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1. amp Make sure the red ARM light on the keypad goes off If the ARM light does not go off wait for the keypad to beep five times then enter your PIN again lt d Alter an alarm AFTER AN ALARM OCCURS mz _ Enter your PIN and push the DU D z ENTER key ENTER This will silence the siren bell and disarm the system The red ZONE lights on the keypad will flash to help you remember where the violations occurred If this is a false alarm and no emergency response is needed call our central station IMMEDIATELY at 4 to cancel the alarm Write down the number of the faulted zones to help us service you 2 Clear the alarm memory and red ZONE lights ES by pushing the SHIFT key entering the digit 1 SHIFT ENTER then pushing the ENTER key Options 4 OPTION INSTALLED OPTION INSTALLED L OPTION INSTALLED la 24 HOUR MONITORING With this option installed your SYSTEM 238 will transmit alarm signals to our central station MEDICAL KEY Holding the MEDICAL key down for three seconds will trigger MEDIEAG an alarm The keypad will beep twice to confirm the alarm condition FIRE KEY When this option is installed holding down the FIRE key FIRE for three seconds will trigger an alarm The keypad will beep twice to confirm the alarm condition 17 4 Options OPTION INSTALLED2. LED Keypad POWER BYPASS ARM PROGRAM OReaDY TROUBLE 42348567 ZONE Part Number 5 051 199 00 1 2 3 GRP BYP CHIME TEST 4 5 rC INSTANT BACKLITE 7 8 PROGRAM 0 e bypasd Rev A 1S SYSTEMS me lt d Congratulations Thank you for purchasing the SYSTEM 238 alarm system The SYSTEM 238 is one of the most powerful and advanced control panels on the market today Yet despite its sophistication it s affordably priced easy to use and designed to provide you with years of reliable operation This manual explains how to operate the SYSTEM 238 Basic operating instructions are also printed on the small card attached to the back side of your SYSTEM 238 keypad s If you have questions or need help please call us at the number shown below HELP HOTLINE Ar Table of contents Getting acquainted p 3 Guest combination p 21 What the lights mean p 4 5 Changing a personal identification number PIN p 22 23 What the sounds mean p 6 Resetting smoke detectors p 23 Arming the system p 8 13 Testing your system p 26 Bypassing individual zones p 11 12 Telephone trouble pu27 Bypassing a group of zones p 13 Smoke detector placement p 28 Arming options p 14 Emergency evacuation p 29 Disarming the system p 15 Definitions p 30 After an alarm p 16 Limitations of your alarm system p 31 Options p 17 25 Zone description list
3. 2 second beep door chime ring back after closing report zone faulted during walk test chirping 1 second on 4 seconds off chirp alert warning system is armed but zone s is faulted you must disarm the system before exit delay expires or alarm will occur zone programmed to chirp is in alarm continuous tone Zone programmed for steady bell or siren is in alarm circuit malfunction trouble pulsed tone 2 seconds on 2 seconds off Zone programmed for pulsed bell or siren is in alarm SEES LETTS TIE I nen __ CSREES NRE n Some features of the SYSTEM 238 are optional and will only be installed if appropriate for your installation Some features of the SYSTEM 238 will require you to enter your personal identification number PIN As you read through this manual watch for boxes like those on the left PIN OPTION omy INSTALLED If an optional feature has been installed in your system its OPTION vw WwW INSTALLED box will be checked If a feature of the SYSTEM 238 requires you to enter your personal identification number its PIN REQUIRED box will be checked Zd Arming the system OPTION INSTALLED PIN REQUIRED TO ARM THE SYSTEM 4 Make sure the green READY light is on If the READY light is not on the red ZONE lights will indicate which zones are faulted Faulted zones must be cleared or bypassed before the system c
4. READY BYPASS ON OFF FLASHING AC power is being supplied System is armed protection is on AC power failure system is using battery Battery is low call your service department System is not armed protection is off EEE System is armed with delay zones converted to instant zones System is normal and ready to be armed System is armed Zone is faulted while system is disarmed Zone trouble Zone is bypassed Zone is or was in alarm One or more zones bypassed No zones bypassed D i ww DAD NE IS EA PROGRAM TROUBLE ZONES 1 8 ON OFF FLASHING System in program mode Normal state System trouble Zone trouble No trouble condition is being detected Automatic system reset Zone is faulted while system is disarmed Normal state zone is not faulted FLASHING SLOW zone is bypassed zone is in trouble FLASHING FAST zone is or was in alarm lt d What the sounds mean SOUND MEANING 2 beeps system armed or disarmed successful central station test or battery test 5 beeps wrong PIN number entered invalid function unauthorized command attempted error changing PIN number continuous tone beeping fast for last ten seconds entry delay time continuous beeping speeding up for last ten seconds exit delay time
