Alcad Linea 201 User manual

TECHNICAL MANUAL
ACCES CONTROL SYSTEM
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
ACCES CONTROL SYSTEM
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
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INDEX
1. DOOR ENTRY AND VIDEO DOOR ENTRY SYSTEMS. DIGITAL SYSTEM
2. TECHNICAL DATA
• Standards
• Telephones for houses and flats
• Accessories for telephones
• Monitors and connection brackets for houses and flats
• Accessories for monitors
• Tap-offs and splitters
• Entrance panels with pushbuttons
- Concentrators of calls
- Estate-identifying accessories
• Entrance panels with keypad
• Accessories for entrance panel
• Concierge systems
• Accessories for concierge systems
• Electric locks
• Electronic accessories
- Call extension units
- Switch-selector accessories
- Common door accessories
- Accessories for digital installations
• Modulators for TV door entry installations
• Power supply units
3. ENTRANCE PANELS: DIMENSIONS AND ACCESSORIES
4. MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY
• Accessories for entrance panels
• Entrance panels with pushbuttons
- Concentrator of calls
- Estate-identifying accessory
• Entrance panels with keypad
• Audio units. Video units
• Pushbuttons. Numeric keypad
• Decorative fittings for entrance panel
• Accessories for concierge systems
• Concierge systems
• Tap-offs and splitters
• Accessories for telephones
• Telephones for houses and flats
• Accessories for monitors
• Monitors and connection brackets for houses and flats
• Electronic accessories
- Call extension units
- Switch-selector accessories
- Common door accessory
• Modulators for TV door entry installations
• Power supply units
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5. CONNECTION AND ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS
• Entrance panels with pushbuttons
- Concentrator of calls
- Estate-identifying accessories
• Entrance panels with keypad
• Concierge systems
• Tap-offs and splitters
• Accessories for telephones
• Telephones for houses and flats
• Accessories for monitors
• Monitors and conection brackets for houses and flats
• Electronic accessories
- Call extension units
- Switch-selector accessories
- Common door accessories
- Accessories for digital installations
• Modulators for TV door entry installations
• Power supply units
6. CONFIGURATION OF ENTRANCE PANELS WITH KEYPAD AND OF THE
CONCIERGE UNIT PANEL
7. PROGRAMMING THE DEVICES OF THE HOUSE OR FLAT
8. DIAGRAMS
• General points concerning installations
• Digital door entry installations with entrance panel with pushbuttons. Electronic call. Digital system
• Digital video door entry installations with entrance panels with pushbuttons. Electronic call. Digital system 4+coaxial
• Digital video door entry installations with entrance panels with pushbuttons. Electronic call. Digital system 4+twisted pair
• Digital door entry installations with entrance panel with keypad. Electronic call. Digital system
• Digital video door entry installations with entrance panel with keypad. Electronic call. Digital system 4+coaxial
• Digital video door entry installations with keypad. Electronic call. Digital system 4+twisted pair
• Extension of installations
- Extensions of the installations with telephones
- Extensions of the installations with monitors
- Extensions of the installations with call extensions
- Door opening using external pushbutton
- Opening of a second door from the telephono/monitor of the dwelling
- Activating a 12 Vac electric lock
- Activating the stairs lighting when the door is opened
- Activating the stairs lighting when any key of the entrance panel with keypad is pressed
- Activating a light, bell or siren when a call is received in the dwelling
- Activating an electric lock from four independent entrance panels
• TV door entry system installations
9. TROUBLE SHOOTING
• Digital door entry installations with entrance panel with pushbuttons. Electronic call. Digital system
• Digital video door entry installations with entrance panel with pushbuttons. Electronic call. Digital systeml 4+coaxial
• Digital video door entry installations with entrance panels with pushbuttons. Electronic call. Digital system 4+twisted pair
• Digital door entry installations with entrance panel with keypad. Electronic call. Digital system
• Digital video door entry installations with entrance panel with keypad. Electronic call. Digital system 4+coaxial
• Digital video door entry installations with keypad. Electronic call. Digital system 4+twisted pair
• TV door entry system installations
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Our electronic door entry and video door entry systems provide
security for the home, allowing the user a simple way of controlling
the access of outsiders to his or her property.
With ALCAD’s digital system, any configuration of electronic door
entry or video door entry system can easily be performed in medium-
and large-scale installations. Our microprocessor-based technology
places control of different points of entry in the entrance panels them-
selves, thus eliminating the need for additional control equipment,
such as selector-changers. This, along with the simplicity of the
wiring involved, the overall ease of installation and the numerous
configuration options, makes ALCAD’s digital system one of the most
user-friendly and technically advanced solutions for this type of ins-
tallation. (For further information, see “General features of the digi-
tal electronic door entry and video door entry system” on page 7.)
