First Alert TouchCenter FA701CVKP Assembly instructions

Installation and
Set-Up Guide
K6248-2V1 6/07 Rev. A
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Table of Contents
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SECTION 1 – General Information ............................................ 1–1
About the TouchCenter................................................................. 1–1
System Features ........................................................................... 1–1
Security ..................................................................................... 1–1
Setup ......................................................................................... 1–1
Compatibility ................................................................................ 1–2
ECP Error ..................................................................................... 1–2
SECTION 2 – Mounting and Wiring........................................... 2–1
Mounting the TouchCenter Mounting Plate................................. 2–1
Wiring the TouchCenter ............................................................... 2–2
SECTION 3 – Front Panel LEDs and Navigation Icons.......... 3–1
Front Panel LEDs......................................................................... 3–1
Navigation Icons ........................................................................... 3–2
SECTION 4 – Initial Setup........................................................... 4–1
Programming the Control Panel................................................... 4–1
FA701CVKP Word List ............................................................. 4–2
TouchCenter Initialization ........................................................... 4–3
Power Up................................................................................... 4–3
How to Change the ECP Address ................................................. 4–3
How to Access the Central Station Screen ................................... 4–4
How to Select System Options................................................... 4–7
How to Set the NIGHT Setup Button Function ........................ 4–8
How to View and Edit Screen Security ..................................... 4–9
How to View Code Authority................................................... 4–10
How to View the Panel Configuration..................................... 4–11
TouchCenter Setup ..................................................................... 4–12
How to Adjust the TouchCenter Contrast............................... 4–13
How to Adjust the Volume....................................................... 4–14
How to Select Screen Backlight Off Activation Time.............. 4–15
How to Select Homepage After Time ...................................... 4–16
How to Set the Time and Date ................................................ 4–18
Setting Operating Modes............................................................ 4–23
SECTION 5 – User Codes ............................................................. 5–1
Introduction to User Code Setup.................................................. 5–1
Authority Levels ........................................................................... 5–1
How to Access User Setup ............................................................ 5–2
How to Add a User .................................................................... 5–4

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How to Delete a User................................................................. 5–6
How to Edit a User .................................................................... 5–7
SECTION 6 – Maintenance .......................................................... 6–1
About TouchCenter Maintenance................................................. 6–1
How to Clean the TouchCenter..................................................... 6–1
Routine Care................................................................................. 6–3
SECTION 7 – Troubleshooting.................................................... 7–1
Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 7–1
Panel Fault Displays .................................................................... 7–1
Diagnostics.................................................................................... 7–2
About Diagnostics...................................................................... 7–2
How to Access the Diagnostics .................................................. 7–2
Performing Diagnostics ................................................................ 7–4
LCD Display Test ...................................................................... 7–4
Audio Test ................................................................................. 7–5
LED Test ................................................................................... 7–6
SECTION 8 – Safe Mode............................................................... 8–1
About the Safe Mode..................................................................... 8–1
Entering the Safe Mode ................................................................ 8–1
Automatic Entry........................................................................ 8–1
Manual Entry ............................................................................ 8–2
Operating in the Safe Mode.......................................................... 8–2
Exiting the Safe Mode................................................................... 8–2
SECTION 9 – Specifications........................................................ 9–2
Specifications ................................................................................ 9–2
SECTION 10 – Index ................................................................... 10–2

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Conventions Used in This Manual
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Before you begin using this manual, it is important that you
understand the meaning of the following symbols (icons) and text
note.
UL
These notes include specific information that must be followed if you are
installing this system for a UL Listed application.
These notes include information that you should be aware of before
continuing with the installation, and which, if not observed, could result
in operational difficulties.
Note: These text notes are provided throughout the manual to provide
informative information and shortcut tips for the installer.

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1–1
SECTION 1
General Information
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In This Section
♦ About the TouchCenter
♦ System Features
♦Compatibility
♦ECP Error
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About the TouchCenter
The FA701CKP and FA701CVKP are intuitive, graphical touch-
screen keypads that combine security and home control. They can be
used for:
•Quick and easy security system operation
•Control of the home environment, including lights and contains
provisions for the future control of heating and air-conditioning.
UL
The home environment control feature has not been evaluated by UL.
System Features
Security
•Arm System
– Away
– Stay
– Night
•Disarm System
•User Codes - Allows authorized user to add or delete codes
•Bypass Zones
Setup
•Volume
•Contrast
•Diagnostics
•Keypad Emulation (Console Mode)

