ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATION MANUAL " (...) Alarm On / Off Memory ID Message Password Zone Test Power Entry / Exit Siren Delay Delay Failure & Partition Contrast On-site Ring C / F Listening Æ Cancel Bypass / Activate Outdoor Clock Trouble Enter System...
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Manufacturer: Viatron Electronics 5200, Armand-Frappier St-Hubert (Quebec) Canada J3Z 1G5 WARNINGS The warranty can be void if this product is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer. Every effort has been made to ensure that this manual is complete, accurate and up-to-date. The information contained in it is however subject to change without notice due to further developments.
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System Alarms ................70 NOTICE Every effort has been made to ensure that this manual is complete, accurate and up- to-date. The information contained in it is however subject to change without notice due to further developments. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
KEYS TO SYMBOLS IN THE MANUAL Caution. Carefully read the following text for it contains important infor- mation which, if ignored, may cause the controller to operate improperly. WARNING Pay attention. The following text contains very useful information. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
Use a screwdriver and a hammer to punch out the holes. Use the cable holders pro- vided to connect the tube to the enclosure. This prevents water from seeping into the enclosure. Figure 1: Mounting the Enclosures AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
IF OUTDOOR CONNECTIONS ARE USED, MOUNT THE ENCLO- SURE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE ENTRY POINT OF THE OUTDOOR WIRING. CAUTION Figure 2: Location of Mounting Holes AGRI-ALERT BATTERY AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
Z1 and Z2 use the same ground. Make sure each sensor is connected to the proper ground. False alarms can result if the ground wires are not properly connected. Sensor Inputs on the Main Board: ZONE INPUTS AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
In the event of a power failure, the battery back-up provides 12VDC to this line. Make sure the posi- 12VDC SIREN tive wire is connected to the positive terminal of your device. OUTPUTS AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
T O ALL P H O N E LIN E S Figure 5: Phone Hookup without Line Seizure THE TIP WIRE IS THE ONE WITH THE MOST POSITIVE VOLTAGE READING ON A VOLTMETER RING WALL JACK PLUG AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE ENTRY POINT OF THE OUTDOOR WIRING. CAUTION AN IMPROPER EARTH GROUND CONNECTION IMMEDIATELY VOIDS THE SYSTEM WARRANTY WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE. WARNING !%H !%H 1#&ÅÃ !H Ã Ã"H 3#&ÅÃ "H !H 0(7$//,& 52' %('52&. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
5 - Integrated Microphone — Records the ID message and provides on-site listening input. 6 - Keypad — User inputs and information requests. 7 - System LEDs — Status of various subsystems (see table on following page). AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
INCOMPLETE DATA ap- pears on the screen. This may be an indication that the system will not behave as expected. If, for example, a zone input is not completely configured, the system will AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
(in this example: hours and minutes), press Enter after entering the first value to step to the following one. To enter a zero value, you cannot simply press Enter; you must type 0 Enter. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
The arrows indicate that menu items are to be found above and below the current item. When you reach the end of the menu, the last item will have an up-arrow . To select a menu item, press Enter. PASSWORD MASTER AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
, scroll the menu until the item dis- played is INST. PASSWORD and press Enter ENTER NEW PASSWORD: _ _ _ _ 5. Enter a four-digit code and press Enter . The system prompts for the pass- word a second time. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
= 10 seconds have elapsed; the recognition time has elapsed and an alarm is re- ported. The recognition time ranges from 0 to 59 hours, 0 to 59 minutes, 0 to 59 seconds. The default is 1 minute on zones 1-8. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
4. Type the number of the zone to define or modify and press Enter. The current definitions for this zone are displayed. Default settings for zones are given in Section 3.7. To exit the display function, press Cancel. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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The different types of sensors are presented in a scrolling menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the desired type and press Enter The following sections describe the input sequence for each of the sensor types. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
Figure 7: Normally Open Circuits With EOLR ALARM WIRE TROUBLE NORMAL 1.5 kΩ 1.5 kΩ OPEN 1.5 kΩ CIRCUIT 1/2 W 1/2 W 1/2 W AGRI-ALERT Figure 8: Examples of Zone Connections Without EOLR NORMALLY CLOSED CIRCUIT NORMALLY OPEN CIRCUIT AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
NO ..7. Type 2 for an ordinary dry contact input. NORM. OPEN ..(1) NORM. CLOSED..(2) AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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_ _ :_ _ : _ _ 10. To enter the recognition time, enter the hours; press Enter. Enter the minutes; press Enter. Enter the seconds; press Enter. The system returns ot the zone number prompt (step 4). AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
