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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3. Press “OK” to enter date setting. The
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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,
press “OK”to confirm.
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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2. Press “OK”. You can then enter the
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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
press “OK”to confirm.
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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Enter the complete PIN code and press OK
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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Alarm Length
This is for you to select the length of time siren
should sound when an alarm is activated. You
can choose from 1 min. to 15 min. in 1-min
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Options available are: 1~15 minute in 1-
minute increment.
3 minutes is set as factory default.
Exit Sound
This is for you to decide whether the Control
Panel should sound count-down beeps and
volume of beep during Exit Time
Options available are: High, Low, Off
Exit Snd Lo (Exit sound Low) is set as
factory default.
Entry Sound
This is for you to decide whether the Control
Panel should sound count-down beeps and
volume of beep during the Entry Time.
Options available are: High, Low, Off
Entry Snd Lo (Exit sound Low) is set as
factory default.
Interference
This is for you to turn on and off the detection
feature of interference, when interference
detection is turned On, if RF signal jamming
lasts for 30 seconds, the fault event will be
logged, reported to the Central Monitoring
Station and displayed on the LCD to warn the
user.
Detection Off is set as factory default.
Siren Tamper
The Outdoor Bell Box and Indoor Siren tamper
switch can be enabled and disabled remotely.
This is especially useful when replacing siren
battery.
Siren Tamper On is set as factory default.
When the Siren Tamper is turned off, it will
automatically revert to On after about an
hour if not switched back.
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Siren confirmation sound for mode
change, and warning beep during
Entry/Exit time can only be
programmed through SMS remote
command. Please refer to 5. Remote
Command and Control and 6. Vesta
EZ Home Application for detail.
H. Temperature
The High Temperature setting allows you to set
a high temperature threshold. When the
temperature exceeds this threshold by 1°C, a
SMS report will be sent to programmed
telephone number. You must first learn in a
temperature sensor to use this function.
You can set the temperature within the
range of -10°C to +50°C
When entering temperature value, press
Up key to select negative value and Down
key to select positive value.
When the temperature drops to 3°C below
the threshold, a SMS report will be sent to
programmed telephone number to notify
the receipient of High Temperature
Restoration.
You can set a High Temperature Threshold
and choose to enable or disable the
reporting function. If reporting is disabled,
the system will not send out report when
the temperature exceeds the threshold, but
a log event will still be recorded in system
L. Temperature
The system will send a low temperature report
when temperature drops to 1°C below the low
temperature threshold.
When the temperature returns to 3 °C
above the threshold, a SMS report will be
sent to programmed telephone number to
notify the receipient of Low Temperature
Restoration.
Low Temperature setting format is the
same as High Temperature setting
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3.2.5. Device +/-
Devices +/- function allows you to add/remove
/edit devices.
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Add Device
1. To learn in a device, select Add Device,
press “OK”to confirm.
2. Press the test /learn button on the device to
send a learn code to Control Panel. Please
refer to device manual for detail.
3. If the Control Panel receives the learn code,
the screen will display the device information,
press “OK”to confirm.
If the device already exists in system, the
screen will display “Already exist in
system”:
4. Select the Zone number for the device,
press “OK”to confirm.
5. For Door Contact, PIR sensor, and EIR
sensor, you need to select an attribute for
the device, press “OK”to confirm.
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Available attributes for Door Contact, PIR
Sensor and EIR Sensor are:
Burglar (B):
When the device is triggered under Away
Arm or Home Arm mode, a Burglar Alarm
will be activated immediately.
When the device is triggered during Entry or
Exit countdown timer, the alarm will not be
activated
Home Omit (O)
When the device is triggered under Away
Arm mode, a Burglar Alarm will be activated
immediately.
When the device is triggered under Home
Arm mode, the alarm will not be activated.
Entry (E)
When the device is triggered under Away
Arm mode, the Control Panel will begin an
Entry countdown timer. If the system is not
disarmed before the timer expires, a Burglar
Alarm will be activated.
