Raco Guard-It User manual

Guard-ItTM Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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Guard-ItTM Owner's Manual
Warranty
Raco Manufacturing and Engineering Co. Inc., warrants this product to be in good
working order for a period of two years from the date of purchase as a new product.
In the event of failure of any part(s) (excluding batteries), due to defect in material
or workmanship occurring within that two year period, Raco will, at it’s option
repair or replace the product at no charge for parts or labor. All billable repairs after
the two year period will carry a ninety day warranty. Any alteration of the product
without instruction from Raco's Engineering Department will automatically void this
warranty. If alterations of the unit are authorized by Raco, please complete the
authorization form in the Owners Manual and return the form to Raco to ensure the
warranty. Under no circumstances will Raco be responsible for consequential or
secondary damages.
The defective product should be returned, insured and freight prepaid, securely
packaged to the address listed below. Please call Customer Support at 800 449-4539
for a Return Authorization Number. Customer Support will be available from
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PST), Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). When
you call Customer Support with a technical problem or to request a Return
Authorization number please have the products serial number and a detailed
description of the problem you are experiencing.
Raco Manufacturing and Engineering Co. Inc.
Customer Support
1400 62nd Street
Emeryville, California 94608
Copyright
© Raco Manufacturing and Engineering Co., 1996. All rights reserved. No part of
this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
way including, but not limited to photocopy, photograph, or electronic media
without the written permission of Raco Manufacturing and Engineering Co.
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this document. However, Raco
Manufacturing and Engineering Co. assumes no responsibility for its use or any
third party action as that may result from its use.
Trademarks
Guard-ItTM is a trademark of Raco Manufacturing & Engineering, Co.
RACO is a registered trademark of Raco Manufacturing & Engineering, Co.
Printing History
Printed in USA, May 1997
Raco Manufacturing & Engineering, Co.
1400 62nd Street, Emeryville, CA 94608
[phone]
1-800-722-6999
FAX # [phone]
World Wide Web http://www.manufacturing.net/raco

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Table of Contents
1 Product Overview
1.1 Product Description ........................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Manual Description ........................................................................ 1-2
1.2.2 Conventions .................................................................................... 1-2
2 Installation
2.1 Mounting Location ......................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Mounting Onto A Back Surface ..................................................... 2-1
2.3 Mounting Flush Into A Front Panel................................................ 2-1
2.4 Mounting Without An Enclosure ................................................... 2-2
2.5 Mounting With CellularmTM Option ............................................... 2-2
3 Wiring Connections
3.1 Power Connections ......................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Connecting To Electrical Ground ................................................... 3-1
3.3 Phone Line Connection .................................................................. 3-2
3.4 Input Signal Connections ............................................................... 3-2
3.5 Connecting Unpowered ("DRY") Contact Inputs .......................... 3-2
3.6 Connecting Analog or Digital Logic Signal Inputs ........................ 3-2
3.7 Digital Alarm Output (DAO) Connections .................................... 3-3
3.8 Optional External Battery Connections .......................................... 3-3
Basic Wiring Connection Diagram ................................................ 3-3
3.9 Writing Channel Descriptions In White Bar Areas ........................ 3-3
Guard-ItTM Front Panel Diagram ................................................... 3-4
4 Program Your Guard-ItTM Autodialer
4.1 Programming Menu ........................................................................ 4-1
Guard-ItTM Programming Flow Chart ........................................... 4-2
4.1.1 Input Configuration ........................................................................ 4-3
4.1.2 Phone Number Programming ......................................................... 4-4
4.1.3 Recording Voice Messages ............................................................ 4-5
4.1.4 General Programming Items........................................................... 4-6
4.1.4.1 Alarm Trip Delay ........................................................................... 4-6
4.1.4.2 Alarm Reset Time........................................................................... 4-6

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4.1.4.3 Answer Delay ................................................................................. 4-7
4.1.4.4 Time Between Alarms Calls ........................................................... 4-7
4.1.4.5 Dialing Delay.................................................................................. 4-8
4.1.4.6 Tone/Pulse Dialing ......................................................................... 4-8
4.1.4.7 Phone Fault Monitor ....................................................................... 4-8
4.1.4.8 Call Progress Control ..................................................................... 4-9
4.1.5 Status Report (Input Review) ....................................................... 4-10
4.1.6 Programming Review ................................................................... 4-10
4.1.7 Acknowledged Alarm Reset ......................................................... 4-10
4.2 Restoring Programming To Factory Default Settings .................. 4-11
4.2.1 Programming Log Sheet ............................................................... 4-11
5 The Guard-ItTM Autodialer In Operation
5.1 The Alarm Process ......................................................................... 5-1
Guard-ItTM Alarm Process Diagram............................................... 5-2
5.2 Receiving And Acknowledging An Alarm Call ............................. 5-3
5.3 Power Failure Alarms ..................................................................... 5-4
5.4 Placing An Inquiry Call To The Guard-ItTM Autodialer ................. 5-4
5.5 Acknowledging An Alarm From The Front Panel ......................... 5-5
5.6 Clearing An Acknowledged Alarm From The Front Panel............ 5-5
6 Troubleshooting & Repair Service
6.1 Phone Support Procedures .............................................................. 6-1
6.2 Returning Parts to Factory .............................................................. 6-2
6.3 Canada Depot Repair ...................................................................... 6-2
7 Testing
8 Maintenance
A Analog (4-20 ma) Inputs
A.1 Connecting 4-20 ma Analog Signal Inputs ................................... A-1
A.2 Programming For Analog Signal Inputs........................................ A-2
A.3 Analog Translation Table .............................................................. A-4
Analog 4-20 ma Signal Input Wiring Connection Diagram .......... A-5

