Ness ECO8x User manual

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Ness ECO8x ALARM CONTROL PANEL
User's MANUAL

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ECO8x USER'S MANUAL
This revision February 2008
Document Part Number: 890-355
For products:
106-030 ECO8x Control Panel
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WARNING
Installation and maintenance shall be performed by
qualified service personnel only.
CAUTION
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an
incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according
to the instructions on the battery.
ADSL NOTICE
ADSL broadband data can interfere with the
operation of your alarm dialler.
It is recommended that a quality ADSL filter
be installed as per the filter manufacturer's
guidelines in all premises with an alarm
dialler installed.

CONTeNTs
Features ....................................................................... 4
Introduction ................................................................. 5
Keypad ......................................................................... 6
Visual Indicators........................................................... 7
OPERATION
System Overview...................................................... 9
Arming .................................................................... 10
Disarming................................................................ 11
Home Mode............................................................ 12
Keypad Panic / Duress ........................................... 13
Keypad Medical Alarm ........................................... 14
Keypad Fire Alarm.................................................. 14
Excluding Zones..................................................... 15
View Memory .................................................... 16, 17
Temporary Day Zones ...................................... 18, 19
PROGRAMMING
Programming Options Table .................................. 20
User Code programming ....................................... 21
Entry/Exit Timer programming ............................... 22
Monitoring ................................................................. 23
Ness Accessories................................................. 24, 25
Troubleshooting ......................................................... 26
Installation Record ..................................................... 27
OPERATION SUMMARY ............................................ 28

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Ness eCO8x FeATUres
• 8 alarm zones.
• Supports up to 3 remote keypads.
• 15 user codes can be programmed to
operate by keypad PIN or radio key.
• Optional Ness Radio Interface for fully
integrated wireless security.
• Programmable 2 Area Partitioning can
split the panel into two independent areas
plus a common area.
• Home Mode allows partial arming, (eg,
perimeter security overnight).
• Day Mode feature allows daytime
monitoring of fire doors, coolrooms etc.
• Temporary Day Zone feature allows easy
enabling/disabling of Day Mode.
• Keypad Panic feature.
• Keypad Medical Alarm feature.
• Two button arming feature.
• Fire Alarm feature with different siren
tones.
• Highly flexible zone to output mapping.
• Onboard Vibration Sensor Analyser
with programmable sensitivity. Use with
Nessensor™ vibration sensors.
• Siren chirp and strobe flash on arming
with radio key.
• Quiet chirps option on arm/disarm by
radio key.
• True Dynamic Battery Test actively tests
the battery under load every hour.
• 2 programmable auxiliary outputs.
• Automatic reset fuses.
• Programmable siren/reset lockout.
• 30 event memory from keypad.
• Standard defaults to suit most
applications.
• Easy programming by keypad or
NessComms™ software.
• All programming data is permanently
stored in a non-volatile memory.
• All inputs and outputs are heavily
protected against lightning and high
voltage supply transients.
DIALLER
• Full remote upload/download by PC and
modem using NessComms™ software.
• Contact ID Format for central station
monitoring.
• Audible format feature.
• Phone line monitoring (activates output).
• Dialler ‘Listen in’ option for installers.
• Auto Test calls.
• DTMF dialling.
• True dial tone detection.