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Compatibility
The below listing identifies the alarm systems that the TouchCenter
can interface with, the maximum number of TouchCenters that can
be used with each system, and the minimum alarm panel software
revision level for compatibility.
MAXIMUM NUMBER MINIMUM SOFTWARE
ALARM SYSTEM OF TOUCHCENTERS REVISION LEVEL
FA148CP 2 3.0
FA168CPS 2 All Levels
FA168CPS 4 5.0
FA1660C 3 2.4
FA1700C 1 1.5
FA1700C 3 2.0
•On all panels except the residential panels, you may obtain the
software revision level of the alarm panel by entering the program
mode and then entering #92 on the keypad. The second line of the
keypad displays the software revision level (without the decimal
point).
•The keypad sound suppression feature available in some commercial
panels is not compatible with the TouchCenter.
ECP Error
The message “ECP Error” will be displayed at the top of the screen (except for
the Home screen) when the TouchCenter cannot communicate with the
alarm panel. This may be caused by an incorrect ECP address in the
TouchCenter or because AUI type devices have not been enabled in the
panel. While this message is being displayed, you must use the
TouchCenter default code of “4140” any time the TouchCenter requests an
authorized code.

2–1
SECTION 2
Mounting and Wiring
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In This Section
♦ Mounting the TouchCenter Mounting Plate
♦ Wiring the TouchCenter
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Mounting the TouchCenter Mounting Plate
The TouchCenter should be mounted using the following criteria:
•The TouchCenter must be mounted indoors,
•should be mounted at eye level for easy viewing by the user, and
•should not be mounted in areas of high condensation such as
bathrooms.
To mount the TouchCenter mounting plate, complete the following
steps:
1. Detach the mounting plate from the TouchCenter by pushing it
toward the bottom of the TouchCenter.
2. Locate the mounting plate over the mounting surface such that
the opening in the mounting plate is aligned with the wire/cable
access opening (in the mounting surface) while passing the
wires/cable through the opening in the mounting plate. (See
Figure 1.)
Note: The back of the TouchCenter has wire channels leading to
the bottom and the left side if surface wiring is being used.
3. Secure the mounting plate to the mounting surface using four
screws (supplied).

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6271CV-005-V0
MOUNTING
SCREWS (4)
(TYP)
WALL
SURFACE
WALL
MOUNTING
PLATE
Figure 1. Mounting the
TouchCenter Mounting Plate
Wiring the TouchCenter
Connect TouchCenter in parallel with keypads and other peripheral
devices using the keypad data (ECP) bus. Determine wire gauge by
referring to the Wire Run Length/Gauge table below.
Wire Run Length/Gauge Table
Wire Gauge Length
#22 gauge 115 feet
#20 gauge 175 feet
#18 gauge 300 feet
#16 gauge 450 feet
If more than one keypad is wired to one run, then the above
maximum lengths must be divided by the number of keypads on the
run (e.g., the maximum length is 57 feet if two keypads are wired on
a #22 gauge run).
Unshielded 4-conductor cable is recommended for the power/data wire.

SECTION 2: Mounting and Wiring
2–3
To wire, see the Summary of Connections diagrams at the back of this
guide, or the appropriate Systems Interconnection Diagram provided,
and follow the instructions below.
The TouchCenter draws up to 230mA230mA. If you are planning to
power it from your panel’s Aux Power output, check you panel’s
Installation and Setup Guide and verify that this device and others do
not exceed your panels Aux Power output capability. If it does, a
supplementary power supply is needed.
Connect the wires to the TouchCenter terminal block as
follows:
1. Connect +12VDC to the TouchCenter using step a or b below.
a. If powering the keypad from the control panel, connect the
AUX + terminal of the control panel to the + terminal block
position (+12VDC terminal of the TouchCenter (red wire)).
b. If powering the keypad from a supplementary power supply,
connect the + terminal of the supplementary power supply to
the + terminal block position (+12VDC terminal of the
TouchCenter (red wire)).
6271CV-003-V0
YG
DATA IN (GREEN)
GROUND (BLACK)
+12VDC (RED)
DATA OUT (YELLOW)
Figure 2. Wiring the
TouchCenter

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2. Connect ground to the TouchCenter using step a or b below.
a. If powering the keypad from the control panel, connect the
AUX – terminal of the control panel to the – terminal block
position (GND terminal of the TouchCenter (black wire)).
b. If powering the keypad from a supplementary power supply,
connect the AUX – terminal of the control panel to the (–)
terminal of the supplementary power supply (black wire).
Then, connect the (–) terminal of the supplementary power
supply to the – terminal block position (GND terminal of the
TouchCenter (black wire)).
3. Connect Data Out terminal of the control panel to the Y terminal
block position (Data In terminal of the TouchCenter (yellow
wire)).
4. Connect the Data In terminal of the control panel to the G
terminal block position (Data Out terminal of the TouchCenter
(green wire)).
5. Mount the TouchCenter onto the mounting plate as shown in
Figure 3.
TOUCHCENTER WALL
MOUNTING
PLATE
TYPICAL
4
PLACES
6271CV-007-V0
Figure 3. Mounting the TouchCenter