Otherwise, this is done automatically by the system. Setting: TYPE OF SENSOR DRY CONTACT? 6. Using the up and down-arrow keys , scroll the menu until the item dis- played is DRY CONTACT and press Enter AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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W/ RESISTOR ..(2) 10. Type 1 to configure the input without an end of line resistor. Type 2 to configure the input with an end of line resistor. The system returns to the zone number prompt (step 4). AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
F (0.1 C). Enter the high set point and press Enter. To enter a negative value, use the key, either before or after the digits. The high set point must be greater than the low set point. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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_ _ :_ _ : _ _ 10. To enter the recognition time, enter the hours; press Enter. Enter the minutes; press Enter. Enter the seconds; press Enter. The system returns to the zone number prompt (step 4). AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
If you calculate the maximum flow rate in gallons for your observa- tion length and multiply by the pulses per gallon, the resulting value must be less than 254 pulses in order for the system to work properly. The example below sums up the procedure. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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_ _ _ PULSES 7. This is the lower value of the normal pulse range. It ranges from 0 to 254. Enter the low set point and press Enter. HI SET POINT _ _ _ PULSES AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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9. To enter the observation length, enter the hours (from 0 to 59 hours); press Enter. Enter the minutes (from 0 to 59 minutes); press Enter. Enter the seconds (from 0 to 59 seconds); press Enter. The system returns to the zone number prompt (step 4). AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
This occurs at “C”. At “D”, a new alarm can be declared (assuming a zero recogni- tion time once again). The reset time ranges from 0 to 59 hours, 0 to 59 minutes, 0 to 59 seconds. The default is 1 second. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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6. To enter the reset time, enter the hours; press Enter. Enter the minutes; press Enter. Enter the seconds; press Enter. The system displays the new reset time and returns to the Program Aux’s scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
SELECT ZONE (1 .. 8): _ 6. Enter the desired zone number then press Enter . The system displays zones without sirens and returns to the Program Aux’s scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
4. Type 1 to enable, or 2 to disable the ID Message. The new state is displayed and the system returns to the Date/Time display. To Modify ID Message: STATUS..(1) MESSAGE ..(2) 3. Type 2 to modify ID Message. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
. The current value is displayed. ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ TO MODIFY..TO QUIT..2. To modify the current temperature units, press Enter . Otherwise, press Cancel AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
When you are finished, type Enter to save the new setting. The system displays the new setting as a percentage. The final setting is displayed and the system returns to the Date/Time display. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
TO QUIT ..(2) 5. Enter 1 to set default values or 2 to cancel. The system displays the message PLEASE WAIT while initializing the parameter values. When the screen turns back on, the system has been initialized. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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The default reset time on all zones is 1 min. with a range from 0 to 59 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds. By default, zone 8 is a temperature zone assigned to the out- door probe for the outdoor temperature compensation feature. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
When the Trouble LED lights up on the front panel, the user can query the system for more information. 1. Press the Trouble key. Information concerning the system trouble is dis- played. If no system trouble has been detected, the message “NO TROUBLE” is displayed. ZONE #3 SHORT PROBE AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
4. Using the up and down-arrow keys , scroll the menu until the item dis- played is VERSION SOFTWARE and press Enter . The version of the software is displayed. The system then returns to PROGRAM AUX’S menu. SOFTWARE REV. x.xxx AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
ON... OFF..4. Type 1 to enable, or 2 to disable Standby mode. The new setting is displayed, an the system returns to the Date/Time display. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
PROGRAM ZONES SYSTEM PROGRAM DIALING 3. To modify a parameter, scroll the menu using the up and down arrow keys until you reach the parameter you want to modify and press Enter. PROGRAM DIALING CALL START DLY AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
4.1.1.1 Dialing Mode 4. Follow the procedure above for modifying the dialing parameters (Section 4.1). When you reach the scrolling menu, use the arrow keys to select Dialing Mode then press Enter PROGRAM DIALING DIALING MODE AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
6. Type 2 to modify pulse dialing speed. A scrolling menu appears. Use the arrow keys to select the item to modify: Make, Break, or Interdigit Interval. Modifying the Make Value: 7. In the scrolling menu for Pulse Speed, use the arrow keys to select Make PULSE MAKE AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ TO MODIFY..TO QUIT..9. Press Enter to modify the value or Cancel to quit. RANGE FROM (10 .. 100 MSEC) AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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Cancel to quit. RANGE FROM (0.6 .. 3 SEC) INTERDIGIT _ _ _ SEC 10. Enter the value desired and press Enter. The new setting is displayed and the system returns to Pulse Speed scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
