Elfi CS?mini User manual

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CS‐mini
PORTABLEINFRAREDSECURITYSYSTEMWITHGSMCOMMUNICATOR
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UserGuide
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(Manufacturer:ELFIH‐2000Szentendre,Rezedau.8.Hungary)
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MadeinEU
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DearCustomer,
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Thankyouforchoosingourproduct.
PleasereadthisUserGuidecarefullybeforeattemptinguse
OperationsProblemscanbeavoidedwithcorrectusage&handling.
CS‐miniisaportablewirelesssecuritysystemconsistingofanInfraredTransmitter
andanInfraredReceiverwithaGSM‐CommunicatorModule.
Unitsareconnectedtoeachotherthroughaninvisibleinfraredbeamof70metres
asamaximum.OninterruptingthisinfraredbarrierGSM‐Communicatorsends
message(s)andcallsforpreviouslyprogrammedtelephonenumber(s).
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PartsofkitCS‐mini:
1Infrared(IR)Transmitter(withlabel"InfraTransmitter")
2Infrared(IR)Receiver(withlabel"InfraReceiver")
3AntennaforIRReceiver
4Kitcase
56pcsof„AA”batteries
6Waterproofcases(Optional)
7Cantileversforfixingunits

1.GeneralinstructionstobeobservedbeforeuseCS‐mini
1.1BothoftheCS‐miniunitsrequire3x1.5V(AA)alkalinebatteries.
Alwaysusehigh‐qualityalkalinebatteries!Rechargeablebatteriesarenotsuitable!
1.2ExpectedBatterylifeofnewalkalinebatteries
IRTransmitter–1,500‐4,000hours
IRReceiver–1,500‐2,000hours
with20metredistancebetweentransmitter&receiver
Batterylifeisshortenedwhendistancebetweentransmitter&receiverisextended(70Metre
Max)ornumberoftimesystemistriggered
OperatingTemperature–10°Cand+30°C
1.3AlwaysremovethebatteriesfromCS‐minisystemwhennotinuseforanextendedperiodof
timetoavoidbatteryleakage&damagetosystem.Ensurethat3greenlightsareflashingupasa
minimumonbothunitsduringpowerup,otherwisepleasereplacebatteriesimmediately.
1.4Toinsertnewbatteries,unlocktheBatteryCover,thiscanbeeasilycarriedoutbyhand,please
payattentiontobatterypolarity.
1.5PleaseprotectCS‐miniunitsfromrainwhenusinginanoutdoorenvironment(bycoveringor
hidingtheminanobjectetc.),otherwiseitisrecommendedusingtheCS‐miniwithwaterproof
cases.
1.6CS‐miniunitsshouldalwaysbemountedcovertlyinsuchawaythattheycan’tbenoticedby
unauthorizedpersonstoavoidtheft.TheCS‐miniIRReceivercannotbehiddeninFullmetal
objects,astheGSM‐connectionisunablecorrectlytoworkduetolackoffieldintensity!
1.7Unitscanalsobefixedbyusingprovidedcantilevers.
1.8IRTransmittercanbemountedusingsmallmagnets.
IRReceivermustnotbemountedbyusinganymagnetsbecausetheymaydisturbtransmission
ofGSM‐Communicator.
1.9MovingsunlightthenshadeontotheopticsoftheIRReceivermaycausethesystemtofalse
alarm,axialsun‐raysdirectlygettingonoptics(e.g.sunrise)shouldbeavoided.
1.10Glossysurfaceswithintheinfralinecancauseobjectreflexionfaultscausingfalsealarms.
Itcanoccurinindoorplacesaswell,e.g.withglossypiecesoffurnitureorwallscoveredwith
tiles.ThisproblemcanbeentirelyeliminatedthroughmountingCS‐miniinplacesnotaffectedby
dailysunlightmovements.
1.11OperatingRangecanbesetbyswitchingmicrotabcontactintoadifferentposition
(SettingRange)insideIRTransmitterCS‐miniunit(Figure“A”)
Distancesareindicatedasfollows:

1
st
position:between1‐20metres
2
nd
position:between20‐50metres
3
rd
position:between30‐70metres
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1.12Whenusingitoutdoor,inextremeweatherconditions(e.g.thickfog,dustorsnow‐storm)
reliabilityofdevicemaybereduced(e.g.falsealarmsmayoccuor)
1.13CS‐minicanoperatewithanymobilephoneserviceprovider.
1.14SIMCardPIN‐coderequestfeatureshouldbeturnedoff,otherwisetheCS‐minisystemwillnot
establishaconnectionwiththeserviceprovider.ThiscanbecarriedoutbyplacingtheSIM‐card
intoanymobilephoneandturningthefeaturetooff.
1.15IfusingaPre‐PaidSIMcard,pleaseensuresufficientaccountcreditbeforeCS‐minideployment
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2.StepsbeforeuseCS‐mini:
2.1UnlockBatterycoverofunitsandinsert1.5V(AA)batteries,payingattentiontocorrectpolarity.
2.2Setrequiredoperationrange“SettingRange”insideofIRTransmitterinrequiredpositionof
distance–seeFigureA.
2.3InsertavalidSIM‐cardwithalreadycancelledPIN‐coderequestintoIRReceiverthenscrewon
theantenna.
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2.5ProgrammingtheCS‐miniiscarriedoutbySettingthedeviceto“Program”modebymovingthe
microtabcontactcalled“SettingMode”insideoftheIRReceivertothe“Program”position–see
FigureB.&thenbysendinganSMScommandtotheSIMnumberoftheSIM‐cardinsertedinside
theCS‐miniunit.
NOTE:BeforesendinganySMScommandspleaseensurethattheIRReceiverisswitchedonand
allLEDdisplaylightsinred/greenalternate(itcantake1‐2min.).
2.6WhenReady,placethedeviceintotheprogrammode&thensendanSMSfromyourmobile
phonetotheSIM‐cardinsertedintodevicewiththefollowingtext:
start.en
(ThisSMScommandwilldeletealltheprevioussettings(ifany)&programsthefirst“Monitor”
mobilephonenumber.
2.7Aftersuccessfulinitialprogramming,youwillreceiveaconfirmationSMS
(itcantakeupto1‐2minutes).
2.8Aftertheinitialprogramming,theCS‐miniIRReceivercanbeswitchedoffandyoucanplacethe
Microtabcontactbackintothe“Normal”position(seeFigureB)
Nowinitialprogramminghasbeencompleted.
2.10PleasesavetheSIMphonenumberas“CS‐mini”intoyourmobilephone
2.11WheneverswitchingtheCS‐minion,itwillalwayssenda“Statusreport”SMS,informingyouon
conditionsofdevice(antennasignal,batteries´chargeetc.)
3.Mounting,Positioning,adjusting
3.1TostartusingtheCS‐minisystem,FirstplacetheIRTransmitterandIRReceiverfacingeach
other,roughlyatthesameheight,atadistancefromeachotherof70metresasamaximum.
Unitsshouldbehiddentoavoidtheft;itisrecommendedtohidetheminanobjectorunderthe
surfaceofatableetc.,inaheightfromthegroundof50cmasaminimum.
Besurethatareainfrontofopticsremainsclearfromothermovingobjects.

3.2IRTransmitter
SwitchontheIRTransmitterandcheckconditionofbatteriesthroughflashingofGREENLED
nexttooptics;conditionisindicatedbynumberofflashes:
10=FullCharge
1=AlmostFlat.
Redlight=meansthatbatteriesshouldbechangedimmediately!
Endofbatterytestisindicatedbyseriesofgreen/yellowlightsalternatingquickly.
(Batterytestiscarriedoutbydeviceautomatically.)
3.3“SightAim”theIRTransmitterLensindirectionoftheIRReceiverLens.
3.4IRReceiver
GototheIRReceiverand“SightAim”IRReceiverroughlyinitsfinalposition&thenswitchon
3.5Ifbatterieshaveinsufficientcharge,thenaflashingredlightwillactivate,otherwiseyoushould
seeasolidREDlight.
3.6AdjusttheIRReceiverbyturningtheopticlensinthedirectionofIRTransmitter,sotheycan
communicate.Whenthelensalignmentiscorrect&thedevicesarecommunicatingcorrectly,
thenthecolourofLEDwillchangetosolidGREEN.
3.7Thesystemwillactivateandbereadytousewhenacontinuousinfra‐connectionexistsfor
longerthan15seconds(continuousgreenlight)
3.8Youcancheckifthesystemistriggeringcorrectlybywalking/crossingtheinvisibleinfra‐rayline
withthe15secondperiodandtheLEDlightwillturnRED
3.9AfterSystemActivationthesystemwillthenchecktheGSM‐connection(ittakesabout1
minute);thisprocessisindicatedbyflashinggreenlights.
AftertheseflashesacontinuousgreenlightmeansthatGSM‐connectionisbuilt‐up.
Endofthisprocessisindicatedbygreen/yellowlights.
Withinafewminutesyou´llgetanSMSinformingyouonexactfieldintensityattheplaceofthe
trap,conditionsofbatteriesandnormaloperationofdevice.
3.10Wait1minuteandcheckoperationbycarringoutatestalarm(crossingtheinfra‐raypath).
YoushouldreceiveaSMSwith“Alarm”
3.11TheCS‐miniLEDlightswillautomaticallyturnoffaftera5minuteperiodtoavoiddetectionby
otherpersons.
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4.SpecialprogrammingoptionsofCS‐mini
TherearealsofurtherprogrammingoptionsfortheCSMini
Followinginformationisdesignedforprofessionalusers!
Generalinstructionsonprogramming:
−Wheneverprogramming,pleasesetthemicrotabinsidetheCS‐miniIRReceiverinposition
“Program”(seeFigureB).
 
