Keypads, Keyswitches, Keyfobs And Transmitters; Keypads; B915 Basic Keypad; B920 Two-Line Alphanumeric Keypad - Bosch B9512G Installation And System Reference Manual

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Keypads, keyswitches, keyfobs and transmitters

The system can use keypads, maintained or momentary contact keyswitches, wireless RADION
keyfobs or Inovonics transmitters, or a combination of these options to turn areas on and off.
B9512G control panels support up to 32 areas. B8512G control panels support up to 8 areas.
Refer to Areas and accounts, page 28 for a description of areas.
9.1

Keypads

Keypads are four-wire powered devices used to operate the system (turn areas on or off for
example) and show system status.
The B9512G supports up to 32 keypads, including up to 16 SDI keypads. The B8512G
supports up to 16 keypads, including up to 16 SDI keypads.
SDI2 keypads connect to the SDI2 bus on the control panels using terminals PWR, A, B, and
COM.
SDI keypads connect to the SDIx bus on the control panels using terminals PWR, A, B, and
COM. You must use RPS to configure the SDIx bus to communicate as an SDI bus.
You can connect more than one keypad to the control panel by wiring them in parallel.
The control panel sends a trouble report if it loses communication with a keypad and a
message appears on all keypads.
All SDI2 keypads have:
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SDI keypads have:
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Notice!
For UL 864 Commercial Fire applications, refer to Combination fire and intrusion alarm
systems, page 107 for important information about combination fire and intrusion systems.
This section includes basic installation instructions for compatible keypads. For detailed
installation instructions, refer to the corresponding keypad document listed in Keypad
documents—US1B.
9.1.1

B915 Basic Keypad

The B915 Basic Keypad is an SDI2 bus compatible device. It offers the same commands and
menu structure as the other B Series intrusion keypads.
9.1.2

B920 Two-line Alphanumeric Keypad

The B920 Two-line Alphanumeric Keypad (SDI2) is an SDI2 bus compatible device. The display
shows two lines, 18 characters per line. Each keypad has 10 number keys and seven function
keys.
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User-adjustable volume
Keypress tones
A nightlight feature
A display that shows system messages
A sounder that emits warning tones
Highly visible status indicators
Backlit keys, with seven configurable backlight settings ranging from 0% to 100%
Keypress tones
A display that shows system messages
A sounder that emits warning tones
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