Alarma LS400
Alarma LS400
Alarma LS400
LS400
Contents
Section 1 – Overview of System
1.1 Kit Contents
1.2 Tools Required
1.3 System Features
Section 5 – Maintenance
Section 7 – Troubleshooting
Section 8 – Specifications
SECTION 1 – OVERVIEW OF SYSTEM
The LS400 is an indoor alarm system based on our patent technology to give exceptional levels of
protection and reliability. It is a fuseless system with special electronic circuitry for short-circuit
protection. It is simple to use, easy to install, no special tools or training is required.
IMPORTANT – Please read this manual carefully, in full, before commencing Installation. You will find
installation easier if you follow these steps in the sequence shown.
DOOR/WINDOW CONTACTS
MOVEMENT DETECTOR (Four pairs)
PASSIVE INFRA-RED (PIR)
(Two units)
CONTROL UNIT
ADAPTOR
EXTERNAL SIREN
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1.2 Tools Required
The following tools are required for installation:
★ Large & small flat bladed screwdrivers and cross point screwdrivers
★ Hammer
★ Power drill
★ Wire cutters and wire stripper
★ Eye protection (recommended when using a power drill or hammer)
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★ Do not site a PIR where its field of view may be obstructed (e.g. by curtains). Also note that PIRs
work best when sensing movement across rather than along their detection beams. You need to
consider the need to wire these units back to the Control Unit.
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2.2 Planning the location for the system components
Example of a domestic layout
The 2 sample layouts below are intended as guides only but demonstrate two examples of how a
house can be protected with the system.
Sample 1:
Zone Area
1 Front Door
2 Back Door
3 Downstairs
4 Upstairs
DI NI NG ROOM
PI
R
DOOR/ WI NDOW
CONTACT DETECTOR ZONE4
LS400 BEDROOM
( ZONE1) #2
CONTROL
UNI T
KI TCHEN BEDROOM
#1
ZONE3 DOOR/ WI NDOW
PI
( ZONE2) #3
LI VI NG ROOM EXT.
SI REN
The PIRs have been placed one downstairs and the other upstairs to protect both areas. The
Door/Window Contact Detectors have been positioned to protect the front door and back door.
Sample 2:
Zone Area DOOR / WINDOW
1 Front Door CONTACT DETECTOR
2 Back Door (ZONE 1)
3 Living Room
4 ENTRANCE HALL
Bedroom
ZONE 3
LS400
CONTROL UNIT
DOOR / WINDOW
CONTACT
DETECTOR
(ZONE 2)
The Zone 3 PIR has been placed in the Dining/Living room to protect this general area. The Zone 4
PIR has been placed in Bedroom #1 (Master Bedroom) to protect the personal valuables there. Zone 4
is set as “Home-Bypass zone” so that the zone 4 PIR is disabled when the system is set at “HOME”
mode. The Door/Window Contact Detectors have been positioned to protect the front door and back
door.
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SECTION 3 – INSTALLING THE SYSTEM
Illustration 1
★ Place the Control Unit Mounting Template Sheet on the wall at the chosen location. Mark and
drill holes for the three mounting screws. Put in the wall plugs and have the two mounting screws
at the top (the hanging screws) inserted, leaving the two screws to protrude by about 5mm.
★ Aligning the Control Unit with the mounting guidelines on the template sheet and hang the
Control Unit onto the two hanging screws. (Illustration 2)
N.B. Do not put in the third mounting screw (the final fixing screw at the lower part of the
Control Unit) until after all the wirings to the Control Unit have been done, because you may
need to take the Control Unit off the hanging screws to facilitate the wiring.
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★ Have all the sensors (Magnetic Contacts, PIRs) and accessories (External siren, dialer, if fitted)
wired up (as per Section 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 that follows) and connected to the corresponding
terminals in the Control Unit (Illustration 3). Also wire up the Main Power Adaptor to the Control
Unit, but DO NOT plug in the adaptor to the main supply until all connections are completed and
all units properly mounted and front cover of Control Unit closed and secured.