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INTrOdUCTION
The Ness ECO8x microcomputer based 8 zone
control panel is the heart of your security
system.
Each Zone of the panel can be connected to one
or more detection devices to protect separate
rooms of your premises.
Detection devices may be wired to the panel or
you can use optional wireless detectors.
Passive Infra-Red motion detectors (PIRs) are
used to detect motion of people or animals.
Pet Aware motion detectors can ignore pets
and still detect people. Reed Switches are
fitted to windows and doors to detect opening.
Vibration sensors such as the Nessensor™ can
be used to detect glass breakage or forcing of
windows or doors.
Normally a zone is considered Sealed. Activation
of a detection device will cause the zone to be
Unsealed and may cause an alarm.
Detectors such as smoke detectors and panic
buttons must be able to generate an alarm at all
times regardless of the panel setting. A zone with
this assignment is called a 24 hour zone.
Some detection devices may be required to
generate an alarm or warning only when the
panel is Disarmed. A zone with this assignment
is called a Day zone.
Before leaving the premises you must "Arm"
(turn on) the panel. After arming, the panel will
ignore detectors during the Exit Delay Time to
allow you to exit without triggering an alarm.
The system can be armed and disarmed using
the keypad supplied or by optional Radio
Keys.
When you enter the premises the panel will
ignore selected zones for the Entry Delay Time
and will not alarm if you disarm the panel during
this allowed time.
When an alarm occurs, it can be reset with a
User Code1or by optional Radio Key, otherwise
it will reset at the end of Alarm Reset Time.
Resetting an alarm stops the sirens and strobe
light. If an alarm is not reset the sirens will stop
after the programmed time (default is 5 minutes)
and the strobe light will stop after 72 hours.
Home mode allows you to Arm selected zones
while others are ignored. Typically, perimeter
zones (doors and windows) can be monitored
while you are at home.
If you wish to split your alarm system into two
areas with access limited to each area by code
numbers then Area operation is used. Radio
Keys can also Arm and Disarm Areas.
The control panel housing and the covers
over external sirens are protected by tamper
switches to detect someone attempting to
disable the security system.
You can Exclude a zone or zones so that they
are temporarily ignored and cannot generate an
alarm. Excluded zones become active again the
next time the system is disarmed.
The control panel is fitted with a rechargeable
backup battery to ensure your security system
continues to operate if the mains power is
interrupted. This control panel automatically
tests the battery every hour and whenever
you Arm/Disarm the panel. (Dynamic Battery
Test).
Up to 30 previous events/alarms are stored
in memory and can be viewed at any time in
Memory Mode.
1 Keypad codes programmed as Arm Only will
not reset the panel.

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KeypAd
The ECO8x keypad provides important visual and audible indications and is the main interface for
operating and programming the control panel.
The keypad features backlit soft-touch buttons and bright easy to read indicators. The Arm, Home,
Memory and Exclude buttons are illuminated from behind allowing the system status to be seen
at a glance.
There is also an option to blank all the indicator lights after four minutes of no keypad use. (This
option must be enabled by your installer.)
Zone indicators
System indicators
Mounting holes with
cover plug x 2
ARM button
HOME button
FIRE button MEDICAL button
EXCLUDE button
MEMORY button
PANIC alarm
Press FIRE and MEDICAL together
(if keypad panic function is enabled)
KEYPAD BEEPS MEANING
1 BEEP Any key press
3 BEEPS Valid Command
–– 1 LONG BEEP Error
–10–10 BEEPS Mains Power is off
or Panel Battery is low
or A Radio Device has sent a low battery signal
or Telephone Line Fail has been detected

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KeypAd INdICATOrs
See page 17 for keypad indicators in Memory Mode.
KEYPAD DISPLAY INDICATORS IN OPERATING MODE
KEYPAD LIGHT OFF ON FLASHING
ZONE LIGHTS 1-8 Zone is sealed. Zone is
unsealed.
Zone is in alarm.
ARMED
Red Illuminated button
Panel is disarmed. Panel is armed
(or Area 1 is
armed if using
Areas).
HOME
Amber Illuminated button
Home Mode is
disarmed.
Panel is armed
in Home Mode.
Day Mode enabled,
(see page 18).
MEMORY
Red Illuminated button
Normal. Memory mode
selected.
New alarm/s in
memory.
EXCLUDE
Red Illuminated button
Normal. Zone/s are
Excluded.
PROGRAM
Red Illuminated button
Normal. User Program
Mode.
Installer Program
Mode.
ARM2 (Amber)
Area 2 is Disamed. Area 2 is
Armed.
BATTERY (Red)
Normal. The backup battery
is low.
MAINS (Red)
Normal. Mains power is off.
READY (Green)
Zone/s are unsealed.
or Power is off.
or Panel is armed.
or phone line fault.
Ready to arm
the panel.
TAMPER (Red)
Normal. The Internal Tamper
input is in alarm.
RADIO (Red)
Normal. Receiving a
radio signal. (If
radio fitted.)
A Radio Key or
other radio device
has low battery.
LINE (Red)
Normal Dialler is on
line.
Phone line fault
or failure to
communicate.

