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MANuAL Ness R16 Radio Control Panel oPERATIoN & PRogRAmmINg mANuAl REV 1...
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Ness. Ness reserves the right to make changes to features and specifications at any time without prior notification in the interest of ongoing product development and improvement.
48 hours service running on the backup The R16 supports up to 16 Ness Radio PIRs and battery alone. (This includes one full alarm up to 14 Ness Radio Keys. All Ness supervised condition with sirens, strobe and dialler).
CoMpATIbIlITy The Ness R16 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 R16 monitors to ensure system security.
KEypAd AudIblE & vIsuAl fEEdbACK The R16 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.
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The numeric display 1–15 will show which device is sending the signal. See page 18: How to view memory. See page 19: The table KEYPAD DISPlAY IN mEmoRY REVIEW moDE provides further detail. NESS R16 CoNTRol PANEl - uSER mANuAl...
ModEs AlArMs, dEfINITIoN The Ness R16 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 RDB Radio Door Bell. DOORBELL (Depending on availability in the regional frequency). Note: monitor mode arming will be ignored if no monitor zones are programmed. NESS R16 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 R16 CoNTRol PANEl - uSER mANuAl...
The panel must initially be in the disarmed using the optional Radio Keys you can enter state and not in Program, monitor, memory or monitor mode by pressing the oN button twice Exclude modes. within 4 seconds. NESS R16 CoNTRol PANEl - uSER mANuAl...
E button and try again. Five incorrect If using a Radio Key, you can disarm from code attempts will cause an alarm. outside the premises without having to enter any protected zones. NESS R16 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 R16 CoNTRol PANEl - uSER mANuAl...
To generate a DURESS alarm using the keypad, add the digit '9' in front of your code when disarming. program the R16 to enable Radio Key Panic to act as the DURESS alarm. This means Radio Key Panic will no longer be available.
MEDICAL ALARM IMPORTANT NOTE: Your installer must To generate a MEDICAL alarm using the keypad, program the R16 to enable Radio Key Panic press and hold the MEDICAL key, (right hand star key), to act as the MEDICAL alarm. This means for at least 2 seconds.
If a Ness Radio Doorbell has been installed, simply press the button once. The R16 can also be programmed to operate the doorbell from the Panic button of Ness radio keys. Note that in this case, the R16 cannot receive Panic alarms from radio keys.
- ExCludINg ZoNEs EXCLUDING ZONES EXCLUDING ZONES To EXCLUDE zones, the R16 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, (1-16). [Zone No.] [Zone No.]...
...and so on (up to the last 20 events). to exit Memory mode. Press... The R16 control panel stores a comprehensive To ClEAr ThE MEMory ICoN event memory including Arming, Disarming, low The mEmoRY icon on the lCD display flashes Battery, mains Fail and Alarms.
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RADIo + BATTERY + 1...16 Detector Supervision Fail RADIo + 1...16 Pendant Supervision Fail RADIo + moNIToR + 1...15 MEMory rEvIEw ExAMplEs Panel was Disarmed. Zone 3 alarm. Panel was Armed. Low Battery from radio device 1. NESS R16 CoNTRol PANEl - uSER mANuAl...
MoNITorINg CENTrAl sTATIoN CENTRAL STATION MONITORING MoNITorINg The R16 control panel has an on-board digital dialler which can send detailed alarm messages to a Central monitoring Station. MONITORING MONITORED TELEPHONE LINE The digital messages can include information STATION PREMISES about the zone or zones which caused the alarm,...
5. Now enter a valid user Code followed by the button. [User Code] The R16 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, ask your installer. The panel will automatically exit program Mode if no buttons are pressed for The factory default 4 minutes. master Code is: 123 NESS R16 CoNTRol PANEl - uSER mANuAl...
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 R16 CoNTRol PANEl - uSER mANuAl...
- 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"...
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- doorbEll See page 16 for Doorbell operation. NESS R16 CoNTRol PANEl - uSER mANuAl...
- rAdIo KEys The R16 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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- 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. rKp rAdIo KEypAd R K P R A D I O K E Y PA D...
Shortcut arming, (ARM + E, (if enabled), is are 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 R16 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 or press... to exit program mode. you exit program mode. NESS R16 CoNTRol PANEl - uSER mANuAl...
1 x 8 ohm horn speaker max. SIREN ouTPuT 110 dB oN BoARD PIEZo SIREN 12V DC 300mA max. PIEZ (RESET) ouTPuT 12V DC, 1 strobe light max. STRoBE ouTPuT 210(w) x 145(h) x 40(d) mm DImENSIoNS NESS R16 CoNTRol PANEl - uSER mANuAl...
INSTAllATIoN RECoRD Date Installed: Doorbell Volume Installation Company: Doorbell Tune Telephone: Entry Delay Time Seconds monitoring Company: Exit Delay Time Seconds Telephone: Zone description Zone description usEr TypE usEr sloT usEr's NAME KEYPAD RADIo CoDE user Code 1 (master Code) user Code 2 user Code 3 user Code 4...
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3. unauthorised tampering, physical damage, electrical interruptions such as mains failure, electrical spikes or lightning. Ness Security Products is not an insurer of either property or safety of the user and limits its liability for any loss or damage including incidental or consequential damages to Ness' original selling price.
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the R16 control panel is displaying the number 16 and I'm not sure what that means
The number 16 on the Ness R16 control panel refers to the system having 16 radio zones.
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