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BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725
User Guide
BT HOME MONITOR VP1000
The 24-Hour Security and Reporting
System for your Home
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CONTENTS BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 Contents Test External Siren 34 Section 1 – Getting Started System Settings 34 Introduction 2 Communications Settings 35 Key Features 2 Record Speech 36 Overview 3 BT Serial Number 36 Factory Reset 36 Section 2 – Installing Your BT Home Monitor VP1000 Section 5 – Accessory Functions System Requirements 4 Understanding Accessory Settings 37 Step 1 – Inside the Box 4 Add / Delete / Change Sensor 39 Step 2 – Activating the Control
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BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 Section 1 – Getting Started Introduction Key Features Welcome to BT Home Monitoring – the 24 hour The BT Home Monitor VP1000 Control Panel is security and reporting system for your home. able to react to a wide range of events – including alarm situations, tamper attempts, and The BT Home Monitor VP1000 unites a high system problems such as low batteries, power or quality security system with a monitoring service phone line failures. wh
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SECTION 1 BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 Overview The BT Home Monitor VP1000 is a high quality security system which can be personalised to the specific needs of your home. Up to 3 contacts can be nominated Text message Fixed line telephone Email BT Home Monitoring Reporting Service Telephone Line Magnetic contact Dummy External Siren Up to 28 Show that your Wireless Sensors home is protected can be used with using the Adhesive the BT Home Stickers or the Monitor VP1
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BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 Section 2 – Installing Your BT Home Monitor VP1000 This section will give you all the information you Step 1 – Inside the Box need to install the BT Home Monitor VP1000 – within seven easy to follow steps: Here’s what you’ll find inside the BT Home Monitor VP1000 box: • Step 1 – Inside The Box. • Step 2 – Activating The Control Panel. 1 Control Panel – The focal point of your system. Collects information • Step 3 – Installing The Wirel
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SECTION 2 BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 • Plug the battery pack into the socket on the Step 2 - Activating the right hand side of the compartment. Fig 4. Control Panel Fig 4. The Control Panel comes with its wall mounting bracket already fixed in place. We recommend that you leave this in position to complete installation and registration. Wall mounting is explained at the end of the installation process. CONNECTING THE POWER • Replace the battery cover. The backup
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BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 The response type defines how the sensor will Step 3 – Installing the work. For example, a HOME & HOUSE sensor Wireless Sensors will sound an alarm immediately. An ENTRY DELAY sensor will wait for a pre-determined time LOCATING THE WIRELESS SENSORS allowing the homeowner to switch the system off. Your BT Home Monitor VP1000 is pre-programmed for easy installation in your If you want to change the default settings and / home. This means
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SECTION 2 BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 INSTALLING THE MAGNETIC CONTACT LOCATING Within your package, there is one wireless • Mount the transmitter on a fixed surface such Magnetic Contact. Its purpose is to detect the as a door or window frame. opening of a door or a window. • Mount the magnet on a movable surface such as a door or window. The Magnetic Contact has two halves, which are fitted to each side of a door or window. One half • The transmitter side marked w
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BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 MOUNTING USING SCREWS INSTALLING THE MOVEMENT DETECTOR • Remove the cover by unscrewing the closure There are two pet tolerant Movement Detectors screw. Fig 7. provided with your BT Home Monitor VP1000 – they are described as passive infrared (PIR) Fig 7. sensors. Their purpose is to sense movement within a chosen room. Closure screw The pet tolerant sensors are designed so that pets Marking must up to approximately 36kg (80lb) do not tr
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SECTION 2 BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 To install the Movement Detector, follow these You have a choice of whether to fit the instructions: Movement Detector using the screws or adhesive provided. ACTIVATING THE BATTERY The detectors can be mounted on a flat wall or in a corner. Fig 8. Lens MOUNTING USING ADHESIVE • If you wish to fix the Movement Detector in Loosen screw place using adhesive tape, decide where you and pull the want the detector to be positioned,
