PowerMaxExpress User Guide Table of Contents Quick Guide to Primary Alarm Control Correcting Trouble Situations ....... 14 Operations ............2 4. Special Functions ......... 15 Contact list form..........2 Looking after People Left at Home....15 Luminous Indicator Signals .......2 Emergency Calls for Help....... 15 Siren Signals ............3 Remote Control by Telephone .......
Thank you for choosing PowerMaxExpress, a highly Monitoring Station’s Name _____________________ advanced wireless alarm control system produced by Telephone Number: __________________________ Visonic Ltd. My Account Number: _________________________ Please note below the installer's telephone number If you or your installer set the system to contact to facilitate obtaining assistance.
Siren Signals Alarm Type Graphic Representation of Signal Verbal Description of Signal Burglar / 24 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ON continuously hour/ Panic Fire – – – – – – – – – – – – ....ON - ON - ON - pause - ON - ON - ON - pause..Test* ––...
INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction Overview The PowerMaxExpress is a wireless alarm control If the user has changed the state of the system from system that provides protection against burglary, fire a high security mode to a lower security mode i.e. and tampering. In addition, it can be used to monitor from ARM to DISARM, or from ARM to HOME, he the activity of disabled or elderly people left at home.
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INTRODUCTION • Multiple arming modes: AWAY, HOME, AWAY- • Various reporting destinations: Events are INSTANT, HOME-INSTANT, LATCHKEY reported automatically central monitoring BYPASS. stations, private telephones of your choice, to a • Liquid crystal display (LCD): Plain-language pager and even by SMS if GSM is installed. •...
INTRODUCTION • System supervision: All wireless peripherals Terms of the Trade within the protected site send periodic supervision Better understanding of your system is assured if you messages. If such a message is overdue, the take time to read the definitions in APPENDIX A at PowerMaxExpress displays an ‘inactivity’...
INTRODUCTION If the disarm button is not pressed again during the MKP-150 /151 15 seconds period, perform either of the following actions when you want to rearm the system: A. Press AWAY twice to arm the system, otherwise the system will not be armed and an acknowledgement (from the user that he knows about the Low Bat) will not be stored in the event log.
SECURING THE PROTECTED SITE 2. Securing the Protected Site Security-Related Pushbuttons If the system is not ready for arming, click to review the numbers and names of all open zones / partitions, one by one. Function It is highly recommended to fix the open zone(s), thus Arming when nobody is at home restoring the system to the state of “ready to arm”.
SECURING THE PROTECTED SITE Arming HOME ‘Instant’ PRESS RESULTANT DISPLAY ENTER CODE _ _ _ _ If you wish to arm HOME-INSTANT, proceed as follows: PRESS RESULTANT DISPLAY [Enter code] ARMING HOME ENTER CODE _ _ _ _ ↓ (Exit delay) ↓ Move to interior zone ARM HOME HH:MM ARMING HOME...
SECURING THE PROTECTED SITE Forced Arming HOME Note: If you are using a key-ring transmitter, press both AWAY and HOME buttons (MCT-234) or AUX1 When NOT READY is displayed, Forced arming and AUX2 (MCT-237) simultaneously for 2 seconds. “HOME” is performed as follows: To stop the alarm, press and then key in PRESS...
SECURING THE PROTECTED SITE B. Disarming after alarm, with all zones ready: If E. Disarming after an alarm, with the system in a the zone that alarmed in the armed state is back state of trouble: The TROUBLE indicator on the to normal the disarming operation will progress front panel will light.
SECURING THE PROTECTED SITE Chime ON/OFF Instead of pressing the button (see above), you can press the button once / twice (the message You can disable / enable the chime zones by "<OK> for HOME" / "<OK> for disarm" is displayed, alternate clicking of the <8>...
READING ALARM MEMORY AND TROUBLE DATA 3. Reading Alarm Memory and Trouble Data Reviewing Alarm/Tamper Memory PRESS RESULTANT DISPLAY The PowerMaxExpress retains in its memory alarm and NOT READY HH:MM “tamper” events that occurred during the last arming period. For PowerMaxExpress that includes partition Z12 ALARMED option: In order to review alarm and tamper events of a specific partition, you need to select the desired...
READING ALARM MEMORY AND TROUBLE DATA • Reviewing Memory & Troubles at System Jammed - A radio-frequency signal is blocking communication channel of sensors and the Same Time control panel. • Communication failure - A message could not If alarms / tamper events are retained in the alarm be sent to the central monitoring station or to a memory and at the same time a state of trouble private telephone (or a message was sent but...
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 4. Special Functions Looking after People Left at Home To make this possible, ask your installer to define one of the 28 zones of the PowerMaxExpress as an An important characteristic of the PowerMaxExpress emergency zone. is its ability to function in a mode contrary to the Then, obtain one of the transmitters listed below and usual behavior of an alarm system.
