Home Security Devices - DSC 5010 Basic Questions
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camm80
03-09-08, 10:10 PM
First thanks all to this post. I definitly found a lot of my problems already answered on these forums. I have a few questions I am hoping the community can help me with that I seem to have not been able to find.
System:
DSC 5010 (Power 832)
2 - LCD5500Z Keypads
1 - 8 Zone expander PC5108
I have EOL resistor required turned off. (All contacts are closed circuits)
1. What is the proper way to wire the Tamper line on the Zone exapnder. I have found posts and documenation saying to just wire it to my Black, and wire it to my Common. I have tried both. Currently I have a jumper wire going from the Tamper to the Common on the expander board and it shows up when I do a *8 902 (Module Supervision Reset. When I run *8 903 it shows as two sections in blocks of 4 zones. I do not have anything hooked up to the board yet, but shouldn't it show up as an open board? I tried doing a *8 102 and changing the null parameter to an 01 for Zone 9 to see if it showed up in my bypass list but it did not.
2. What benefit will I get turning on the EOL resistor setting and placing resistors in the path of the circuit?
3. With EOL resistor required off, do I still need to put resisters in empty zones to "close" those circuits? I did but they still show "open" until I changed the status of the zone to 00 (null). I saw a post saying this is common when disabling the EOL Resistor setting.
Unknown features / settings
4. Can I change the volume on the keypads? I have been trying to find a setting in the manual for them but nothing is coming up. I found that I can change the pitch of the beep.
5. An old alarm system I had at a previous house would always display the open zones on the LCD display at all times. So if I opened a door (in armed or disarmed mode) it would light up a 1, or show Door opened). Anyway to make this system do that? We became use to this with the old system to see where activity was in the house.
Thanks for reading this far, I know I posted a lot of questions.
Matt
System:
DSC 5010 (Power 832)
2 - LCD5500Z Keypads
1 - 8 Zone expander PC5108
I have EOL resistor required turned off. (All contacts are closed circuits)
1. What is the proper way to wire the Tamper line on the Zone exapnder. I have found posts and documenation saying to just wire it to my Black, and wire it to my Common. I have tried both. Currently I have a jumper wire going from the Tamper to the Common on the expander board and it shows up when I do a *8 902 (Module Supervision Reset. When I run *8 903 it shows as two sections in blocks of 4 zones. I do not have anything hooked up to the board yet, but shouldn't it show up as an open board? I tried doing a *8 102 and changing the null parameter to an 01 for Zone 9 to see if it showed up in my bypass list but it did not.
2. What benefit will I get turning on the EOL resistor setting and placing resistors in the path of the circuit?
3. With EOL resistor required off, do I still need to put resisters in empty zones to "close" those circuits? I did but they still show "open" until I changed the status of the zone to 00 (null). I saw a post saying this is common when disabling the EOL Resistor setting.
Unknown features / settings
4. Can I change the volume on the keypads? I have been trying to find a setting in the manual for them but nothing is coming up. I found that I can change the pitch of the beep.
5. An old alarm system I had at a previous house would always display the open zones on the LCD display at all times. So if I opened a door (in armed or disarmed mode) it would light up a 1, or show Door opened). Anyway to make this system do that? We became use to this with the old system to see where activity was in the house.
Thanks for reading this far, I know I posted a lot of questions.
Matt
lifeofbean
03-14-08, 07:15 AM
#1 - no idea, sorry... never used the zone expander.
#2 - the alarm will know if something is wrong with the wire, mainly if someone is messing with it. It's pretty pointless in a residential system, but important in a commercial install. You still need them on smoke detectors.
#3 - no, just define them as 00 (null) and forget about them.
#4 - you can't change the volume, but you can change the pitch, with some pitches being louder/softer than others. Go to each keypad and hold the * key for a few seconds, and it'll start beeping (each beep being a different pitch). Let go of the key when it hits one you like. May need to hit # afterwards to return to your regularly scheduled show. Some of the pitches are really loud, some are barely audible.
#5 - undocumented in the manuals you probably have. To force an LCD keypad to always display open zones:
*8 <installer code> 000 6 3 ##
That enters section 6 of keypad programming, 3 forces the keypad to always show open zones, ## exits programming. You'll have to do this on every keypad.
Disclaimer: I'm not a pro by any means, I just happen to have the Power832 in my own home and installed one for my parents.
#2 - the alarm will know if something is wrong with the wire, mainly if someone is messing with it. It's pretty pointless in a residential system, but important in a commercial install. You still need them on smoke detectors.
#3 - no, just define them as 00 (null) and forget about them.
#4 - you can't change the volume, but you can change the pitch, with some pitches being louder/softer than others. Go to each keypad and hold the * key for a few seconds, and it'll start beeping (each beep being a different pitch). Let go of the key when it hits one you like. May need to hit # afterwards to return to your regularly scheduled show. Some of the pitches are really loud, some are barely audible.
#5 - undocumented in the manuals you probably have. To force an LCD keypad to always display open zones:
*8 <installer code> 000 6 3 ##
That enters section 6 of keypad programming, 3 forces the keypad to always show open zones, ## exits programming. You'll have to do this on every keypad.
Disclaimer: I'm not a pro by any means, I just happen to have the Power832 in my own home and installed one for my parents.
tallcanadian
03-14-08, 09:51 AM
a wire jumper from tamper to aux-. then set your jumpers on the board to whatever zones you want. on that version all six jumpers will be used. after your 902, 903, you should have zones 9-16 and 17-20. if you don't plan on using the expander board, disconect it from the keybus or it will go into a tamper.