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g GE Security user guide 466-2183 Rev B June 2005 Concor d 4 Series Security S yst ems Part Numbers: 600-1021-95R 600-1022-95R 600-1040 600-1042 www.gesecurity.
Notices FCC Part 15 Information to the User Changes or modifications not expressly a pproved by GE Sec ur ity can void the user ’ s author ity to operate the equipment. FCC Part 15 Class B This equipment has been tested an d found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Commands at a Glance Disarm the system. Cancel an accidental ala rm. 1 + CODE CODE or 1 + CODE Arm to Level 2—ST A Y .* 2 + CODE Arm to Level 3—A W A Y .* 3 + CODE Send a police a larm. Press and hold both POLICE buttons for 2 seconds. Send an auxiliary alarm.
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v Contents Commands at a Glance - 1 Getting to Know Y our Security System 1 Panel .............. .............. .............. ................. .............. .............. ................. .............. ... ........... ...... 1 T ouchpads .......
Installation Instructions vi Checking the St atus of Y our System .............. ...... ........ .............. .............. ................. .............. .... 1 1 Short System Status ....... .............. ................. .............. ......
vii Example 1 of One D ay Rollover ..... ............. ............. ........... .............. ........... ............. .............. ... ...... 21 Example 2 of One D ay Rollover ..... ............. ............. ........... .............. ........
Installation Instructions viii Arming and Disarming Another Partition ............. ................. .............. ................. ................. . 29 Programming Another Partition .............. .............. ................. .............. .
ix Accidental Smoke and Fire Alarms . .................... .. ......... .............. .............. .............. ................. . 46 Dialer Abort .................. .............. ................. .............. ................. .............
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Concord 4 Series Security Systems 1 Getting to Know Y our Security System Y our security system consists of different components. Each co mponent plays a special role in system operation (Figure 1). Figure 1. Security System Co mponents Panel The panel is the heart of your system.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 2 Communicating with the System T ouchpads let yo u communicate with the system (Figure 2). Figure 2. T ouchpads Alphanumeric and Fixed Display T ouchpads Alphanumeric touchpads are mounted on a wall and provide system information by LEDs and/or displaying text messages.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 3 Beeps and LEDs— How Y our System T alks to Y ou T ouchpads and in terior sirens produce a variety of operating beeps to inform you of different sys- tem states and operations. Key Beeps A Key beep is the tone you hear when you press a button on an alphanumeric, fix ed display , or handheld wireless touchpad.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 4 Basic System Operations This section describes: • What Happens in an Alarm Condition • Fire and Smoke Alarms • Preventing Accidental Alarms • Arming your S.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 5 If the system goes into a fire alarm automatically: 1. Immediately exit the buil ding. 2. Notify the fire department from a safe location (if system is not monito red). If you discover a fire emergen cy before the system goes into alarm automatically : 1.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 6 • Check the location of smoke detectors. Smoke detectors located too clo se to bathrooms and kitchens can trip from steam or smoke from cooking. • T ake note of system beeps, voice announcements, and indicat or lights which indicate the current system status.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 7 Level 2—ST A Y Use this level to arm perimet er doors and windows only . Interior d evices such as motion sensors remain off so you can stay inside th e premises without setting off an alarm. If you wish, you can exit through a desig nated delay door after arming to Level 2—ST A Y .
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 8 Keychain T ouchpad Arming Y our installer can set up your keychain touchpad to arm the system in one of two ways: • Press the Lock but ton to arm the system directly to Level 3—A W A Y with no Ex it Delay . Using this method, you woul d not be able to arm to Level 2—ST A Y .
