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timer rate (P39E) until the exit delay has finished. These options allow the Pre-alert and exit delay to be iden-
tified as separate conditions.
Outputs 1 & 2 have additional special functions when set to siren outputs (P37E option 1 ON). When output
1 or 2 are set to be a siren output, with an 8ohm speaker attached, they will sound a 1khz tone during the
pre-alert timer period (on for 1 second, off for 5 seconds) and pulse the 1khz tone at the pulse timer rate dur-
ing exit delay. These two audible indications are controlled by the volume setting (P33E) so the sound can
be set to a comfortable level. If an alarm occurs using the same output the siren tone will be at full volume.
Finally to further differentiate between the pre-alert and exit delay indications the door bell chime can be pro-
grammed at P36E option 7 and that will play during the pre-alert time (once again with the volume settings
applied) changing to the pulsed 1khz tone for the exit delay
V233 - Date 02-12-2016
Normally if a trouble alarm is created (eg a code tamper when the wrong code is entered more than 4 times)
the trouble will occur for every area associated with the keypad. In the case of a code tamper if the alarm
was created at a keypad assigned to 10 areas each of those areas will have a code tamper trouble. If the
code tamper trouble is reset by a user assigned to all 10 areas then all trouble alarms will be reset but if not
some trouble alarms will still exist until reset in all areas. This is useful when there are many areas but very
little sharing across areas but when there is a lot of shared areas it can be desirable for any valid code to be
able to reset the trouble alarms in all areas. If option 4 at P25E10E is turned ON this can now happen. Addi-
tionally another new option 1 at P6E has been added to allow certain users to be excluded from this global
alarm reset function. If option 1 is OFF the user can reset all trouble alarms provided option 4 is ON at
P25E10E but if option 1 at P6E is ON the user can only reset trouble alarms that are created in their as-
signed areas.
V240 - Date 31-01-2017
The maximum program value of the output chime timer (P41E) was increased from 255 to 9999 to allow the
timer to run for nearly 17 minutes instead of the previous maximum of 25.5 seconds. At the same time option
2 at P37E was linked to the Chime timer only, the reset time is not affected by this option any longer.
V242 - Date 15-02-2017
There was a bug if using Patriot IP format (P82E option 6). The restore events were being sent as a new
event. This was fixed in V242.
V246 - Date 28-02-2017
A number of new features have been added at this firmware update. They are:
1 – A new zone type “security Interlock” zone has been added at program option 3 at address P6133E.
The “security Interlock” zone is designed to monitor a door leading to a room containing a safe or strong-
room. It would normally only be programmed to one area at P121E and that area will be controlled by the
“security Interlock” zone. If the “security Interlock” zone is unsealed the associated area will be armed. The
area can only be disarmed when the “security Interlock” zone is sealed. The area would be used to control
the electronic locking of the safe or strong-room door by using an output set to follow the disarm state
(P49E) of the area. If the area is armed the electronic door will be locked, if disarmed it will be unlocked.
2 – A new area disarm timer (P4073E) has been added. If a value other than 0 is programmed at P4073E
the area will not disarm until the timer has expired, eg if a value of 30 was programmed then when the area
is disarmed a 30 second countdown will happen that delays the disarm until the timer expires. While the
timer is counting down the keypad will show “Access Countdown” and the display will show the delay count-
ing down in 1 second intervals with the keypad also beeping every second. The delay can be programmed
from 0-9999 seconds. It is intended as a deterrent for robberies. If the countdown is happening and the
“security Interlock” zone is unsealed the countdown will stop immediately and the area will remain in the
armed state (and hence the safe or strong-room door will remain locked).
3 – A new extended area disarm timer (P4074E) has been added. This “In Alarm” timer is designed to delay
the unlocking of the safe or strong-room door for an extended period. The timer can be programmed from 0-
9999 seconds. This timer would typically be set to a value of 900 seconds (15 minutes). The timer is trig-
gered when a 24 hour zone in the same area is triggered (eg a panic button) or if the area is disarmed under
duress. If security staff can see that a robbery is in progress they can trigger the panic button which in turn
will cause the normal area disarm timer (P4073E) to be replaced with the “In Alarm” disarm timer (P4074E).
If the potential robber is faced with a 15 minute wait before the safe can be opened it should force them to
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