
Contents Veritas R8 Plus &Excel Installation Manual
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Contents
1. Quick Reference and Factory Settings................ 4
Programming Guide ................................................................. 4
Reference Table ........................................................................ 5
Miscellaneous Options ............................................................. 6
2. System Overview .................................................. 7
System Architecture.................................................................. 7
Control Panels........................................................................... 7
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel ....................................................... 7
Remote Keypads....................................................................... 7
Veritas R8 Remote Keypad.................................................. 7
Veritas Excel Remote Keypad ............................................. 7
3. Installation............................................................. 8
Installation Sequence ............................................................... 8
Control Panel ............................................................................ 8
Mounting the Control Panel ................................................ 8
Wiring the Control Panel........................................................... 8
Control Panel PCB Layout........................................................ 9
Connecting AC Mains ............................................................. 10
Connecting Batteries .............................................................. 10
Installing Remote Keypads..................................................... 10
Cable Distances ...................................................................... 10
Keypad Addressing ................................................................ 10
Addressing for Excel Keypad............................................ 10
Addressing for Standard R8 Keypad ................................ 10
Configuring the Keypads........................................................ 10
Zone Connections................................................................... 11
Magnetic Contacts and Panic Buttons ............................. 11
Powered Detectors ............................................................ 12
End Of Line Technology......................................................... 13
10K/22K/33K ...................................................................... 13
4K7/2k2 .............................................................................. 13
Global System Tamper ........................................................... 14
Speaker Connections ............................................................. 14
Internal Siren(s)....................................................................... 14
Wiring the External Sounder................................................... 15
Popular SAB Wiring Diagrams .......................................... 15
Wiring a Communicator.......................................................... 15
Wiring Example.................................................................. 15
Connecting a Computer ......................................................... 15
PC-Com................................................................................... 16
Commissioning (Initial Power Up).......................................... 16
Servicing the System .............................................................. 16
Trouble Shooting .................................................................... 17
No Power to the Unit (Mains Only) ................................... 17
No Power to the Unit (Battery Only).................................. 17
No Power to the Unit (Mains & Battery)............................ 17
Unit Does Not Accept Code .............................................. 17
Unit Will Not Set and Bleeps 10 Times ............................. 17
Unit Will Not Set and Bleeps 9 Times ............................... 17
Remove ALL Temporary Links. ......................................... 17
Unit Will Not Set and Bleeps 1 - 8 Times.......................... 17
Unit Goes Into False Alarm ............................................... 17
Unit Makes No Sound ....................................................... 18
System Operates but Keypad Makes No Sound ............. 18
External Sounder/Strobe Does Not Work......................... 18
The Panic Button Does Not Work ..................................... 18
Service Timers Cannot Be Programmed.......................... 18
4. Programming the Control Panel ........................ 19
Introduction ............................................................................. 19
The Programming Menu - ............................. 19
Programming With an LCD Keypad.................................. 19
Available LCD Menus.............................................................. 19
The Miscellaneous Selections - ........................... 20
Miscellaneous Selections Zero ................. 20
Miscellaneous Selections One .............. 20
Miscellaneous Selections Two .............. 21
Miscellaneous Selections Three ............ 22
Number of Alarm Activations (Re-arms) ..................... 22
Testing the Sounders, Strobe ..................................... 23
Walk Testing or ................................................... 23
Re-Loading the Factory Settings................................. 23
Programming the SW+ Output................................... 24
Configuring Remote Keypads ..................................... 24
Programming Zone Types - ................................. 25
Description of Zone Types ................................................ 25
Push To Set........................................................................ 25
Inhibited Entry.................................................................... 25
Guard ................................................................................. 25
Fire ..................................................................................... 25
Tamper............................................................................... 25
Entry/Exit ............................................................................ 25
Personal Attack.................................................................. 25
Keyswitch ........................................................................... 25
24 Hour Zone Types.......................................................... 26
Programming the Zone Type - ...................... 26
Changing Part Set Zone Types - ......................... 26
Programming Part Sets Zone Changes ............... 27
Changing Zones to Entry/Exit .............................. 27
Changing Zones to Inhibited Entry...................... 27
Changing Zones to Guard .................................. 27
Programming the Date and Time - ...................... 27
Programming the Date ........................................ 27
Programming the Time ....................................... 28
Programming the Service Timers - ...................... 28
Programming Service Timer One ........................ 28
Programming Service Timer Two ........................ 28
Programming Service Timer Three...................... 28
Programming EOL Values........................................... 28
Programming System Timers - ............................ 29