−EachprogramSMScommandshouldbestartedwithwordsCS‐mini–thisisthedefaultpassword
−Multiplecommandscanbesentatthesametime
−Eachcommandshouldseparatedwithasemicolon(;).
−Whileprogrammingbothsmallandcapitalletterscanbeused
−Insertacolon(:)attheendofaSMScommand
−PleaseseelowerforexamplesofSMScommands
Mainprogrammingcommands:
•ST:
Replacesdefault“Alarm”textofSMStobesentincaseofalarm–max.150characters.
Defaulttextis:„ALARM!”
•AN:
Additionofphonenumbertobecalledincaseofalarm.
Ifyouneedmorethanonenumberputcomma(,)betweennumbers.
Callednumberwillhearasirenwhenanswered
•SN:
AdditionofphonenumbertobeinformedbySMSincaseofalarm.

Ifyouneedmorethanonenumberputcomma(,)betweennumbers.
•CC:
Programmingstatusreports,sendssystemhealthreport,cycletimeisgiveninhours
(from0to9999).Defaultsettingis0.
•CN:
ProgramsSystemhealthreportingMobilePhonenumbertobeinformedbySMSwhen
reporting.
Ifyouneedmorethanonenumberputcomma(,)betweennumbers.
•RT
ThiscommanddeletesallSIMdata.
BeawarethatNOcolon(:)isneededafterthisprogrammingcode!
•GS:On
Turnson“GSM‐networkReady”.
ThisfeaturekeepstheCS‐minisysteminGSMactivemodeandcansendSMS/Calls
instantlywhenactivated.Thisfeaturewilluseupmorebatteries
•GS:Off
Turnson“GSMNetworkReady”
ThisturnsontheGSMStandbymodeandSMS/Callswillbedelayeduntilsystemstart
uponalarm,buthasamuchlongerbatteryduration.
•PW:
EnteringNEWloginpassword–max.150characters.
Defaultpasswordis:„CS‐mini“.
•LA:
Hu/En/De/Fr–settinginformationlanguage.
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Youareadvisedtostudyfollowingexamplebeforeprogramming!
SMSCommandExample:
CS‐mini;ST:alarminMainStreet8;AN:[phone],[phone];SN:[phone];CN:
[phone];CC:24;
Note:Whenprogrammingnumbersshouldbebeginwith“+countrycode”.Ourexamplerefersto
Australiawithitsmobilephonecountrycode“+614”.)
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SMSCommandExampleExplanation:
WhenCS‐miniisalarmactivated,itlogsintoGSM‐networkand:
1. SendsanSMStotheprogrammednumber:[phone]withtext:“alarminMainstreet8”
2. Callsprogrammednumbers[phone],[phone].
Person(s)answeringthecall(s)willhearsoundingasiren.
3. Every24hoursitautomaticallysendsstatusreport(SMS)tothenumber+61409000000,
informingonSystemHealthReport
NOTE:Alwaysreturnmicrotabto“Normal”Settingonceprogrammingincompleted
5.ProgrammingTimeLimitoption(TL)
YoucanalsoprogramtheCS‐minisoitdoes’ntsendanyalarmSMS/Callsduringagivenperiodoftime
althoughitisswitchedon
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Instructions
1. Deviceshouldbeswitchedoffandin“Normal”Mode
2. SendanSMStoSIM‐cardinsertedintodeviceasitisinthefollowingexample:
CS‐mini;TL:07.30‐22.50;
3. Wait2minutesthenswitchonCS‐miniinthenormalway.
4. WaitforSMSconfirmingswitchedonstatus.
InthisSMSaftertext“CS‐miniinNORMALoperation”therewillappearmessage:
“TimeLimit:07.30‐22.50”
meaningthattheCS‐miniwon´tsendanyalarmnoticesincaseofbetweentheperiodfrom
07.30a.m.to10.50p.m.
Thistimelimitblockingalarmsignalswillberepeatedday‐to‐dayuntiltheCS‐miniisswitched
OFF
Thesewordswillbefollowedbyinformationonantennasignalandbatteries´charge.
Importantnotes:
•ThisistheonlycommandSMSthatshouldcanbesentin“NormalMode”mode.
•SystemtimerofCS‐miniissynchronizedtothetimeofsendingSMS,whichmaycausean
unpunctualityof±fewminutes–itshouldbetakenintoaccount.

•Hoursandminutesshouldbeenteredby2charactersofeach,e.g.“7.05”shouldbe
enteredinform“07.05”.
•UponswitchingoffCS‐minipreviouslyprogrammedtimelimitwillbeautomatically
deleted,soifyouwouldliketousetimelimitagain,itshouldbeprogrammedagainin
theabovedetailedway.
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ShouldyouhaveanyquestiononhandlingoranytechnicalproblemwithCS‐mini,please,don´thesitate
tocontactyourproductSupplierorusdirectly:
ELFI‐portablesecurity
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