5. OPTION INSTALLED POLICE PANIC KEY When this option is installed holding down the POLICE key POLICE for three seconds will trigger an alarm The keypad will beep twice to confirm the alarm condition DURESS ALARM Should an intruder force you to turn your security system off or on you can send a silent DURESS signal to our central station by adding or subtracting 1 from the last digit of your PIN For example if your PIN is 1 2 3 4 entering 1 2 3 3 OR 1 2 3 5 will trigger a silent alarm The SYSTEM 238 will appear to be operating normally There will be no indication of an alarm condition If your PIN ends with a 0 entering 9 or 1 instead of the 0 will trigger a DURESS signal If your PIN ends with a 9 entering 8 or 0 instead of the 9 will trigger a DURESS signal Options q ERE RAE ALLEL IEEE ELLE ILENE u CE VE E TERE LOCAL SYSTEM TEST This option allows on site testing of each zone in your system To initiate the SYSTEM TEST wite Enter your PIN if required aaa n DD HH push the SHIFT key enter the digit 6 Ez the digit 0 then push the ENTER key Once the keypad lights go out the SYSTEM 238 will be EX Led Loy Ll ready for testing Each time a zone is faulted its corresponding red ZONE light on the keypad will begin flashing and the keypad will chime Pressing any key will reset the system ya WARNING The SYSTEM 238 wil
6. but an alarm system is not a substitute for insurance Homeowners property owners and renters should continue to insure their lives and property ZONE LOCATION BYPASS YES NO az zil mad N QI AB N ee kek l 8 ae 5 051 199 00 Rev A C amp K is a registered trademark of C amp K Copyright 1991 C amp K SYSTEMS Inc Printed in Hong Kong SYSTEMS Inc All Rights Reserved
7. can reset the smoke detectors by doing the following Push the SHIFT key enter the digit 6 Le ji 25 the digit 2 and push the ENTER key SHIFT ENTER f l 4 Optians OPTION INSTALLED OPTION INSTALLED A DOOR CHIME When this option is installed the keypad will beep for two seconds each time a designated zone is faulted To turn the door chime on and off Push the SHIFT key enter the digit 5 then push the ENTER key SHIFT ENTER CHIME STANDBY BATTERY Should there be a loss of AC power the green POWER light on the keypad will go out and the SYSTEM 238 will switch to its standby battery If an AC power failure lasts for more than 15 minutes the yellow TROUBLE light on the keypad will come on The standby battery should be replaced every three to five years with a rechargeable 12 volt 6 5 Ah sealed lead acid battery such as C amp K Model 1265 Danana ZZ U lt OPTION INSTALLED OPTION INSTALLED C4 STANDBY BATTERY TEST The SYSTEM 238 can be programmed to automatically test its standby battery every 24 hours During the test AC power is turned off in order to monitor the battery under load To manually test the standby battery push the SHIFT key enter the digit 6 the digit 4 then push Ll EE EN e the ENTER key The display will read BATTERY TEST The standby battery test takes 2 minutes During t
8. key ZONE ENTER lt d Arming the system pn To bypass more than one zone enter your BE DINE PIN if required push the BYPASS key enter the L Lu L first zone to be bypassed push the BYPASS bypass bynes key again enter the next zone to be bypassed boo L_l i En and so on When the last zone to be bypassed has been entered push the ENTER key To indicate that zones have been bypassed the yellow BYPASS light on the keypad will come on In addition the red ZONE lights of all bypassed zones will flash to remind you that bypassed zones are not protected The procedures for adding a bypass and removing a bypass are identical To remove a bypass enter your PIN push the BYPASS key enter the zone from which the bypass is to be removed then push the ENTER key When you have finished bypassing zones arm the system by entering your PIN and pushing the ENTER key SP NOTE Disarming the SYSTEM 238 REMOVES all bypasses Anaming the system lt d Tos BYPASSING A GROUP OF ZONES The SYSTEM 238 can be set up to allow you to bypass a group of zones To bypass a group of zones SN ae Enter your PIN if required ji Ji ji push the SHIFT key enter the digit 4 BESE then push the ENTER key Hy SHIFT ENTER pg NOTE Disarming the SYSTEM 238 REMOVES all bypasses lt d Aaming options Your
9. SYSTEM 238 has been programmed for one of the following three arming types OPTION INSTALLED OPTION INSTALLED E OPTION INSTALLED GOOF PROOF ARMING If any zone other than a 24 hour zone is faulted open window malfunctioning sensor etc the SYSTEM 238 will not arm You will not be able to arm the SYSTEM 238 until the faulted zone is cleared or manually bypassed FORCE ARMING Any zone except for 24 hour zones that is violated after the EXIT DELAY time has expired will be automatically bypassed until the system is disarmed Warning bypassed zones are not protected CHIRP ALERT The system will arm even if zones are faulted at the time of arming If a zone is still faulted when the EXIT DELAY time expires the bell siren will begin to chirp The chirping will continue for the duration of the ENTRY DELAY time You must re enter the premises and disarm the system before the ENTRY DELAY time expires or an alarm will occur Disaruning the system Zd TO DISARM THE SYSTEM lt Enter only through a TIME DELAY door option _ If the ENTRY PRE ALARM option is installed the keypad will sound constantly until 10 INSTALLED seconds before the delay time expires or the panel is disarmed then beep rapidly for the last 10 seconds Esas PIN 2 Enter your PIN within RESA 7 seconds and push the ENTER key L ed ENTER
