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Cat. No. 49-2570
OWNER’S MANUAL
CENTRAL 5000
Monitored Wireless Security Alarm System
Please read before using this equipment.
PANIC
AWAY - ARM - HOME
ZONES
1 9
2 10
BYPASS ZONES 9-16
3 11
4 12
5 13
6 14
ON - LIGHTS - OFF
7 15
8 16
plug'n power
C O M P A T I B L E
ARM MONITOR AC POWER BATTERY LOW
MOTION DETECTOR
CENTRAL 5000
MONITORED WIRELESS SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM
PANIC
WIRELESS
SECURITY
SYSTEM
ARM
HOME
•
AUTOMATIC
ARM
MESSAGE DIS
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49-2570.fm Page 2 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM FEATURES You can install the Radio Shack Cen- also flashes during an alarm (addition- tral 5000 Monitored Wireless Security al lamp modules, Cat. No. 61-2682). Alarm System anywhere in your home using existing wiring. The system uses Motion Detector — protects an area radio frequencies, so it does not need an intruder might enter (additional mo- more wiring. It includes a handheld re- tion detectors, Cat. No. 49-2589). mote, a keychain remo
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49-2570.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM Notes: READ THIS BEFORE • In addition to the parts provided, INSTALLATION you need one 9V alkaline battery (such as Radio Shack Cat. No. Your console’s telephone dialer is de- 23-553) to operate the console; signed to conform to federal regula- six AAA alkaline batteries (such tions, and you can connect it to most as Cat. No. 23-558)—two to oper- telephone lines. However, each tele- ate the keychain remote control phone or telephone devic
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49-2570.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM CONTENTS Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 How the System Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting Up Monitored Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Planning Your Security System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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49-2570.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Replacing the Console’s Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Replacing the Remotes’ Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Replacing the Door/Window Sensor Transmitters’ Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Intercom Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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49-2570.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM GLOSSARY Here are a few terms that will be help- Instant Mode — A way of arming the ful to know as you read this manual. system so the alarm immediately trips if a door/window sensor transmitter set Arm and Disarm — Terms for on and to INSTANT or the motion detector re- off. When you arm the system, you ports an intrusion. turn on protection. Disarming the sys- Note: The keychain remote control tem turns off protection. only arms the system
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49-2570.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS After you set up your account with • Call ORCA Monitoring Services ORCA Monitoring Services, your sys- by lifting your phone’s handset tem calls and reports alarms to ORCA and pressing MONITOR on the Monitoring Services’ trained staff of se- console or by dialing 1-800-FOR- curity professionals. See “During an ORCA (1-800-367-6722) from a Alarm” on Page 26. telephone on the same line as your system. The system also auto
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49-2570.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM Place a check mark next to any settings you want to discuss with ORCA, and refer to these settings when you call them to set up service. o House Code o Lived-In Look Unit Codes Preferred setting: House Code A Preferred setting: 2, 3, and 4 Can be any House Code (A-P). You can select any three Unit Your system can control all mod- Codes. Modules set to the same ules set to the same house code. House Code and the three Unit Codes you select t
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49-2570.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM Touch-Tone Dialing Lights Off Time o o Preferred setting: Touch-tone Preferred setting: Turn random dialing and security lights off at 11:30 PM Can be set to use rotary dialing if Can be set to any time. The secu- you do not subscribe to touch- rity light turns on and lived-in tone service from your local tele- lights randomly turn on and off phone company. around dusk, then turn off at the time you select here. Alarm Flash Option o Preferr
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49-2570.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM PLANNING YOUR SECURITY SYSTEM Before you set up your system, draw a To help accomplish these goals, you security plan of your home. This is es- should: pecially important if you install sensor • Post decals on doors and win- transmitters to protect several different dows stating that your home is zones. protected by a security system. Monitored Alarm decals are If you live in an upstairs apartment, the included with your system. Addi- fr
