Alertex GSM-A User manual

Alertex Limited
www.alertex.org [e-mail] 01889 575 949
GSM-A
Smart GSM Alarm & Home Automation Panel with battery back-up
and Vesta EZ Home smart phone/device app

Table of Contents
1. System Overview _____________________________________________________1
1.1. Identifying the Parts______________________________________________________1
1.2. Power Supply ___________________________________________________________2
1.3. Insert GSM SIM Card _____________________________________________________2
1.4. Install the Control Panel __________________________________________________2
2. First Time Setup ______________________________________________________3
3. System Information and Setting _________________________________________5
3.1. Entering User Menu ______________________________________________________5
3.2. Programming Mode ______________________________________________________6
4. Operation___________________________________________________________11
4.1. Away Arm _____________________________________________________________11
4.2. Home Arm_____________________________________________________________12
4.3. Force Arm_____________________________________________________________12
4.4. Disarm________________________________________________________________12
4.5. Tamper Protection ______________________________________________________12
4.6. Stop the Alarm and Alarm Display _________________________________________13
4.7. Faulty Situations _______________________________________________________13
5. Remote Command and Control_________________________________________13
5.1. SMS Command Format__________________________________________________13
5.2. SMS Command Confirmation / Response___________________________________13
5.3. Remote Commands_____________________________________________________14
6. Vesta EZ Home Application ____________________________________________20
6.1. For iPhone ____________________________________________________________20
6.2. For Android Phone______________________________________________________28
7. Dialing & Call Acknowledgement _______________________________________37
8. Appendix ___________________________________________________________38

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1. System Overview
1.1. Identifying the Parts
1. Backlit LCD Display
2. Green LED
ON: AC Power is on.
OFF: AC Power failure.
3. Yellow LED
ON: Fault Indicator; the Yellow LED will
light up when any fault situation is
detected and turn off when all fault
conditions are restored.
4. Key
—Use this key to move the cursor and
scroll the display upwards
5. Key
—Use this key to move the cursor and
scroll the display downwards.
6. Key
—Use this key for deleting a digit,
canceling the selection, aborting the
current screen and returning to the
previous screen etc.
7. OK Key
—To confirm the keyed-in data or
confirm the selection.
8. Numeric Keys
9. Away Arm Key
—Use this key to AwayArm the system.
10. Home Arm Key
—Use this key to Home Arm the system.
11. Disarm Key
—Use this key to Disarm the system.
12. Buzzer
13. Microphone
14. Mounting Holes & Tamper
15. Tamper Switch
16. DC Jack
—For connecting the DC 12V 1A power
adaptor.
17. Battery Switch
18. GSM SIM Card Base
19. GSM LED
—On for 5 seconds when power is
supplied.
—Flash Slowly: GSM normal.
—Flash Quickly: GSM failure.
20. Wall Mounting Bracket
—For mounting the Control Panel on
the wall.

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1.2. Power Supply
An AC power adapter is required to connect to
a wall outlet. Be sure only to use an adapter
with the appropriate AC voltage rating to
prevent component damage. A DC12V 1A
switching power adapter is used to power the
Control Panel.
Rechargeable Battery
In addition to the adapter, there is a
rechargeable battery inside the
Control Panel that serves as a backup
in case of a power failure.
During normal operation, the AC
power adapter is used to supply
power to the Control Panel and at the
same time recharge the battery. It
takes approximately 72 hours to fully
charge the battery.
1.3. Insert GSM SIM Card
GSM-A Control Panel features built-in GSM
communication facility to report to the
Monitoring Station.
To Insert your SIM card:
Important: Before inserting SIM card, make
sure to disable your SIM card password..
1. Unlock the SIM card base by sliding the
cover toward OPEN direction.
2. Spring open the SIM card slot and insert
your new SIM card.
3. Replace the SIM slot onto the base lightly.
4. Remember to lock the SIM card base by
sliding the cover toward LOCK direction.
1.4. Install the Control Panel
Locate a suitable position for the
Control Panel
The Control Panel requires an AC power
supply.
The Control Panel should be easily
accessible when entering/exiting your
home.
The Control Panel should not be visible
from outside of the premises.