One of the main characteristics of the digital system is the con-
nection in parallel of the different elements of the installation by
means of a BUS-type connection. The BUS enables communication
between the different elements of the installation as well as the trans-
mission of the audio signal in both directions. Communication
between the elements is digital, so that each element of the installa-
tion can generate and interpret digital streams. The BUS-type con-
nection makes it possible to eliminate the separate call wire for each
dwelling since, in this system, the number of wires in the installation
does not depend on the number of houses or flats. In place of the call
wire, a specific identifying code is assigned to the telephones or
monitors of each dwelling. Assigning such a code to each device is
known as “programming” the various devices. (See “Identifying
devices in the house or flat” on page 6.)
The system consists primarily of the following elements:
Entrance panel
Usually installed at the point of entry to the building, this element
houses an audio unit and a series of pushbuttons (an entrance panel
with pushbuttons) or a numeric keypad (an entrance panel with key-
pad) and is used to call the telephone of monitor of each dwelling.
Thus, we speak of the digital system with pushbutton entrance
panel or of the digital system with keypad entrance panel, depen-
ding on which kind of entrance panel is used. Note, however, that
it is possible to carry our installations combining both types of
entrance panel.
In video door entry installations, the entrance panel also houses a
video unit, whose function is to capture the image of the person
making the call.
On the entrance panel with pushbuttons, each pushbutton corres-
ponds to a given dwelling; consequently, the number of dwellings
determines the number of pushbuttons. The method of calling a
house or flat is the same as that used in a conventional electronic
door entry or video door entry system, i.e. the caller presses the
pushbutton corresponding to the dwelling.
With the keypad entrance panel, on the other hand, to make a
DESCRIPTION
DOOR ENTRY AND VIDEO DOOR ENTRY
SYSTEMS. DIGITAL SYSTEM
1
call to a particular dwelling the visitor must use the numeric key-
pad of the entrance panel to key in the code which has been
assigned to the telephone or connection bracket of that dwelling
during the programming process.
A defining feature of the entrance panel with keypad is that it
is possible to use the panel itself to select the values of certain
operating parameters (e.g. type of call tone, number of times the
call tone is repeated, time allowed for answering a call, time
allowed for conversation, etc.), which can be adapted to the
specific needs of each installation. Likewise, with this type of
entrance panel it is possible to activate the electric lock directly
by using the keypad to key in a previously defined code. (See
“Configuration options of entrance panels with keypad” on
page 13.)
Elements for the distribution of the video signal (in
video door entry installations)
Tap-offs and splitters are used to distribute the video signal
from the video unit to the different dwellings. The tap-offs,
usually installed on each floor of the building, allow the video
signal to be branched to the different monitors of the installation.
The splitters are used when several up lines or columns of video
are required.
Telephone or monitor + connection bracket
Installed in the house or flat, the telephone and the monitor
are the elements allowing a call made from the entrance panel
to be received. They establish communication with the visitor
and, by means of the door-opening button, allow him access to
the property. The connections bracket is used to install and con-
nect the monitor in the dwelling.
Electric lock
The electric lock is an electro-mechanical device which, insta-
lled at the entry point or door being controlled, allows the door
to be opened when the door-opening button on the telephone or
monitor in the dwelling is pressed, or, in the case of entrance
panels with keypad, when one of the pre-set door-opening codes
is keyed in).
Power supply units
Like any other electronic system, digital door entry and video
door entry systems need an external power supply in order to
function. This is provided by the power supply units which
supply the required voltages from the mains. Power supply units
are usually located in the hall of the ground floor or in a com-
mon area of the building.
Note: For more information on the components or elements
to use in an installation of digital electronic door entry or video
door entry systems, see the section entitled “Components” on
page 40.

DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DOOR ENTRY SYSTEM
ENTRANCE PANEL
ELECTRIC LOCK
TELEPHONE
IN
THE DWELLING LOCK RELEASE
BUTTON
BUS
BUS
BUS
GROUND
FLOOR
LAST
FLOOR
AUDIO UNIT
PUSH-BUTTONS
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH PUSH-BUTTONS
1 2 3
4 5 6
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ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH KEYPAD
AUDIO UNIT
KEYPAD
ENTRANCE PANEL
ELECTRIC LOCK
SPLITTER
TAP-OFF
GROUND
FLOOR
LAST
FLOOR
TAP-OFF
VIDEO
SIGNAL
VIDEO
COLUMN 1
VIDEO
COLUMN 2
VIDEO
COLUMN 3
VIDEO
COLUMN 4
BUS
BUS
BUS
1 2 3
4 5 6
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ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH KEYPAD
AUDIO UNIT
KEYPAD
VIDEO UNIT
DIGITAL ELECTRONIC VIDEODOOR ENTRY SYSTEM
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH PUSH-BUTTONS
AUDIO UNIT
PUSH-BUTTONS
VIDEO UNIT
MONITOR
IN
THE DWELLING
CONNECTION
BRACKETS
LOCK RELEASE
BUTTON
POWER SUPPLY UNITS
OF ENTRANCE PANEL
POWER SUPPLY UNITS
OF ENTRANCE PANEL
AND VIDEO SYSTEM
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230 V V
230 V
230 V
230 V V
230 V
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Conventional systems
In ALCAD’s conventional electronic door entry and video door entry systems, the call wire allowed the telephones and monitors in
each dwelling to be identified, so that the call generated in the entrance panel rang only in the desired house or flat.
Digital systems
However, as previously mentioned, in digital electronic door entry and video door entry systems, communication between entran-
ce panels and dwellings is achieved by means of a BUS-type connection. Since there is no longer any call wire, a pre-determined
digital code, different for each dwelling, is assigned to each device to identify it. Assigning such codes is referred to as programming
the device and is carried out from the main entrance panel of the installation. The devices which are programmed are the telephones
and the connections brackets in the dwellings. For information on how to program these devices, see “Programming the devices of
the house or flat” in Chapter 7.
In digital systems, therefore, every time a call is made to a dwelling from the entrance panel, a pre-determined digital code is sent
by the BUS. This code will depend either on which pushbutton has been pressed on the entrance panel (in the case of an entrance
panel with pushbuttons) or on the code entered with the keypad (of an entrance panel with keypad). Since this system has a BUS-type
connection, all the devices in the dwellings will read this code. However, the only device that can receive the call and establish com-
munication with the visitor is the one whose code (assigned during programming) is the same as the digital code sent by the BUS.
Note:
In the case of entrance panels with pushbuttons, a concentrator of calls is used as an intermediary element in generating the digi-
tal code for each of the pushbuttons. The concentrator of calls detects which pushbutton has been pressed by the visitor and transmits
this information to the audio unit so as to generate the digital code which will be sent by the BUS.
As for entrance panels with keypad, the keypad transmits the information regarding the code entered by the visitor to the audio
unit, again so as to generate the digital code which will be sent by the BUS.
IDENTIFYING THE DEVICES IN THE HOUSE OR FLAT
Digital code 1
BUS
Digital code 1Digital code 1
Call wire 2Call wire 1
Call
Common wiresCommon wires
DIGITAL SYSTEM
CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM
ENTRANCE PANEL WITH PUSHBUTTONS
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH KEYPAD
Concentrator
of calls
Telephone programmed
with digital code 1 Telephone programmed with digital code 2
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The digital electronic door entry and video door entry system described in this manual employs a BUS-type connection to com-
municate between the entrance panel and the devices (i.e. the telephones and monitors) in the dwellings.
This is a 2-wire BUS capable of transmitting all the necessary commands and signals, including: calls to dwellings, door-opening
(electric lock), ascending audio (to the loudspeaker of the telephone or monitor), descending audio (from the microphone of the tele-
phone or monitor), auto switch-on (on monitors only), calls to concierge unit (in installations with concierge system), etc.
To simplify the installation process and minimize possible connection errors, this BUS has no connection polarity.
Detail: Connection of the communication BUS
D1 D2
PROG
ON OFF
Audio unit
D1
WITHOUT CONNECTION POLARITY
D2
Audio unit
D1 D2
PROG
ON OFF
D1 D2
TELEPHONES
WITHOUT CONNECTION POLARITY
Audio unit
D1 D2
D1 D2
26
27
28
Audio unit
D1 D2
D1 D2
26
27
28
CONNECTION BRACKETS OF MONITORS
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The technology incorporated in the digital system has allowed the implementation of a series of features and functions whose aim
is to simplify different kinds of installation and their operation by end-users as well as post-installation maintenance work.
• Communication system with BUS-type connection system without connection polarity to the dwellings (see page 7).
• Digital electronic door entry system with 2-wire connection (see page 8).
• Digital electronic video door entry system with 4+coaxial or 4+twisted pair connection (see page 9).
• Direct connection between the entrance panels at the different points of entry (see page10).
• Possibility of installing several devices per dwelling (see page 11).
• System with confidentiality feature and electronic call (see page 12).
• Different installation options (see page 13).
• Configuration options of entrance panels with keypad (see page 13).
• Aids for programming the devices in the dwellings (see page 14).