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 9 Auto ST A Y Arming Feature The Auto ST A Y Arm ing feature helps cut down on false alarms in the event that you arm the system to 3—A W A Y , but fail to leave during the Exit Delay time.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 10 3. At any touchpad, press # + CODE ( # is labeled Bypass ) 4. T ouchpads display , “BYP ASS SENSOR _ _,” or “ENTER SNSR _ _.” Enter the desired sen- sor number . 5. T ouchpads display , “BYP ASSED ZONES 01,” or “SENSOR 01 BYP ASSED,” for example.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 11 Refer to the User Sheets in Appendix A to dete rmine which lig ht number is associated with which lamp. Basic Output Control Y our system may be set up with programmed outputs that control special hardware installed in your system.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 12 ately . A panic alarm can be activat ed in any arm ing level. Each type of panic alarm sounds and reacts dif ferently when activated. Fire Panic Alarm The Fire panic alarm sounds from all interior and exteri or sirens.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 13 Even though reaching the time-out stops the sire ns, th e alarm will still be in progress until th e system is manually disarmed. Access Codes The system requires a valid access code before it will process most commands.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 14 If more than 40 keys are pressed when the syst em asks for a code, and t hose keystrokes are not part of a valid access code, a sire n will sound. T alk to your in staller or see Appendix A “T ouch- pad Information” on page 44 to see if th is feat ure is enabled.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 15 2. For Concord 4 syst ems, press 030 nnn 2 where nnn is user 000 through 229. For Concord Express V4 systems, press 030 nn 2 where nn is the user 00 through 15. 3. T o turn Remote Access: on, press 2 + # off, press 1 + # .
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 16 4. Press * + 00 + # to exit the program ming menus. Figure 4. 24-Hour Format T o set th e System Date: 1. Enter the programming menus by pressing 9 + System or Partition Master CODE . 2. Press 021 . 3. Enter the current date as 6 digits ( mm / dd / yy ) then press # .
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 17 3. Select a brightness level: 0 + # Off 1 + # Low 2 + # Medium 3 + # High 4. Press * + 00 + # to exit the prog ramming menus. After dimming t he display , pressing any b utton momentarily returns the d isplay to full bright- ness.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 18 T emperat ure settings can range from 45° to 90° Fahrenheit. Figure 5.Energy Saver Setpo ints T o set the Energy Saver temper ature range from a tou chp ad: 1. Enter the programming menus by pressing 9 + System or Partition Master CODE .
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 19 Pager Messages When an event is reported on a numeric pager , the followi ng information is included: Figure 6. Pager Messages Although all three types of inform ation can be re ported on your pager , your pager service deter- mines how the in formation will actually appear .
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 20 Account Number in Page This number identifies wher e (which partition) the event is occurring. S treamlining the Page Report Y ou can choose to have the four account number di gits reported with every page, or to exclude them.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 21 Example 1 of One Day Rollover At home you’d like the Latchkey Opening featu re to be ef fective from 10 p.m. on Tu esday until 5 a.m. on W ednesday (see Figure 8 Example 1). By taking advantage of One Day Rollover, one time schedule can cover both days.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 22 • See “Opening and Closing Reports” for information on creati ng opening and closing sched- ules. • See “Latchkey Paging” for information on attachin g time schedules to Latchkey Paging. • See “Notify By Exception” for information on attaching tim e schedules to Notify by Excep- tion.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 23 3. Press A or B until the light number (1–9) you would like to activate appears. 4. Enter the sensor number (1–96 for Concord 4, 1-32 for Concord Express V4) you wish to activate the light and press # . 5. Press B to assign another light to a sensor or press * + 00 + # to exit the prog ramming menus.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 24 4. Press # . The touchpad displays the first availab l e time schedule as “SCHEDULE 00 OFF ,” or “SCH 00 OFF .” 5. Enter 2 + # to assign the time schedule (“ON”) to arm the panel. 1 + # to make the time schedule inactiv e.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 25 What Will the Pager Report? For Latchkey Openi ng Reports, the page reports the arming level as 1 11 (1—OFF) and the user . For Latchkey Closin g Reports, the page reports the arming level as 222 (2—ST A Y) or 333 (3— A W A Y), and the user that armed to that level.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 26 3. T o schedule: Latchkey Opening, press # when th e touchpad displays “LA TCHKEY OPENING” or “LA TCH OPEN.” Or , press B un til the touchpad displ ays “LA T CHKEY CLOSING” or “LA TCH CLOSE,” then press # .