The Control Panel should not be placed in
a damp place, such as a bathroom,
The Control Panel should not be placed
close to any heat source, such as
microwave ovens, which can reduce
signal strength,
The Control Panel should not be located
alongside other radio transmitting devices
such as mobile phones, cordless phone or
wireless computer network (WiFi) devices.
Important: When drilling into a wall, ensure
that there are no hidden cables or pipes.
Mount the Control Panel
The Control Panel can be mounted on the wall
wherever desired. Ensure the Control Panel is
fitted at approximately chest height where the
display can be easily seen and the keypad
convenient to operate.
1. Using the 2 holes of the Wall Mounting
Cross Bracket as a template, mark off the
holes’ positions.
2. Drill 2 holes and fix the screws & plugs
provided.
3. Hook the Control Panel onto the Wall
Mounting Cross Bracket.
<IMPORTANT NOTE>
Battery switch is set to OFF by
factory default, please switch the
battery switch to ON after supply AC
power to the Control Panel,
otherwise the battery will not be
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2. First Time Setup
In order to provide the users an easy system
setup process, when you power on GSM-A for
the first time, the system will guide you through
an easy setup process. Please follow the
instruction below to setup the system
For easily learning devices, the system
provides the learning shortcut function for
users. From the 1st to 3rd step, if you press any
test/learn button on a device and the system
detects a signal, the device will be learnt into
the system automatically without pressing any
functional key on the panel to confirm learning.
Getting Started
1. Power on GSM-A. The screen will display
the following message
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You can now learn accessories to the Control
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2. Press the learn/test button on the devices,
refer to device manual for detail.
3. If a signal is detected, the screen will display
the device information and zone number:
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Devices are labeled by the following
codes within the control panel:
External Bell Box------- BX
Indoor Siren--------------SR
Door Contact ----------- DC
PIR Sensor ------------ PIR
EIR sensor-------------- EIR
Smoke Detector ------- SD
Remote Controller ---- RC
Remote Keypad -------- KP
Panic Button ------------ PB
Wrist Transmitter----- WTR
Water Sensor -------- WS
Temperature Sensor--TS
Step 4. Press “OK” to confirm.
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During this easy setup stage, Door
Contact, PIR, and EIR Sensor learned
in will be assigned to Burglar attribute.
For more details on attributes, please
refer to 3.2.5. Device +/- for detail.
1st Step: Set Date/ Time
The system now enters 3 steps easy setup for
you to configure the system easily. During this
stage, you still can learn any accessory to the
control panel.
1. Press “OK” to enter Date and Time settings.
The screen will display:
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4. Use the up and down button to select month
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5. Use the up and down to select the date and
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Use the up or down keys to set current hour,
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Then program minutes, press “OK” to
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2nd Step: Set 1 Phone Number
You can set one phone number for emergency
call in this stage and set more in the
programming mode later on. During this stage,
you still can learn any accessory to the control
panel.
1. Press “OK”. The screen will display:
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3. Enter telephone number press “OK”to
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3rd Step: Set Pin Code
You will be requested to enter a PIN code
when accessing the system. The system has
no default PIN code. You are required to set
one PIN code before proceeding to the next
step. During this stage, you still can learn any
accessory into the control panel
1. Press “OK”, the screen displays as below:
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2. Enter the 4-digit numeric number, then
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After the 3 easy set-up steps, the system will
ask you to “Exit setup”or “Repeat setup”.
Select “Exit setup”and press “OK”to exit
setup or move your cursor to “Repeat setup”
to repeat 3 easy setup procedures. If you have
selected “Exit setup”, the system will guide
you to the next step:
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You are able to learn a new accessory
before moving on to the device range
test function. If you have not learned a
device before proceeding to the
device mounting, the system will ask
you to add one device and the screen
will display as below:
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Press the test/learn on the sensor to
learn in the device.
If you do not wish to learn in any
device, press disarm key and enter
PIN code under “Exit setup, Repeat
setup” page to skip to next step.
Mount Device
After you exit the 3 step setup process, you will
see the mount device screen
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You can test the range of your learned in
devices and proceed to mount them under this
screen.
