Contents Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Contents Remove ALL Temporary Links.......... 17 1. Quick Reference and Factory Settings ....4 Unit Will Not Set and Bleeps 1 - 8 Times ......17 Programming Guide ..............4 ...
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The Seven Event Basic Log - ....... 29 Clearing the Seven Event Basic Log ....29 .. Displaying the Seven Event Basic Log - ..29 Programming the Suites ...
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Quick Reference and Factory Settings Programming Option Option Code Programming Procedure Factory Setting Zone Disable Suite Select Zone Number(s) Press No Zones Included Zone Soak Test Suite...
Quick Reference and Factory Settings Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Miscellaneous Options Option Miscellaneous Selections Zero Factory Setting Cancel Strobe with Bell Keypad PA (pressing together causes PA alarm) Single Button Setting Silent Part Set Confirmation Tone...
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual System Overview 2. System Overview System Architecture 8 Zone Inputs 6 Keypads (mixed) Veritas R8 Plus Zo nes Un set Tamp er Veritas Excel Un se t FULL 8 x 100mA...
Installation Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual 3. Installation Control Panel Installation Sequence Mounting the Control Panel Before attempting to install the alarm system, read this section. Mount the control panel on a flat, plumb wall using at least three Once you have an overall understanding of the installation appropriate screws.
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Installation Control Panel PCB Layout 1: AC Input 10: Com1 Connected to the 16.5V transformer. portable Engineers keypad computer (using PC-Com) can be plugged on here to make programming and DO NOT CONNECT THE MAINS SUPPLY TO THE AC INPUT testing the system easier.
A maximum of 6 remote keypads can be connected to the keypad The AC Mains supply is connected to a 3 way ‘Euro Type’ fused network. The Veritas R8 Plus and the Veritas Excel supports both terminal block, which is fitted with a fuse (see page 37).
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Installation Zone Connections Detection devices such as PIR’s, Door Contacts, PA Buttons etc. are all connected to the 8 zone terminals on the Veritas R8 Plus and Veritas Excel control panel. If a zone is not being used it should be either linked out or disabled (see page 30).
Installation Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Powered Detectors Always consult the manufacturer's connection instructions. Powered detectors are connected to one of the eight terminal pairs labelled Z1 to Z8 on the control panel and are powered from the two terminals labelled AUX on the control panel as follows:...
24 hour tamper protection. Miscellaneous Option 3.2 (S/C = Tamper) The panel can use two different types of EOL resistors, traditional Texecom 4K7/2K2, or Veritas values 10K/22K/33K. See page 28 Miscellaneous Option 3.3 (O/C = Tamper) for programming details. 10K/22K/33K The panel can distinguish up to four possible states;...
Installation Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Global System Tamper This is connected to the terminal pair labelled TAMP on the control panel. All the individual zone tamper loops should be wired in series. Figure 4 - Wiring the Global System Tamper ...
For details on testing the communicator outputs, see page Connecting a Computer The Veritas R8 Plus and Veritas Excel both support local uploading Figure 6d - Volumatic Flashguard. and downloading between the control panel and a PC running Veritas UDL software.
Installation Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Power light will stop flashing and stay on continuously. If the PC-Com factory settings (see page 4) are not appropriate then re- program the system as described on see page 19. In order to connect a computer to the control panel, a PC-Com lead ...
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Installation Unit Will Not Set and Bleeps 10 Times Replace the screw covers. The Power light on the panel will be flashing to indicate a power Press to leave the Programming Menu. All the zone fault, either mains fail or battery low volts.
Installation Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Unit Makes No Sound Check that the variable resistor (pot) on the PCB which controls the volume of low level tones is NOT turned fully clockwise. The volume increases as the pot is turned anti- clockwise.
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Programming the Control Panel 4. Programming the Control Panel Programming With an LCD Keypad Introduction There are two ways to select options whilst in the Programming mode: Programming is usually unnecessary as the factory settings have been carefully selected to suit most installations without alteration.
Programming the Control Panel Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Option 7 - Reset Button Cancels Exit - The Miscellaneous Selections When ‘ON’ setting can be aborted by pressing the button. It is particularly useful if Single Button Setting (Option 3) is There are four sets of Miscellaneous Selections that control the selected but may be used independently.
