Aras NOX CPA User manual

Control panel - NOX CPA
Quickguide
Version Change Author
1.0 First version Jasper Johansen
1.1 LED and
cardreader added Jasper Johansen

Table of Contents
Keys............................................................... 3
LED Status.....................................................4
Start Screen.................................................. 5
Login.............................................................. 6
Main Menu................................................... 7
Alarm Menu...................................................8
Warnings Menu............................................. 9
Area Menu...................................................10
Logs Menu....................................................15
User Menu...................................................16
Time Profile Menu.......................................17
Service Menu...............................................18

Keys
Function key
Function key
Scroll keys
(up/down)
Clear key Enter key
Numeric keys
Function keys
The function of the keys will vary depending on menu status and which menu you see.
The current function is shown on the display just above each key.
Scroll keys
The 2 scroll keys, up and down, are used to navigate in the menu structure.
Numeric keys
The numbers on the numeric keys are used for entering codes and time settings.
Clear key
The clear key is used to delete mistyped numbers, for example during code entry.
Enter key
The enter key is used to authenticate entered numbers, for example after code entry.

LED status
4 status LED’s
Some versions of the control panel are equiped with four
programmable status LED’s.
As default the for LED’s will give these informations:
LED Color Description
Green Normal operation
Green
All areas are not armed.
(turns off when all areas
are armed)
Red Active alarm
Gul Technical problem
(login for description)

Start Screen
When no user is logged in, the start screen is displayed.
Press Info to view important information, for example the phone number to the
associated control center.
In case of alarm, the internal buzzer in the control panel will sound.
Press Silent to stop the buzzer (this only stops the sound, not the alarm!).
If your system is in service mode, the service level will be shown on the main screen.

Login
Login to the control panel by entering your personal user code (4-8 characters) and
finish with the Enter key.
Login with threat (duress) alert to the control center.
If you are threatened to log in, you can covertly send an alarm to the associated con-
trol center. This alarm will not be visible on the control panel until you sign in with
your regular user code.
You can send a duress alarm by changing the last digit of your user code to the
number higher (+1).
For example:
Normal code Duress code
1000 1001
4567 4568
456789 456780
NOTE
If 5 invalid user codes are entered within 3 minutes* (adjustable), the control panel
locks itself and will not accept further codes (invalid or valid) for 3 minutes*.
Additional error codes will cause the system to block for a longer time.
To unlock the control panel, it’s necessary to make an alarm or wait until the unlock-
ing time has been reached. This time will be shown on the control panel by a time-
counter.
If 36 invalid codes are entered within 12 hours, the control panel will lock for 12
hours.*
*All time settings are adjustable!

Main Menu
Whenever a user logs in, the main screen is displayed.
The main menu is divided into seven sub menus, however some menus only appear
when they are relevant (fx the menu “Alarms” is only shown when an alarm is triggered).
Use the scroll keys to circle through the menus.
Alarms
Lets you view and acknowledge alarms on the
system.
Warnings
Shows any problem with your system (fx AC
power loss). Also shows any disabled detectors.
Areas
Shows the status of the areas of your system.
Let’s you arm and disarm areas.
Logs
Informs you about any status change of the
system.
User
Let’s you manage your codes.
Time profiles
Let’s you manage the different access times for
areas and codes.
Service
Functions for service personnel
(normally not available).
In the main menu you have only two options, Select and Logout.
The options are selected by using the function keys.

Alarm Menu
The alarm menu is activated whenever an alarm is triggered from any active detector
in the system. In this menu detailed alarm information can be requested and alarms
can be acknowledged.
The information display shows the total number of
active (not acknowledged) alarms in the top row of
the display.
It also shows time, date, room (area) and which de-
tector triggered the alarm.
Possible problems acknowledging alarms:
A.User has no right to acknowledge an alarm of a specific type
Solution: use another user code with more rights.
B. The detector is still active and the area is still armed.
Solution: disarm the area or try to make the detector not active anymore
The acknowledgement display lets you acknowledge
a single alarm or alternatively acknowledge all alarms
at once.

Warnings Menu
This menu shows system warnings.
A system warning can be a system problem, which has a very low priority (e.g. AC
loss - up to 30 minutes). You are not able to acknowledge a warning, the warning
will be automatically acknowledged once the problem is resolved (e.g. by restoring
AC).
A warning is also generated as long there is a deactivated detector. The warning will
be removed as soon as the detector is reactivated by disarming the area.

Area Menu
In the area menu the defined areas are set to armed and disarmed or any other status
available.
The numbers in the top line of the display mark which area out of the total number
of areas is currently shown. In the example below area 1“entry hall” out of a total
number of 8 areas is shown.
To switch to a different area use the scroll keys on the panel or enter the number of
the requested area and press “E” (enter).
Area option menu
Press “select” on the area to enter the area options menu.
Generally, you have the following options available:
• Arm/disarm (depending on current area state)
• Test (normally only available if area is disarmed)
• Deactivate (normally only available if area is disarmed)
Arm/disarm
Test area
To check if an area can be armed, select “Test”.