10. an be armed For more information refer to the sections Bypassing Zones Before Arming and After An Alarm If programmed the red ZONE lights will automatically turn off after five minutes as a security measure Pressing any key on the keypad will turn the ZONE lights back on 2 Enter your PIN and push the L Li LL a Zl ENTER key ENTER Your PIN number can be from two to five digits long Don t pause for more than 5 seconds while entering the digits or the control panel will reject your PIN number If you make a mistake while entering your PIN number the keypad will beep five times After the fifth beep enter your PIN number again timing the system 4 pur J ii NEG AN ERENCE aN gt Make sure the red ARM light comes on The keypad will beep twice to confirm that the system is armed d Exit through any TIME DELAY DOOR within ____ seconds The exit delay time can be programmed from 10 seconds to 300 seconds option _ If the EXIT PRE ALARM option is installed the keypad will beep slowly until 10 seconds INSTALLED before the delay time expires then rapidly for the last 10 seconds Bu Once the exit delay time has expired the keypad will beep twice to confirm that the system is armed The rest of the ARMING THE SYSTEM section explains how to bypass zones before arming the system as well as certain arming options our installer can install However it s important for you to remember th
11. an escape plan in the event of a fire The following steps recommended by the National Fire Protection Association can be used as a guide in developing your own emergency plan Plan on your detector or alarm system sounders waking all Establish a meeting place outdoors away from the house where occupants everyone can gather and account for those missing Choose Determine two means of escape from each room especially someone to notify the authorities Choose someone to ensure that the bedrooms since most fires occur at night when everyone is nobody returns to the house Many die going back inside asleep One escape path should lead to a door that permits normal exit from the house The other may be an easily opened Before you open a door check to see if it s hot lf it is hot don t window used if the primary escape path is blocked open it Use an alternate escape route Even if the door is cool Sketch a floor plan showing doors windows stairs and rooftops use you shoulder to open it cautiously Be ready to slam it closed that can be used for escape Indicate escape routes for each if heat or smoke rushes in room see examples below Post copies of the sketch in each room Remember to keep all escape routes free from obstruction Keep all bedroom doors shut while the occupants are asleep This will prevent deadly smoke from entering the rooms while you escape Escape quickly But don t panic When moving through a s
12. at no matter how your SYSTEM 238 is programmed you will always disarm it in the same way enter your PIN then push the ENTER key 9 J Arming the system INSTANT ARMING Instant arming converts all time delayed zones to INSTANT zones lt Make sure the green READY light is on R GUIREB 2 Enter your PIN if required D m an push the SHIFT key enter the digit 7 then push the ENTER key INSTANT The keypad will beep twice to confirm that the system is armed El The red ARM light will flash while the system is instant armed SHIFT ERER Sp CAUTION When the system is instant armed you will not be able to enter through any exterior door or walk through any protected area without setting off an alarm Bypassing interior zones will allow you to move about freely inside the premises while the system is armed See the next two sections BYPASSING INDIVIDUAL ZONES and BYPASSING A GROUP OF ZONES Anaming the system lt d BYPASSING INDIVIDUAL ZONES 4 This procedure allows you to bypass one or more zones while your system is DISARMED a NOTE System programming determines which PINs can bypass zones also which zones can be bypassed To learn if a zone can be bypassed see the ZONE DESCRIPTION LIST on page 32 REQUIRED lt q If required enter your PIN KW1 Zil Zj ZI D Push the BYPASS key enter the zone to be bypassed any number from 1 8 then push the ENTER
13. ation For the RING BACK option to function the SYSTEM 238 must be programmed for Closing Reports Closing Reports inform the central station who armed or disarmed the system and when lt 4 Options ae OPTION INSTALLED MASTER PIN REQUIRED CHANGING A USER PIN When this option is installed User 1 can use his Master PIN to change the PINs of Users 1 8 To change a PIN Enter your master PIN push Ly ley Ld j Li the SHIFT key enter the digit 0 then push the ENTER key Loy Ked D Enter the new PIN and push L_l L L a ll the ENTER key ENTER amp Enter the new PIN again and a li DJ yle li push the ENTER key ENTE d Exit the programming mode by pushing the ES k SHIFT key then the ENTER key SHIFT ENTER Ogtiona q NENN nn an OPTION INSTALLED BA L Make sure the new PIN works The new PIN can be from two to five digits long but must start with the same first digit as the old PIN If you make a mistake while programming or if the SYSTEM 238 rejects the new PIN the keypad will beep five times If the new PIN was accepted the keypad will beep twice RESETTING SMOKE DETECTORS When a smoke detector is triggered the red ZONE light of the zone where it s located will come on and the bell siren will sound Before you do anything else evacuate the building Don t go back inside until your sure it s safe When it s safe to do so you
