AT&T 8300 - Manual

Introduction and Safety Safety Planning Planning for an Emergency Contact your local police department, fire depart- ment, doctor, and alarm dealer for advice on handling household emergencies. Ensure that every member of your household or business knows exactly what to do if an emergency occurs. Pl...

How the System Operates Your AT&T Security System 8300 has beencustomized to fit your particular needs. Be sure to refer to the checklist on page 1 if you are uncertain whether your system includes a particular compo- nent or feature. Communication Control Unit (CCU) The Communication Control Un...

System Programming Display Control Keypad Model 8345 In order to operate your system correctly, you need to be familiar with the Display Control Keypad. Please read this section carefully and keep it handy as a reference source There can be up to four levels of access codes programmed into your syst...

System Programming To Disarm The System: 1 2 Enter your access code. The keypad will beep each time you press a number. Press OFF. The keypad will beep, the Arm/ Alarm light will flash for a short time, and the display will show OFF, beneath the date. OFF is another level of protection for your syst...

System Programming Moving Through the Displays Display Screen The display on the Display Control Keypad is the key to your AT&T Security System 8300. The display contains two types of items: 1 The names of other menus, and 2 Commands for the system. When you select a name, the display will prese...

Access Codes Access Codes are the key to programming yoursystem and setting the Level of Protection. When your dealer tells you your Level 1 access code,write it down and store it safely. NOTE: Do not write your access code in this book or anywhere that an intruder could find it. Do not carry it aro...

Access Codes 6 The first access code will appear. It will look something like this. The upper left corner will show the user’s name. The access code and level appear on the same line. The length of time for which that code is valid is shown in the bottom left corner, followedby menu commands. Select...

Access Codes 9 The following menu will appear. Enter the name of the user (see page 9 for instructions on entering characters) and pressSELECT. 10 The screen showing the information you en- tered will appear. It will look something like this: Select >> to return to the Status Menu or < tore...

Alarms and Trouble Beeps The System 8300 generates two types of warn- ings: alarms and trouble beeps. When there is analarm, the display will show ALARM, the alarm will sound, and the red Arm/Alarm light will light. When there is system trouble, the display will showTROUBLE, the trouble beeps will s...

Display Control Keypad Options Phone Operation Phone Options Your Display Control Keypads can be set, byyour installer, for use as speakerphones. You do not need an access code to use this feature. To Answer an Incoming Call: An incoming call is signaled by a ringing sound,and the word PHONE will be...

Display Control Keypad Options Chime and Tone Your dealer can program your system to sound a chime or tone when one of your sensors is acti-vated. Tones and Chimes can be set to sound inany of the Four Levels of Protection. For example,you could have your system chime whenever the front door is open...

Sensor Bypass Your dealer may have set up your system with thecapability to bypass certain sensors (other than fireor tamper sensors) when you arm the system.When you bypass a sensor, the system will ignoreany alarms from that sensor. An example of when this would be useful would be when you want to...

Sensor Bypass 5 6. 7. 8. Press SELECT. If permanent bypasses are allowed in your system, the following screen will appear, withADD flashing: If you know the sensor number, skip to step 8. If you don’t know the number of the sensor, select REVIEW. Choose either bypassed or non- bypassed sensors, depe...

Optional Components Control Keypad Model 8340 The Control Keypad is similar to the DisplayControl Keypad. It can arm or disarm the systemand generate Police or Emergency Alarms. It can- not, however, be set up as a telephone or intercom. It can not perform any programming capabilities. Most procedur...

Optional Components Supervised Smoke Detector Model 8520 The AT&T Supervised Smoke Detector is a photoelectric type, designed to detect a fire in its early stages so that you can escape from your house before smoke reaches a dangerous con- centration level. When the detector senses smoke particl...

Dining Room B e d r o o m Typical Single-Floor Installation-Two Bedroom Areas Bedroom n Living Room Typical Single-Floor Installation-One Bedroom Area Replacing Smoke Detector Batteries Batteries should be replaced annually or when low. See page 22 for the procedure used to test the transmitter batt...

Optional Components Wireless System Keypad Model 8440 The Wireless System Keypad provides some ofthe same features as the other keypads. It does, however, have important differences. Please read this section carefully if your dealer has includedthis component in your system. To Arm or Disarm Your Sy...

Optional Components Universal Transmitter Model 8240 Transmitters may be mounted on walls andconnected to sensors or set up as portable units that you can carry with you. The button on the Universal Transmitter can beeither a Test or Alarm button. To activate the button, press and hold it for 2 seco...

Optional Components Passive Infrared Transmitter (PIRT) Model 8561 The PIRT is a space protector which detects intruders by measuring changes in heat patterns. When the PIRT detects an intruder, it transmits asignal to the Communication Control Unit. Most PlRTs are interior sensors and are only arme...

Testing and Maintenance Your AT&T Security System 8300 requires very little maintenance. All you will normally need to dois keep the components clean and replace anybatteries that run low. Many dealers offer annualmaintenance checks, and they will replace any batteries that are running low. If y...

Troubleshooting Error Messages When you attempt to enter information that is not acceptable, the system will beep and present oneof the following messages: ACCESS DENIED: The code you entered is either invalid or not a high enough level to perform the function. ALARM/TROUBLE LIST IN USE: Someone is ...

Troubleshooting Common Problems If you have trouble with your system, this section may help you answer some of your questions. “I hear a momentary silence interrupt phone calls that are being made by my computer.” Your security system uses the phone line for communication with your monitoring servic...

Index Access Codes, 7 Adding, 8 Entering Characters, 9 Levels, 7Removing, 9 Reviewing, 7 Alarms, 10 Ambush, 5, 18 Emergency, 5Fire, 2Police, 5 Silencing, 10 Maximum, 10 Ambush Alarm, 5Arming The System, 4AutoBypass, 13 Bypass, Sensor, 13 Auto, 13 Group, 14 Manual, 13 Permanent, 13 Swinger, 14 Checkl...