6. Enter a name for the device, press “OK”to
confirm.
7. The screen will display the final device
information, press “OK”to confirm and
complete learning for the device
The device types are identified by the
following codes in the system:
Door Contact ---- DC
PIR Sensor ----- IR
External PIR --- EIR
Remote Controller --- RC
Remote Keypad ---KP
Smoke Detector --- SD
Water Sensor --- WS
Indoor Siren --- SR
Outdoor Siren --- BX
Night Switch --- NS
Temperature Sensor –TS
For entering device name with numeric
keypad, please refer to the following table.
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<IMPORTANT NOTE>
You can only learn one temperature
sensor into the Control Panel. After
you have learned in the
temperature sensor, the
temperature will be displayed at top
right corner of LCD display under
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mode change and warning beep
during Entry/Exit time can only be
programmed through SMS remote
command. Please refer to 5.
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The devices are displayed in the system
acording to the following format:
Edit Device
Use Edit Device to change setting fore learned
in devices. The screen will display available
devices.
1. Select the device you want to edit, press
“OK”to confirm.
2. For Door Contact, PIR sensor and EIR
sensor, you will be asked to edit the
attribute, please refer to Add Device for
detail.
3. You will then be asked to enter the device
name, please refer to Add Device for detail.
Remove Device
This function is used to remove an existing
device form the system.
1. Select the device you want to remove, press
“OK”to confirm.
2. You will be asked to confirm your action,
press “OK”to confirm.
3. The device will be removed from the system.
Learn PSS
This function is used to learn in Power Switch
(PSS) only.
1. Put the Power Switch into Learning Mode,
refer to Power Switch manual for detail.
2. Select the Power Switch Channel # you
desire, press “OK”to confirm.
3. Select the device you want to edit, press
“OK”to confirm, the Control Panel will
transmit signal to Power Switch.
4. The Power Switch LED will flash 3 times
upon receiving signal from Control Panel,
the learning is now complete.
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Power Switch is controlled by SMS
command only, please refer to 5.
Remote Command and Control for
detail.
3.2.6. Reset GSM
Reset GSM function allows you to reset your
GSM module.
1. When you select the function, the screen will
display “Please wait”. Do not touch the
Control Panel during the GSM reset
process
2. When GSM reset is complete, the screen
will return to Programming Mode.
4. Operation
4.1. Away Arm
Arming the System
1. When the system is in Disarmed Mode
(Alarm off), press the arm keyon the Control
Panel, Remote Controller, Remote Keypad,
or send an SMS arm command with your cell
phone.
2. The Exit Delay Timer will be displayed and
begin to count down. During the Exit Delay
period, the exit sound will play, unless it has
been switched off.
3. When the Exit Delay time is up, the Control
Panel will sound a long beep. Alarm On will
be displayed on the screen and the system
enters Away Arm Mode.
Stopping the Exit Delay
1. Press the disarm key on Control Panel and
enter the PIN Code, press the disarm key on
Remote Controller, or enter the PIN code
and press the disarm key on Remote
Keypad. You can also send an SMS disarm
command with your cell phone.
2. The Exit Delay Timer will stop, and the
system will return to Disarmed Mode. (Alarm
Off)
Extend the Exit Delay
The Exit Delay time can be extended by
pressing the Arm key on the Remote
Controller, or entering the PIN Code and
pressing Arm key on the Remote Keypad. The
Exit Delay timer will be reset and start counting
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from the beginning.
4.2. Home Arm
Home Arm the System
1. When the system is in Disarmed Mode
(Alarm off), press the arm keyon the Control
Panel, Remote Controller, Remote Keypad,
or send an SMS arm command with your cell
phone.
2. The Exit Delay Timer will be displayed and
begin to count down. During the Exit Delay
period, the exit sound will play, unless it has
been switched off.
3. When the Exit Delay time is up, the Control
Panel will sound three short beeps. Home
will be displayed on the screen and the
system enters Home Arm Mode.
