Zone Definition 23 Problem

[rfdesq]

Here is my setup:

One zone set to Definition 23 Police Notification Audible. It is connected to a Visonic wireless panic button. EOL resistor setting. The Visonic is wired for normally closed with a 2200 ohm resistor. There is about 7 volts present at the panel when not pressing the panic. When I press the panic the zone goes to about 13 volts. When I walk test the zone and press the panic, the interior speaker yells "panic, panic, panic", as I have programmed.

Here is my problem:

When I press the panic button, not in walk test mode, either from an armed or a disarmed state, instead of going into audible police notification with interior speaker yelling at me, I get a police trouble on the zone. I then have to enter a user code to clear the beeping. TIA.

 

[Spanky]

Police Panic inputs need a short to activate the Police Alarm when in the End of line resistor mode. A circuit open triggers a police trouble. The normally open or normally closed zone input mode will not trigger a police trouble. It sounds like the receiver input is a normally closed output and opens upon triggering the panic button.

 

[rfdesq]

As always, you are correct. I have the NC output terminated with the EOL resistor. So, I need to rewire so the zone sees the EOL resistor and when the panic button is pressed it shorts the circuit. Correct?

 

[Spanky]

Use the normally open contacts and short across the EOL Resistor.

 

[rfdesq]

I drew it out on the Visonic wiring diagram and it looks just as you describe it. Thanks for being here with all the right anwers.

 

[rfdesq]

Spanky,

I rewired the zone and now it works. Another question/problem, this zone definition does not allow for the XX second output 2 delay that other zones allow. Is this another hidden feature/quirk that is not in the installation manual?

 

[rfdesq]

Does anyone know if the zone definition 23 disables the output two delay?

 

[Spanky]

The delay before alarm time setting in Globals only works with burglar defined zone types. You will need to write some Rules to delay output 2 on a Police defined zone definition 23.


Program the Police cutoff time to 1 second. This prevents Output 1 & 2 from coming on.

Write a Rule to turn on Output 1 alarm upon police activation for the amount of time to run Output 1.
Write a Rule to turn on an unused output for your time delay say 20 seconds.
Write a Rule to turn on Output 2 when the unused output cuts off for a time delay.

The 1 second Police cutoff time will not allow Output 1 or 2 to come on, but will activate the Police Alarm on the keypad and trigger the communicator. These Rules will control the outputs.

Example Rules:
WHENEVER ANY POLICE ALARM, ANY AREA TURNS ON
THEN TURN Output 001 (Out 1) ON FOR 10 MINS
THEN TURN Output 100 ON FOR 20 SECS //delays output 2 from coming on immediately
WHENEVER Output 100 STATE IS TURNED OFF
THEN TURN Output 002 (Out 2) ON FOR 9 MINS, 40 SECS
WHENEVER Area 1 (Area 1) ARM STATE BECOMES DISARMED
THEN TURN Output 001 (Out 1) OFF
THEN TURN Output 002 (Out 2) OFF
THEN TURN Output 100 OFF