WARNING: All connection to the mains should be made in accordance with all relevant
wiring regulations. The Control Unit must never be operated from the mains with the front
cover removed.
External Siren
NOTE 1: For connecting two pieces Magnetic Contacts to any of Zone 1 or Zone 2, see Illustration 10
on page 10.
NOTE 2: The Illustration shows one piece of 2-wire PIR detector is connected to each of Zone 3 and
Zone 4; and therefore the PIR zone slide switches opposite the two PIR zone (Zone 3 and
Zone 4) terminals are put in position 1.
For connecting two pieces PIR to the same zone, you need to put the corresponding slide
switch to position 2. See Illustration 7 on page 9 for wiring.
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★ After all the wirings are done, put in the final fixing screw (at the lower part of the Control Unit)
to secure the mounting.
★ Plug in 8 pieces AA alkaline battery into the battery holder and put it back into the Control Unit
connecting it with the battery snap.
★ Put back the front cover carefully and secure it with the two holding screws, complete
with the screw covers (plugs). Tear off the mounting template sheet.
Illustration 4 Illustration 5
★ Use mounting points “A”, if you are fitting the detector in a corner. Use mounting points “B”, if
you are fitting the detector on a flat surface. Use a small drill to create two fixing holes at the
mounting points (Illustration 5).
★ Hold the base of the PIR in the chosen position, ensuring that the front of the PIR will face
towards the center of the protected area, mark and drill two fixing holes in the wall.
Choose one of the cable entry holes “C” and make a third hole in the detector base. Put one end
of the 2-core wire through this hole “C”, then secure the PIR to the wall using two screws and
wall plugs provided.
★ Replace the electronic module into the retaining clips, ensuring that it is correctly positioned and
firmly seated.
★ If required, select the PIR LED “ON” or “OFF” option and the sensitivity (pulse count) by setting
the corresponding jumpers on the electronic module. Note that Pulse 1 option is more sensitive
than the pulse 4 option. Pulse 1 option is used when it is necessary to activate an alarm on the
first detected pulse, or in high security installations – where fast “catch” performance is of
greatest importance. Pulse 2 or 4 setting provides improved protection against false alarms caused
by all types of environmental disturbances. (Illustration 6)
Pulse Count
Connect the two
Pulse 1
wires to these
two switch terminals Pulse 2
Pulse 4
Illustration 6
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★ Connect the 2 wires to the PIR, polarity is not important.
★ Run the cable back to the Control Unit, fixing the cable with cable clips and enter the wire into
the back of the Control Unit through any convenient cable hole.
★ Connect to zone 3 or zone 4 terminals in the Control Unit as required, connection polarity is not
important. See Illustration 3 on page 7.
★ In the Control Unit, against each of the two PIR connection terminals (zone 3 and zone 4), there
is a 3-position (0,1,2) slide switch. These switches are factory pre-set at position “0” when no PIR
is connected. When connecting one piece 2-wire PIR to the zone, you need to set the
corresponding switch to position “1”. When connecting 2 pieces 2-wire PIR to the same zone
terminals, put the corresponding switch to position “2”. The wiring to connect two pieces 2-wire
PIR to one same zone terminals are as Illustration 7.
(Switch at
Position 2)
(Switch at
Position 2)
(Switch at
Position 2)
Illustration 7
WINDOW FRAME
Illustration 8
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★ Choose a convenient entry point for the cable on the switch housing and carefully remove part of
the plastic using a sharp knife to create a hole (Illustration 9). Connect the 2 wires to the two
screw terminals.
Illustration 9
★ Fixed the contact and magnet in position using the four mounting screws provided.
★ Run the cable back to the Control Unit.
★ Connect to zone 1 or zone 2 terminals of the Control Unit as required. Connection polarity is not
important. See Illustration 3 on page 7.
★ If two magnetic contacts need to be wired to one same zone (zone 1 or zone 2), wire them up in
serial connection as Illustration 10.
