466-2339A • October 2009
© 2009 GE Security, Inc.
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NX-8V2-Control Panel
Installation Instructions
Introduction
This is the GE NX-8V2-Control Panel Installation Instructions. 
Installations should only be done by trained professionals. 
Use this document to install the system with default settings 
that comply with UL requirements. 
To install the keypad, other peripherals, and sensors, refer to 
the documentation for those devices.
Installation
There are four slots for board insertions inside the metal 
enclosure, two on the top and two on the bottom. These allow 
the PC board to be positioned vertically (Figure 1). When you 
slide the board between the grooves of the slots, make sure 
the terminal strip is toward the front opening (toward you) to 
allow for the wire connections.
Note:  Install the metal enclosure with the door opening from the top 
to bottom.
Figure 1. Board installation
NetworX keypad maximum wire run
Table 1 lists wire lengths for one keypad at the end of the 
wire. When connecting more than one keypad to the end of 
the wire, a higher gauge wire is required. 
Terminal descriptions
Table 2 describes the panel terminals..
Table 1. Maximum keypad wire run
Length in feet Wire gauge for NX-8V2 Wire gauge for NX320-E
250 24 22
500 20 18
1000 18 16
1500 16 14
2500 14 12
Table 2. NX-8V2 terminals
Terminal Description
R1 House telephone ring (grey).
R Telephone ring (red).
T Telephone tip (green).
T1 House telephone tip (brown).
EARTH Earth ground. Connect to a cold water pipe or a 6 to 10 ft. 
driven rod.
AC AC input. Connect to a 16.5 V, 40 or 50 VA Class II UL 
approved transformer.
Bell + and 
Bell -
If used as a siren output (default), the speaker rating should 
be 15 watt at 8 or 16 ohm, or 30/40 watt at 4, 8, or 16 ohms. If 
voltage ouput is selected in location 37, this output becomes 
voltage output, 12 VDC, 1 Amp maximum load. Note: A 3.3 
kohm resistor may be required across the bell terminals 
when a 12 VDC siren is used. If no resistor is used, you may 
experience voltage leakage into the siren, which will cause 
these devices to output a small signal.
KP DATA Connect to the data terminal on the keypads and the 
expanders. Maximum number of devices (keypads plus 
expanders) is 32. See Maximum Wire Run table. 
KP COM Connect to the common terminal on the keypads and the 
expanders.
KP POS Connect to the POS terminal on the keypads and the 
expanders. Individually, this terminal is limited to 1 amp. 
Combined, this terminal and AUX PWR+ are limited to 2 amps 
total current.
SMOKE+ Smoke detector power 12 VDC, 1.5 amps maximum (for those 
jurisdictions which allow the Priority zone to be used with 
smoke detectors).
COM Common negative wire of powered devices such as motion 
detectors and smoke detectors.
AUX PWR+ Connect positive wire of all powered devices except smoke 
detectors and keypads. Individually, this terminal is limited to 
1 amp. Combined, this terminal and KP POS are limited to 2 
amps total current.
ZONE 8 Connect to one side of zone 8 loop. Connect the other side to 
com terminal. Open or short causes alarm. Only zone 8 may 
be used for a two-wire smoke detector using a 680 ohm EOL 
resistor.  Refer to the wiring diagram. Program location 37, 
segment 6, option 1. 
COM Common (-) terminal for zones 7 and 8.
ZONE 7 Connect to one side of zone 7 loop. Connect the other side to 
COM terminal. Open or short causes alarm.
ZONES 6 to 
1
Connect as described for zones 7 and 8. Only zone 8 can be a 
two-wire zone. Refer to the wiring diagram for examples.
AUX 1 to 
AUX 4
Connect negative lead of low current device [relay, LED 
(install 1kohm resistor in series with LED), etc.] Connect posi-
tive lead of device to COM. Current is limited to 50 mA when 
output is negative, and 250 uA when output is positive.