Stopping the Exit Delay
The Exit Delay can be stopped following the
steps described in Stopping the Exit Delay in
Away Arm
Extend the Exit Delay
The Exit Delay can be extended following the
steps described in Extend the Exit Delay in
Away Arm
4.3. Force Arm
When you arm the system, if any fault event
exists in the system, the Control Panel will
sound a ding-done warning sound to indicate
arming is prohibited, the fault event will be
displayed on screen
At this moment, you can first rectify all of the
problems and then clear the Fault Display and
you will be able to arm the system normally.
If you want to Arm/Home Arm the system with
the fault situation persisting following the steps
below to Forced Arm.
1. Press ARM / HOME button again, you will
be ask to confirm Force Arm action..
2. Press OK to double confirm.
3. The Exit Delay timer will begin to count
down.
4. When the Exit Delay time is up, the Control
Panel will enter the arm mode you selected.
4.4. Disarm
When the system is under Away Arm or Home
Arm mode, to disarm the system:
1. Disarm with Control Panel:
Press Disarm key on the Control Panel,
enter the PIN code, then press “OK”to
confirm.
2. Disarm with Remote Keypad:
Enter the PIN code, then press Disarm key
on the Remote Keypad.
3. Disarm with Remote Keypad:
Press Disarm key on the Remote Controller.
Entry Delay
When a Door Contact or PIR sensor set to
Entry attribute is triggered, the system will
begin an Entry Delay countdown timer
according to Entry Time setting. You need to
disarm the system before the timer expires, or
a burglar alarm will be activated.
4.5. Tamper Protection
The Control Panel is tamper protected from
unauthorized removal from mounted surface.
When the tamper is triggered:
If the system is in Arm mode:
The Control Panel will send a SMS alarm
event “Tamper”to programmed SMS report
telephone number, or dial the Voice report
telephone number and play “Burglar”
message upon answer. Both the internal
and external siren/bell box will be activated
If the system is in Home/Disarm mode:
The Control Panel will send a SMS status
event “Tamper”to programmed SMS report
telephone number. It will not dial for Voice
report, or activated siren. The fault LED will
light up and a fault event will be registered
in the Control Panel.
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You can only disarm the system
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4.6. Stop the Alarm and Alarm
Display
During an alarm, the Control Panel wil sound
the siren, and report to programmed telephone
number. The screen will display “ALARM!
ALARM!”to notify the user
Stopping the Alarm
With Control Panel:
Enter a PIN Code and press “OK”.
With Control Panel:
Enter a PIN Code and press “Disarm”key.
The alarm will be stopped, the device that
triggered the alarm will be displayed on
screen. Use the Down button to scroll
down the alarm event, the screen will
display whether the system reported
successfully to programmed telephone
number or not.
When you finish viewing the alarm event,
the system will enter Disarm mode.
You cannot use Remote Controller to
disarm the system during alarm.
Alarm Memory
If an alarm was raised without being silenced
during your absence, and the alarm reporting
has been carried out; the screen will
continuously show “ALARM! ALARM!”to warn
the user.
When you come back and disarm the
system, the siren will sound for 3-second
to warn you that the intruder might still be
inside your house.
View the alarm event by scrolling down
with Down key, when you finish viewing the
alarm event, the system will enter Disarm
mode.
4.7. Faulty Situations
The Control Panel is capable of detecting
following fault events:
Control Panel Low Battery
AC Power Fail
Sensor Out-of-order
Sensor Low Battery
Device and Control Panel
Tamper
GSM-Related Failure
Control Panel Interference
When fault exists in system, the Orange
Fault LED will light up under Disarm mode.
Please refer to User Manual –Fault Dsp
for viewing fault events.
5. Remote Command
and Control
GSM-A can be controlled or programmed
remotely via SMS message. You can also
setup rules for Home Automation function with
SMS Command.
5.1. SMS Command Format
A SMS command can be separated into the
following components:
1. SMS Keyword –The keyword is used to
initiate SMS command. Default keyword is
PROG.