ENABLE..(1) DISABLE..7. Type 1 to enable line seizure, or 2 to disable line seizure. The new setting is dis- played and the system returns to Program Dialing scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
RANGE FROM (1 .. 7 CALLS) # OF CALL REPS. _ CALLS 7. Enter the value desired and press Enter. The new setting is displayed and the system returns to the Program Dialing scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
RANGE FROM (2 .. 15 TIMES) MESSAGE REPEATS _ _ TIMES 7. Enter the value desired and press Enter. The new setting is displayed and the system returns to the Program Dialing scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
Cancel to quit. RANGE FROM (0 .. 3 TIMES) BUSY TRIES _ TIMES 7. Enter the value desired and press Enter. The new setting is displayed and the system returns to the Program Dialing scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
RANGE FROM (1 .. 15 SEC) WAITING TIME FOR DIAL TONE: _ _ SEC 7. Enter the value desired and press Enter. The new parameter setting is displayed and the system returns to Program Dialing scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
RANGE FROM (1 .. 255 SEC) PAUSE DELAY KEY _ _ _ SEC 7. Enter the value desired and press Enter. The new setting is displayed and the system returns to the Program Dialing scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
RANGE FROM (0 .. 59 MIN) CALL START DLY _ _ MIN 7. Enter the value desired and press Enter. The new setting is displayed and the system returns to the Program Dialing scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
RANGE FROM (0 .. 59 MIN) BETWEEN CALL TM _ _ MIN 7. Enter the value desired and press Enter. The new setting is displayed and the system returns to the Program Dialing scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
(0 .. 12HR, 59 .. MIN) ALARM RECALL TM _ _ : _ _ (HR:MIN) 7. Enter the value desired and press Enter. The new setting is displayed and the system returns to the Program Dialing scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
ENABLE ..DISABLE ..7. Type 1 to enable restore calls, or 2 to disable restore calls. The new setting is displayed and the system returns to Program Dialing scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
SELECT ZONE (1 . . 8) : _ 8. Select the zone on which the dialer must be disabled then press Enter . The new setting is displayed and the system returns to Dialer Disabled menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
“9” to access the telephone lines and wait 4 seconds before dialing the number, you can use the Pause key feature. Set the Pause Delay parameter to the smallest value needed for dialing pauses, for example 1 second. In the phone number definition, AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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1SS - AAAA AAAA: is the four-digit code describing the type of alarm. SS: is the two-digit code of the site where the alarm occurred. 1: is a place-holder AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
Site 01 101 - 3000 Site 02 102 - 3000 Table 2 below defines the codes used. RESTORE ZONE means the zone returns to its normal state. Table 2: Pager Codes Used by the Agri-Alert System AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
(0 .. 59 SEC): _ _ 9. Enter the total delay (Message Delay) used to wait for the end of the pager mes- sage and press Enter. The system prompts for another phone number. If you are finished, press Cancel. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
Date/Time display. Type 2 to modify the delay. RANGE FROM (0 .. 59 SEC) ENTER NEW DELAY _ _ SEC 4. Enter the new delay and press Enter. The system displays the new delay setting and returns to the Date/Time display. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
NO ..To Enable / Disable Answering Machine: 3. Type 1 to use an answering machine with the Agri-Alert system. The system returns to the Date/Time display. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
2. Enter the installer password (0801 by default) and press Enter SYSTEM PROGRAM AUX’S 3. Using the up and down-arrow keys , scroll the menu until the item dis- played is PRORGRAM AUX’S and press Enter PROGRAM AUX’S SYST.VOICE MUTE AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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ENABLE ..DISABLE ..6. Type 1 to enable restore calls, or 2 to disable the speaker. The new setting is displayed and the system returns to Program Aux’s scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
. The current revision number of the software program is displayed. The installer password must then be entered. SOFTWARE REV. x.xxx ENTER INSTALLER PASSWORD: _ _ _ _ 2. Enter the installer password (0801 by default) and press Enter SYSTEM PROGRAM AUX’S AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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BACKUP BATTERY and press Enter BACKUP BATTERY 12.3 V 5. If the voltage is less than 10.5 volts, the system displays the warning “LO BAT- TERY” before displaying the current voltage. The system returns to the Program Aux’s scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
Figure 15: Outdoor Temperature Compensation Normal Alarm Outdoor T° Temperature Monitoring Compensation High Set Point OFFSET Outdoor T° Time AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