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS Command SMS Format SMS format – PowerMaxExpress Partition System Arm AWAY “AWAY <code>” “P# AWAY <code>” “AW <code>” “P# AW <code>” Arm AWAY instant “AWAY INST <code>” “P# AWAY INST <code>” “P# AWI <code>” “AWI <code>” Arm AWAY Latchkey “LATCHKEY <code>”...
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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS F. When done, click the button C. Click the button, the display will prompt repeatedly. The display will show the test results, you for your user code: partition after partition and zone after zone, in ENTER CODE _ _ _ _ ascending numerical order.
USER SETTINGS 5. User Settings • What are the Settings You Need? Show log – enabling or disabling the event log where events are displayed in chronological order - The installer provides you with a ready-to-use alarm from the newest to the oldest. system, but a few settings and adjustments will still This option can be accessed only if master user be needed.
USER SETTINGS Remember – zone bypassing compromises security! Note: BYPASS will alternate in the display with other Note: Zones will be bypassed throughout one messages, such as: TRBL, MEM and MSG. disarm-arm period only. Disarming the system after C. "Unbypass" Procedure arming will suspend the entire bypassing scheme.
USER SETTINGS Setting the User Codes PRESS RESULTANT DISPLAY Having entered your Master User Code successfully Enter user code SET BYPASS (see above - Entering the User Settings Menu), click until the display reads: SET USER CODES User Code 1 replaces the factory default master RECALL BYPASS user code, and should be assigned to the master At this point proceed as follows:...
USER SETTINGS Continue the same way up to Code 8 and press G. Select the next partition by pressing to return to SET USER CODES menu. The display will be: You may now select any other item on the USER PARTITION 2 SETTINGS menu or quit programming by clicking H.
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USER SETTINGS READY 00:00 WALK TEST USER SETTINGS INSTALLER MODE (First display) ENTER CODE _ _ _ _ [4-digit master/user code] (for checking state of next zone) (example) SET BYPASS Z01: OPEN <OK> TO BYPASS Z01: BYPASSED Alternating Alternating KITCHEN KITCHEN SHOW BYPASS BYPASS LIST...
USER SETTINGS From drawing in previous page squawk disable SQUAWK OPTION sqwk low volume sqwk mid volume sqwk hi volume if not satisfied SET TIME&FORMAT US FORMAT - 12H EU FORMAT - 24H (To review options, use button) TIME _ _:_ _A TIME _ _:_ _ [time] e.g.
USER SETTINGS Enabling the Squawk Option B. If 24h format is desired, continue as follows: PRESS RESULTANT DISPLAY You can determine that the system will activate (or not activate) high/mid/low wireless siren sound, for a US FORMAT - 12H short time, upon arming (1 beep) and disarming (2 beeps), by keyfob only.
READING THE EVENT LOG 6. Reading The Event Log Event Log Description Because of the limited display space, the event description is shown first, then the date and time. All events are memorized in an event log that The two displays are shown alternately several contains up to 100 entries.
MAINTENANCE 7. Maintenance Replacing the Backup Battery Replacing Wireless Sensors Batteries PowerMaxExpress uses regular electrical The wireless sensors supplied with your system are supply, but incorporates backup 4.8V battery pack powered by high-capacity lithium batteries that last (see sticker on battery cover). Upon receiving the several years, depending on the number of times the following trouble message when reviewing system sensor is triggered into transmission.
MAINTENANCE Cleaning the Control Panel The control panel may occasionally get stained if touched with greasy fingers, and may accumulate dust after a long period of use. Clean it only with a soft cloth or sponge moistened lightly with a mixture of water and mild detergent, and then wipe it dry.
PERFORMANCE LIMITS 8. Performance Limits Although the alarm control system you purchased is Sirens do not always wake up sound sleepers: highly reliable, it does not guarantee protection from Sirens and bells installed outside or far from burglary and fire hazards. Even the most advanced bedrooms are not likely to awaken people who are systems can be defeated or might occasionally fail to sound asleep behind closed doors inside the...
APPENDICES APPENDIX A. GLOSSARY and responds in various ways. It also includes the This list of terms is arranged in alphabetical order. user-interface - control keys, numerical keypad, Any term indicated by cursive (italic) letters within display, sounder and loudspeaker. the explanatory text can be looked up separately.
APPENDICES Magnetic Contact Detector, Wireless: A Magnet- Restore: When a detector reverts from the state of controlled switch wireless PowerCode alarm to the normal standby state, it is said to have transmitter in a shared housing. The detector is been “restored”. mounted on doors and windows to detect changes in A motion detector restores automatically after state (from closed to open and vice versa).
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