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Bell System bell free Installation & Operation Manual

Digital video door entry system with hands-free colour apartment stations
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Bell System (Telephones) Ltd.
free
bell
Digital
Video Door Entry System
With
Hands-free Colour Apartment Stations
Installation & Operation Manual
This manual applies to the following: -
– Version 1 Builds 1
BFD-DIG Digital Door controller
BF Colour Apartment Station –
Version 1 Build 1 to 2
BS Colour Videophone
– Version 2 Builds 1 to 3
BSA Audio Phone
– Version 1 Build 1
– Version 2 Build 7
BSC4 Video Controller
PD–166 Issue 1
21 September 2010

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  • Page 1 Bell System (Telephones) Ltd. free bell Digital Video Door Entry System With Hands-free Colour Apartment Stations Installation & Operation Manual This manual applies to the following: - – Version 1 Builds 1 BFD-DIG Digital Door controller BF Colour Apartment Station –...
  • Page 2 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System free bell Apartment Station BFD-DIG controller BSC4 controller BSA audiophone BS videophone BS Deskphone PD–166 Issue 1 Installation and Operating Manual Page 2 of 48...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................... 3 INTRODUCTION ......................... 4 ........................4 ESCRIPTION ......................... 4 EATURES BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION .................... 6 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ....................9 ......................... 9 QUIPMENT ..........................9 PTIONS ..................10 OWER UPPLY EQUIREMENTS...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Introduction Description A bellfree video door entry system consists of a door panel, positioned at the entrance of a building, apartment stations and other telephones, placed inside of the building for the convenience of the occupants and a power supply and controller which are usually located inside an electrical cupboard.
  • Page 5 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System free bell Colour Apartment Station View Pickup Display Contrast Mute Lock Ringer Volume System Symbol Lamp Steady Flashing Apartment station is muted Doorbell – All Flash Mute on/off Pickup / end Blue Call in progress Ringing View / camera select Lock...

  • Page 6: Basic System Operation

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Basic System Operation Panel Controls Call Button Cancel Button Reception or Porter Button Door Button (Trades) Number and Letter Buttons The numbers 0 to 9 are used to enter numbers. The letter button >A enters letters beginning with A and each press advances through the alphabet, while the letter button <Z does the reverse starting with Z.
  • Page 7 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System The call may be terminated by touching the pickup symbol again or more usually by touching the lock symbol first to allow the visitor access through the entrance; the speech and picture will persist for a further 3 seconds while the door is being released. Silent viewing When the apartment station is ringing the resident can touch the view symbol to answer the call instead of the pickup symbol;...
  • Page 8 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Cameras The door controller has the capability of using one or two cameras, for instance a second panel camera for DDA or a „third party‟ „CCTV‟ camera located to offer a different entrance viewpoint. Touching the view symbol will alternate the view between camera 1 and camera 2 (if enabled).

  • Page 9: Design Considerations

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Design Considerations Equipment List A bellfree digital video system comprises the following: - Model No Description N x BF Colour Apartment station (N is the no of phones) 1 x BFP-DIG/LCP Laser Cut panel with a BF-AMP speech unit, camera, VR buttons -OR- and LED display.

  • Page 10: Power Supply Requirements

    Note 2. The PS4 power supply has been specifically designed to operate with the high- surge requirements of the system. Bell System is unable to guarantee functionality or provide support for systems which use third party power supplies.
  • Page 11 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Exact power supply requirements depend upon many factors. The number of power supplies included within a standard „kit‟ or quotation assumes that all controllers are installed in one location and that there are no extensions. The following table gives examples of the minimum number of controllers and power supplies for a given number of entrance doors and flats.

  • Page 12: Cable Specification

    (or greater) power cable as tabulated below. Cat5 cable has a known performance for the transmission of video signals, whilst telephone or alarm cables are not suitable. Bell System will be unable to offer any warranty or support for systems installed using incorrect cables.

  • Page 13: Cable Distances

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Cable Distances Video Controller to BF Apartment Station System Distance Cable Comments Single apartment station < 150m 1 x Cat5 per output or first < 300m 1 x Cat5 apartment station 2 x 1mm Single apartment station <...

  • Page 14: Installation & Commissioning

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Installation & Commissioning Checklist The following checklist is a summary of what is required. Refer to the relevant pages for further details. ● Review the section headed „Safety Information‟ on page 47. ● Ensure that „Design Considerations‟ on page 9 have been understood. ●...

