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CAPTAIN 6 6-ZONE INTRUDER ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE System ver. 6.XX...
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Captain 6 Installation Guide Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................5 Safety Instructions ........................ 5 Version 6.10 updates ......................5 Power consumption ....................... 6 Signs in this guide ......................... 6 Main features ........................6 The LCD Keypad ........................7 The Control panel ......................... 7 1.7.1 Current limit thermal fuses ....................
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Captain 6 Installation Guide 5.2.5 Reporting codes ......................27 5.2.1 Central Monitoring Station telephones, rings ............... 28 The SIREN and SMOKE outputs .................... 28 System configuration ......................29 5.4.1 Config 1 .......................... 29 5.4.2 Config 2 .......................... 29 5.4.3 Config 3 .......................... 30 5.4.4 Config 4 ..........................
This guide provides the installation, wiring and programming instructions for PIMA’s CAPTAIN 6 intruder alarm system. The CAPTAIN 6 has many features that fits customer’s individual needs, and yet it remains easy to install and simple to program and use, both by the end-user and the Technician.
Functions Diagram 1. LCD keypad keys and screen The CAPTAIN 6 is fully controlled by the LCD keypads. The keypads number buttons are used for accessing the user and technician menus and for programming. The 4 buttons on the right are used mostly for programming and menu navigation.
Up to 6 keypads can be connected to the system All PIMA LED keypads can be connected to the system Do not connect anything but keypads to the keypad power supply! AUDIO (-) Terminals for connecting the MIC-200 microphone and the VU-20 voice /IN/OUT module.
Captain 6 Installation Guide Battery jump-start Starting PCB version 3610105 Rev. B., during AC fault, if the backup Battery’s voltage drops under 8V, the control panel disconnects it to prevent full battery discharge. This feature extends the battery life cycle.
4 wires: 2 for Power - (+)/(-) and 2 for DATA - (IN)/(OUT). BUS is made of The BUS uses PIMA proprietary protocol. The overall length of the BUS cannot exceed 500 meters. Call PIMA support when a longer distance is required. Z1-Z6 zones and power 2.2.1 Common zone wiring Diagram 4.
Captain 6 Installation Guide CAPTAIN 6 OUTPUTS KEYPAD SMOKE PGM Sirens Diagram 5. Siren wiring KEYPAD Keypads are connected to the control panel’s KEYPAD terminals over the BUS. See the next figure and table. Keypad Control Panel 3 OUT...
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Captain 6 Installation Guide In the “Zone responses” screen (see section 5 .1.2), go to the zone that should activate the MIC-200 and set “G” (PGM) to “+”. This will set the zone to trigger the PGM output, to which the MIC-200 is connected, when the zone is triggered.
Orange BATT Yellow AUDIO Diagram 10. GSM-200 wiring The GSM-200 is PIMA’s cellular module. To connect GSM-200: Connect the GSM-200 YELLOW wire to AUDIO IN; Connect the ORANGE wire to AUDIO OUT; Connect the serial wire braid between the module and the TRANSMITTER terminal ...
2.7.4.1 The system dialer The CAPTAIN 6 includes a dialer for calling the Monitoring Station and the end user, via PSTN or GSM networks. The dialer first calls the Monitoring Station (if you are a subscriber), then the end user;...
Captain 6 Installation Guide The TRANSMITTER terminal is used for connecting (one by one) PIMA’s TRV/TRU-100 long-range radio transmitters, The GSM-200 cellular module and the SMS-100 module. To use the radio transmitters, connect them between the “To the system” terminals and the control panel’s TRANSMITTER socket.
PROGRAMMING OPTIONS There are 3 ways to program the system: Locally, with the PIMA Fast programmer PRG-22. The programmer can store up to 4 predefined parameter sets. 14. Locally or remotely (via telephone or the GSM-200 DATA channel), using PIMA’s COMAX Upload/Download application.
Serial-to-USB adaptor Diagram 15. Connecting a PC with the COMAX to an LCD keypad via the LCL-11A 3.2.2 Remotely The CAPTAIN 6 can be programmed remotely, via the telephone, using the COMAX. Refer to the COMAX guide for information.
Diagram 16. LCD screen The most common way to program the CAPTAIN 6 is via an LCD keypad. The system has two menus: User and Technician, each with its own screens: The User menu is used to program parameters such as time, date and user codes.
Captain 6 Installation Guide Initializing the keypad Upon connecting the keypad to power a long tone is sounded, followed by the next Keypad Ver. 1.15 Starting ..Clock 00:00 Keypad ID:0 Please wait...
Captain 6 Installation Guide THE TECHNICIAN MENU To access the Technician menu: Technician code - OR - MASTER code Technician code The following is a table with the keypad’s keys and their function. Function...
