Radio Shack 49-454 User manual

Owner’s Manual Please read before using this equipment.
Extra Keypad for
Alarm System

2Contents
 Contents
Features .............................................. 4
Read This First ................................. 5
A Quick Look at Your Keypad ........... 8
Preparation ......................................... 9
Connecting the Keypad to Your
Alarm System ................................... 9
Assigning an Address .................... 11
Testing the Connection .................. 13
Installing the Keypad ...................... 14
Operation .......................................... 16
Setting the Security Code .............. 16
Arming/Disarming the Alarm .......... 18
Using Annunciate Mode ................. 19
Understanding ARMED and
READY ........................................... 20
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Contents
Triggering a Panic Alarm ............... 22
Testing the System ........................ 23
Troubleshooting ............................... 24
Care ................................................... 24
Specifications .................................. 26

4Features
 Features
Your RadioShack Digital Keypad is a
high quality, UL-listed security key-
pad that connects to the following
RadioShack security systems.
• 4–16 Zone Security System —
Cat. No. 49-459
• 2-Zone Security System —
Cat. No. 49-454
You can mount the keypad almost any-
where in your home, providing additional
remote locations for disarming and arm-
ing the system and for programming ac-
cess code numbers.
This keypad’s features include:
Armed and Ready Indicators — show
the alarm system’s status.

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Features
Panic Circuit — lets you quickly trigger
the alarm from the keypad.
Supervised Keypad Circuit — commu-
nicates with the main panel and sounds
an alarm if someone tries to remove the
keypad.
Selectable Keypad Address — lets you
add up to 3 additional keypads for extra
convenience.
This product is UL listed under Standard
Number 1023, “Household Burglar-Alarm
System Units.” Use only with UL-listed
security devices.
READ THIS FIRST
Properly connecting and installing the
keypad requires careful planning before
you begin. Read this entire manual and
plan your installation before continuing.

6Features
This manual includes instructions for
use with both the 49-454 and 49-459
RadioShack security systems. Check
your security system’s owner’s manual
for specific instructions on how to use this
keypad with each particular system.
Here are some important points to con-
sider when planning your installation:
•Where will you mount the keypad?
The keypad is designed only for
indoor installation. It should be
readily accessible to those who will
use it, but should not be easily seen
by an intruder and should be
mounted away from dust, dirt, and
temperature or humidity extremes.
•What other hardware and tools do
you need? You should mount the
keypad in a standard
single-gang

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Features
electrical box
(the kind used for sin-
gle wall switches and AC outlets).
Once you install this box, you will
need four-conductor cable and a
screwdriver to connect the keypad to
your alarm system.
Note: You can mount the ke
y
pad directl
y
on wood or plasterboard walls without an
electrical box. However, the electrical box
g
ives added stabilit
y
and protects the
ke
y
pad from tamperin
g
.

8A Quick Look at Your Keypad
 A Quick Look at
Your Keypad
SET UP
ARM
ANNC
ENTER
CANCEL

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Preparation
 Preparation
This section gives basic guidelines for
connecting the wires from your alarm
system to the keypad and for assigning
an address to the keypad.
CONNECTING THE KEYPAD
TO YOUR ALARM SYSTEM
1. Route four-conductor cable (not sup-
plied, available at your local
RadioShack store) from the alarm
system to the location where you will
install the keypad.
2. Secure the wires to the keypad by
stripping about 1/2inch of insulation
from the end of each wire, loosening
the terminal screw, placing the bare
end of the wire under the terminal
clamp, and tightening the screw.

10 Preparation
3. Connect the wires from the keypad
to the alarm system’s terminals as
indicated:
Keypad
Terminal
To49-459
Terminal
No.
To 49-454
Terminal
No.
POWER 41 9
GND 44 7
DATA1 43 10
DATA2 42 8

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Preparation
ASSIGNING AN ADDRESS
Each installed keypad must have a differ-
ent address to work with your alarm sys-
tem. If you are installing only one keypad,
and there are no other keypads already
connected, you do not need to change
the address. If you are installing more
POWER DATA1
GND DATA2

12 Preparation
than one keypad, or there is already a
keypad installed, follow these steps to
change the keypad address.
1. If there are other keypads installed
(including the keypad supplied with
the system), remove the installed
keypads and note the position of the
two DIP switches on their back pan-
els.
2. Use a sharp object (such as the tip of
a pen) to set the DIP switches on
each new keypad so no two keypads
have the same setting. There are
four possible settings for each key-
pad, as shown in the following chart.
DIP Switches