Step 1. Press the test/learn button on the
learned in devices, when the system
receives the signal, the screen will
display the information accordingly.
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The message will be displayed for 30
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Step 2. When you are satisfied that the
devices work in chosen location,
proceed to mount the devices. Please
refer to your accessory device manual
for mounting detail.
Step 3. After you have completed mounting
devices, press Disarm and enter the
PIN Code under Mount Device
Screen
Step 4. The system will enter Disarm mode.
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3. System Information
and Setting
3.1. Entering User Menu
The User menu is for you to view system
information and test system functions.
When the system is in Disarmed Mode (Alarm
off), enter a valid user code to access the user
menu.
Press a numeric key or key, the display will
prompt you to enter the PIN code:
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within 30 seconds to enter User Menu. Use Up
and Down key to scroll throuogh the menu,
press OK to select the function.
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3.1.1. Fault Display
Fault Dsp will become available only when
fault event exists in system, to view the fault
events:
1. Use Up and Down key to scroll through the
screen and view fault event:
2. Press key to leave, you will be asked
whether you want to clear fault display.
3. If you have rectified the fault, press OK to
return to Alarm Off mode, and the rectified
fault event will be removed. (unrectified fault
event cannot be removed)
If you want to keep the fault event, press
to return to Alarm Off mode, the fault event
will remain even if it has already been
rectified.
3.1.2. Log
The Log memorizes the last 20 system events
including
All Alarm Events with Device ID
All Fault Warning Events
All Arming And Disarming Events
The logged events are displayed in
reversed chronological order, (most recent
event first).
The log is marked with a “Start” label
before the most recent entry and “End”
after the oldest entry.
To View Log:
1. Use Up and Down key to scroll through the
screen and view log, the most recent event
will be at the start
2. The first line displays the time and date of
event, the second line displays the type of
event, and the third line tells the user or
device that caused the event
3.1.3 Walk Test
Walk Test allows you to test the signal range
of learned in device. To test the device
1. Press the test or learn button on the device,
refer to device user manual for detail.
2. If the Control Panel receives the signal, the
screen will display device type, attribute,
name, and signal strength in RSSI 0~9 scale
accordingly.
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Use GSM Signal function to check current
GSM signal strength. The signal strength will
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3.1.5. P-Mode
P-Mode function allows you to enter
Programming mode for system configuration.
Please refer to next section Programming
Mode for detail.
3.2. Programming Mode
To Enter Programming Mode:
1. Select P-Mode under User Menu and press
OK. The screen will display:
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2. Enter the Master code (The default Master
code is 1111) and press OK. You will enter
the Programming Menu
The Programming Mode allows you to control
the system’s advanced settings, including
telephone number, device, and other settings.
Available options are:
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3.2.1. Walk Test
Please refer to User Menu –Walk Test
3.2.2. Tel. Setting
This menu is for you to set telephone numbers
for sending reporting, and play/record voice
messages.
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Tel. Numbers
Use the function to set a new telephone
number for reporting, or change/delete an
existing telephone number.
A maximum of 6 numbers can be stored. The
reporting prority ranges from A to F, with A
being the highest priority. Each number can
store up to 20 digits
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1. Select the telephone number you want to
edit, press OK.
2. If the slot is empty, you will be asked to enter
a new number.
If the slot already has a number stored, you
will be asked to confirm if you want to change
the number, press “OK” to confirm.
3. Enter the telephone number, press “OK” to
confirm, if you want to delete existing
telephone number, simply press “OK”
without entering anything.
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Press Up key to enter “+”mark.
4. Select the report type for this telephone
number, there are 2 choices:
Voice Report –The Control Panel will dial
the telephone number and play a pre-
recorded voice message according to the
event upon answer.
Telephone numbers assigned to Voice
Report will be marked with “V”at the end in
the telephone number menu
SMS Report –The Control Panel will send a
SMS message to the telephone number to
notify the user. For SMS report, you also
need to select the event type to be reported
with this telephone number:
All Event –All events will be reported
<IMPORTANT NOTE>
Device and Control Panel tamper
detection is disabled under
Programming mode. When you
need to change batteries for
devices, or move them to new
locations, enter Programming mode
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Telephone numbers assigned to All
Event will be marked with “X”at the
end in the telephone number menu.
