DET-RARB
Radio Assistance Required Button
Installation Guide
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1. Introduction
The DET-RARB radio assistance required button is an optional accessory to
the i-on and Menvier30/40/100/300 control units. The unit is designed to allow
a user to trigger a local assistance alarm easily and discretely. Note that this
unit is not suitable for use on a system generating a HUA (Hold Up Alarm) that
is communicated to an Alarm Receiving Centre and subsequently to the Police.
2. Before You Begin
WARNING:
The device is supplied with direct current from a 3V lithium battery.
Do not:
Dispose of the battery in domestic waste.
Expose the battery to direct sunlight or heat.
Store the battery in a place with a very high temperature.
Burn the battery.
Place the battery in contact with water.
Dismantle, pierce or otherwise damage the battery.
Short circuit the battery contacts.
Attempt to recharge the battery.
Keep the battery away from small children.
Siting the device
For ease of use, the button should ideally be sited near the entrance of
residential units, in sleeping quarters or underneath shop counters. However,
since the button is a radio transmitter you must pay attention to the radio
environment in which the device will operate. Before choosing a final position
for the button you should carry out a radio site survey, as described on the
following pages.
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Radio Site Survey
After selecting possible positions for the button you should conduct signal
strength tests. Eaton’s Security Business produces the Scantronic 790r hand
held signal strength meter and 734r-01 test transmitter for this purpose. Please
read the 790r manual for details.
Please be aware of the following:
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The 790r signal strength meter readings should be used only as an guide
when initially checking the site.
A reading of four green LEDs or higher indicates an acceptable signal
strength.
Once you have installed the button you should put the control unit in the
Installer test menu and test the received signal strength from the button’s
transmitter.
The control unit reports signal strengths ranging from zero (no-signal)
to nine (full strength). A signal strength of two or more from the button
should provide reliable operation. (Note: if you take the signal strength
using Downloader or the web browser interface while the panel is in
user mode then the minimum acceptable signal strength is four. Ensure
that the control unit is in Installer mode when reading signal strengths
remotely.)
When you record the signal strength readings for later inspection, you
should record the readings taken from the control unit of the installed
system while it is in the Installer Menu.
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Please be aware that the signal strength received from a transmitter can
change after installation because of local environmental changes. For
example, users switching on laptops nearby, or moving metal cabinets from
their original position can all affect the signal from a transmitter. Please read
Eaton’s Security Business publication ”Guidance Notes for Wireless Alarm
System Installations” obtainable from www.coopersecurity.co.uk for more
information about the factors affecting radio signal strength.
Do site the button:
Upright.
Within a protected zone.
As high as possible. However, do make sure that the unit is on a similar
level to the receivers.
Do NOT site the button:
Outside the area covered by the alarm system.
Close to or on large metal structures.
Closer than one metre to mains wiring, metal water or gas pipes, or other
metal surfaces.
Lower than one metre from the floor (ideally).
Inside metal enclosures.
Next to electronic equipment, particularly computers, photocopiers or
other radio equipment, CAT 5 data lines or industrial mains equipment.
Note: Some window glasses, especially those sold as “insulating” or “energy
conserving” may be coated with thin metal or conducting films. These glasses
are particularly poor at transmitting radio waves.
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3. Installation
Please see Figure 1. Numbers in brackets on the following pages refer to the
captions in Figure 1 as listed below:
1. Cover retaining screw.
2. Cover.
3. Front paper seal retainer.
4. Tamper probe.
5. Rear paper seal retainer.
6. Transmitter assembly retaining screws.
7. Transmitter and button assembly.
8. Tamper switch body.
9. Rear housing.
1. Open the housing by loosening the screw (1) and removing the cover (2).
2. Lift out the paper seal retainers (3) and (5).
3. Loosen the screws (6) which connect the transmitter and button assembly
(7) to rear housing (9).