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 27 Who Can Send a Page? All user codes and keychain touchpads wil l send a page if used while Notify by Exception fea- ture is in ef fect. What Will the Pager Report? Exception Opening Reports report the arming level as 1 11 (1—OFF) a nd the user that disarmed the system.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 28 • Back up data from your system. • Allow your dealer to quickly implemen t requested programming changes. Note Before allowing any down- load sessions, the sys tem must be disarmed to level 1—OFF . T o enable/disable the Panel Download setting: 1.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 29 T o jump partitions using an access co de: 1. From any hardwired touchpad, press 8 + CODE + 6 . T ouchpads display , “ENTER P AR TITION” or “ENTER CMD.” 2. Press the desired partition number (1 - 6) . The touchpad sounds one short beep if the jump was successful.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 30 3. Press # to disarm al l displayed partitions. Or , Press the number of an y partitions you do n’t want disarmed (the partition numbers disappear from the display), then press #. 4. If desired, press 4 (No Delay) or 6 (Latchkey) to activ ate those features.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 31 • EXIT— press once to use the Quick Exit feature. • A W A Y—press once to arm to Level 3—A W A Y . Note Macro Ke ys should no t be programmed to disarm the system. Y our installer can also program these buttons to perform a system command di f ferent from those described.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 32 • The V iewing Event History mode will exit automati cally after one minute of inactivity OR when an alarm occurs. The following table is a comprehensive list of disp layed events and their a ssociated details (parti- tion, current arming level, zone, bus unit number , source and user).
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 33 User information is shown in the followin g table. No Activity Cancel led ACTIVITY CANC EL X X Opening Report OPENING REPORT X X X X Phone Failure PHONE F AILURE X.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 34 Source information is shown in th e following table. Using a T ouchtone Phone to Operate Y our System Y our system may be equipped with an option that allows system op eration from a T ouchton e phone, on or off the premises.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 35 When using a cellular phone to operate the sy stem, follow the off-site operating instructions. How the Panel Answers the Phone When you call the panel, it needs to recognize that it should answer the incom ing call.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 36 Activating a Police Panic Alarm Y our system can be set up so you can activate a Police panic al arm from an on-site T ouchtone phone. If your system is set up for this: • Press the * repeatedly , reg ardless of your phone comma nd prefix key .
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 37 Phone Questions? What if someone calls while I’m operating the panel? If the phone rings while you’re using it to operat e the system, you’ll hear one long beep for each ring from interior speakers and phones.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 38 4. Disarm to Level 1—Off to exit T est Mode. Phone Communication T est The purpose of this test is to verify communication bet ween the central monitoring station and your system.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 39 T o perform a p hone communication test: 1. Disarm the system. 2. Press 8 + System or Partition Master CODE + 2 . touchpads display , “PHONE TEST” or “System Arm ed to PHONE TEST .” 3. If the phone test i s successful: systems with the optio nal voice feat ure will announ ce, “Report OK.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 40 Common Questions and Answers Q. I can’ t arm my system. A. T r y the following: • If arming to Level 2—ST A Y or Level 3 —A W A Y , make sure all monitored perimeter doors and windows are closed. • Press * for a system status and for clues to the problem.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 41 T ou chpad/V oice F eedback After Pressing * Key T rouble Condition AC POWER F AILURE The panel power transformer may be unplugged or there may be an AC power outage. If the transformer is plugged in, check the circuit br eaker or fuse that controls that outlet.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 42 Appendix A: User Sheets Appendix A contai ns specific in formation ab out the setup of your system. The User Sheets should be completed by the installer and the user .
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 43 User Codes The table below provides a space for you to re cord user code information. Note If you have m ore User Codes than will fit on this sheet, make copie s of this sheet and keep all the infor- mation together .
