Castle Care 1600 Alarm Control - 2Nd Try At It.

[JoePublic]

Hi

 

The scenario: 

 

1. There are 3 sensors, 1 in each room.

 

2. The battery has been replaced by a new 1.

 

3. How do I program the Castle Care 1600 Alarm correctly?

 

4. Are the steps involved:

 

    a. Program 1 sensor for 1st zone (Room 1)

    b. Program 1 sensor for 2nd zone (Room 2)

    c. Program final sensor 3rd zone (This will be the final door / exit zone)

    d. Program the EXIT time for leaving.

    e. Program the ENTRY time for entering.

 

5. For each of the steps above what is the programming sequence. i.e. 22# etc.

 

6. If somebody can spend briefly no more than 10 mins I would be grateful.

 

7. I do not want redirections, links, manuals, installation instructions etc. I have that already.

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

Joe

[al-yeti]

If you have manual , isn't the sequence to do it on page 18 onwards allot easier if you go through that, as everything is there?

Or have you tried it and hasn't worked , if this is the case what error are you getting?

Ie entered programming mode , selected let's say zone eleven as 11# and then select it's attribute so in case of rooms you would set them to intruder and yes door contact or pir in hallway as exit

[JoePublic]

Hi

 

Thanks for your reply my problem is I do not understand the "theory" of how to design this. If I know that then I can program from the manual. For example, you know the scenario therefore what steps do I need to follow would it be:

 

a. Program 1 sensor for 1st zone (Room 1)

[JoePublic]

SORRY ABOUT THE INCOMPLETE POST ABOVE 

 

Hi

 

Thanks for your reply my problem is I do not understand the "theory" of how to design this. If I knew this then I can program from the manual. For example, you know the scenario therefore what steps do I need,  would it be:

 

a. Program 1 sensor for 1st zone (Room 1)

 Entered programming mode , selected let's say zone eleven as 11#

 select it's attribute so in case of rooms you would set them to intruder

 

b. Program 1 sensor for 2nd zone (Room 2)

Entered programming mode , selected let's say zone twelve as 12# 

select it's attribute so in case of rooms you would set them to intruder 

 

c. Program final sensor 3rd zone (This will be the final door / exit zone)

Entered programming mode , selected let's say zone thirteen as 13#

attribute would be Entry-Exit

 

Then I program:

 

The EXIT time for leaving.

The ENTRY time for entering.

 

 

Is this the complete design or have I missed anything out ?

 

I do not have a problem programming what I need is the design steps for my scenario. Once I have that I can program from the manual.

 

 

Thanks

 

Joe

 

[al-yeti]

Ok basically you want to know all the settings required to make your alarm work

That's very difficult as an engineer would check all the settings from a to z

As for zones yes more or less correct that would get you going , provind the wiring is correct

In very basic terms some panels are already generally setup except zones and you might find out the hard way when something either doesn't work or goes faulty

Spare of all unused zones ie make them not in use , make sure bell time is correct, etc

Then you will have to use it to see what happens, and might end up calling an engineer to programme it, if you flick through the manual and understand how to programme zones and timers, do you really know what whey other term means?

If you really going to have a go, perhaps don't connect an external bell yet so at least problems are located to sounding inside instead of outside

Or get an engineer

http://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/forum/268-uk-security-installers-by-regional-police-force/

[AdamAlarm]

Bin it and buy a new one...The 1600 is ancient and a waste of time to work with. Not even Castle / Pyronix know how it works.....So much for support....

[al-yeti]

waste of time to work with. Not even Castle / Pyronix know how it works.....So much for support....

That goes for allot of newer panels to!

[MrHappy]

Wow, the manufacturer is unwilling /unable to a support an obsolete product.

I reckon your alarm could be the same age as windows XP or a Ford Escort which cost a lot more & non supported by the manufacture...

[jiml]

I think I should chime in here. The 1600 is about twenty years old. The last manual is dated 2001. Sorry we can't support it. You can still download manuals at
I will PM the login details.
In all honesty, with a panel this old, and for the cost of a new panel, I would say replace it. Euro46 should do the job but the EOL resistors will have to be changed.

That goes for allot of newer panels to!

easy!

[james.wilson]

1000 and 2000 was where I started panel wise. Solid bit of kit but yes old now