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OperATION
OPERATING RULES
Generally, the panel will be Disarmed. Armed
or Home modes provide different levels of
security for your premises when you are home or
away. Three other temporary modes; Program,
Memory and Exclude, allow you to perform
various operations. The panel will automatically
exit from these temporary modes if you do not
press any buttons on the keypad in a 4 minute
period.
If you make a mistake while entering any codes,
press the E button and start again.
When you are required to enter your access
code, you are given five opportunities to enter it
correctly. After the fifth invalid attempt the alarm
is activated (requiring the correct code + E
to silence the alarm). This prevents anyone
trying to guess your code by entering random
numbers.
AREA PARTITIONING
Area Partitioning allows the zones to be split into
two partitions; Area1 and Area2.
The panel then effectively operates as two
separate systems sharing only the siren outputs
and dialler.
USER CODE ASSIGNMENT
A User Code assigned to an Area can Arm
and Disarm only that Area. User Codes
assigned to both Areas will operate both Areas
simultaneously.
COMMON AREA ZONES
Zones assigned to both Areas are Armed only
when Area1 and Area2 are both Armed. This
allows the Common Area zone/s to be shared
by both Areas.
For example, Office A and Office B operate as
separate areas but the entrance foyer used by
both offices is assigned to both areas meaning
it will automatically Arm when both Areas have
Armed. The Common Area then automatically
disarms when either Area1 or Area2 Disarms.
ARMING AREAS
Arming and Disarming of Areas, if enabled, is
carried out as normal from a single keypad or
separate keypads installed in both areas or by
Radio Key.
Area operation only applies to zones when they
are in the Armed state. This means that Day,
24hr and Home zones are independent of the
area operations.
Note: Area partitioning is in addition to Home
Mode. Any zone may be allocated to any area.
This section describes the operation of a typical control panel installation. Keep in mind that
your installation may vary depending on the selected options and equipment. The operating
instructions which follow will cover the most common options.
Consult your installation company if you require further information.
All control panel operations are controlled by the keypad except if an optional key switch or radio
remote control is installed.

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sysTeM OvervIew
OPTIONAL RADIO PRODUCTS
ECO8x KEYPAD
(Supplied)
ECO8x
MAIN
HOUSING
8 Zones for PIRs, Door & Window Switches, Vibration Sensors, Smoke Detectors...
Auxiliary Outputs for optional connection
to Electric Roller Doors, Lighting, Line Fail
Output, Radio Key Panic Output, Radio Key
AUX Output and more...
Radio PIRs, Radio Reed
Switches, Radio Keypad,
Radio Smoke Detector...
17V AC Plug Pack (Supplied)
Telephone Dialler Built-in
Telephone Lead (Supplied)
Internal Siren
External Siren
Strobe Light
RKP
RADIO KEYPAD
See pages 24-25 for further information on the Ness range of wired and wireless accessories.

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OperATION
The control panel must be armed in order to
detect intruders.
Before arming, all zones should be Sealed by
making sure there is no movement in rooms
protected by motion detectors. Doors or
windows protected by reed switches should
be closed.
The panel cannot be armed if in Program,
Home, Memory or Exclude modes or if it is in
alarm. (User codes that are programmed as Arm
Only* codes can arm the panel either from the
disarmed state or from Home Mode.
A keypad is supplied with the panel. Operation
by Radio keys is optional.
10
10 beeps when you arm means
Mains Power is turned off or the backup battery
is low.
One long beep when you arm could
mean the panel is already armed or the keypad
code is wrong, (if not using Shortcut Arming).
Siren Warning:
At the end of the exit time, all zones should be
Sealed. If any are Unsealed, the siren will sound
for 2 seconds to indicate that those zones have
been automatically excluded. You should disarm
the panel, check the premises and then arm
again. Continual warnings could mean there is
a problem with a detection device - that zone
may have to be manually excluded.
If a zone is Unsealed at the end of exit time and
the auto-exclude option is disabled, the siren
will sound for the duration of siren time, (default
is 5 minutes).
* This is an installer programming function.
To ARM the panel
by KEYPAD by RADIO KEY
When the READY light is on, you can arm by...
Press +
(If the Arming ShOrtcut is enabled). Press the ON button once.
The strobe light will flash briefly.
If required, your installer can
program the external siren to chirp
once when disarming by radio key.
(If Home Arming by Radio Key is
enabled, the chirp will be delayed by
5 seconds).
Or press +[User Code]+
Or press [User Code]+
(If cOde Only Arming has been enabled by your
installer).
The Armed buttOn will light up. Leave the premises within the Exit Delay Time. 3 beeps will
sound at the end of Exit Delay Time.