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Preparation
TESTING THE CONNECTION
After following the steps in “Connecting
the Keypad to Your Alarm System” on
Page 9 and “Assigning an Address” on
Page 11, follow the instructions in your
alarm system’s owner’s manual to arm
and disarm the system using the keypad.
After you confirm proper operation, dis-
connect the cable from both the alarm
system and the keypad.
Keypad
Number Address 1 Address 2
1OffOff
2OnOff
3OffOn
4OnOn

14 Preparation
INSTALLING THE KEYPAD
Note: Install the keypad indoors away
from dust, dirt, and temperature or hu-
midity extremes.
1. Select a location on the wall that is
not directly over a wall stud. An elec-
tronic wall stud finder is available at
your local RadioShack store.
2. Using a single-gang electrical box as
a template, cut a hole in the wall the
same size as the box.
3. Route connection wires from the
alarm system to the hole (through
the attic, walls, and so on) and
through the knock-out plug in the
electrical box. Leave at least 6
inches of extra wire for connection to
the keypad.

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Preparation
4. Insert the box into the hole and nail it
to the wall stud or use metal strips
designed for mounting an electrical
box in wallboard. The box should be
recessed slightly behind the surface
of the wall.
5. Connect the wires to the keypad and
the alarm system terminals accord-
ing to the chart in “Connecting the
Keypad to Your Alarm System” on
Page 9.
6. Press the button on the bottom of the
keypad, then remove the keypad’s
front cover.
7. Secure the keypad to the box using
the supplied screws. Then replace
the keypad’s front cover.

16 Operation
 Operation
SETTING THE SECURITY
CODE
The 49-454 or 49-459 security system
lets you store one security code.
1. If the alarm system is armed, disarm
it by entering the current four-digit
personal security code. (If this is the
first time you have turned on the sys-
tem, the security code is the sys-
tem’s default code.) ARMED on the
keypad turns off.
2. Hold down SETUP for 2 seconds.
Both ARMED and READY flash
slowly.
3. Enter the current security code. Both
ARMED and READY flash rapidly.

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Operation
4. Enter a new security code. Both
ARMED and READY turn off.
5. Enter the new security code again to
confirm. If you entered the correct
code, READY flashes three times
and the system returns to standby
mode.
If you entered the wrong code,
ARMED flashes three times and the
system returns to standby mode.
Start again from Step 1.
Notes:
• If you take longer than 30 seconds to
complete Step 3, 4, or 5, the keypad
automatically resets to the old code.
Begin again from Step 2.
• If other keypads are installed, the
alarm system does not respond to

18 Operation
any keys from those keypads for 10
seconds after the last keypress on
the new keypad.
• While entering the security code, if
you enter an incorrect digit before
entering the last digit, press CANCEL
to cancel the previous entries, then
enter the security code again.
ARMING/DISARMING THE
ALARM
To arm the system, enter the security
code then press ARM. Or, press ARM
twice. ARMED lights. To disarm the sys-
tem, enter the security code. ARMED
turns off.
Note: If you enter the wrong security code
three times in a row, the alarm system
locks out all keypads for about 5 minutes.

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Operation
USING ANNUNCIATE MODE
Annunciate mode lets you set the alarm
system so it sounds a brief pre-alarm if it
detects any change in the assigned zone.
1. If the system is disarmed and no
zone is violated, hold down SETUP
for about 2 seconds. ARMED and
READY flash slowly.
2. Enter the current security code
within 30 seconds. ARMED and
READY flash rapidly.
3. Press ANNC (annunciate) once.
ARMED and READY turn off.
4. To enable annunciate mode, press
ENTER. READY flashes 3 times. If
the alarm system detects any
change in the assigned zone, it
sounds a brief pre-alarm.

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To disable annunciate mode, hold
down SETUP for about 2 seconds.
ARMED and READY flash slowly.
Enter the security code, press ANNC,
then press CANCEL. READY flashes
3 times.
UNDERSTANDING
ARMED AND READY
Note: A loop is an electrical circuit con-
sisting of one or more sensors connected
in series or parallel.
ARMED READY Meaning
Off Off 1. System is dis-
armed, loop is vio-
lated (broken).
2. SETUP mode.
On On System is armed,
loop is OK.