MC 1 MC 2
Illustration 10
Fixing holes
Illustration 11
Illustration 12
★ Use the siren baseplate as a template to mark and drill three fixing holes (Illustration 12) in the
wall at the chosen position. For mounting the siren outside the house, drill a further hole through
the wall directly behind the siren for the 2 core cable to run through from the Control Unit to the
Siren.
★ Mount and fix the siren with the screws and wall plugs provided.
★ Connect the 2-wire cable to the terminals inside the siren, and the other end of the cable to the
corresponding terminals in the Control Unit. See Illustration 3 on page 7.
★ Replace cover on siren and refit retaining screw.
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3.5 Testing the System
★ After installation is completed, plug in the main power supply adaptor. The “POWER” indicator
will illuminate and the “OFF” mode LED (green) will also light up, showing the system is in
“OFF” mode. Wait about two minutes for the system to get ready.
Testing the detectors
With the system in “OFF” mode (“OFF” mode LED illuminated), press “*”, “6”, “1”, “#”.
Two short beeps acknowledge acceptance of command and walk test mode
activated.
Trigger all the detectors (magnetic contacts and PIRs) one by one. The corresponding zone
indicators on the Control Unit should light up.
If the zone indicator does not light up, check the corresponding detector. Fix the problem
and test again.
Exit walk test mode by pressing “*”, “6”, “#”. Two short beeps with zone indicators turned
off indicate walk test mode exited.
Repeat the test periodically where necessary.
Testing the external siren
Use the Panic Alarm command (pressing “*” and “#” simultaneously) to trigger the alarm
for testing. The built-in siren in the Control Unit will sound immediately with all four zone
indicators illuminated and the external siren will sound 30 seconds later. The alarm sound
will stop automatically after 3 minutes (alarm duration timer, adjustable). To stop the alarm
sound, enter User PIN at the Control Unit. To clear the zone indicators, enter “*”, “8”, “#”.
* 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 #
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4.3 Set / Clear chime Zones
★ The system can be set so that, when in “OFF” (Unset) mode, if a zone is triggered, the Control Unit
with give a chime tone. This can be done for any of the four zones.
Two short beeps and the corresponding zone indicator flashes once to confirm.
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4.6 Display Bypass Zones
With the system in “OFF” mode,
* 4 1 #
Two short beeps and the zone indicators for the Bypass Zones will illuminate for a few seconds.
Check which, if any, zone detector in the system has any problem as follows:
* 4 2 #
Two short beeps and the Zone indicator for any zone with faulty devices will illuminate for a few
seconds.
* 4 3 #
Two short beeps and the zone indicators for the Home-Bypass Zones will illuminate for a few
seconds.
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4.9 Set delay time
★ When the system is put in “OUT” mode, there is a 30 seconds (factory preset, can be changed by
user to 15 or 45 seconds) delay time before the alarm will be activated. The delay time is to give
the user enough time to exit or enter the premises before the alarm is activated. User may select
the delay timer as follows:
With the system in “OFF” mode,
* 5 2 N #
N =1 for 1 min
N =2 for 3 min
N =3 for 10 min
Two short beeps indicate the command is successful and a long beep indicates the command is
rejected.
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4.11 Walk Test command
With the system in “OFF” mode,
* 6 1 #
Two short beeps confirm command is accepted and Walk Test mode is activated.
Trigger all the zones and the corresponding zone indicators will illuminate.
Two short beeps and zone indicators will turn off, Walk Test mode is exited.
* 8 #
Two short beeps and all zone indicators turn off.
Press * & # simultaneously, the system will sound immediately and all four zone
indicators will illuminate. The external sounder and the telephone dialer (if one is fitted) will be
triggered 30 seconds later.
4.15 Arm (set) the Alarm System while Exiting the House
Press “OUT” key for a while.
The “Zone 1” indicator will illuminate while the entry zone (zone 1) is opened. The count down
warning sound (exit delay) will start when the entrance door is closed.
Close the door and leave the house within the exit delay time (30 seconds at factory setting, user
adjustable). Both PIRs & Magnetic Switches are activated for protection after the exit time
expires.