• Aids in detecting problems (see page 14).
• User and visitor are informed of the status of the system (see page 16).
• Visitor is informed of the status of the call (see page 17).
• Auto switch-on feature in digital electronic video door entry installations (see page 18).
• Possibility of viewing the signal from the video unit (coaxial) on the television in the dwelling: TV door entry installations (see
page 18).
Each of these features and functions is described in the following pages:
GENERAL FEATURES OF THE DIGITAL ELECTRONIC
DOOR ENTRY AND VIDEO DOOR ENTRY SYSTEM
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH BUS-TYPE CONNECTION, WITHOUT
CONNECTION POLARITY TO THE DWELLINGS

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DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DOOR ENTRY SYSTEM WITH 2-WIRE CONNECTION
In the digital electronic door entry system presented in this manual, 2 wires are connected to every telephone in the installation.
These 2 wires correspond to the communication BUS previously described.
TELEPHONE IN
THE DWELLING
GROUND
FLOOR
LAST
FLOOR
2
2
2
ENTRANCE PANEL
DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DOOR ENTRY SYSTEM
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH KEYPAD
WITHOUT CONNECTION POLARITY
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH PUSH- BUTTONS
D1 D2
PROG
ON OFF
Audio unit
D1 D2
D1 D2
PROG
ON OFF
Audio unit
D1 D2
Communication BUS2
Number of wires Description
WIRES IN
EACH TELEPHONE
1 2 3
4 5 6
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The digital electronic video door entry system described in this manual adds the following connections to the communication BUS:
a pair of wires to supply power to the monitors of the installation and coaxial cable or twisted pair to transmit the video signal cap-
tured by the video unit to the monitors.
Thus, to each monitor in the installation will be connected 2 wires corresponding to the BUS, plus the 2 wires supplying power to
the monitors, plus the coaxial cable or the twisted pair carrying the video signal.
DIGITAL ELECTRONIC VIDEODOOR ENTRY SYSTEM
Communication BUS
2
Number of wires Description
WIRES IN
EACH MONITOR Power supply of the monitor2
COAXIAL OR
TWISTED PAIR Transmission of the video signal
ENTRANCE PANEL
TAP-OFF
2
COAXIAL
OR
TWISTED PAIR
2
2TAP-OFF
COAXIAL OR
TWISTED PAIR
2
2
COAXIAL OR
TWISTED PAIR
POWER SUPPLY
GROUND
FLOOR
LAST
FLOOR
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH PUSHBUTTONS
MONITOR IN
THE DWELLING
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH KEYPAD
CONNECTION
BRACKETS
MONITOR IN
THE DWELLING
CONNECTION
BRACKETS
Audio unit
D1 D2
D1 D2
26
27
28
Audio unit
D1 D2
D1 D2
26
27
28
WITHOUT CONNECTION POLARITY
1 2 3
4 5 6
78
C0
9
DIGITAL ELECTRONIC VIDEO DOOR ENTRY SYSTEM WITH 4+COAXIAL OR
4+TWISTED PAIR CONNECTION

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In installations with several points of entry or in housing compounds, installation is made easier by the fact that it is the entrance
panels themselves which control the different entry points, thanks to the microprocessor and electronics built into the audio units and
video units. Accordingly, in such installations no additional control devices (such as changers or selectors) are necessary.
In the case of electronic door entry installations, the connection between entrance panels is limited to one 2-wire connection. These
two wires form a communication BUS between panels (hereafter referred to as a ‘panels BUS’); this enables both communication
with dwellings from any of the panels and control of the different points of entry.
In the case of electronic video door entry installations, all that is added to the connections between panels forming the panels
BUS is the coaxial cable or twisted to transmit the video signal from one panel to another.
TELEPHONE IN
THE DWELLING
GROUND
FLOOR
LAST
FLOOR
2
2
ENTRANCE PANEL
DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DOOR ENTRY SYSTEM DIGITAL ELECTRONIC VIDEODOOR ENTRY SYSTEM
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH PUSHBUTTONS
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH KEYPAD
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH PUSHBUTTONS
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH KEYPAD
ENTRANCE PANEL
2
ENTRANCE PANEL
TAP-OFF
MONITOR IN
THE DWELLING COAXIAL
OR
TWISTED PAIR
2
2TAP-OFF
COAXIAL OR
TWISTED PAIR
POWER SUPPLY
COAXIAL OR
TWISTED PAIR
ENTRANCE PANEL
2
COAXIAL
OR
TWISTED PAIR
2
2
2
2
CONNECTION
BRACKETS OF
MONITORS
2
1 2 3
4 5 6
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1 2 3
4 5 6
78
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Communication BUS
between entrance panels
(several points of entry)
2
Number
of wires Description
WIRES BETWEEN
ENTRANCE PANELS 1 2 3
4 5 6
78
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Communication BUS
between entrance panels
(several points of entry)
2
COAXIAL OR
TWISTED PAIR Transmission
of the video signal
WIRES BETWEEN
ENTRANCE PANELS
Number
of wires Description
1 2 3
4 5 6
78
C0
9
DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ENTRANCE PANELS AT THE DIFFERENT
POINTS OF ENTRY

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POSSIBILITY OF INSTALLING SEVERAL DEVICES PER DWELLING
In each of the dwellings of the installation, you can install telephones, monitors and call extension units in parallel, so that all the
devices receive the call simultaneously.