3–1
SECTION 3
Front Panel LEDs
and Navigation Icons
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In This Section
♦ Front Panel LEDs
♦
Navigation Icons
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Front Panel LEDs
The TouchCenter has three LEDs labeled - ARMED, READY and
TROUBLE (FA701CKP) or MESSAGE (FA701CVKP). The ARMED
LED is red, READY LED is green and TROUBLE or MESSAGE LED
is yellow. Each LED's on and off state has different meanings as
described below.
LED DESCRIPTION
ARMED ON – Security system is armed.
OFF – Security system is not armed.
READY ON – Security system is disarmed and ready to arm.
OFF – Security system is armed or disarmed but not ready.
If disarmed, faults or troubles are present.
MESSAGE
(FA701CVKP)
FLASHING – The FA701CVKP contains new message(s)
for the User
OFF – No new messages.
TROUBLE
(FA701CKP)
ON – The Security System has one or more Trouble(s).
OFF – No Trouble.

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Navigation Icons
To aid in the navigation through TouchCenter screens, a set of user-
friendly icons has been provided. The appearance, function, and
location of these icons is described below:
ICON LOCATION FUNCTION
"Home"
screen
Allows you to record and retrieve voice
messages. (FA701CVKP Only)
"Home"
screen
Allows you to turn certain devices on and
off (if installed and programmed by your
installer.)
"Home"
screen
Accesses "Arming" screen.
Note: The lock symbol and lock color in
the button indicates security system
status.
Unlocked and green – system disarmed
Unlocked and yellow – system disarmed
and a system trouble exists
Locked and red – system armed
Upper left
corner of
most screens
Returns you to the TouchCenter
"Home" screen. This icon is called the
Home button within the text of this
document.
Upper right
corner of
most screens
Reverts to the last screen viewed. This
icon is called the Back button within the
text of this document.
Lower right
corner of
screen
Displays Emergency functions (as
programmed by the installer). This icon is
called the Panic button within the text of
this document.
Note: This icon is displayed and active
on all screens except while in the Clean
Screen mode and during an LCD Display
test in Diagnostics.

4–1
SECTION 4
Initial Setup
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In This Section
♦Programming the Control
Panel
♦TouchCenter Initialization
♦How to Change the ECP
Address
♦How to Access the Central
Station Screen
♦TouchCenter Setup
♦Setting Chime Mode On/Off
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Programming the Control Panel
The TouchCenter will not be fully operational unless its address in
the control panel has been enabled for an alpha console, AUI type
device, and assigned to a partition (where applicable). Refer to
“Compatibility” on page 1–2 of this document for the quantity of
TouchCenters that may be used and the required control panel
software revision level.
Note: When programming your control panel, if you change the zone
types for your emergency zones you may disable the emergency
buttons in the TouchCenter. The emergency buttons in the
TouchCenter are active for zone types 06 and 07 (Panic button), 08
(Medical button), and 09 (Fire button). Additionally, the Medical
button is also compatible with a zone type 15 (24-Hour Medical) for
panels that contain this zone type.
On residential control panels (FA148CP, FA168CPS, or
equivalent), up to four TouchCenters may be used (addresses 1, 2, 5
and 6). Addresses 1 and 2 (in field *189) are enabled by default. If the
defaults have been changed, enable these addresses (in field *189)
using an alpha-keypad and the Data Field Programming procedures
located in the panel Installation and Setup Guide.
On commercial control panels (FA1660C, FA1700C, or
equivalent), addresses 1, 2, and from 3 through 30 may be used for
the TouchCenter. These addresses in the control panel are normally
not defaulted for AUI type devices. To enable the addresses you will
be using for TouchCenters, use an alpha-keypad and follow the