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When you enter the protected premises through
a delay zone, the keypad responds with regular
beeps1as a reminder to Disarm. You then have
your programmed entry delay time to disarm
the panel.
If the panel is not disarmed by the end of the
entry delay time, an alarm will occur.
By using the optional radio keys you may disarm
your system from within your premises or from
outside your entrance door. There is also the
option to ‘Chirp’ the outside siren three times
and briefly flash the strobe light to indicate that
you have disarmed your system.
If you make a mistake when entering your
keypad code press E and start again. Five
incorrect entries will cause an alarm.
The panel can be reset and the siren/s silenced
by disarming the panel.
If you arrive at your premises and find the strobe
light flashing2(if installed), reset the panel as
above. To check the cause of the alarm, you
can view the alarms in memory by entering
Memory Mode.
Note: Arm Only codes
User codes can optionally be programmed to be
Arm Only3 codes. An Arm Only code can Arm the
system but it cannot Disarm. However if an Arm
Only code is assigned to a radio key, the radio
key OFF button will arm and disarm.
1 If Entry Beeps are enabled.
2In the event of an alarm, the strobe light will flash for
72 hours or until the panel is reset.
3This is an installer programming function.
OperATION
To DISARM
by KEYPAD by RADIO KEY
Enter the premises via a Delay Zone.
Press [User Code]+
Press the OFF button once.
The strobe light will flash briefly.
If required, your installer can
program the external siren to chirp
3 times when disarming by radio
key.
The Armed light will turn off. If there has been an alarm while the system was armed the
memOry light will be flashing. See page 16 on how to read the event memory.

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OperATION
Home mode allows you to Arm selected zones
while others are ignored. Typically, perimeter
zones (doors and windows) can be monitored
while you are at home.
Your installer must program which zones will be
active in Home mode.
If an alarm occurs while in Home mode, entering
[uSer cOde]+will silence the alarm. This
will also Disarm the panel, so remember to arm
Home Mode again if needed.
Using the optional Radio Keys you can enter
Home Mode by pressing either the OFF button
or the ON button twice within 4 seconds or
by pressing the AUX button, (RK4 radio key
only). These options must be enabled by your
installer.
Notes on Home Mode and Areas.
Home Mode can be used if the panel is fully
disarmed or if only Area2 is armed. Home mode
is not available when Area 1 is armed.
The panel can be armed in Home Mode if Area2
is already armed on these conditions:
• Area 1 must be OFF.
• Area 2 must be armed first, and then Home
armed – not the reverse.
• Zones assigned to both Home Mode and
to Area 2 will act as Home zones when both
Area 2 and Home Mode are armed.
Note: Home Mode arming when AREA 2 is
armed cannot be done by Radio Key or by
keyswitch.
To arm HOME Mode
by KEYPAD by RADIO KEY
Press +
(If the hOme mOde ShOrtcut is enabled).
Home mode arming by radio key must be
enabled by your installer.
Press either the OFF
button or the ON button
twice within 4 seconds.
Or press the AUX
button once. (RK4
radio key only, if
enabled).
Or press +[User Code]+
The strobe light will flash briefly.
If required, your installer can program the
external siren to chirp twice when arming
Home mode.