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BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 MOUNTING USING SCREWS INSTALLING THE KEYFOB • Remove the front cover using a screwdriver. There is one Keyfob provided with your BT Home Monitor VP1000 and it is pre-programmed as • Gently loosen the screw in the middle of the USER 1. circuit board, slide the circuit board down and remove via the keyhole. Fig 10. You can use it to turn the security system on and off and to send Emergency messages. • Push out or screw through the mountin
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SECTION 2 BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 Once you have received a temporary password Step 4 – Registering For Your for your online account, you can return and set BT Home Monitoring Account up your personal details. (iii) On the email detailing your temporary Once the Control Panel and sensors are installed password, click the URL link which will take at home, you are ready to link the BT Home you to: www.myhomemonitoring.bt.com Monitor VP1000 reporting system. (iv)
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BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 These are the default settings as programmed into your Control Panel. We advise you to accept and continue, and return later if you have personalised any system settings. You can change the settings by overwriting with the new details. (x) You will again be asked to verify your email address, and your Property ID Number will be sent to you shortly. ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY ID NUMBER At this point, you will be given a Six Digit Property ID Nu
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SECTION 2 BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 WALL MOUNTING THE CONTROL PANEL Step 5 – Completing Installation The wall mounting bracket for your Control Panel is secured in place with a screw to avoid INPUTTING YOUR PROPERTY damage and the setting off of tamper alerts. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER To release the Control Panel bracket: In the previous step, you will have received your • Flip open the cover to the Control Panel buttons. Property ID Number. This should now be input
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BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 3 KEYFOB ACTIVATION AND STRENGTH Step 6 – Testing Your System • In READY mode, use the Keyfob to switch the Control Panel ON. To switch ON, press . 1 PREPARATION Fig 15. • Make sure all windows and doors are closed and sensors are undisturbed. Fig 15 • LED • ON • The Control Panel should read BT HOME this switches the system on fully MONITOR or READY. • OFF this switches the system off • ON Home • If the system is NOT READY, query the C
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SECTION 2 BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 4 FULL TEST OF WHOLE SYSTEM • If you are Contact 1 you will receive a phone call, text message or e-mail or a combination It is advisable to disable your Internal Siren for of alerts depending on the information that this test. To do this, follow these instructions: was input at the time of registration. Respond to the alert by following the instructions in the PRESS DISPLAY alert messages. NEXT Twice until the display shows Pl
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BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 Section 3 – Using Your BT Home Monitor VP1000 This section describes the day to day use of the Fig 17 BT Home Monitor VP1000 security and reporting system. The Control Panel Using the Control Panel you can manage all system functions. One set of buttons can be found on the exterior of the panel. Those assist you in navigating the various menu selections. + ON 12 3 There are also four indicator lights which show – alerts and the system st
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SECTION 3 BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 The Keyfob Master Code The Keyfob lets you switch your system on and Your BT Home Monitor has a Master Code which off without having to use the Control Panel. allows one user access to the System Profile menu, where key operational settings can be Fig 18 changed. The default setting is 2580 but we advise you to change this for your security. • LED This is done as follows: • ON this switches the system on fully • OFF this swi
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BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 User Codes Switching On and Off Up to 8 users can be given a unique 4 digit User Your BT Home Monitor VP1000 can be switched Code, to turn the system on and off. The Master on and off using the Control Panel, the Keyfob or Code is USER 1 and is the only code which allows the optional Keypad. access to the System Profile menu. The other 7 There are different ON settings, as described users can just access the basic user menu. below. T
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SECTION 3 BT Home Monitor ~ Issue 5 ~ 1st Edition ~ 26_01_ 04 ~ 5725 SWITCHING ON HOME SWITCHING OFF It is possible to switch your system on when you This means that the system will not raise an alert are at home, to protect people inside the when any of the Magnetic Contacts or Movement property. To use this setting, interior sensors Detectors are triggered. would need to be instructed to remain dormant The system will still provide you with operational by giving them a HOME response type, whi