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49-2570.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM ASSIGNING SECURITY REASSIGNING ZONES SECURITY ZONES A security zone is an area of protection If you want to remove one accessory, covered by a single door/window sen- reassign an accessory to a zone cur- sor transmitter, motion detector, or oth- rently in use, or add an accessory er sensing/transmitting device. Your when all zones are assigned, you must security console monitors up to 16 completely reinitialize the system. zones and aler
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49-2570.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM QUICK INSTALLING/TESTING YOUR SYSTEM This section describes how to initialize 2. For backup power in case of an system accessories so the console AC power failure, connect and recognizes them and how to test the place a 9-volt alkaline battery system to make sure it works properly. (Cat. No. 23-553) in the battery Perform all the procedures in this sec- compartment. tion, then follow the instructions in “Lo- cating and Mounting Accessorie
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49-2570.fm Page 13 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM Notes: INSTALLING THE • If you do not have an unused jack, KEYCHAIN REMOTE use the supplied duplex adapter. CONTROL For a baseboard jack, plug the adapter into the jack; for a wall 1. Remove the keychain remote con- jack, plug the adapter into the trol’s back cover. Install two AAA console. alkaline batteries (Cat. No. No. 23-555) in the battery compart- ment, according to the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside. To TELEPHONE Telep
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49-2570.fm Page 14 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM Notes: 4. Set the house code on the remote control to the same letter as you • You can add any combination of selected when you set up service. up to eight Plug ´n Power remote controls. A BRIGHT DIM O C • When you press a button, the M E BATTERY indicator on the ENTRY K G remote control lights to show DELAY INSTANT I the battery is good. 5. Press ARM HOME or ARM AWAY on the handheld remote control. INSTALLING THE The console sounds
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49-2570.fm Page 15 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM 6. Leave the console’s switch set to zone indicator on the console INSTALL to install other accesso- lights to show which zone the sen- ries. sor transmitter is assigned to. 7. Replace the compartment cover. Note: You can install eight keychain – + (Cat. No. 49-2591) or handheld remote controls (Cat. No. 49-2551T). DELAY MAX MIN INITIALIZING THE DOOR/ + – TEST WINDOW SENSOR TRANSMITTERS Note: If you do not hear a chime, remove the batte
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49-2570.fm Page 16 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM 5. Place one of the supplied num- 3. Be sure the console’s INSTALL/ bered stickers on the sensor RUN 1/RUN 2 switch is set to transmitter to show its zone num- INSTALL. ber. 4. Press TEST on the back of the 6. Leave the console’s switch set to motion detector. The console INSTALL to install other accesso- chimes, and the first available ries. zone indicator lights to show the console has logged in the motion Repeat these steps for addition
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49-2570.fm Page 17 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM Follow these steps to install a lamp INSTALLING THE LAMP module. MODULE 1. Plug a lamp into the supplied lamp When the alarm trips, lamps connect- module and plug the module into ed to lamp modules flash on and off for an AC outlet that is on the same the duration of the alarm. After 4 min- electrical circuit as the console. utes (or when you disarm the alarm), the lamps stop flashing and remain on. Replace with the actual illustration If
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49-2570.fm Page 18 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM 5. Press ARM on a remote control, TESTING THE SYSTEM and then move the magnet away from the magnetic switch again. After you complete the quick installa- The alarm sounds and the lamp tion procedures, follow these steps to connected to the lamp module test the system. flashes on and off. Press DISARM Note: To avoid alarming neighbors, tell to turn off the alarm, and LIGHTS them you are testing the system. OFF to turn off the lamp. Replace
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49-2570.fm Page 19 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM MOUNTING ACCESSORIES 3. The supplied sensor transmitter MOUNTING THE DOOR/ and magnet switch are connected. WINDOW SENSOR If the wire is too long, shorten it by TRANSMITTERS cutting it to the length required, stripping the ends, and reconnect- You can install any combination of ing it to the magnetic switch. door/window sensor transmitters (Cat. 4. Remove the sensor transmitter’s No. 49-2585) and motion detectors batteries and attach it
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49-2570.fm Page 20 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:59 PM • If you mount magnetic switches Notes: on metal doors or frames, • To protect more than one door or ensure that they are no more window with a single sensor trans- 3 than /16 of an inch apart. On mitter, use NC (Normally Closed)- wooden surfaces, they can be type magnetic switches and loop 3 up to /8 of an inch apart. them in series from one door or • For sliding doors/windows, it is window to the next using 18- best to mount the magnet