14. he test the green AC light will be off If the battery is okay the keypad will beep twice and the display will read TEST PASSED If the battery is low or dead the green AC power light will flash the keypad will beep five times and the display will read TEST FAILED BELL SIREN TEST Le EE le You can test the bells sirens in your security SHRI Da system by pushing the SHIFT key entering the digit 6 the digit 3 then pushing the ENTER key The bell siren and keypads will sound for 3 seconds 25 lt d eating your system 26 Alarm system malfunctions and failures are caused most often by INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE Your alarm system should be tested weekly to make sure that all detection devices are working properly Refer to the LOCAL SYSTEM TEST section on page 19 In addition if your system is being monitored you should periodically test its ability to transmit signals to our central station Weekends are the best time for the CENTRAL STATION TEST To schedule one call our central station at the number shown below CENTRAL STATION lt The CENTRAL STATION TEST procedure is described on page 20 If the test is successful i e the central station receives the signal the keypad will beep twice Zeleg4ase zocdl e J LE una KK IF YOU HAVE TELEPHONE TROUBLE First unplug the SYSTEM 238 from its telephone jack to determine if the alarm system is causing the tro
15. l not report alarms during the SYSTEM TEST EEE OPTION INSTALLED PIN REQUIRED CENTRAL STATION TEST This option tests the reporting capability of your system by sending a test message to the central station To initiate the CENTRAL STATION TEST Enter your PIN if required push the SHIFT key enter the digit 6 Lill L LU the digit 1 then push the ENTER key 1 If the test message was successfully transmitted to EJ E the central station the keypad will beep twice If the test message was not successfully transmitted to the central station the keypad will beep five times and the TROUBLE light will come on Options q ERE AE SEITE LAINE SLIT CG LE IDE SG A OPTION INSTALLED era ES PIN REQUIRED L GUEST COMBINATION The SYSTEM 238 can store up to eight PINs The eighth PIN can be installed as a GUEST COMBINATION that will only be valid for a specified number of successive days The countdown of days begins the first time the GUEST COMBINATION is used NUMBER OF DAYS GUEST COMBINATION IS VALID Once the time expires the GUEST COMBINATION will have to be reprogrammed before it can be used again RING BACK AFTER CLOSING REPORT When this option is installed the bell siren will sound for two seconds after the system is armed if the armed signal has been successfully transmitted to the central st
16. moky area stay as close to the floor as possible Crawl and hold your breath FAMILY ROOM KITCHEN DINING SAMPLE SECOND FLOOR E 4 SAMPLE FIRST FLOOR qm gs 4 LAUNDRY LIVING ROOM ZZ Definitions ALARM MEMORY Alarm conditions are stored in memory until cleared The keypad identifies the zones in alarm by flashing their corresponding red ZONE lights BYPASS To take a zone out of the circuit Bypassing malfunctioning zones allows the rest of the system to be armed Bypassing interior zones allows freedom of movement inside the premises while leaving outer zones armed Bypassed zones are not protected CENTRAL STATION The office that the alarm system calls when there is an alarm Signals sent to the central station contain information about the nature of the alarm condition allowing the dispatcher on duty to appropriately respond ENTRY DELAY The time you have to enter the premises through a designated DELAY DOOR and disarm the panel before an alarm occurs The delay time is programmable from 10 seconds to 300 seconds EXIT DELAY Once the system is armed the time you have to exit the premises through a DELAY DOOR before an alarm occurs The delay time is programmable from 10 seconds to 300 seconds FAULT The alarm or trouble condition that occurs when the detection devices in a zone are triggered or malfunction PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PIN The combi