Captain 6 Installation Guide PROGRAMMING THE SYSTEM Zones 5.1.1 Zone sensitivity Select: Sens. <X 50 mS> ON/OFF ENTR CPTN XX en 6.10 ENETR/NEXT/END Technician code Sens. <X 50 mS> Z 1:8 Z 2:8 zone #1 sensitivity OR...
Technician code Zone names ENTR Z 1: ZONE 1 the zone name A zone name can have up to 8 characters. See section 1 0 for instructions on how to enter text in CAPTAIN 6.
Monitoring Station #2 (“Double Report”) or Partition #2 In CAPTAIN 6, you can program a separate subscriber ID for the PSTN and the Radio reports. A subscriber ID can have up to 4 digits.
recommended 10 - 13) 5.2.2.1 Station format The Central Monitoring Station format in CAPTAIN 6 is set by 3 numbers: 2 for the PSTN format and one for the Radio station number. ® “0 230” is Ademco ContactID protocol.
Captain 6 Installation Guide You can set an interval as well as daily tests. 5.2.4 GSM-200 cellular module Select: Subscriber I.D ENTR ENTR CPTN XX en 6.10 ENTER/NEXT/END Technician code GSM Unit GERTP GSM Exists ENTR ENTR ...
Captain 6 Installation Guide 5.2.1 Central Monitoring Station telephones, rings Select: Station Phone: ENTR CPTN XX en 6.10 ENTER/NEXT/END Technician code Telephone 1: ENTR ENTR enter the first number enter the other numbers PRE-NUMBER:...
Captain 6 Installation Guide System configuration The System configuration is a set of 8 consecutive screens that includes various parameters for configuring the CAPTAIN 6 alarm system. 5.4.1 Config 1 Select: System config. : ENTR CPTN XX en 6.10...
Captain 6 Installation Guide Par. Onscreen When setting to “+” Tone Dial “+” The control panel will use tone dialing “-” The control panel will use pulse dialing 5.4.3 Config 3 Select: System config. : ENTR ...
Captain 6 Installation Guide Par. Onscreen When setting to “+” Line Check The system will perform periodic dial tone checks when it is armed Chk in off The system will perform periodic dial tone checks when it is disarmed Dbl reprt “Double report”...
Captain 6 Installation Guide 5.5.2 AC failure response See section 3 .2.4 for programming instructions of the parameters bar. Par. Onscreen When setting to “+” Siren The siren will be triggered Communic. The alarm will be reported to the Monitoring Station and the end user via the phone, and to the Monitoring Station via the Radio too.
In this way, only the armed zones will trigger the alarm when violated; the other zones can be occupied at the same time. There can be up to 2 partitions in CAPTAIN 6. A user can arm/disarm only the partition it is allocated to (but can be allocated to both partitions).
------ to cancel the action to proceed The CAPTAIN 6 allows restoring of all system parameters to their factory defaults. Defaulting erases all previous programming: memory, user codes, zone names, etc. See “Appendix – Default system parameters” on page 40 for the factory defaults.
Captain 6 Installation Guide TROUBLESHOOTING When a fault occurs, the Red “FAULT” LED flashes, the Chime sounds beeps and a short description of the fault is displayed. The following are the faults and their troubleshooting: Fault Description & troubleshooting ...
Captain 6 Installation Guide Other faults 6.1.1 Radio transmitter Check the following: Proper connection between the control panel and the transmitter; 25. The Radio ID is set (is not zero). See section 5 .2.1; 26. The radio station number is correct; See parameter “T”, in section 5 .2.2;...
4. Detectors are installed correctly and not malfunctioning PARTITIONS CAPTAIN 6 can be configured into 2 partitions with the following settings: 1. Each zone and each user can be assigned to one of the 2 partitions or both. 2. Each partition can have a different subscriber (account) ID.
APPENDIX – DEFAULT SYSTEM PARAMETERS System System CAPTAIN 6 Configuration Phone line is connected Delayed PGM Remote test by phone line Checking phone line in ON state Remote test by radio Checking phone line in OFF state Auto test by phone line...
Captain 6 Installation Guide Zone characteristics Feature/No.-> Name ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 ZONE 5 ZONE 6 Sensitivity Bypassed Normally Open 24 Hours Home Delayed Follower EOL loop Responses SIREN output Communication PGM output SMOKE output Partitions...
Captain 6 Installation Guide 11. APPENDIX C – ENTERING TEXT Entering text in the CAPTAIN 6 is done similar as in cellular phones: each key has letters and digits assigned to it. Pressing it repeatedly displays the desired letter or number. ...