  • Page 15: Surface Mounting

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Apartment Station The apartment station is designed to be surface or flush wall mounted onto plasterboard or other masonry at an optimum screen height of 1.6m. DDA considerations may reduce this height to 1.4m. Dimensions are shown in the diagrams below. Surface Mounting Flush Mounting Reinforcing batons...
  • Page 16 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System BSA Audio Phone The BSA audio phone can be used as a lower cost alternative to an extension apartment station. It is styled like the bellissimo videophone. The phone is manufactured in high-impact ABS plastic that imparts high durability and compliments most wall furnishings.
  • Page 17 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Electric Door Release Both fail-secure and fail-safe lock releases (including magnetic locks) use the same terminals. To set the lock type, refer to the „Door Controller Settings‟. When installing lock releases please allow a little movement on the door, as operation will be impaired if fitted too tight.

  • Page 18: Commissioning

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Commissioning The major components of the bellfree Digital system are fitted with high quality pluggable screw terminal blocks. This enables all the connections to the system to be fully completed, whilst easily isolating individual pieces of equipment during testing and commissioning.

  • Page 19: Bfd-Dig Door Controller Settings

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System BFD-DIG Door Controller Settings The BFD-DIG is programmed from the panel for all settings. Security It is strongly recommended that the Panel Security Code (PSEC) be changed from its factory setting to prevent unauthorised access. Record the new number carefully as it cannot be easily changed if lost.
  • Page 20 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System ACOD – Primary Access Code Main code to open the door. Applies whenever the display indicates [Code]. The Trades mode (TRAD) needs to be set to „Code‟ or „Trade‟ as per the table below. The code must be 4 digits and no letters, leading 0 is OK (e.g.
  • Page 21 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System PSEC – Panel Security Key The security key is required to gain access to panel programming. The code is entered then pressing the call button, the default is [3434] and it is recommended that this be changed for security. This code can contain letters and numbers for added security.

  • Page 22: Bfd-Dig Door Controller Jumper Settings

    The „Video Gain‟ jumper on door controllers should always be set to „0‟ unless directed by „Bell System Technical Support‟. This jumper is only required on some systems with very long cable runs, camera to apartment station well in excess of 150m. Inappropriate use of this jumper with short runs will cause picture problems.

  • Page 23: Bsc4 Video Controller Settings

    The “Video Gain” jumper on video controllers should always be set to “0” unless directed by Bell System Technical. This jumper is only required on some systems with very long camera to apartment station cable runs well in excess of 150m. Inappropriate use of this jumper with short runs will cause picture problems.
  • Page 24 37. The use of this jumper precludes the use of extended addressing by PROG pins 2-3, if both are required contact Bell System Technical. The jumper is stored on pins 4-5. Extended Addressing Jumper PROG pins 2-3 This jumper adds +3200 to the Phone 1 address set using SW6 and SW7.

  • Page 25: Bf Apartment Station Switch Settings

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System BF Apartment Station Switch Settings Mute Time Setting SW2 (1-4) Mute Time On On On On Disabled¹ Off On On On 2 minutes On Off On On 5 minutes Off Off On On 10 minutes On On Off On 15 minutes Off On Off On 20 minutes OFF ↔...

  • Page 26: Bs Videophone Switch Settings

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System BS Videophone Switch Settings Mute Time Setting SW2 (1-4) Mute Time On On On On Disabled¹ Off On On On 2 minutes On Off On On 5 minutes Off Off On On 10 minutes On On Off On 15 minutes Off On Off On 20 minutes OFF ↔...

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Troubleshooting Common Faults A very high percentage of calls to our technical support number, regarding new installations, are resolved to faulty wiring. The reasons for these are various: - Broken cores, especially short links, sometimes broken inside the insulation! Connectors clamped onto the insulation instead of copper.
  • Page 28 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Apartment station, Video or Audio Phone Call Problems  Apartment station off hook or muted. Apartment station does not ring  No power to apartment station; check that the mute or flash when called. lamp illuminates when the mute symbol is touched.
  • Page 29 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Lock Release Problems  Lock release does not operate Connections to Lock Release are open or shorted.  or clicks but does not open. Voltage drop due to cable too thin.  Lock current is too high; Power supply is resetting. ...

  • Page 30: Specifications

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Specifications BFD-DIG Door Controller Size 185mm x 230mm x 42mm Supply Voltage 10.8V min, 13.8V typical, 15V max Current Consumption 80mA idle @13.8V, 500mA active Includes display, speech not cameras. Model C-CAMBS Colour Camera Size 60mm x 57mm x 31mm Supply Voltage...
  • Page 31 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Model BSA Phone Size 235mm x 105mm x 25mm Supply Voltage 10V d.c. minimum, 30V d.c. maximum Current consumption 20mA idle, 67mA ringing @13.8V Model BF-AMP Speech Unit Size 95mm x 75mm x 30mm Supply Voltage 10.5V d.c.
  • Page 32 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System PD–166 Issue 1 Installation and Operating Manual Page 32 of 48...