2. PIN Code –The code is used to access the
system. You can enter any of the programmed
User PIN Code . The PIN code is separated
from SMS Keyword by a space.
3. SMS Command –The command is the
actual action or programming change to be
executed. The command is separated from
SMS code by a space.
4. Value –The command value is the detail of
the command. Depending on different
commands, you need to enter different number
of values. The first value is separated form
Command by a “:”, the rest of the values are
separated by a “,”
5.2. SMS Command
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When the Control Panel receives a command,
it will send back a SMS message to confirm.
The format of the confirmation message is as
follows:
SMS Command:OK / Error
If the SMS confirmation message shows “OK.”
It means the SMS command is successful/ If it
shows “Error,”it means the SMS command is
incorrect and cannot be executed. If no SMS
confirmation is sent back, it means one of the
following situations:
1. The Control Panel SIM card number you
entered is incorrect and the Control Panel did
not receive the SMS command.
2. The SMS Keyword or PIN Code you entered
is incorrect, and the SMS command was
ignored by the Control Panel.
Response Message
Some SMS commands will request the Control
Panel to send back a SMS response message
with panel information. The SMS response
message will be sent in the following format:
SMS Command:Value
Depend on different SMS commands, the
response message will be sent back in either
single or multiple values, separated by comma
or parenthesis.
5.3. Remote Commands
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In the folowing examples, SMS
keyword is defined as PROG, and PIN
Code defined as 1111 for ease of
recognition.
Away Arm / Home Arm / Disarm
To remote arm/home/disarm your system:
SMS Command : MODE
Value: A--Away Arm
H--Home Arm
D–Disarm
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To Away Arm the system, the SMS command
will be:
PROG 1111 MODE:A
Inquire System Mode
Sending this command will order the Control
Panel to report back its current system mode.
SMS Command : MODE?
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To inquire the current system mode: the SMS
command will be:
PROG 1111 MODE?:
The Control Panel will send back a SMS
response message in the following format:
Value: A--Away Arm
H--Home Arm
D–Disarm
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If the system is in Away Arm mode, the SMS
response message will be:
MODE?A
User PIN Setting
To Program User PIN Code
SMS Command: PINU
Value 1: 1~4 (User #)
Value 2: xxxx (User PIN Code)
Value 3: xxxxxxxxxx (User Name, max 10
characters including alphabet and number, can
be left blank)
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To program User 1 PIN code and user name.
the SMS command will be:
PROG 1111 PINU:1,1234,JOHN
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You can delete the User PIN code by
entering blank Value 2 & 3. User #1
PIN Code cannot be deleted.”
Inquire User PIN Setting
Sending this command will order the Control
Panel to report back its current User PIN
setting.
SMS Command: PIN?
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To inquire the current User PIN setting, the
SMS command will be:
PROG 1111 PIN?
The Control Panel will send back a SMS
message in the following format:
Value 1: 1~4 (User #)
Value 2: xxxx (User PIN Code)
Value 3: xxxxxxxxxx (User Name)
Different Users will be separated by
parenthesis. Empty User # will be left blank
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If User PIN Code 1 is set to 1111, John; User
PIN Code 2 set to 1234, Mary; and User 3&4
are left blank, the SMS response message will
be:
PIN?(1,1111,John),(2,1234,Mary),(3,,),(4,,)
Telephone Setting
To Program telephone number for reporting
User PIN Code
SMS Command: RPTN
Value 1: 1~6 (Telephone priorities)
Value 2: xxxxxxxxx (Telephone numbers)
Value 3: V /S (Report format)
V: Voice Report
S: SMS Report
Value 4: A/ S /X (Event type)
A: Alarm events
S: Status Events
X: All events
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To program telephone number 1 as SMS
reporting to report all events, the SMS
command will be:
PROG 1111 RPTN:1, 0922171794,S,X
To program telephone number 2 as Voice
reporting, the SMS command will be:
PROG 1111 RPTN:2, 0922171794,V,A
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You can delete telephone number by
entering Value 2 blank. However you
still need to enter a value for Value
3&4.