You can therefore combine devices in any of the ways shown in the table below.
Digital electronic door entry installations
2
22
CALL
EXTENSION
TELEPHONE
+
ACCESSORY AAL-120
ENTRANCE PANEL
TELEPHONE
1 2 3
4 5 6
78
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9
VIDEO DOOR ENTRY SYSTEM:
DEVICES PER DWELLING
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
1
1
2
4
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
Digital electronic video door entry installations
2
2 2
COAXIAL
OR
TWISTED PAIR
2
POWER SUPPLY
MONITORS CALL
EXTENSION
TELEPHONE
+
ACCESSORY AAL-120
ENTRANCE PANEL
1 2 3
4 5 6
78
C0
9
DOOR ENTRY SYSTEM:
DEVICES PER DWELLING
1
2
4
3
2
1

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CONFIDENTIALITY FEATURE
In the digital electronic door entry and video door entry systems, the functions of communicating with the entrance panel and of
door-opening are, by default, disabled in all the telephones/monitors of the installation. These functions can be enabled only in the
telephone/monitor which receives the call. It is therefore not possible that the devices in two dwellings are activated at the same
moment. This ensures that the conversation between the dwelling and the person making the call remains completely confidential.
ELECTRÓNIC CALL
Once the call is made at the entrance panel and answered by the appropriate telephone/monitor, the audio unit of the panel
generates a signal formed by different frequencies and sends this signal through the communication BUS. The signal reaches the
loudspeaker of the receiver of the requested telephone/monitor, emitting a sound – the electronic call.
SYSTEM WITH CONFIDENTIALITY FEATURE AND ELECTRONIC CALL
Call made
to dwelling 1 Dwelling 1 Other dwellings
= Functions disabled
1 2 3
4 5 6
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1 2 3
4 5 6
78
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1 2 3
4 5 6
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INSTALLATIONS WITH CONCIERGE UNIT
It is possible to complement a digital door entry or video door entry installation
using an entrance panel with keypad with a concierge system. This allows the user
to receive and to control at a single point – the concierge unit – all the calls made to
the dwellings.
Also, it is possible to call the concierge unit from the telephone/monitor of each
dwelling. The user has the option of recording unanswered calls in the concierge unit
so that they can be consulted later. As many as 125 calls can be stored in the record
of unanswered calls at a given time.
VIDEO DOOR ENTRY INSTALLATIONS WITH BLACK AND WHITE OR COLOUR IMAGE
Digital electronic video door entry installations can be performed with either a black and white (B/W) or a colour video system,
by selecting the appropriate entrance panel video unit and monitor in the dwelling.
In the black and white system, the video unit has built-in infrared LEDs for auxiliary lighting. The light emitted by these LEDs is invi-
sible to the human eye, which means that the visitor can be observed without being aware of it.
In the colour system, on the other hand, the auxiliary lighting of the video unit is provided by means of white LEDs.
In those digital door entry or video door entry installations
where an entrance panel with keypad is to be used, you will
be able to select the values of certain operating parameters –
the type of call tone, the number of times the call tone is repe-
ated, the length of time allowed to answer a call or for con-
versation, etc. – from the entrance panel itself, thereby adap-
ting them to the specific needs of each installation.
This type of panel likewise allows you to activate the electric
lock directly from the entrance panel itself by entering a pre-
viously defined 5-digit code on the panel keypad. You can defi-
ne four different door-opening codes for each entrance panel.
Complementing this feature, the system has a built-in security
mechanism which prevents the door from being opened from the
keypad if a consecutive number of attempts has been made to
enter the wrong code. You can choose the number of consecuti-
ve false attempts allowed before the door-opening feature is
disabled.
You both select the values of the different parameters just described and define the door-opening codes during the process of con-
figuring the entrance panel with keypad. You can learn more about configuring the entrance panel with keypad and the range of
values permitted for each parameter by consulting Chapter 6: “Configuration of entrance panels with keypad and of the concierge
unit panel”.