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 44 T ouchp ad Information Alphanumeric and Fixed Display T ouchpads Status beeps and Key beeps are programmable by the installer . The Sile nt Arming feat ure is user–programmable. Note Protest beeps wil l always sound when bypassi ng.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 45 Keychain Touchpad 2 • Active for Partition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 • Latchkey User: Y N Figure 10. Keychain Touchpad 2 Keychain Touchpad 3 • Active for Partition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 • Latchkey User: Y N Figure 1 1.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 46 Accidental Smoke and Fire Alarms T o silence the alarms and reset the sensor: 1. Press CODE or 1 + CODE , once to silence the alarm. 2. Press 1 + CODE , again to reset the smoke alarm. Smoke and fire panic alarms can not be cancelled and are always reported to the cen tral station.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 47 If the Power Goes Out Y our system has a backup battery that keeps y our system operational during a power failure. An optional feature allows your system to alert the central mo nitoring station if the power is off for 15 - 45 minutes.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 48 Paging For what events will the central station or p agers be notified? According to my pager provider , the centr al station account numbe r will appear as: ____.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 49 Partition 5—House Code_____ _ Partition 6—Ho use Code______ Outputs Energy Saver Light Location of Lig ht 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 Output Ptn. Locatio n Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ptn. Low T emp. Setting High T emp.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 50 Alarm Sounds a nd S tatus Beeps Alarm T y pe Alarm Sound Fire Repeating series of three beeps. Police Continuous tone.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 51 Appendix B: Planning for Emergencies Develop plans for a variety of emergency situat ions. Peri odically disc uss and rehearse emer- gency plans that in clude the following: • Understand how to use your security system.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 52 Figure 13. Floor Plan Example Y our Floor Plan Use the following guidelines when drawing you r floor plan on the next page: Show all b uilding levels. Show exits from each room (two exits per room are recommended).
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 53 Floor Plan.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 54 Alarm System Limitations Not even the most advanced al arm system can guarantee protec tion against burglary , fi re, or environmental emergencies.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 55 Appendix C: Programming Y our System Y ou can program the following items on your system: • System time and date •U s e r c o d e s • Schedules • Schedule .
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 56 3. Press B until the touchpad displays the type of code you wish to change (Regular User codes, Partition Master Codes, or Syst em Master code), then press # . For example, if you want to change a Regular User code, press # when the touchpad displays “REGULAR USER CODES” or “REG CODES.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 57 3. The touchpad displays “REGULAR USER CODES” or “REG CODES.” Press B u ntil the display reads “SYSTEM MA STER CODE” or “SYS MASTER,” then press # . 4. Replace the existing code wit h the new 4 digit System Master Code then press # .
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 58 Chime on Close * + 046 + 1 (off) or 2 (on) + # T i me Schedule xx (00- 15) S tart T ime: * + 05XX0 + TTTT + # St o p Ti m e : * + 05XX1 + TTTT + # Mon: * + 05XX2 .
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 59 Light 4 Attaching schedules for Light 4 operation: Sched 0: * + 064300 + 1(off) or 2(on) + # Sched 1: * + 064301 + 1(off) or 2(on) + # (Continues through Schedule .
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 60 Output 3 Attaching schedules for Output 3 operation: Sched 0: * + 065200 + 1 (off) or 2 (on) + # Sched 1: * + 065201 + 1 (off) or 2 (on) + # (Continues through Sc.
Concord 4 Series Security Systems 61 # # A B R e g u l a r U s e r P a r t i t i o n M a s t e r ( C o n c o r d 4 o n l y ) S y s t e m M a s t e r U s e r 0 0 # * # * * * U s e r C o d e s S y s t e.
Concord 4 Series Security Sys tems 62 P r e s s B t o r e t u r n t o s t a r t o f P r o g r a m m i n g M e n u . ## * ## * ## * ## * ## * A t t a c h S c h e d u l e s t o E v e n t s ( c o n t i n.
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