Tyco Safety Products/Sensormatic AMS1140 User Manual
AMS-1140 DETECTORS
8200-2684-02, REV. 0
SETUP AND SERVICE GUIDE
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Replacing the Fuse
WARNING—RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK!
SHOCK!
Disconnect AC power when
servicing.
1. Turn off power to the pedestal at the circuit
breaker.
2. Remove the cover from the exit side of the
primary pedestal. To do this: loosen the four
fasteners at the base of the cover, and then lift
the bottom of the cover up and then off the
base.
fasteners at the base of the cover, and then lift
the bottom of the cover up and then off the
base.
3. Remove the cover over the fuse at F1. See
Figure 1 for the location of the fuse.
4. Replace blown fuse F1 with the type and rating
marked on the board.
5. Replace the fuse cover.
6. Secure the base cover back on the pedestal.
Inhibiting the Transmitter
Use the transmit-inhibit circuit to determine the
cause of unexplained alarms. If the alarm
continues when the transmitter is disabled,
interference is the likely cause. If the alarm stops
when the transmitter is disabled, tags placed too
close to the detector are the likely cause.
cause of unexplained alarms. If the alarm
continues when the transmitter is disabled,
interference is the likely cause. If the alarm stops
when the transmitter is disabled, tags placed too
close to the detector are the likely cause.
The transmitter can be inhibited by pressing
pushbutton S2 through the hole in front of the base
cover on the primary antenna. See the procedure
below for instructions on how this works.
pushbutton S2 through the hole in front of the base
cover on the primary antenna. See the procedure
below for instructions on how this works.
Figure 3. Tx-inhibit pushbutton access hole
1. Using a pointed instrument such as a
straightened paper clip, press the pushbutton.
Note: A beep occurs each time S2 is pressed.
The software configurator can disable this
feature.
The software configurator can disable this
feature.
2. Press S2 once to disable the transmitter for 30
seconds (the power LED at the center of the
board will flash rapidly).
board will flash rapidly).
3. Press S2 a second time within 30 seconds to
disable both transmitter and alarm circuits
indefinitely (power LED stays on continuously).
This prevents continuous alarms until the
detector can be serviced.
indefinitely (power LED stays on continuously).
This prevents continuous alarms until the
detector can be serviced.
4. Press S2 a third time to return the detector to
routine operation (power LED flashing once per
second).
second).
Using the Software Configurator
An AMS-1140 detector can be serviced using the
AMS-1140 configurator, which is a software
program that runs on a portable (laptop) computer.
You can use the configurator at initial installation to
modify some aspects of the system’s operation per
a customer’s request, but the configurator is
usually used to find out why a system is not
working properly and to make adjustments to it to
get it working again.
AMS-1140 configurator, which is a software
program that runs on a portable (laptop) computer.
You can use the configurator at initial installation to
modify some aspects of the system’s operation per
a customer’s request, but the configurator is
usually used to find out why a system is not
working properly and to make adjustments to it to
get it working again.
Figure 4. Configurator setup panel
You can make the following adjustments to modify
the system for a customer:
the system for a customer:
•
Modify how long the LEDs flash and the audio
alarm sounds
•
Enable the system to work with Active Tags,
which is a battery-powered tag that emits its
own alarm
own alarm
Tx-inhibit
pushbutton
hole