  • Page 33: Diagram A - Basic System Wiring Overview

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram A – Basic System Wiring Overview Apartment Station Up to 150m (1 Apartment station) 1 Cat5 per phone (For over 150m or extensions see diagrams H&I) BSC4 4 way BSC4 4 way Video Controller Video Controller Cat5 Further...

  • Page 34: Diagram B - Bfd_Dig Pcb Detail

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram B – BFD_DIG PCB Detail Input Output Camera 1 Camera 2 Video Audio Data Video Audio Data Commn – – – – – – – Cam2 Audio Video High High Cam1 Cam2 Speech 4 3 2 1 0 Video Vol+...

  • Page 35: Diagram D - Basic System Wiring Detail

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram D – Basic System Wiring Detail From To Next previous controller controller – – – – – – – – Camera 1 Camera 2 Video Audio Data Video Audio Data Commn Camera Inputs Cat5 Input Cat5 Output W/Brn...

  • Page 36: Diagram E - Bsc4 Pcb Detail

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram E – BSC4 PCB Detail Phone 1 Phone 2 Phone 3 Phone 4 Test Test Test Test Phone 1 Phone 2 Phone 3 Phone 4 Power 1 Power 2 Power 3 Power 4 Test Audio on Select 1...

  • Page 37: Diagram F - Bsc4 Wiring Detail

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram F – BSC4 Wiring Detail Audio Videophone Apartment Station Phone Data Audio Video Data Audio Data Audio Video Bell – – – – – – Bell Push (non-illuminated) – – – – – –...

  • Page 38: Diagram G - Large System Overview

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram G – Large system Overview Illustration of Power Supply Distribution Further Further Entrances Controllers 2 x 1mm² Detailed Wiring and Passthru Power Supply BSC4... Input Controller Calculations Monitors Cat5 are in Manual Cat5 2 x 1mm²...

  • Page 39: Diagram H - Extension Apartment Station Wiring

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram H – Extension Apartment Station Wiring Master Extension Extension Extension 1 Cat 5 Plus Optional Power Cores When additional power cores are required replace the Blu and W/Blu wires with the additional wires Audio Apartment Station Apartment Station...

  • Page 40: Diagram I - Apartment Station Local Power Wiring

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram I – Apartment Station Local Power Wiring Where more than one extension video unit is required to provide "auto display" then additional power supplies will be required Master Extension Extension Extension 1 Cat5 340C 340C The 28V+ connection...

  • Page 41: Diagram J - Camera Sharing & Time Clock Sharing

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram J – Camera Sharing & Time Clock Sharing Camera Termination Options Cameras may be wired in either twisted pair or coax and shared with other equipment. Twisted Pair Through Connection Twisted Pair Termination From other From To other...

  • Page 42: Diagram K - Combined Connections Bell Free With Lock

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System free Diagram K – Combined Connections bell With Lock Connecting a Bell PAX1 Proximity Reader – Exit Lock – free Exit button bell PAX1 (Optional) Door Proximity Exit Controller Reader – +12V – Exit Lock –...
  • Page 43 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram K – Continued Connecting a Bellcode Coded Access Controller Bellcode Lock Exit – – free Controller bell Door Controller Exit button (Optional) – – Supply Supply Connect the lock release as per this manual. Leave the Bellcode controller set to fail secure, the BFD controller sets the lock type.

  • Page 44: Diagram L - Combined Connections Third Party Lock

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram L – Combined Connections Third Party Lock Connecting a Bell PAX1 Proximity Reader PAX1 Exit Z Proximity Lock – Exit O Reader free bell Door Controller Exit button Exit button (Optional) (Optional) – Supply The bellfree door controller is set to fail secure.
  • Page 45 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Diagram L – Continued Connecting a Bellcode Coded Access Controller Bellcode free bell Lock Exit – – Controller Door Controller – Exit The bellfree door controller is set to fail secure. The Exit- to Exit- wire is only needed if the two units do not share a common power supply.
  • Page 46 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System PD–166 Issue 1 Installation and Operating Manual Page 46 of 48...

  • Page 47: Safety Information And Declarations

    BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Safety Information and Declarations Connections to the 240VAC mains supply must be carried out by a qualified electrician or similar competent person, and made in accordance with current legislative requirements. A two-pole switch (as provided by a Consumer Unit or Switch-Fuse) must be included to isolate both Live and Neutral during Installation or Maintenance.
  • Page 48 BF Apartment Station Digital Entry System Bell System (Telephones) Ltd. Presley Way, Crown Hill, Milton Keynes MK8 0ET. Tel: 01908 261106 (Sales and Technical Support) FAX: 01908 261116 Local rate numbers Tel: 0845 121 4008 (Sales and Technical Support) FAX: 0845 121 4009 E-mail: sales@bellsystem.co.uk...

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