Inquire Telephone Setting
Sending this command will order the Control
Panel to report back its current telephone
setting.
SMS Command: RPT?
Value : 1~2
1: To inquire telephone priority 1~3
2: To inquire telephone priority 4~6
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To inquire the current telephone priority 1~3,
the SMS command will be:
PROG 1111 RPT?:1
The Control Panel will send back a SMS
message in the following format:
Value 1: 1~2(1 for telephone 1~3, 2 for
telephone 4~6)
Value 2: 2(fixed value)
Value 3: 1~3 (for telephone 1~3)
4~6 (for telephone 4~6)
Value 4: xxxxxxxxx (Telephone numbers)
Value 5: V /S (Report format)
V: Voice Report
S: SMS Report
Value 6: A/ S /X (Event type)
A: Alarm events
S: Status Events
X: All events
Value 3~6 are repeated for different telephone
numbers and separated by parenthesis. Empty
number will be left blank.
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If Telephone 1 is set to SMS reporting, all
events, and Telephone 2&3 are left blank, the
SMS response message will be:
RPT?:1,2(1,0922171794,S,X),(2,,,),(3,,,)
SMS Keyword
To Program SMS keyword (Default: PROG)
SMS Command: PINK
Value : xxxxxxxxxx (New SMS Keyword from
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To change SMS keyword to “ABCD”, the SMS
command will be:
PROG 1111 PINK:ABCD
System Configuration
To Program system settings. Please refer to
General Settings and Special Settings for detail.
SMS Command: CFGA
Value 1: (Exit Time in seconds)
Value 2: (Exit Sound)
0: Disable
1: Low
2: High
Value 3: (Entry Time in seconds)
Value 4: (Entry Sound)
0: Disable
1: Low
2: High
Value 5: (Alarm Length in seconds)
Value 6: (Door Chime)
0: Disable
1: Low
2: High
Value 7: (Interference)
0: Disable
1: Enable
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To program the following settings:
Exit Time: 30 seconds
Entry Sound: High
Entry Time: 20 seconds
Entry Sound: Low
Alarm Length: 180 seconds
Door Chime: Disable
Interference: Disable
The SMS command will be:
PROG 1111 CFGA:30,2,20,1,180,0,0
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Please refer to Programming Mode
for available options for Exit Time,
Entry Time, and Alarm Length setting
Inquire System Configuration
Sending this command will order the Control
Panel to report back its current system
configuration.
SMS Command: CFG?
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To inquire the current system configuration, the
SMS command will be:
PROG 1111 CFG?:
The Control Panel will send back a SMS
message in the following format:
Value 1: (Exit Time in seconds)
Value 2: (Exit Sound)
0: Disable
1: Low
2: High
Value 3: (Entry Time in seconds)
Value 4: (Entry Sound)
0: Disable
1: Low
2: High
Value 5: (Alarm Length in seconds)
Value 6: (Door Chime)
0: Disable
1: Low
2: High
Value 7: (Interference)
0: Disable
1: Enable
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If the current system settings are as follow:
Exit Time: 30 seconds
Entry Sound: Low
Entry Time: 30 seconds
Entry Sound: Low
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Door Chime: Low
Interference: Enable
The SMS response message will be:
CFG?:30,1,30,1, 120,1,1
High/Low Temperature Report
Setting
To program high/low temperature report setting:
SMS Command: HATA
Value 1: (High temperature disable / enable)
0: Disable
1: Enable
Value 2: (High temperature in 3 digits)
For 0°C~+50°C, enter 000 ~ 050
For -1°C~-10°C, enter 101 ~ 110
If High Temperature reporting is
disabled, enter 0
Value 3: (Low temperature disable / enable)
0: Disable
1: Enable
Value 4: (Low temperature in 3 digits)
For 0°C~+50°C, enter 000 ~ 050
For -1°C~-10°C, enter 101 ~ 110
If low Temperature reporting is
disabled, enter 0
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To set High Temperature to 40 °C, Low
Temperature to 5°C, and enable reporting for
both High Temperature and Low Temperature,
the SMS command will be:
PROG 1111 HATA:1,040,1,105
Inquire High/Low Temperature
Setting
Sending this command will order the Control
Panel to report back its current High/Low
Temperature report setting.
