Section 1. General Description - ADEMCO VIA-30Pse Installation Instructions Manual

Section 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The VIA-30PSE is a control that supports up to 32 zones, using basic hardwired, wired
expansion, and/or wireless, plus remote keypads.
Basic Hardwired Zones (5 and 6)
Provides 2 basic hardwired zones having the following characteristics:
• 300–500 millisecond response time.
• EOLR supervision supporting N.O. or N.C. sensors.
• Zone 5 supports as many 4-wire smoke or heat detectors as can be
powered from the control.
• Zone 7, 95 and 96 are keypad Panics.
• Zone 8 is Duress.
• Zone 9 is Tamper.
Optional Expansion Zones (30 total, wired and wireless)
Wired
Supports up to 8 additional wired zones using a 4219 expansion module, or a
Expansion:
4229 expansion/relay module.
characteristics:
• EOLR supervision supporting N.O. or N.C. sensors.
• 300-500 msec normal response with an option for fast (10–15msec)
response on loop A (first expansion zone).
Wireless
Supports up to 30 wireless zones (less if using wired expansion zones).
Expansion:
• Requires the use of a 4281 type RF receiver (with 5700 series wireless
transmitters) or 5881 (5882 in Canada) type RF Receiver (with 5800 series
wireless transmitters), as shown below.
Receiver Model
4281L
4281M
4281H
5881L/5882L*
5881M
5881H/5882H*
*
5882L or 5882H used in Canada.
Remote Keypads
Supports up to 4 of any of the following keypads:
Fixed-Word Keypads: 4127*, 4137AD, 6127*, 6128, and 6137.
*
These keypads cannot be used if the 4285 Phone module is being used.
Alpha Keypads:
For programming from a keypad, a 5137AD or 6139 2-line Alpha keypad must
be connected (but need not necessarily stay in the system).
Security Codes
• One Master code for entire system (user 2). Installer code is user 1.
• 4 secondary user codes (users 3–6).
• One duress code (User 8).
Duress Code: An emergency code which, when used to disarm or arm the
system, will send a silent duress message to the central station .
Keypad Panic Keys
• Up to 3 programmable panic key functions are provided.
• Designated as Zones 95, 96, 7.
• Activated by wired & wireless keypads.
• Reported separately, distinguished by subscriber ID number.
Expansion zones have the following
No. of Zones
Up to 4
Up to 8
Up to 8
Up to 8
Up to 16
Up to 30
5137AD , 6139 (2-line alphanumeric displays)
6138 (1-line alphanumeric display).
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Transmitter Type
5700
5700
5700
5800
5800
5800