Climax BX-23 Series Manual

Wireless Outdoor Bell Box (BX-23)
The Outdoor Bell Box is used to attract attention when alarm signal is received from Control Panel, by activating its siren and strobe light.The Bell
Box can also alert you to tamper violation, and low battery status. With its two-way radio communication, the Outdoor Bell Box guarantees
successful transmissions sent to the Control Panel. If the Control Panel receives the signal from the Bell Box, it will transmit an acknowledgment
back to the Bell Box.

Identifying the Parts

1. Mounting Holes
2. Power Switch
The switch includes 3 positions:
BT4: The Bellbox is powered by the 4 Alkaline batteries configuration.
Off: The Bellbox is not powered by any battery.
BT2: This configuration is currently reserved.
3. LED Group 3
4. LED Group 2
5. LED Group 1
6. Learn Button
7. Battery Compartment
8. Tamper Switch
Accessories included
In addition to the BX-23 itself, the following accessories are also included in the package:
a. 4 x large wall plugs.
b. 4 x 4 mm x 30 mm cross head fixing screws.
c. 4 x 1.5V D alkaline cells (pre-inserted)

Power Supply

The Bellbox is powered by 4 alkaline D-cells. Switch the power switch to the BT4 position to use battery power.
If low battery condition is detected, the Bellbox will send a low battery signal to the Control Panel.
<NOTE>
The Power switch position BT2 is currently reserved.
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Supervision

The Bellbox will transmit a supervisory signal every 15-18 minutes in normal operation mode. If this signal is not received, the Control Panel will
indicate that the particular BX-23 is experiencing an out-of-order problem.

Function Overview

 Alarm Memory
If an alarm was triggered in your absence and the system was not disarmed before alarm length expiry, the Bellbox will sound a short alarm
when the system is disarmed to warn the user that an alarm has been triggered when he is away. This suggests that the intruder could still be
within the premises.
 Alarm Length
The Bellbox alarm length is 15 minutes.
When an alarm is activated by Control Panel, the Control Panel will notify the Bellbox to start alarming according to the panel's own alarm
length setting. When the Panel's alarm length expires, it will notify the Bellbox to stop alarm.
If the Panel alarm length is set longer than Bellbox alarm length (15 minutes), after an alarm is activated, instead of waiting panel alarm length
to expire, the Bellbox will stop alarming upon expiry of its own alarm length.
If the panel is under disarm mode and the Bellbox tamper switch is triggered, the Bellbox will activate alarm according to its own alarm length
setting (15 minutes) since the panel is under disarm mode and will not activate alarm from tamper trigger.
 Siren Tamper
The Bellbox is protected against any attempt to open the lid or to detach the bellbox from its mounting surface.
If the Bellbox detects a tamper condition, it will activate the siren & strobe light for the programmed alarm period. A tamper signal will be sent
to the Control Panel along with regular signal transmissions for the Control Panel to display the status accordingly. If the tamper condition
persists, the Bellbox will sound a series of five beeps either every time the system is armed or when the tamper is enabled, to indicate a fault.
Tamper feature can be disabled temporaily from the Control Panel using Siren Tamper control function. The Bellbox will stop tamper detection
temporarity for one hour. This function is mainly designed for replacing battery or changing Bellbox installation location. After one hour, the
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