In the second case, the system monitors the difference between the room and out- door temperatures. When this difference is greater than the offset, an alarm is set off. Figure 17: Monitoring the Indoor-Outdoor Temperature Differences Alarm 2 Temperature Alarm 1 OFFSET Room T° Outside T° Time AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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If a different zone number was previously defined as the outdoor probe, zone 8 will take the default zone settings. The new probe assign- ment is displayed and the system returns to the Program Aux’s scrolling menu. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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ENABLE..(1) DISABLE ..(2) 4. Type 1 to enable, or 2 to disable outdoor compensation feature. The new setting is displayed and the system returns to the Date/Time display. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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3. Type 2 to change the offset temperature. By default, the offset is 5°F (2.8°C). RANGE FROM (0°F..36°F) OFFSET TEMP. _ _ _ _ °F 4. Enter the offset temperature and press Enter. The system displays the new set- ting and returns to the Date/Time display. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
In the second example, the password is identified. This means that a password was entered when the alarm was acknowledged and the current password is the master password. ZONE #1 HI TEMPERATURE AT 12:47 PM ON AUG 14 2000 ACK BY 1234 AT 01:16 PM ON AUG14 2000 AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
1. Press the Zone key Zone SELECT ZONE (1 .. 8): _ 2. Enter the number of a dry contact zone. The state of the zone is displayed, fol- lowed by the status. ZONE # 5 OPEN AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
2. Enter the number of a temperature zone. The state of the zone is displayed, fol- lowed by the status. ZONE # 6 75.0°F ZONE # 6 STATUS : ACTIVATED SET POINTS LO: 55.0 HI: 85.0 AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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5. Enter the recognition time and press Enter. The system displays the new setting and returns to the Date/Time display. Modifying Temperature Set Points 4. Press 2 to modify the temperature set points. TEMPERATURE SET POINTS LO SET POINT RANGE FROM (-40.0 F .. 149.0 AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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It is used in conjunction with the outdoor temperature compensation feature. When the room temperature reaches this point and the outdoor temperature compensation feature is enabled, an alarm is set off, no AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ TO MODIFY..TO QUIT..3. Press Enter to modify the pulse count zone set point and observation length. PULSE COUNT PULSE SET POINT AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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(0 .. 59HR, 0 .. 59MIN, 0 ..59 SEC) OBSERVAT. LENGTH _ _ : _ _ : _ _ 6. Enter the observation length and press Enter. The system displays the new setting and returns to the Date/Time display. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
TO MODIFY..TO QUIT..2. Press Enter to modify. ENTER PARTITION (1 .. 8): _ 3. Type the number of the partition to modify and press Enter. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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#1) 1, 2, 3, 4 DEL ZONE: _ _ 4. Enter the number of the zone to delete from the partition and press Enter. The system displays the new partition definition. PARTITION #1 ZONE #1, 2, 3 AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
The relevant data are recorded in alarm memory and the dialout sequence is launched. Note that burglar zones cannot be activated in this way although they can be bypassed one zone at a time. These zones are activated with the dot key and a password. Setting: AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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4. Type 1 to activate or 2 to bypass the partition. The new state of the zone is displayed. If you have activated a partition, all the LEDs associated with the zones in the partition turn on. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
(0 .. 5 MIN, 0 .. 59 SEC) ENTER NEW DELAY _ MIN : _ _ SEC 4. Enter the new delay and press Enter. The system displays the new setting and returns to the Date/Time display. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
(0 .. 5 MIN, 0 .. 59 SEC) ENTER NEW DELAY _ MIN : _ _ SEC 4. Enter the new delay and press Enter. The system displays the new setting and returns to the Date/Time display. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
TO QUIT..2. Press Enter RANGE FROM (1 .. 20 MIN) ENTER NEW DELAY _ _ MIN 3. Enter the new delay and press Enter. The system returns to the Date/Time display. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
5A fast blow 5 x 20 mm AC Power Connection 2A slow blow 5 x 20 mm Siren Output 5A slow blow 5 x 20 mm Back-up Battery APPENDIX B: MAXIMUM WIRE LENGTHS APPENDIX C: BACKUP BATTERY LIFE SPAN AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
ENTRY DELAY: The time delay for entering the site without setting off an alarm (see Section 5.8). EXIT DELAY: The time delay for exiting the site without setting off an alarm (see Section 5.9). This applies to burglar zones only. AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
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TIME BETWEEN CALLS: In the dialout sequence, the delay after a phone number has been called, before proceeding with the next number (see Section 4.1.9). ZONE: An input configured to respond to the sensor connected to it (See Section 3.2). AA-800 / AA-800T rev.06...
REGISTRATION CARD AGRI-ALERT 800 & AGRI-ALERT 800T Please fill out the following form to receive information on future updates. Name: Address : City: Phone number: Fax number: E-mail: Purchased from: Date purchased: Serial Number: Software Version Number: (Press the System key)
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