Possible error messages:
Deactivate detectors
There are 2 ways of deactivating detectors:
1. You can choose to deactivate a detector if you are setting an area to armed, and a
detector is preventing you from arming (e.g. because the door is still open).
2. You can also deactivate one or multiple sensors in advance without the need of an
area setting problem.
To reactivate all disabled detectors in an area, simply disarm the area.
Arm error
If it is not possible to arm an area, it will be shown on the control panel:
Error Description Solution
Active detectors
ere are active detectors
in that area.
Try to get all detectors inactive (e.g. close the
doors and windows). If this is not possible,
deactivate those detectors.
Active alarms ere is one ore more
active alarms in the area.
Acknowledge the alarms.
In block time e area is in block time. Wait until access time.
Deactivate detector when preventing arm
If you try to arm an area and one or more detectors are preventing this area being
armed (e.g. a door has a mechanical problem or a movement detectors is defective),
these detectors can be deactivated.

If there are multiple active detectors, you can scroll through the list using the scroll
keys.
To deactivate the selected detector, press “deact.”
You will then be shown this confirmation:
Note
Every time an area status is changed from “armed” to “disarmed” all previously
deactivated detectors in that area are reactivated. This is necessary to prevent
one from forgetting any deactivated detectors!
Any deactivated detectors will be shown in the warning menu. There you can
view when and by whom the detectors have been deactivated.
If there are more detectors to deactivate, they will be shown if you press “back”.
If there are no more, you will get this message:

Note:
Every time an area status is changed from “armed” to “disarmed” all previously
deactivated detectors in that area are reactivated. This is necessary to prevent
one from forgetting any deactivated detectors!
Any deactivated detectors will be shown in the warning menu. There you can
view when and by whom the detectors have been deactivated.
Choose a detector from the list using the scroll keys or by entering the detector
number and pressing “E” (enter).
You can also see the current (live) status of the detector (if input is closed, open or
sabotaged).
Deactivate detectors in advance
Select the area in which you want to deactivate the detector. In the option menu,
select the option “deactivate”. You will see a list of detectors you are allowed to
deactivate. Select the detector you plan to deactivate.
To deactivate a detector press the function key “deact.”. Confirm that you really
want to deactivate this detector by pressing the “deact.” function key again.

Here you can delete the current access time with the ”C” button, and add a new
time with the numeric keys. The latest possible time setting is 23 hours and 59 min-
utes after the current time.
Finish by pushing the “E” button. The new end time can immediately be seen in the
area status, in the line (Access until hh:mm).
Access time
If the area is associated with an access time, users (with sufficient rights) have the
option of changing the day’s access time / closing time. This will cause no change in
general, only in regards to today’s closing time and thus the time of the automatic
arming or lockout.

Logs Menu
In the logs menu you can see the systems alarmlog, userlog and servicelog.
• Alarmlog: logs alarms and alarm acknowledgements
• Userlog: logs the users area settings
• Servicelog: logs information needed for service personnel
• All logs: all logs together
The logging screen shows one log entry at the time. On the top row of the display
the total number of log entries is displayed. As you cycle through the list, the first
number will always show your current position within the list. All logs are shown
from the most recent log entry to the oldest.
Alarm log
User log
Alarm log, log entry no. 3 out of 25
User log, log entry no. 2 out of 20

User Menu
The user menu allows you to modify existing user access codes, and to delete and
create user codes. Most of the functions in this menu are restricted to users with
complete access rights – e.g. the owner of the system.
User creation and editing is easier, quicker and more manageable through the NOX
PC operating software.
Read more about creating users both via the control panel and the PC operating soft-
ware in the NOX user manual.

Time Profile Menu
The time profile menu allows you to change existing time profiles, define new special
days and delete existing special days.
The creation and editing of time profiles is easier, quicker and more manageable
through the NOX PC operating software.
Read more about creating time profiles both via the control panel and the PC operat-
ing software in the NOX user manual.

Service Menu
The service menu is only needed by service personnel to troubleshoot and to check
the system parameters. It is not accessible for normal users.
There are 4 service levels in which the system can be set.
• Level 0: Normal system operation
• Level 1: Turns off control panel beeper and siren (all other system operations will
remain the same).
• Level 2: Like Level 1, but will turn off all alarm transmissions to the alarm
• monitoring station except duress and personal attack. This service level
is only available to specific service users.
• Level 3: Like Level 2, but turns off ALL alarm transmissions. This is normally used
for system update and is only available for specific service users.
If the system is in level 1, 2 or 3, the state is
displayed on all control panels of the system.
The service menu divides into two sub menus: “service mode” and “date/time”.
Users may often have access to “date/time” but access to “service mode” is restrict-
ed. If service mode is turned off (level 0) only a limited option menu is available:
In this mode, you can only go to the service mode selection menu or set the current
date / time (only available if no DCF-77 clock is installed in the system and no block
time is active in the system)
Read more about the functions in Service Mode in the NOX user manual.

The Service Mode allows technicians to, among other things, test all detectors and
outputs. Read more about it in the NOX user manual.
Set date and time
Unless a DCF radio clock receiver device is installed in the system, the actual time
and date can be adjusted. This is done by accessing the service menu and then select-
ing “date/time”.

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