4. Fit the rear housing in the chosen position. The rear housing provides two
fixing holes (see Figure 2)
5. Insert the supplied Renata 3V Lithium battery (size CR2477N), see Figure 3.
Make sure that the positive side of the battery is the correct way up – see the
markings on the battery holder. You should see the red LED flash briefly as you
insert the battery.
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Learning
1. Enter Installer Menu at the control unit.
2. Navigate to Detectors/Devices – Detectors – Add/Del Detectors and press Tick.
3. Select the wireless expander that you wish to use and press Tick.
4. Select an unused zone and press Tick. The keypad display should show
“Activate detector tamper”.
5. Activate the tamper contact of the DET-RARB. To do this temporarily fit the
front paper seal retainer (3) to the transmitter and button assembly (7) so that
the tamper probe (4) operates the tamper switch (8). Then remove the front
paper seal retainer to open the tamper switch. The transmitter sends a tamper
message to the control unit.
The control unit learns the button’s identity and allocates the “Technical Alarm”
zone type. The keypad display shows the signal strength of the transmitter.
6. Leave Installer Menu.
Testing
1. Fit the transmitter and button assembly to the rear housing. Use the screw
holes that will be covered by the front paper seal retainer. (This is ensures that
the tamper will be activated if an intruder tries to tamper with the button.) Do
not over-tighten the screws.
2. Temporarily fit the front paper seal retainer (3) so that the tamper probe
operates the tamper switch.
3. While holding the tamper switch closed, operate the button.
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The control unit should give a Technical Alarm.
4. Remove the front paper seal to open the tamper switch.
5. Silence the alarm.
6. Enter Installer Menu.
Fitting the paper seal
While in service the unit has a red paper seal over the button. When a user
presses the button they break the seal. The broken seal shows the installer
which button must be reset. The act of fitting a new paper seal operates the
button’s tamper, and also resets the button ready for the next operation. (When
delivered from the factory the unit comes with a pack of five seals, part number
MISC-HLPK5.)
1. Place the rear paper seal retainer (5) over the button. Make sure the hole
in the rim of the retainer lines up with the hole over the tamper switch in the
transmitter and button assembly. The small pegs on the surface of the retainer
should point towards the user.
2. Place a paper seal over the button. Make sure the word “Help” faces
outwards, the correct way up. Ensure that the notch in the paper seal is over
the hole in the rim of the rear paper seal retainer, see Figure 4.
3. Fit the front paper seal retainer (3) over the paper seal. Make sure that the
peg on the back of the front paper seal retainer passes through the notch in
the paper seal, the hole in the rim of the rear paper seal retainer, and activates
the tamper switch in the transmitter assembly.
4. Fit the cover and its retaining screw.
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4. Maintenance
The button should be inspected once per year. At each inspection:
Check the unit for obvious signs of damage to the case or its lid.
Test the action of the button.
Clean the button surface and casing. To clean the unit wipe the surface
with a clean soft dry cloth. Do not use water, solvents or any proprietary
cleaning materials.
Monitor the signal strength and battery condition of the button’s
transmitter. Test the device. Replace the batteries as recommended.
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5. Technical Specification
Product name
Dimensions
Weight
Housing material
Environmental Class
Battery:
DET-RARB
85mm x 85mm x 52mm (HxWxD)
0.17kg
Thermoplastic resin.
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3V Li Renata CR2477N
Battery Life
Radio
Transmitter range
Approximately 24 months.
Operating frequency 868.6625MHz Narrowband.
The range of the transmitter in this unit depends
on the environment in which it are installed. As a
guideline, the transmitter will work up 50m range in
free space conditions.
Compliance Statements
This product complies with the requirements of the EU directive: 1995/5/EC
“Directive on radio and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual
recognition of their conformity”.
Compatible Equipment
EXP-R10/R30
Wireless expanders for i-onEX and
Menvier30/40/100/300.
i-on16
Radio alarm system control unit.
i-on40
Radio and wired alarm system control unit.
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Part Number 12414736 Issue 2
20/11/2013
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