17. nation used to arm and disarm the control panel and to access any of the special functions that require a combination ID numbers can be from two to five digits long ZONE One of the protected areas in your premises Faults are reported to the central station by zone The red ZONE lights on the keypad flash to indicate which zones have been faulted 24 HOUR ZONE A zone that is always active whether the system itself is armed or disarmed FIRE POLICE and MEDICAL zones are usually 24 hour zones Alarm conditions on these zones are cleared by entering a valid ID number THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUR ALARM SYSTEM While the SYSTEM 238 is a reliable sophisticated alarm system it does not offer guaranteed protection against burglary or fire Any alarm system whether commercial or residential is subject to compromise or failure to warn for a variety of reasons These include Intruders may gain access through unprotected openings or have the technical sophistication to bypass an alarm sensor or disconnect an alarm warning device Intrusion detectors smoke detectors and many other detection devices will not operate without power Devices powered by AC will not work if their AC power supply is off for any reason and their back up batteries are missing dead or improperly installed Alarm warning devices such as sirens bells and horns may not alert People or wake up sleepers if they are located on the other side of closed or par
18. p 32 2 ned 1 acgaainted 4 What your alarm system is Your SYSTEM 238 alarm system is made up of the SYSTEM 238 control panel and several detection devices like motion sensors magnetic contacts and so on Specific areas of detection are called zones Zones can be programmed to have different characteristics Some zones may be 24 hour zones that is they remain armed even when the alarm system is off Zones used for fire detection for example are always 24 hour zones In addition some zones can be programmed to allow bypassing When you bypass a zone you temporarily remove it from the alarm system Always remember however that bypassed zones are not protected How your alarm system works When a detection device is triggered the status of its zone goes from normal to FAULTED If armed the control panel responds by reporting an alarm condition on site flashing keypad lights sounding bells and if programmed by transmitting an alarm signal over the telephone wires to a central monitoring station The monitoring station then dispatches the appropriate authorities Some of the SYSTEM 238 s operations require you to enter your personal identification number PIN on the keypad These include ARMING and DISARMING Along with its many other features the SYSTEM 238 can be programmed to ARM INSTANTLY or to ARM WITH TIME DELAY i e after giving you time to leave the premises POWER ARM
19. tly closed doors ff warning devices are on a different level of the residence from the bedrooms they are less likely to waken or alert people inside the bedrooms Telephone lines needed to transmit alarm signals from a premises to a central monitoring station may be out of service and are subject to compromise by sophisticated means of attack Smoke detectors used in conjunction with the alarm system may not sense fires that start where smoke cannot reach the detectors such as in chimneys walls or roofs or on the other side of closed doors Smoke detectors also may not sense a fire on another level of the residence or building A second floor detector for example may not sense a first floor or basement fire Finally smoke detectors have sensing limitations No smoke detector can sense every kind of fire every time In general detectors may not always warn you about fires caused by carelessness and safety hazards like smoking in bed violent explosions escaping gas improper storage of flammable materials overloaded electrical circuits children playing with matches arson etc The most common cause of an alarm system not functioning properly when an intrusion or fire occurs is inadequate maintenance Your alarm system should be tested weekly to make sure all detection devices are operating properly The SYSTEM 238 control panel and keypads should be tested as well Installing an alarm system may make you eligible for lower insurance rates
20. uble The phone jack is located If the trouble goes away when you unplug the SYSTEM 238 call us for service If you still have telephone trouble after unplugging the alarm system plug the system back in then call your telephone company Eg NOTE If your telephone system is serviced make sure to test your alarm system to insure that it has not been disconnected from the telephone network d Smoke detector placement We subscribe to the recommendations for the number and placement of smoke and or heat detectors found in the National Fire Protection Association s Standard 74 shown below For the best early warning fire detection devices should be installed in all rooms and areas of the premises A smoke detector should be installed in each separate sleeping area in the vicinity of but outside bedrooms Heat or smoke detectors should be installed in living rooms closets utility and storage rooms basements and attached garages Place detector near all sleeping areas INI DINING KITCHEN FAMILY Place detectors near top of stairwells Best residential detector placement between LIVING ROOM bedrooms and the rest of the house E BEDROOM BEDROOM KITCHEN DINING ROOM SMOKE DETECTOR C CONTROL S SOUNDER BASEMENT r K KEYPAD BEDROOM LIVING ROOM Emergency evacuation q Every household should establish and regularly practice
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