The system likewise permits you to select the value of certain
parameters from the concierge unit panel itself, e.g. the type of call
tone, the number of times the call tone is repeated, etc. You can
therefore adapt these parameters to the specific requirements of
each installation.
These values are selected during the configuration process of the
concierge unit panel. You can learn more about configuring the
concierge unit panel and the range of values permitted for each
parameter by consulting Chapter 6: “Configuration of entrance
panels with keypad and of the concierge unit panel”.
DIFFERENT INSTALLATION OPTIONS
CONFIGURATION OPTIONS OF ENTRANCE PANELS WITH KEYPAD
Entrance panel
with keypad
1 2 3
4 5 6
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Concierge
1 2 3
4 5 6
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Entrance panel
configuration
Entrance panel
with keypad
1 2 3
4 5 6
78
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Type of call tone
Number of times call tone is repeated
...
Time setting to answer call
Maximum time setting for conversation
Length of time electric lock is activated
Door-opening feature
1 2 3
4 5 6
78
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Concierge panel
configuration
1 2 3
4 5 6
78
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Concierge panel
Type of call tone
Number of times call tone is
repeated
...

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Dwellings
Next point of entry
Panels BUS
SHORT CIRCUIT
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH PUSH-BUTTONS
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Comunication BUS
SHORT CIRCUIT
Dwellings
Next point of entry
Panels BUS
SHORT CIRCUIT
BUS of housing estate
Exterior entrance
Housing estate
SHORT CIRCUIT
ENTRANCE PANEL
WITH KEYPAD
1 2 3
4 5 6
78
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The digital electronic door entry and video door entry system offers several features which simplify both the start-up and mainte-
nance of the installation. The most important of these are described below.
AIDS IN DETECTING PROBLEMS
To ensure that the telephones/connection brackets of the installation are programmed correctly, the system employs different tones
(e.g. a continuous tone in the telephone/monitor, a confirmation tone in the entrance panel, etc.) to confirm that each step of the
programming process has been accomplished properly. (See Chapter 7: “Programming the devices of the house or flat”.).
AIDS FOR PROGRAMMING THE DEVICES IN THE DWELLINGS
DETECTION OF A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE BUS
If a short circuit occurs in the BUS, it is detected by the digital audio unit of the entrance panel. Thus, if the entrance panel is one
with pushbuttons, the red LED on the panel will give warning by starting to flash. As for an entrance panel with keypad, the text “F0”
will start to blink in the entrance panel display.
Once the short circuit has been eliminated, these warning signals will immediately disappear and the system will automatically
restore itself.
Entrance panels with pushbuttons
Entrance panels with keypad

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Problems of communication between entrance panel and telephones/monitors
When a call is made, the entrance panel audio unit sends a certain digital code through the BUS;
this code will depend on which pushbutton of the entrance panel has been pressed (on an entran-
ce panel with pushbuttons) or on the code entered on the keypad (for an entrance panel with key-
pad). If no answer is obtained from any telephone/connection bracket/monitor, the audio unit inter-
prets this to mean that no device has been programmed with that particular digital code or that there
is some kind of communication problem (i.e. a connection error) with the telephone/connection
bracket/monitor. The audio unit then generates intermittent warning tones.
Entrance panels with pushbuttons: connection problems with pushbuttons or
with the concentrator of calls
In installations with entrance panels with pushbuttons, the system detects connection problems with
the pushbutton or with the concentrator of calls. In both cases, the audio unit of the panel from which
the call is being made would be unable to detect which pushbutton was being pressed and so the
dwelling would not receive the call. The system simplifies detection of the problem by not emitting
any tone at all when the affected pushbutton is pressed.
Entrance panels with keypad: connection problems between audio unit and
numeric keypad
In installations with entrance panels with keypad, the system detects a possible connection pro-
blem between the audio unit and the numeric keypad of the entrance panel. In such a case, the text
“F1” flashes as a warning in the entrance panel display.
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DETECTION OF CONNECTION ERRORS
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When a call is made, the entrance panel audio unit sends a certain digital code through the BUS;
this code will depend on which pushbutton of the entrance panel has been pressed (on an entran-
ce panel with pushbuttons) or on the code entered on the keypad (for an entrance panel with key-
pad). If no answer is obtained from any telephone/connection bracket/monitor, the audio unit inter-
prets this to mean that no device has been programmed with that particular digital code (i.e. there
is a programming error) or that there is some kind of communication problem with the telepho-
ne/connection bracket/monitor. The audio unit then generates intermittent warning tones.