SMS Command: HAT?
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To inquire the current high/low temperature
setting, the SMS command will be:
PROG 1111 HAT?:
The Control Panel will send back a SMS
message in the following format:
Value 1: (High temperature disable / enable)
0: Disable
1: Enable
Value 2: (High temperature in 3 digits)
0°C~+50°C: 000 ~ 050
-1°C~-10°C: 101 ~ 110
If High Temperature reporting is
disabled: 0
Value 3: (Low temperature disable / enable)
0: Disable
1: Enable
Value 4: (Low temperature in 3 digits)
0°C~+50°C: 000 ~ 050
-1°C~-10°C: 101 ~ 110
If low Temperature reporting is
disabled: 0
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If the current high/low temperature settings are
as follow:
High Temperature: 40°C,
Low Temperature: Disabled
The SMS response message will be:
HAT?:1,040,0,0
Edit Device
To edit information of learned in devices:
SMS Command: DEVE
Value 1: 1~30 (Device Zone Number)
Value 2: (Device Attribute)
0: Burglar
1: Home Omit
2: Entry
Value 3: (Device Name, 10 characters max
including alphabet and number, can be left
blank.)
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Device attribute value is for Door
Contact and PIR sensor only. For
other devices, the value will have no
effect, you can enter any of the values
from 0, 1, 2.
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To set the device in Zone 1 to Burglar attribute,
and device name : Kitchen, the SMS command
will be:
PROG 1111 DEVE:1,0,Kitchen
Inquire Device Setting:
Sending this command will order the Control
Panel to report back its current device setting.
SMS Command: DEV?
Value : 1~6
1: To inquire devices in Zone 1~5
2: To inquire devices in Zone 6~10
3: To inquire devices in Zone 11~15
4: To inquire devices in Zone 16~20
5: To inquire devices in Zone 21~25
6: To inquire devices in Zone 26~30
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To inquire the current device setting in Zone
6~10, the SMS command will be:
PROG 1111 DEV?:2
The Control Panel will send back a SMS
message in the following format:
Value 1: 1~6
1: For devices in Zone 1~5
2: For devices in Zone 6~10
3: For devices in Zone 11~15
4: For devices in Zone 16~20
5: For devices in Zone 21~25
6: For devices in Zone 26~30
Value 2: 6 (Fixed value)
Value 3: (Zone number)
Value 4: 0~24 (Device Type)
0: Remote Control
1: Door Contact
3: PIR Sensor
4: Smoke Sensor
7: Remote Keypad
10:Wrist Transmitter
11:Water Sensor
16:Night Switch
17:Panic Button
19:Carbon Monoxide Detector
20:Temperature Sensor
21:BX15
22:Remote Keypad
23:DC15
24:EIR Sensor
Value 5: 0~2(DeviceAttribute)
For Door Contact/ PIR Sensor/ EIR
Sensor
0: Burglar
1: Home Omit
2: Entry
For other sensors: 0
Value 6: (Device Name)
Value 3~6 are repeated for different zone
numbers and separated by parenthesis. Empty
zones will be left blank.
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If the current Zone 6-10 settings are as follow:
Zone 6: Door Contact, Entry, Name: Front Door
Zone 7: PIR Sensor: Home Omit, Name:
Kitchen
Zone 8~10: Empty
The SMS response message will be:
DEV?:2,6,(6,1,2,Kitchen),(7,3,1,Front
Door),(8,,,),(9,,,),(10,,,)
Siren Control
To control your Siren or Bellbox:
SMS Command: SRTX
Value 1: T:Tamper Control
C: Confirmation Setting
E: Entry/Exit Setting
Value 2: 0: Disable
1: Enable