Hi all new to forum hoping you can help....I have installed the above alarm(securitymaster tp-800 8 zone pre wired alarm)

however in the installation only 1 zone is required

the pir switches(light flashes)

when i try to arm the system no beeping is heard to warn of the setting

also if i hide out of the way and deliberatly trip the sensor alarm does'nt go off

can anyone help me?

my only thought is that as its an 8 zone alarm and im only using 1????

sorry for the long 1st post....please help!

I suggest you get your multimeter out and make sure your getting a closed/open signal from the pir when you trigger it, also you need to make sure the zones not used on the panel are linked out.

Afraid im not familiar with the above unit so not sure if it is possible to program zones as not used without having to link them out, but linking is always the safest way.

I suggest you get your multimeter out and make sure your getting a closed/open signal from the pir when you trigger it, also you need to make sure the zones not used on the panel are linked out.

during the walk tests the panel clearly shows zone 1 triggered when i set the pir off and so would assume that signal is present.

all the zones are pre wired i.e cable alresdy attached to the magnetic contacts/pir's

and simply connect to the panel via a plastic push-fit plug as such how would i loop them out?

thanks for the quick response

spence tate

I forgot to add its an unusual set up as theres only 3 wires from each pir/contact red/black/white as opposed to the 6 i'd have expected to see!

Edited January 5, 200521 yr by spencetate

Hmm cant say ive ever heard of a pre wired system have you checked the programming to ensure that zone 1 hasnt been isolated accidently

Hmm cant say ive ever heard of a pre wired system have you checked the programming to ensure that zone 1 hasnt been isolated accidently

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its one my dad has purchased from e-bay about £40 i believe so obviously well cheap however it was brand new still in shrink wrap so i'd expect it to work

unfortunately no zone has'nt been isolated

quadruple checked that possibility!!!

when i try to arm the system no beeping is heard to warn of the setting

sounds like its not arming , are you using correct code / arming sequence?.

when i try to arm the system no beeping is heard to warn of the setting

sounds like its not arming , are you using correct code / arming sequence?.

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sorry i'll elaborate the panel beeps as each key is depressed however the manual then says the panel will beep every 10 seconds (i think) untill last 20 seconds when it will beep twice each second until end of exit delay (which i've set to 1 minute)

however none of this happens???

Sounds like the one of the cheapy Micromark things one of my mates bought once. I'll just get this out of the way, throw it in the bin.

Right then, I'm assuming there isn't much in the way of configuration options. If you are doing *exactly* what the book says and it's not doing what it's supposed then it's broken.

Can you set different zone types?

Is zone 1 set as the entry\exit or does the instructions specify a certain configuration to get it to work?

What does it say about not using zones?

Did you get all sensors with it, or did you only get one?

Don't suppose the instructions are written in Engrish are they?

yes lurch all instructions are in english and got 4 pir's and 4 sets of magnetic contacts with it

the manual gives details on how to set entry/exit delays for the individual zones but does not specify any further

i have set zone 1... the only conected zone to have a 1 minute entry/exit delay

as this is the pir covering the area by the entry door giving time to get in to unset alarm

any ideas?

also there is no mention anywhere about whether or not to use all 8 zones and what do do if you dont!

Edited January 5, 200521 yr by spencetate

Ah, could be the problem then. If the remaining 7 zones are unused with nothing plugged into them the panel is probably seeing a fault as it knows when somnething is connected.

As a test try plugging everything in temporarily and make sure the cover is on the panel then try to set the system.

And the typo was intentional, Engrish is the Chinese\English mix used in instructions! See www.engrish.com