01Dec/15

ATSS Burglar Alarm Systems

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ATSS Burglar Alarm Systems for every lifestyle, budget and need.  And they do more than keep you and your family safe and secure…they give you peace of mind and can even keep you connected to your home wherever you are.

Our products are easy enough for every member of the family to operate, providing a level of simplicity and convenience you’ll really appreciate.

You and your family can enjoy peace of mind 24 hours a day, seven days a week by having your security system.

ATSS state-of-the-art sensors detect movement indoors and outdoors, listen for the sound of breaking glass to guard against intruders, protect valuables and more. They enhance the effectiveness of your security system and provide you with the complete, whole-house protection you need. You can also opt to receive alerts on your smartphone if motion is sensed in a protected area inside or outside—giving you the information you need to act quickly.

HOME SECURITY LIGHTING

TAKE YOUR HOME OUT OF THE DARK AGES : Instantly turn on indoor and outdoor lights from your office computer or smartphone to arrive to a well-lit home, program lights to strobe on and off during an alarm to enhance security and create on and off schedules to simulate a lived-in look when you’re away.

30Nov/15

Burglar Alarm System Installation Planning

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PLANNING THE INSTALLATION : Before attempting to install any wiring or system components, it is recommended that a plan of the proposed installation is prepared. This should help the installation to be completed using the most unobtrusive and effective methods. The following guidelines should be followed and used in conjunction with the example provided when preparing your own system plan.

ALARM CONTROL PANEL : The Control Panel is the heart of the intruder alarm system and contains the microprocessor and electronic circuitry necessary to monitor the various detection circuits (Zones) and to initiate an alarm condition in the event of an intrusion into a protected area.

The complete system operates at 12 Volts powered from the plug-in mains adaptor. In the event of a mains failure, the system will operate from the optional Back-up Batteries if these have been fitted.

Control Panel: The control panel is a cabinet that incorporates the electronic circuitry and microprocessor that control the alarm system. It collects information from various sensors, processes it and responds in various ways. It also includes the user-interface – control keys, numerical keypad, display, sounder and loudspeaker.

LOCATING THE CONTROL PANEL : The Control Panel should be located out of obvious sight of potential intruders and in a safe location, but easily accessible for system operation.

Typically, the Control Panel may be located close to the main entry door or in a small cupboard under the stairs (or similar) close to a mains socket. An ideal mounting height would be the same as a household light switch or similar. If small children are in the household, a further consideration should be given to keeping the Panel out of reach.

Also consider the user’s ability to hear the Entry/Exit Tone emitted by the Control Panel effectively when setting the system. It is preferable that the Exit Tone can be heard from outside the property when arming the system.

The final position of the Control Panel will depend on the individual user requirements.

Note: If using the Home Arm feature the Control Panel must not be located within an area protected by a PIR Movement detector unless this detector is not activated during Home Arm.

30Nov/15

Burglar Alarm System – INFO

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ENTRY TIME : This is the time programmed to allow the user to reach the Control Panel to disarm the system before an alarm occurs. The Entry time may be set between 01 – 240 seconds, depending on your own requirements. The programme default Entry time is 30 seconds. If the system is not disarmed during the Entry delay period, a full alarm will occur when the Entry time expires

EXIT TIME : This is the time programmed to allow the user to exit the premises before the system finally arms.  The programme default Exit time is 30 seconds however, this time may be set between 01 – 99 seconds, depending on your requirements. You will need to leave all protected areas and close protected doors/windows before the Exit time expires or a full alarm condition will occur.

ALARM DURATION : This is the time that the External Siren will sound for following an alarm activation. The programme default Alarm duration time is 20 minutes, however this can be set to between 01 – 20 minutes, depending on individual requirements.

Note: Most Local Authority noise pollution requirements set limits acceptable for alarm duration. You should therefore check your Local Authority requirements.

Chime Zones: allow you to keep track of activity in the protected area while the alarm system is in the disarmed state. Whenever a chime zone is “opened”, the buzzer beeps twice. The buzzer doesn’t beep, however, upon closing the zone (return to normal). Residences can use this feature to annunciate visitors or look after children. Businesses can use it to signal when customers enter the premises or when personnel enter restricted areas.

Note: Your installer will never designate a 24-hour zone or a fire zone as a chime zone, because both zone types actuate an alarm if disturbed while the system is in the disarmed state.

Although one zone or more are designated as chime zones, you can still enable or disable the chime function.

Arming: Arming the alarm system is an action that prepares it to sound an alarm if a zone is “violated” by motion or by opening a door or window, as the case may be. The control panel may be armed in various modes

(see AWAY, HOME, INSTANT and LATCHKEY).

Abort Period: When an alarm is initiated, the internal sounder is activated first for a limited period of time which is the abort period set by the installer. If you cause an alarm accidentally, you can disarm the system within the abort period before the real sirens start and before the alarm is reported to the remote responders.

AWAY: This type of arming is used when the protected site is vacated entirely. All zones, interior and perimeter alike, are protected.

Disarming: The opposite of arming – an action that restores the control panel to the normal standby state. In
this state, only fire and 24-hour zones will sound an alarm if violated, but a “panic alarm” may also be initiated.

Disturbed Zone: A zone in a state of alarm (this may be caused by an open window or door or by motion in the field of view of a motion detector). A disturbed zone is considered “not secured”.

Forced Arming: When any one of the system zones is disturbed (open), the alarm system cannot be armed. One way to solve this problem is to find and eliminate the cause for zone disturbance (closing doors and windows).

Another way to deal with this is to impose forced arming – automatic de-activation of zones that happen to be disturbed. After force-arming and while the system is still in the armed state, de-activated zone(s) that are restored to normal (closed) will automatically become protected and will initiate an alarm if “opened” again.

Permission to use this arming method is given or denied by the installer while programming the system.

Quick Arming: Arming without a user code. The control panel does not request your user code when you press one of the arming buttons. Permission to use this arming method is given or denied by the installer while programming the system.

QUICK ARMING: Arming without a user code. The control panel does not request your user code when you press one of the arming buttons. Permission to use this arming method is given or denied by the installer while programming the system.

30Nov/15

Burglar Alarm System – Remote Responder

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REMOTE RESPONDER: A responder can be either a professional service provider to which the home or business owner subscribes (a central monitoring station) or a family relation/friend who agrees to look after the protected site during absence of its occupants. The control panel reports events by telephone to both kinds of responders.