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OPERATING
GUIDE
FOR YOUR
MAGNUM ALERT-825/
MAGNUM ALERT-825HS
SECURITY SYSTEM
0 1880, NAPCO
NAPCO
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Please read this guide thoroughly The Napco Magnum Alert-8254 to familiarize yourself with your new 825HS has such a wide variety of security system. Keep this booklet features that few, if any, security handy for future reference. Note systems will ever need them all. especially the ALARM PLAN on Your alarm professional has page 15. Your alarm specialist will chosen appropriate features for help you fill it out and explain the your situation. Ask him about various features and operating them. p
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Dlgltal Communicator Abort Delay A delay period that allows the system to be Shunt Button " y Alarm Plan ek-tiDig y d puts Controlkeypa Napco’ s i Zones Independent, circuits that protect specific Ambush Code Exlt/Entry Delay Auto Shunted Zone : A Lets you exit and enter your premises without being automatically bypassed (shunted) out of the protection system if it is in Hold Down Functlon to arm the system. Digit keys have secondary functions which Arming/Disarming Turning your syst
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lndicator Lights Mint-Sounder l Stead y : day zone in trouble; ARMED/MEMORY (Red) entry delay in progress; system l Steady- system is armed. ar me d l Flashes - alarm condition. Flashes indicate the number of l Beep (2 seconds): system armed zone(s) which were violated. with any zone auto shunted; or (see page 5, Key 2) battery power low. STATUS (Green) l Steady - system is disarmed, all Arm-Disarm/Run/Load zones okay. Switch l Flashes - a non-24 hour zone is l Used to load (program-in) user in
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Keys Key 9: RESET Key 3: STATUS INDICATION NOTICE:1sKey , 3,4,,9an2 S 5d, t e e must be held down for 2 seconds RESET This will stop the green STATUS Sounder indicatio n ( M A-825HS (until mini-sounder beeps) to per- To turn STATU flash- lengthy door “chime ” (MA- 8 25HS form their desianated ‘Hold- Down " o nl y ) . or the AC Failure indication (all bac k hold down Key 3,on nsofuncti(“Key”) . aaain. (To oerform this function the three indicatora flashing), and to ’ Key 1: TEST y must held d
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Your Magnum Alert-825 / 825HS Security System has three basic components: 1. Zones 2. The Dlglt-Key Keypad 3. The Alarm Output Lets you program arm/disarm Your system is capable of When any zone is activated, the monitoring up to six separate areas codes; arm and disarm the system; Control Center responds by sound- check the condition(status) of each of your premises, including Am- ing an audible alarm and/or alerting bush/Panic and Auxiliary zones. zone; temporarily bypass (shunt) a central sta
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need, and change them as often The Digit-Key Keypad Selecting Your Codes as you feel necessary (refer to All security system operations are To program these codes, slide Changing or Voiding a Code). the ARM-DISARM/RUN/LOAD carried out at the keypad. Each key hasaspecialfunction o f switch (upper left corner of the Control Center, see page 4) to the “CONTROLS” page 5) plus the right (LOAD). The three lights on ability to arm and disarm the system Easy Arming the keypad will flash rapidly, and w
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Checking AC Power Sounder will warn you tha t will flash once for Zone 1; pause; delay time has expired an d then flash three times for Zone 3. If the three lights of your keypad delay time has started. To avoid Try to clear the troubled zone(s) are blinking slowly, you have lost causing an alarm, quickly return yourself. In this example you can AC power. Check to see if there to the keypad and enter your code clear the zones by merely closing has been a general power outage, to disarm the Contr
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NOTE: If you enter the wrong code, If trouble is encountered on a Ambush Code (optlonal) you must wait at least 2 seconds zone programmed as a Priority - If an intrude r forces you to disarm before re-entering. If there was an with-Bypass Zone however, enter your system, enter your prepro- extended power failure and your your code to silence th e grammed 1- or P-digit Ambush system does not respond to your Sounder and disarm; hold down Code before your disarm code. This correct code, enter your
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disarm code to arm your remaining Arming Wlth Selective Panic Zone zones. The green light will go OFF, To activate the panic zone, Zone Shunting and the red ARMED/MEMORY simultaneously press the two keys Your alarm specialist may have will come ON. The yellow light will * and # opted for one or more zones that go OFF when you disarm again indi- keypad. The panic zone can be pro- can be selectively shunted cating that the shunted zones are grammed to send a silent alarm to a (removed) from the
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EMERGENCY SERVICES MONITORS YOUR programmed your security system (Police, Medical Etc) SYSTEM 24 HOURS to be monitore d by a central station. The built-in digital communicator can transmit emergency signals to the central station 24 hours a day. ALERT-825/825HS COMMUNICATOR PR PREMISES 11 Your Alarm Specialist may have
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Abort Delay Opening and Closing Central Station Rlngback Note which zones on your alarm The central station will Reporting plan have abort delay. This is a edge the fact that you have armed An optional feature that permits delay that enables you to reset the your system by “ringing back” with the central station to receive a system before a zone condition a p from the Mini-Sounder. signal each time the system is (This is an optional feature that armed, disarmed or both (up to 4 Non-24 hour zon
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The following information is general power outage. If there is, Fire-Detector Reset applicable only where local you will be operating from your After a fire alarm, the red FIRE ordinance permits use of your alarm ALARM light will be on. Press the Control Center for fire detection restored. the Mini-Sounder will SILENCE & come back on. Press the spring- clear the smoke detectors. loaded switch again to silence the Controlling Your Alarm/Battery Test Fire Circuit If your alarm specialist installe
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Even with the most advanced fire alarm system, adequate protection requires an escape plan. To pre- pare your plan: Draw floorplans of your building. s - and a window from each room. (Make sure the window works. You may need a special fire escape ladder if the window is high up.) Write down your outside meeting place. Family Rehearsal Rehearse each of the following T - Read Carefully activities: Discuss these escape procedures cautiously. Be ready to slam the door 1) Everyone in their room with
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Area Protected Zone Features Zone (doom, wlndow s , 1 6 Central Station (Optional) Service Person 15 Telephone Telephone etc.) Contacts
