LCD display, built-in radio receiver, built-in battery backup and built-in dialler. The R8 supports up to 8 Ness radio PIRs and up to 14 Ness Radio Keys. All Ness supervised and encrypted radio devices are supported. There is even a Doorbell feature with selectable tunes when used with the Ness Radio Doorbell transmitter.
COMPATIBILITY The Ness R8 supports all Ness radio devices as shown below. All late model Ness transmitters send encrypted transmissions to prevent eavesdropping and substitution. Ness fixed transmitters can send a regular supervision signal which the R8 monitors to ensure system security.
R8 KEYPAD AUDIBLE & VISUAL FEEDBACK The R8 onboard keypad provides the facility for user level and installer level programming and all user operation and emergency functions. The keys are soft-touch silicon rubber and are backlit for high visibility. Any keypress will turn on the backlighting for 4 minutes.
Phone line fault or Normal Dialler is on line failure to communicate Normal User Program Mode Installer Program Mode * Numeric display 1–15 will show which device is sending the Low Battery signal. NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
OPERATION OPERATING MODES ALARMS, DEFINITION The Ness R8 will operate in one of the following Alarms may be caused by: modes: • A zone has been triggered while Armed • A Tamper has been triggered ARMED. The system is “On” and ready to •...
20 events. To exit Memory mode 100-056 Radio Door Bell. DOORBELL Note: The panel will ignore Monitor Mode arming if monitor zones have not been programmed by your installer. NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
If the auto-exclude option is disabled by your Exclude modes. installer and a zone is unsealed at the end of exit time, the siren will sound for 5 minutes, (5 minutes is the factory default siren duration). NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
OPERATION MONITOR MODE Ensure the R8 is disarmed before attempting to To arm in Monitor Mode using a Radio Key, arm in Monitor Mode. press the ON button twice within 4 seconds. [User Code] ...or The Monitor Mode Shortcut is enabled by default,...
E button and try again. Five incorrect sound. code attempts will cause an alarm. If using a Radio Key, you can disarm from outside the premises without having to enter any protected zones. NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
PANIC button. To activate the panic alarm simply press that button. A Panic report will be sent by dialler if your system is monitored by a Central Station. (If PANIC reports have been enabled by your installer). NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
YOUR INSTALLER will. That is; you are disarming under “duress.” * DURESS ALARMS CAN ONLY BE USED IF YOUR R8 PANEL IS MONITORED BY A CENTRAL To Disarm and send a DURESS alarm, prefix STATION. your User Code with the digit 9 when Disarming.
MEDICAL alarm to your central station. The are enabled by default and can be disabled keypad beeper sounds 8 rapid beeps to by your installer. indicate that the Medical alarm has been triggered. NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
Doorbell, press and hold the Radio Key Press Doorbell transmitter. PANIC button for at least 4 seconds. The doorbell tune is heard through the R8 Hold onboard siren. The doorbell volume and the 100-664 Radio Key. tune can be set by the user.
OPERATION - EXCLUDING ZONES EXCLUDING ZONES To EXCLUDE zones, the R8 must be in the disarmed mode. [User Code] Press... or... EXCLUDE icon will turn on. Enter the zone number of the zone/s to be excluded, (1-8). [Zone No.] [Zone No.] ...etc...
...and so on (up to the last 20 events). Press... to exit Memory mode. Press... The R8 control panel stores a comprehensive TO CLEAR THE MEMORY ICON event memory including Arming, Disarming, The MEMORY icon on the LCD display flashes Low Battery, Mains Fail and Alarms.
RADIO + BATTERY + 1..8 Detector Supervision Fail RADIO + 1..N Pendant Supervision Fail RADIO + MONITOR + 1..8 MEMORY REVIEW EXAMPLES Panel was Disarmed. Zone 3 alarm. Panel was Armed. Low Battery from radio device 1. NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
MONITORING CENTRAL STATION MONITORING The R8 control panel has an on-board digital dialler which can send detailed alarm messages to a Central Monitoring Station. The digital messages can include information about the zone or zones which caused the alarm, tamper alarms, low battery or mains failure reports, and it can also (by user number) identify the users who Arm and Disarm the system.
5. Now enter a valid User Code followed by the button. [User Code] The R8 will respond with 3 beeps if it recognises the code or VERIFIES THE USER. 1 long beep to signal the code was invalid and to try again.
The Doorbell Tune and Volume can be programmed. For all other programming changes, talk to your installer. The panel will automatically exit The factory default Program Mode if no buttons are pressed Master Code is: 123 for 4 minutes. NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
User Slots 2 to 15 can store either a Keypad Code or a Radio Key, not both. If a user Slot is programmed as a Radio Key using option P10E, then that slot is not available as a Keypad Code and vice versa. NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
PROGRAMMING - DOORBELL TO PROGRAM A RADIO DOORBELL ACTION NOTE Program the Ness Radio Doorbell to an available See page 26. User Slot. "To Program Radio Keys" Program Extra Option 5E for that User Slot. See page 27. "Extra Options For Radio Codes"...
8 Green Sleeves 9 Chime Go to step 2 of any other programming option icon will turn off when you exit program mode. or press... to exit program mode. See page 16 for Doorbell Operation. NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
PROGRAMMING - RADIO KEYS The R8 will accept up to 14 Ness Radio Keys to be used for remote control wireless Arming/ Disarming and Panic functions. Radio Keys are programmed to one of the 15 User Slots with the easy to use radio ‘Learn’ mode.
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PROGRAMMING - RADIO KEYS HOW TO SEND THE LEARN MESSAGE - PORTABLE TRANSMITTERS This table shows the method for sending the programming ‘Learn’ message for compatible ness transmitters. 100-067 100-664 100-665 Radio Key Radio Key Radio Pendant Press button three times.
• All codes must be unique to each other. Codes are Shortcut arming, (ARM + E, (if enabled), is rejected if already used. Some codes that are identified to the central station as User 25. similar to existing codes may also be rejected. NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
EXAMPLE: To make the exit delay time 50 seconds: Press... P28E 50E Go to step 2 of any other programming option icon will turn off when you exit program mode. or press... to exit program mode. NESS R8 CONTROL PANEL - USER MANUAL...
MOTION DETECTORS SIRENS The range of warning devices includes horn speakers, Ness manufactures a range of high quality and efficient motion detectors - including passive infra-red detectors, polytough siren covers, internal ‘screamers’ and satellite sirens with their own battery backup.
Ness D16, D24 panels. slim, waterproof remote control. The Ness radio Keypad is suitable for use as a portable * Ness radio products require a Ness Radio Interface (100- keypad or for adding an extra keypad in areas where it is 200) to be fitted to the control panel.
INSTALLATION RECORD Date purchased: Date installed: Installation Company: Telephone: Monitoring Company: Telephone: DOORBELL VOLUME ENTRY DELAY TIME DOORBELL TUNE EXIT DELAY TIME Radio PIR, Radio ZONES DEVICE DESCRIPTION Entrance, bedroom1, etc Reed Switch, etc Radio Zone Radio Zone Radio Zone Radio Zone Radio Zone Radio Zone...
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