DETECTION OF PROGRAMMING ERRORS

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Entrance panel
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Error in the
configuration of the
entrance panel
No entrance panel is
configured as the
main panel
Entrance panel
with keypad Concierge unit panel
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The telephones and monitors have a circuit which detects the status of the
receiver, i.e. whether it has been picked up or replaced.
When a call is made to a telephone or monitor whose receiver has not been
replaced, the device informs the audio unit of the entrance panel from which
the call has been made of this situation. The audio unit then generates beeping
tones which inform the visitor that the call to the dwelling has not been made.
DETECTION OF TELEPHONE/MONITOR WHOSE RECEIVER HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED
USER: SYSTEM ON STANDBY, SYSTEM ACTIVE
The device in the dwelling constantly checks the status of the system. When the receiver of the telephone/monitor is picked up,
different tones are generated, depending on whether at that moment the system is on standby or is active. Thus, the user is informed
of the status of the system. These tones can be:
Continuous tone. System on standby
No dwelling is using the system. It is possible to activate additional features, e.g. auto switch-on feature (moni-
tors only), call to concierge unit (in installations with concierge system), etc.
Beeping tones. System active
Another dwelling is using the system. The activation of additional features – e.g. auto switch-on feature
(monitors only), call to concierge unit (in installations with concierge system), etc. – is not possible
Note: If, after receiving a call in a dwelling, the receiver of the telephone/monitor is picked up and beeping
tones are heard, one of the following situations may be responsible:
• There may be several telephones/monitors in your dwelling and the call may have been answered by one
of the other devices.
• The visitor may have called your dwelling and then another different dwelling. If so, the visitor will establish
contact with the last dwelling called.
Installations with concierge units: problems in configuring panels
In installations with a concierge unit, incorrect configuration of the entrance panels in the installation or of the concierge unit panel
itself may result in the installation not functioning properly. The system detects various kinds of error and notifies the user of these
errors with appropriate texts in the entrance panel or concierge unit display.
DETECTION OF CONFIGURATION ERRORS
USER AND VISITOR ARE INFORMED OF THE STATUS OF THE SYSTEM

VISITOR: ENTRANCE PANEL DISABLED
In installations with several points of entry, when a call is made from one of the entrance panels, the audio unit of this panel com-
municates with the audio units of the panels at the other points of entry. These panels are then disabled, so that it is no longer pos-
sible to make calls to dwellings from them.
As for housing compounds, when a call has been made
from one of the external points of entry (or gates), both the
entrance panels of the other external points of entry and
the panels of the building which has been called are disa-
bled.
The way in which the visitor is shown that the entrance
panel has been disabled will depend on the type of panel
installed:
• In installations with pushbutton entrance panels, the
red light on these panels will blink, informing the visitor
that another panel is in use.
• In installations with keypad entrance panels, the dis-
play of these panels will tell the visitor how much longer
he must wait before being able to make a call.
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Entrance panel
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Entrance panel
with
pushbuttons
Entrance panel
with keypad
Entrance panel 1
Call made
to dwelling 1
Other entrance panels
Other entrance panels
Time
blocked
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CALL MADE TO THE DWELLING
When a call is received on the telephone/monitor of the dwelling, the
entrance panel from which the call has been made emits several con-
firmation tones for the visitor.
CALL NOT MADE TO THE DWELLING
The system also informs the visitor if the call has failed to be made to the dwelling. In this case, the entrance panel from which
the call has been made either emits beeping tones or does not emit any tones at all, depending on the cause of the failure.
Beeping tones
The call may not have been made for one of the following reasons:
• The receiver of the telephone/monitor has not been replaced.
• No telephone/connections bracket has been programmed with that pushbutton or code.
• There may be a communications problem with the telephone/connection bracket (e.g. a connection
error).
USER: ORIGIN OF THE CALL
In installations with several points of entry, the entrance panel of each point can be configured as the main or secondary panel.
This configuration will determine the type of call tone which the audio unit will generate when a call is made. Accordingly, when a
call is received in the dwelling, the type of call tone will allow the user to identify the point of entry from which the call has been
made.
VISITOR IS INFORMED OF THE STATUS OF THE CALL
= Functions disabled
Entrance panels with pushbuttons: no tone at all.
The call may not have been made for one of the following reasons:
• Connection problem with the pushbuttons
• Connection problem with the concentrator of calls.

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This feature allows you to activate certain functions without
having to receive a call first; the functions include visualisation of
the image, communication with the entrance panel and door-ope-
ning. This feature is enabled in the monitor provided that the
system is not active.
Auto Switch-on can be useful for security purposes, or when, for
some reason, one wishes to establish communication with the
entrance panel.