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The keypad function may have been programmed
to be either AUDIBLE to activate the sirens, or
SILENT to send a PANIC report by dialler if your
system is monitored by a Central Station.
PANIC cannot be used while the panel is in
Program mode.
Note: Your installer may also have installed a
separate wired PANIC button.
Press [uSer cOde]+to reset a Panic alarm,
or press the OFF button on a radio key.
The DURESS alarm can be used to send a silent
alarm to the central station that you are being
forced to disarm the panel against your will. That
is; you are disarming under “duress.”
To disarm and send a DURESS alarm, prefix
your User Code with one of the digits 5, 6, 8 or
9 when Disarming.
* THE KEYPAD DURESS IS NORMALLY NOT
ENABLED. TO ENABLE THIS FUNCTION, CONSULT
YOUR INSTALLER.
* DURESS ALARMS CAN ONLY USED BY SYSTEMS
WHICH ARE MONITORED BY A CENTRAL STATION.
* THE DURESS ALARM CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO
SOUND THE INTERNAL SIREN (RESET OUTPUT).
THIS OPTION IS OFF BY DEFAULT.
PANIC alarm
by KEYPAD by RADIO KEY
Press +
Fire & Medical keys together
Press and hold the PANIC button for at
least 4 sec.
Keypad DURESS alarm
by KEYPAD
Press [5, 6, 8 Or 9]+[uSer cOde]+
Add one these digits in front of a user code when disarming.
This sequence will disarm the panel and send a Duress report by dialler if the system is
monitored by a central station.
OperATION

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OperATION
Keypad FIRE alarm
by KEYPAD
Press +
Sounds the siren using the Fire Alarm sound.
(If Keypad Fire Alarm has been enabled by your installer).
And sends a Fire Alarm report by dialler.
(If this option has been enabled by your installer and the system is monitored by a central
station).
Keypad MEDICAL alarm
by KEYPAD
Press +
Sends a Medical Alarm report by dialler.
(If this option has been enabled by your installer and the system is monitored by a central
station).
The Medical Alarm does not sound the sirens.

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OperATION
If there is a problem with a detection device and
the zone cannot be sealed when arming the
panel, then that zone can be Excluded so that it
does not generate alarms.
When zones have been Excluded, the EXCLUDE
light flashes continuously (in both the Disarmed
and Armed state).
Zones can be excluded while the panel is either
Disarmed or Armed. See notes below.
Zone Exclude is not permanent. Excluded zones
are automatically included next time the panel
is Disarmed.
Zones can be manually included by the
same method as Excluding. Simply use the
[ZOne nO.]+sequence to turn OFF the zone
lights to be Included.
NOTES
The +method works only when the panel is Disarmed.
The + [User Code] + method works even when the panel is armed.
(This method can only exclude the zones in the Area assigned to that code.)
How to EXCLUDE zones
by KEYPAD
Press +
(If the exclude ShOrtcut is enabled)
Or press + [User Code] +
The Exclude light will turn on.
then press [Zone no.]+ [Zone no.]+ (Enter the zone number/s to be excluded.)
Zones 1–8 can be excluded.
then press to exit Exclude mode
The Exclude light flashes constantly while zones are excluded. Excluded zones are automatically
Included next time the panel is disarmed.

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OperATION
The panel stores a comprehensive event
memory, including Arming, Disarming, Low
Battery, Mains Fail and Alarm events.
The memory is constantly upgraded and the last
30 events are always available for viewing.
This memory display can only be selected while
the panel is in the Disarmed state.
TO CLEAR THE MEMORY LIGHT
The MEMORY light flashes continuously
when an alarm has occurred as a reminder to
view the alarm memory. The MEMORY light
stops flashing after the memory is viewed as
shown above.
The MEMORY light is automatically cleared
next time the panel is Armed.
Viewing the EVENT MEMORY
by KEYPAD
Press +
(If the memOry ShOrtcut is enabled)
Or press + [User Code] +
The Exclude light will turn on.
Press ...The most recent event will be displayed.
Press ...The next most recent event will be displayed.
Press ...and so on, up to 30 events.
Press to exit Memory Mode.

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MEMORY MODE - EVENTS INDICATED BY KEYPAD LIGHTS
IndIcator on the keypad MeMory eVent
ZONE LIGHTS 1–8 Zone alarm
(no lights) Panel Disarmed
ARMED Panel Armed (or Area 1 Armed)
ARM2 Area 2 Armed
MAINS Mains power failure
BATTERY Low Battery
TAMPER Tamper alarm (Siren cover, panel etc)
EXCLUDE Panic alarm
LINE Telephone line fail
RADIO, EXCLUDE Radio Key Panic alarm
RADIO, BATTERY, ZONE Radio Device battery low, (Device number is indicated by a zone light
RADIO, BATTERY, ARM Radio Key battery low, (Radio Key number is NOT indicated)
RADIO, TAMPER, ZONE Radio Device tamper alarm, (Device number indicated by a zone light)
OperATION
When reviewing the event memory, the keypad lights will show the stored events as shown on
this table.