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Programming the Control Panel Option 8 - Unlock Engineer Code Engineer Reset can be cleared by: When ‘ON’ Re-loading the Factory Settings WILL restore the Entering an Engineer code default Engineer code. If Option 8 is de-selected (Zone 8 light is ...
Programming the Control Panel Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Option 6 - Push To Set When the Confirmation timer expires, the Intruder Alarm output will The user starts full set in the usual way and leaves the premises.
Test is accessed via an Engineer code. The zone corresponding to each output will be displayed when it is on. Several Texecom bell boxes feature a unique, Re-Loading the Factory Settings patented "Engineer Hold-Off Mode" which disables Self- Activate on Lid Tamper to facilitate convenient servicing.
Programming the Control Panel Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Programming the SW+ Output Configuring Remote Keypads When the system is powered up it automatically checks and From the Programming Menu, enter . The display will show configures all connected keypads.
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Programming the Control Panel Tamper - Programming Zone Types Zones with this Zone Type are monitored constantly even when the panel is unset. If activated they will cause an immediate alarm.
Programming the Control Panel Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual 24 Hour Zone Types For example to program Zone 7 as a Guard zone, enter 24 Hour zones (Fire, PA and Tamper), Keyswitch zones and Push ...
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Programming the Control Panel Programming Part Sets Zone Changes Changing Zones to Guard The Control Panel has four part sets. Zone Types will only be This suite defines the zones which will be changed into Guard changed on selected part sets.
Customer regarding From the Programming Menu, enter . The display will look any use of a Service Timer. Texecom accept no like this. liability whatsoever for any dispute resulting from the use of Service Timers.
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Programming the Control Panel - Programming System Timers The date (see page 27) and time (see page 28) must be programmed for the 250 Event Extended Log to function The system has the following eight time delays and one test time correctly.
Programming the Control Panel Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual be activated. It is therefore recommended that the 250 Event Programming the Zone Disable Suite Extended Log is always checked in the event of a Soak Test failure.
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Programming the Control Panel Double knock should NOT be used for Fire, Panic, or Programming the Chime Suite Tamper zones. The Chime Suite defines the zones that will be automatically included and excluded (omitted) when chime is turned on.
Programming the Control Panel Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual - Assigning Access Codes The Control Panel allows up to eight users to operate the alarm system, each user is assigned an “Access code”, “Access Level” and “User Number”.
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Programming the Control Panel Changing Your Own Access Code Null Each user has a programmable 4 digit Personal Identification The Null level is the only level which can be changed both by a Number (PIN) which the user enters in order to operate the alarm Master User and by a Boss Engineer.
Programming the Control Panel Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual & Displaying User Information Factory Option Communicator Selections Each user is identified by the alarm system as User 1 through to Setting User 8. Every user may view their User Number (1 - 8) or their own...
Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Programming the Control Panel Event Log Descriptions Testing the Communicator Interface From the Programming Menu, enter . The zone lights indicating the current status of the eight channels will illuminate. Event...
Programming the Control Panel Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Programming User Name Text Programming Text Up to 8-characters of descriptive text can be programmed for each user i.e. John, Mike, Susan, etc. Text is programmed in a similar way to mobile phones. Characters are selected by pressing the corresponding key the appropriate ...
The Control Panel Reset facility corresponds to the EN 50131-1 Restore function. As the Control Panel is not a complete alarm system but only a part thereof, Texecom cannot EN 50131-6 states that for integrated power supplies the environmental and tamper accept responsibility or liability for any damages whatsoever based on a claim that the Control considerations of the control panel should be applied.
Installation Records Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual 6. Installation Records Installation Details Installation Engineer: Installation Company: Address: Telephone: Installation Date: High Zone Zone Type Area Protected Loop Resistance Loop Resistance (Clear) (Fault) The Instructions MUST NOT be Stored inside the Control Panel.
Installation Records Veritas R8 Plus & Excel Installation Manual Access Code Table User User Default Option to Default Option to Change Change Number Name Code PIN Code Access Access Level Level Level Master Boss ...
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