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3. Zone Settings.
3.1. Zone type.
Service Settings →Zone settings →Zone type
Elmes CB32 control panel allows up to 32 wireless alarm zones (32 detectors) in a
system. Operation mode of a zone can be defined by selecting (turned on) one or more
of attributes listed below:
a) “disabled” - disabled zone (permanently turned off),
b) “active 24h” - 24 hour zone, e.g. anti-sabotage zone (permanently armed).
c) “day armed” - zone armed in the day supervision mode,
d) “night blocked” - zone blocked in the night supervision mode,
e) “remote blocked” - delayed entry zone turned on by remote control,
f) “delayed” - standard entry zone with a delay,
g) “chime type” - zone with door chime feature providing a sound from the
keypad each time zone is violated,
h) “allow neglect” - this zone may be left disarmed if violated on system arming.
In the menu, the ▲▼ buttons are used to select the zone number and the ◄► buttons
to switch between displaying the zone number and zone name, e.g.: zone No. 1 ↔
kitchen. On accepting selection with OK button the ▲▼ buttons are used to select zone
type function as in items a)….h) above. Functions can be turned on (Y) or off (N) with
the OK button. The C button exits zone type selection.
IMPORTANT: Zones can have more than one function turned on, but some functions
are mutually exclusive. In such case only one setting is valid e.g.:
-if a zone is “disabled” all other settings have no meaning,
-if a zone is “active 24h”, then setting such as “day armed”, “night blocked”,
“delayed”, and “allow neglect” have no meaning.
Examples of alarm zone type settings:
•a typical alarm zone has none of the above attributes selected: it is in supervision
mode when the system is “armed” or “night armed”, and disarmed when the system
is in the “disarmed” or “day armed “ mode,
•the entry zone can be “remote blocked” i.e. after using remote control button, the
entry delay countdown is started. Security violation in the zone during the
countdown will not generate the alarm immediately, but after the countdown is
finished. That allows user enough time for safe disarming the system,
•the entry zone can also be a delayed zone: i.e. after the zone is violated, the entry
delay countdown starts in order to not cause the alarm the system must be disarmed
before the countdown is finished,
•the “chime type” zone which often is also a “delayed” or “remote blocked” zone,
generates two beep sound signals on every violation of the zone (e.g. informing
about an entry to the shop),
•a basement zone can be “day armed”, but it cannot be “active 24h” simultaneously,
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•the “allow neglect” zone type allows arming the alarm while intentionally leaving a
window protected by CTX3H or CTX4H detector opened. The “Neglect?” prompt
and the name of this zone will appear during arming. The OK button confirms
selection, and the C button exits from arming.
3.2. Zone name.
Service settings →Zone settings →Zone name
Every alarm zone used in the system may have user defined 16-character name, e.g.:
kitchen, living room, office, Mark’s Room, etc. Uppercase and lowercase letters, digits
and the following characters: space and “-,./” are allowed.
In this menu, select zone number with the ▲▼ buttons, accept with the OK button and
start defining the name. The ◄► buttons select the successive letters of the name, and
the ▲▼ buttons browse the character table. Accept the name with OK button. The use
of C button cancels selection and exits the menu.
3.3. Learning detectors.
Service settings →Zone settings →Learning detectors
Entering this menu use the ▲▼ buttons to select zone number, and the ◄► buttons to
toggle between displaying the zone number and zone name, e.g.: zone 1 ↔kitchen. The
OK button accepts all selections. If a detector is already learned to the zone, the “OK-
remove” prompt will appear on the LCD. If the zone is free, the “OK-enter” will appear
on the LCD. In the first case, the use of OK button removes (deletes) the detector from
the zone while in the second case OK button starts learning procedure for detector. In
response to the “Awaiting trans. 1” and “Awaiting trans. 2” messages, trigger two
successive alarm transmissions from detector (*).Correct learning will be followed by
“OK-correct” message. Errors are signalled with 3 beeps and by the “Program error”
message. The use of C button exits the menu.
(*) For the PTX50 detector – by setting “Test” mode and hand movement over the
lens. For the CTX3H and CTX4H – by moving the magnet away from the reed relay.
As in case of GBX1, transmissions learning the detector to a receiver appear for a while
after connecting battery. For detailed information please refer to detector’s manuals.
3.4. RF range test.
Service settings →Zone settings →RF range test
To assess the level of radio signals received from detectors, the most distant detectors in
particular, the CB32 panel is provided with “RF range test” function allowing the
received signal levels to be displayed on 16-point bar graph scale of LCD.
After entering this menu all RF signals in the 433.92MHz radio band will be displayed
in form of bar graph. The detectors should be triggered to send alarm transmissions. The
longer the distance of the detector from the control panel, or the greater difficulty in
radio waves propagation, the lower the level of received signals and the length of the
displayed bar graph. If the number of displayed fields is lower than three it must be
assumed that this connection does not guarantee reliable alarming. The location of
detectors or the control panel should be changed in search for better connection quality.
The “RF range test” function allows assessing the level of all local RF signals in the