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The Ness ECO8x control panel has a Temporary
Day Zone feature which allows easy and flexible
Day Zone selection and operation.
Temporary Day Zones operate in addition to
Permanent Day Zones which are usually setup
by the installer.
While remaining in normal operating mode,
the user can add and remove ‘Temporary Day
Zones’.
As an extra feature, the user can easily enable
or disable Day Mode, (which includes both
Temporary and Permanent Day Zones).
Day Zones can be programmed by your installer
to beep the keypad, or briefly sound the siren/s
or flash the strobe light.
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
Day Zones are useful for a variety of applications
such as a shop door beeper, triggered by a reed
switch on the door.
For example, in a shop you could enable Day
Mode to alert you when a customer enters the
front door.
You can also enable additional Temporary Day
Zones to monitor switches on, for example, the
rear door or the fridge doors.
COMMANDS
(Accessed from normal operating mode).
ENTER SELECTION MODE.
Press followed by when in
operating mode to enter Temporary Day
Zone selection mode.
ZONE SELECTION.
[Zone no.]+
To select or deselect zones to be Temporary
Day Zones. The selected zones are indicated
by the corresponding zone number.
Permanent Day Zones, (installer option
P53E), are not displayed in selection mode.
Permanent Day Zones can be selected as
Temporary Day Zones but this has no effect
as those zones are already day zones.
EXIT SELECTION MODE.
Press to saves changes and return to
normal operating mode.
ENABLE DAY MODE.
Press +to enable/disable Day
Mode.
When Day Mode is enabled, any unsealed
day zone will sound the programmed
output for 2 seconds. When Day Mode is
disabled, an unsealed day zone will simply
be indicated on the keypad as an unsealed
zone.
The HOME light flashes continuously
when Day Mode is enabled
TeMpOrAry dAy ZONes

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prOgrAMMINg
Programming your Ness ECO8x is a simple
process using the keypad.
To enter program mode you need to know
your Master Code, which is user code
number 1, (see the table on the next page).
If you forget your Master Code it can be reset
by your installer.
USER CODES
The ECO8x panel has 15 user codes which
can be operated by keypad code (3-6 digit
PIN) or by optional radio key.
To add, change or delete a keypad code,
follow the steps on page 21.
To add or delete radio keys, ask your
installer.
The panel is supplied with the Master Code
pre-programmed as 123. You should re-
program this code with a new code of your
own choice.
TIMERS
You can also re-program the Entry Delay Time
and Exit Delay Time if you need more or less
time to exit and enter the premises.
MONITORING
Your installer can program the ECO8x to
report alarms via the onboard dialler to either
your mobile phone or to a central monitoring
station.
Ask your installer for details.
NOTE 1. The panel will automatically exit Program
Mode if the keypad is inactive for 4 minutes.
NOTE 2. The Panic alarm is be disabled while in
Program Mode.
TO ENTER USER PROGRAM MODE
From the disarmed state.
Press +[Master Code]+
The factory default Master Code is 123.
The button will light up in red while in User
Program Mode.
TO EXIT PROGRAM MODE
Press +
The button light will turn off.

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prOgrAMMINg OpTIONs TAbLe
OPTION NO. DESCRIPTION DEFAULT USER'S NAME
P11E User Code 1 (Master Code) 123
P12E User Code 2
P13E User Code 3
P14E User Code 4
P15E User Code 5
P16E User Code 6
P17E User Code 7
P18E User Code 8
P19E User Code 9
P20E User Code 10
P21E User Code 11
P22E User Code 12
P23E User Code 13
P24E User Code 14
P25E User Code 15
OPTION NO. DESCRIPTION DEFAULT COMMENT
P26E Entry Delay Time 20 (20 sec) Programmable from 1–99 seconds.
P28E Exit Delay Time 60 (60 sec) Programmable from 1–99 seconds.
P29E Siren Reset Time* 5 (5 min) Programmable from 1–99 minutes.
Siren times of longer than 5 minutes are
contrary to noise pollution regulations
in most areas.
* Siren Reset Time applies to the internal and external siren outputs. The strobe light will reset
after 72 hours unless the panel is reset sooner.