Note: The system cannot enter OUT mode if zone 2 and/or 4 is triggered (Zone 2 and 4 indicators
illuminated).
4.16 Disarm (unset) the Alarm System while Entering the House
When you open the entrance door of zone 1, the count down warning sound (entry delay time) will
be on.
Enter your four-digit User PIN within the delay time (30 seconds at factory setting, user
adjustable). System changes to “OFF” mode (OFF mode status LED illuminated).
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4.17 Arm (set) the Alarm System when you are Inside the House
Press “HOME” key for a while.
Both Magnetic Switches and PIRs are activated to protect your home except the Home-Bypass
zone.
You may set Home-Bypass zone for the areas where you will be in.
Note: The system cannot enter Home mode if zone 1 or 2 are opened.
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4.20 Status LED indications:
SECTION 5 – MAINTENANCE
A number of accessories are available to expand your system to suit your exact requirements.
★ Wired Movement Detector/PIR – covers a large area, easy to wire.
★ Wired Door/Window Contact Detector – small, robust and reliable.
★ Auto Voice Dialer – will phone you when your premises is alarmed. There is a simple plug-in
connector at the back of the electronic circuit board of the Control Unit for easy connection to
the dialer.
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SECTION 7 – TROUBLESHOOTING
Control Unit
Possible causes & cures
Power Indicator and all status LEDs do not light No power supply to unit. Check connections to
up – unit totally “dead” mains and backup battery.
Power Indicator does not light up and one of the Main supply off, unit operating from backup
status LEDs (“HOME” or “OUT” or “OFF”) battery.
illuminated. Check mains connections /adaptor.
When power is applied, siren sounds and “OFF” Tamper fault on PIR detectors. Check the wiring
status LED (green) illuminated, “HOME” (red) of the PIR zones (Zones 3 and 4) to Control Unit.
and “OUT” (red) LEDs are flashing. Check the PIR detector cover is correctly fitted
and securely fastened.
“OFF” status LED (green) flashing. Low backup battery condition in Control Panel,
replace batteries as soon as possible.
When “OUT” key is pressed, unit will not arm, Indicated zone(s) open/triggered.
give “error” tone (one long beep) and zone 2 Check that zone 2 and/or 4 are cleared
and/or zone 4 indicator(s) illuminates. (door/window closed, no movement near PIR),
and try again.
When “HOME” key is pressed, unit will not arm, Indicated zone(s) open.
give “error” tone (one long beep) and zone 1 Check that all magnetic contacts (zone 1 and zone
and/or zone 2 indicator(s) illuminates. 2) are closed, and try again.
PIR Detector
Possible causes & cures
Does not detect movement (PIR’s LED does not Is the PIR’s LED turned off?
light up when triggered).
PIR causes false “intruder” alarms. Check that PIR is not pointed at heat sources or
moving object, and is not mounted above a
radiator or other heater.
PIR will not trigger alarm when the system is set PIR not yet warms up.
(armed). Wait for a couple of minutes and trigger the PIR
again.
External Siren
Possible causes & cures
Siren does not sound during test or full alarm. Check all siren wiring and connections.
Remark: If you have any problem with the system of LS400, take off the battery and disconnect
the mains for couple of minutes. The system will reset to factory default settings.
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SECTION 8 – SPECIFICATIONS
Control Unit
Type Microprocessor based control unit with new two-wire technology
Housing ABS
Zones 4 Alarm Zones (Expandable by connecting 2 PIRs to each of
Zones 3 and 4)
Entry/Exit Delay 15, 30, 45 seconds, programmable
Siren Duration 1, 3, 10 minutes, programmable
Siren/Strobe Outputs 12V
PIR
Type Dual Pyroelectric element with hemispherical lens and new
two-wire technology
Housing ABS
Adjustments Pulse Count (1, 2 or 4)
Test LED Selectable (on/off)
Mounting height 2-2.5m
Detection Range Up to 15m
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