Alarm Event –Only alarm event will
be reported
Telephone numbers assigned to All
Event will be marked with “A” at the
end in the telephone number menu.
Status Event –Only system status
event will be reported.
Telephone numbers assigned to All
Event will be marked with “S”at the
end in the telephone number menu.
Record Msg
This function allows you to edit/record your
address message for Voice Report, the
maximum length of the message is 10 seconds.
Address message will be played when the
system dials to telephone number to notify the
receipient of your address.
1. If no message was previously recorded, the
display will show “Start Recording After the
Beep”
If you have already recorded a message, the
display will ask you to confirm if you want to
change the message, press “OK” to confirm.
2. After 2 seconds, the Control Panel will
sound one beep, you can now start to record
the message
3. Speak clearly and slowly for the Control
Panel to record your address. When you
finish recording, press “OK” to stop
recording, the recording will automatically
stop when it reaches 10 second
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The default address message is
“Alarm System.”
Test Report
This function allows you to test whether
telephone function is working properly or not
with the pre-set telephone numbers.
1. Preset telephone numbers will be displayed,
select the telephone number you with to
test and press “OK”to confirm.
2. The Control Panel will dial the telephone
number:
3. For Voice Report telephone numbers, upon
successful connection, the Panel will play
pre-recorded voice messages one by one for
85 seconds before hanging up. The
messages include:
Address Message
Emegency Message
Fire Message:
Burgalar Message
Medical Message
The call recipient can end the call by
pressing DTMF #9 or hang up the telephone.
4. For SMS Report telephone number, a SMS
test report message will be sent. The SMS
message will display “Panel Test Report”
3.2.3. Gen. Settings
You can program your general setting for the
system under this menu.
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PIN Code
The PIN code is used to access the User Menu,
and Arm/Home/Disarm the system. The system
can store up to 4 User PIN Codes, each PIN
code consists of 4 digits.
User PIN code 1 is set during the First
Time setup process, it cannot be deleted.
User PIN code 2~4 are deactivated by
factory default.
To set a new PIN Code or change existing
PIN Code:
1. Select the User PIN Code # you want to edit,
press “OK”to confirm.
2. Enter the new User PIN Code in 4-digit
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not enter any number, the PIN Code will be
deleted.
3. Assign a user name to the new PIN Code,
press “OK”to confirm.
For entering user name with numeric
keypad, please refer to the following table.
Master Code
The Master Code is used to access the
Programming Mode for system setting.
To change the Master Code, enter the new
4-digit code and press OK.
Master Code factory default is set as 1111.
Entry Time
When a Door Contact (DC) or PIR Detector (IR)
set to Entry attribute is triggered when the
system is under Away Arm or Home Armmode,
the system will begin a count down timer
according to Entry Time setting. The system
must be disarmed within before the Entry Time
expires, or an alarm will be triggered.
Options available are: Disable (alarm
immediately), 10 sec., 20 sec., up to 70
sec. in 10-sec increments.
20 sec. is set as factory default.
Exit Time
When the system is Away Armed or Home
Armed, the system will begin a countdown
timer according to the Exit Time setting. When
the countdown timer expires, the system will
enter the selected Arm Mode. The user must
leave the premises before the timer expires.
Options available are: Disable (exit timer
prohibited), 10 sec., 20 sec. up to 70 sec.
in 10-sec increments.
30 sec. is set as factory default.
Door Chime
This function allows you to decide whether the
Control Panel should chime when a Door
Contact or PIR Detector set to Entry is
triggered under disarmed mode.
Options available are : High, Low, Off
Door Chime Off is set as factory default.
Time
This is for you to program the current time to
be displayed. (Hour & minute)
Use &and OK keys to set the Hour
and Minute
Press OK to confirm.
Date
This is for you to set the current date.
Use &and OK keys to set the Month
and Day
Press OK to confirm.
3.2.4. Spc. Settings
The Special Setting allows you to set specific
configuration for the system.
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This is for you to select the length of time siren
should sound when an alarm is activated. You
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