AUTO SWITCH-ON FEATURE IN DIGITAL ELECTRONIC VIDEO DOOR ENTRY
INSTALLATIONS
COAXIAL
MODULATOR
TELEVISION
IN DWELLING
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COAXIAL
COAXIAL
Telephone
of door entry system
in dwelling
Entrance panel ALCAD
with video unit for TV door entry system
TV HEAD-END
With ALCAD’s TV door entry system it is possible, at any
moment, to see the image captured by a video unit with an out-
put for coaxial cable on the television set in the dwelling.
The system is of particular interest in door entry installations,
whether ALCAD’s or those of other manufacturers, where it is
desired that a video unit be installed at the point of entry to the
building to see visitors without having to install a monitor in each
dwelling.
The system can be installed either separately or as part of the
entrance panel of an electronic door entry installation (ALCAD
installations only).
POSSIBILITY OF SEEING THE SIGNAL FROM THE VIDEO UNIT (COAXIAL) ON
THE TV IN THE DWELLING: TV DOOR ENTRY INSTALLATIONS

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INSTALLATIONS ALLOWING MANAGEMENT OF THE DIGITAL SYSTEM WITH
ENTRANCE PANEL WITH PUSHBUTTONS
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ALCAD’s digital system with entrance panel with
pushbuttons enormously simplifies the work involved in
medium-sized door entry and video door entry installations.
This system allows you to manage the following kinds of
installation:
• Buildings with a single point of entry and with a maxi-
mum of 96 devices, i.e. telephones or monitors (standard ins-
tallations).
• Buildings with several points of entry and with a maxi-
mum of 96 devices, i.e. telephones or monitors (installations
with several points of entry).
• Medium-sized housing compounds
We may take as an example of this type of installation housing compounds containing several detached or semi-detached hou-
ses.
In this kind of installation, the estate-identifying accessory is used as an intermediary element. This accessory, installed in the main
entrance panel of each dwelling, allows the entrance panel with pushbuttons of the external point of entry to communicate with the
entrance panels of each of the dwellings. A single estate-identifying accessory is required for each dwelling, regardless of the num-
ber of points of entry to the dwelling.
Note: If the characteristics of your installation are different from those described above, please see the section entitled “Digital
electronic door entry and video door entry system with entrance panel with keypad” on page 24 or consult the manufacturer directly.
DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DOOR ENTRY AND VIDEO DOOR ENTRY
SYSTEM WITH ENTRANCE PANEL WITH PUSHBUTTONS

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OPERATION OF THE DIGITAL SYSTEM WITH ENTRANCE PANEL WITH
PUSHBUTTONS
DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DOOR ENTRY AND VIDEO DOOR ENTRY INSTALLATIONS
There are two operating states: with the system on standby and with the system active.
SYSTEM ON STANDBY. NO CALL
The devices (i.e. telephones and monitors) are inactive by default, so that
such functions as communication with the entrance panel, door-opening and
visualization of an image (on monitors) are disabled. The entrance panels
are on standby, their audio system disabled, while waiting for a call to be
made or for a monitor to activate the auto switch-on feature.
SYSTEM ACTIVE
The system changes from being on standby to being active when the telephone or monitor in a dwelling receives a call from an
entrance panel or when, in a video door entry system, the auto switch-on feature is activated from one of the monitors.
AUTO SWITCH-ON FEATURE (monitors)
To activate the auto switch-on feature, press the auto switch-on button on the monitor. You will then be able to see the image cap-
tured by the video unit, open the street door, and, by picking up the receiver, establish communication with the main entrance panel
of the installation.
If the receiver is not picked up, the auto switch-on feature will remain enabled for a maximum of 30 seconds.
When the receiver is picked up, the auto switch-on feature remains enabled for a maximum of 60 seconds or until the conversa-
tion ends and the receiver is replaced.
When the period that the auto switch-on feature is active expires, the system returns to being on standby.
Characteristics:
When the auto switch-on is activated, the system does not allow any other monitor to use the auto switch-on function. On pushing
the auto switch-on button on another monitor, the status LED indicator will flash, informing the user that the system is engaged.
The call from the entrance panel has priority over the auto switch-on. If, during the time setting of the auto switch-on, a call is made
from the entrance panel to another dwelling, the auto switch-on time setting finishes automatically, and only the monitor of the house
or flat which has been called remains activated. In this way, the confidentiality of the call is maintained.
= Functions disabled
Dwelling 1
Dwelling 1
Time limit for auto switch-on function: 30 seconds
= Functions disabled Time limit for auto switch-on function: 60 seconds
Turning on the
auto switch-on system
Other dwellings
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