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procedures for “Device Programming” in your control panel
“Programming Guide.”
Notes:
•If multiple TouchCenters are being used, they must be set to
addresses 1, 2, and X (where X equals any address from 3 through
30. Only one AUI type device may be assigned to an address from 3
through 30 on commercial control panels.
•The TouchCenter should not be assigned as a Master Console. If
the TouchCenter is assigned as a Master Console, partitions must
be controlled from the Partition screen or using the Console
Emulation Mode.
FA701CVKP Word List
The FA701CVKP has the capability of enunciating the words listed
below. Please note that this listing does not increase the vocabulary
available from your panel. You must use the listing in your alarm
panel instructions for actual words that may be requested for
enunciation.
AC-Loss
Air
Alarm
Apartment
Area
Armed
Attic
Away
Baby
Back
Bar
Basement
Bathroom
Bed
Bedroom
Blower
Boiler
Building
Bypassed
Call
Carbon-Monoxide
Central
Check
Closed
Computer
Daughter's
Den
Detector
Dining
Disarmed
Disarm-System-Now
Door
Down
Downstairs
Driveway
Duct
East
Eight-Hundred
Eight
Eighteen
Eighty
Eleven
Emergency
Equipment
Exit
Factory
Father's
Fault
Fence
Fifteen
Fifty
Fire
First
Five-Hundred
Five
Floor
Forty
Four-Hundred
Four
Fourteen
Foyer
Front
Garage
Gas
Glass
Gun
Hall
Heat
House
Hundred
Inside
Instant
Kitchen
Laundry
Left
Library
Light
Living
Loading
Low-Battery
Lower
Machine
Main
Master
Medical
Mother's
Motion
Night
Nine-Hundred
Nine
Nineteen
Ninety
North
Not
Now
Off
Office
On
One
One-Hundred
Open
Outside
Panic
Patio
Phone
Police
Pool
Power
Ready-to-Arm
Rear
Right
Room
Second
Service
Seven-Hundred
Seven
Seventeen
Seventy
Shed
Shop
Side
Six-Hundred
Six
Sixteen
Sixty
Sliding
Smoke
Son's
South
Station
Stay
Storage
Supervise
Telco
Temperature
Ten
Third
Thirteen
Thirty
Three-Hundred
Three
Tool
Twelve
Twenty
Two-Hundred
Two
Up
Upper
Upstairs
Utility
West
Window
Wing
Yard
Zero
Zone

SECTION 4: Initial Setup
4–3
TouchCenter Initialization
Power Up
When initially powered, the screen displays the boot sequence as it is
performed. After it is determined what services are available, the
screen displays the Set ECP Address screen.
SCREEN ACTION
If the system is incorporating only one
TouchCenter, leave the address set to 1
and press the APPLY button. The boot-
up process will continue until completion.
If there are to be additional TouchCenter
units in the system, refer to the
How to
Change the ECP Address
paragraph.
How to Change the ECP Address
After enabling addresses in the control panel using an alpha-keypad,
power up each TouchCenter one at a time, and set its address to one
of the addresses you enabled in the control panel. If this is a first
time power-up of the unit, follow the initialization procedure in this
section. Otherwise, access the Central Station screen then follow the
procedure to change the address on the unit.

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How to Access the Central Station Screen
To Access the “Central Station” screen perform the following:
1. Press the SECURITY button on the “Home”screen. The “Arming”screen is
displayed.
SCREEN ACTION
2. Press the MORE CHOICES button.
The “More Choices”screen is displayed.
3. Press the SETUP button on the “More
Choices”screen. The “Setup”screen is
displayed.
4. Press the ADVANCED SETUP button.
The Enter Authorized Code:
authorization screen is displayed.

SECTION 4: Initial Setup
4–5
SCREEN ACTION
5. Enter your 4-digit Installer code. The
“Advanced Setup”menu screen is
displayed.
Note: If the top of the screen is displaying
ECP Error, the ECP address in the
TouchCenter is not valid for the panel that
it is connected to. To change the ECP
address in the TouchCenter when ECP
Error is being displayed, enter the
TouchCenter default code of “4140”to
advance to the next screen.
6. Press the Central Station button. The
“Central Station”menu screen is
displayed.
NOTE: The Resets and Running counters
are shown on this screen near the lower-
left corner. The Resets counter displays
the number of times the TouchCenter has
been reset since it was installed while the
Running counter indicates how long the
TouchCenter has been running since the
last time it was reset.

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To change the address, perform the following.
SCREEN ACTION
1. On the “Central Station”screen press
the ECP Address button. A pop-up
window is displayed with options for
selecting the TouchCenter's ECP
address.
2. The available ECP addresses are:
1-2, 5-6 for residential controls or
1-30 for commercial controls
Select the ECP address for this
TouchCenter using the Up/Dn arrows.
Press the APPLY button to accept the
address setting or the BACK or HOME
buttons to maintain the original ECP
address. If APPLY is selected, the
TouchCenter will reset. If BACK is
selected, The "Central Station" menu
screen is displayed.