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B Connecting Digital Logic Signal Inputs
Digital Logic Signal Input Wiring Connection Diagram .................................. B-2
C Digital Alarm Output (DAO)
Optional Digital Alarm Output (DAO) Connection Diagram .......................... C-1
D Optional External Gel Cell Backup Battery
Optional External Battery Connection Diagram .............................................. D-1
E Programming For Use With Numeric Pagers
F Enclosure Mechanicals & Wiring Diagrams
Mounting the Guard-ItTM Autodialer Enclosure Flush into a Front Panel........ F-1
Mounting the Guard-ItTM Autodialer Enclosure onto a Back Surface .............. F-2
Guard-ItTM NEMA 4X Enclosure...................................................................... F-3
Guard-ItTM /Cellularm Wiring Diagram ............................................................ F-4
Guard-ItTM Heater/Thermostat Option ............................................................. F-5
FCC Notice to Users

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1Product Overview
1.1 Product Description
The Guard-ItTM alarm autodialer is designed to monitor conditions at remote
facilities and place alarm notification telephone calls to personnel, delivering
specific pre-recorded messages.
Users may also call the product at any time from any telephone, to check for
alarm conditions.
Four signal inputs are provided for monitoring. The signals which the user
connects to these four inputs may be any combination of contact closure, digital
logic level, or analog 4-20 ma current loop. In addition, the product monitors
the 12 volt DC power connected to it, and if an optional rechargeable battery
has been installed, it will place alarm calls to report power failures.
The product will work with any standard dial-up public telephone line, as well
as with the available CellularmTM option. Leased lines are not required.
Using a programming phone at the front panel. the user may pre-record
informative, high-fidelity voice messages up to 12 seconds in length, for each of
the four input channels, plus a station identification message which is played
during every phone call.
The user may program up to 8 phone numbers, which may be up to 60 digits in
length. The product may also be programmed to call numerical display pagers
in addition to regular phone numbers.
If desired, the user may program a number of detail parameters such as alarm
trip delays, ring answer delays, etc.
A special Call Progress function may be turned on, which allows the product to
detect busy signals and move automatically to the next programmed phone
number, delay the voice reporting until the called phone has answered, and
move to the next phone number if a programmable maximum number of rings
has been exceeded.
A phone line fault monitor function may also be turned on, which detects the
disconnection or failure of the phone line.
Informative, multi-color front panel LED’s advise local personnel at a glance of
any problems.

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The product may be mounted on a back surface, or flush into a larger front
panel, or as a stand-alone circuit board.
The Guard-ItTM autodialer is ruggedly built to a high standard of quality by the
world leader in industrial alarm autodialers. It includes internal noise filters and
surge protection on all signal, power and phone line inputs, and is built for
many years of reliable service.
1.2 Manual Description
This manual guides you through the following procedures:
lLocation and mounting
lInitial programming
lVoice message recording
lUsing Your Guard-ItTM autodialer
lAdvanced programming
A glossary explaining the terms used in this manual is included the end of the
manual, along with a troubleshooting guide, an index, a return authorization
form, and FCC notice to users.
Worksheets are provided to document and clarify your programming and
message recording steps.
Please take a moment to read, complete, and mail the warranty registration card
at the back of this manual.
1.2.2 Conventions
Throughout this manual various icons are used to visually identify information.
They are as follows:
uThe solid diamond symbol shows a list of procedures, decisions, or
single step tasks.
lThe bullet symbol shows a list of items.
MThe bomb indicates a warning message. The information concerns
process that may result in damage to equipment or harm to a
person.
IThe hand indicates a caution message. The information concerns a
process that may result in equipment failure.

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INPUT
CONFIG.
!The pencil indicates general information.
vThe open diamond pattern indicates one or more exceptions or
special considerations for a process.
(The phone indicates that you can access the Guard-ItTM
autodialer through your phone.
Other icons include menu indicators as seen on the Guard-ItTM
autodialer front panel.
“items in quotes” Quotation marks indicate titles of sections and mes-
sages.
italic Italic text indicates items for emphasis, message text,
and sample text.
ALL CAPITALS Capital letters reference the names of keys, lights,
and LEDs.
Initial Capital Letters Capitalization of the first letter of a set of words
indicates mode and function types.

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