Honeywell VISTA 20P, VISTA-20PSIA, VISTA-15P, VISTA-15PSIA Mounting and Wiring the Control

S E C T I O N 2

Mounting and Wiring the Control

Installing the Control Cabinet and PC Board

Cabinet and Lock	1.	Mount the control cabinet to a
		sturdy wall in a clean, dry area,
		which is not readily accessible to
		the general public, using fasteners
		or anchors (not supplied) with the
		four cabinet mounting holes.
	2.	Remove cabinet door, then remove
		the lock knockout from the door.
		Insert the key into the lock.

CHECK	SNAP
POSITION
	TAB
LOCKED	PUSH
	ADEMCO
	SNAP
UNLOCKED	TAB
CABINET DOOR	STEP 1
BOTTOM

	PUSH
	ON LOCK
	UNTIL IT
IS SEATED
SECURELY
ADEMCO
STEP 2	lock snap-001-V0
	cab

Figure 1. Installing the Cabinet Lock

3.Position the lock in the hole, making certain that the latch will make contact with the latch bracket when the door is closed. When correctly positioned, push the lock until the snap tabs hold it securely.

The cabinet can be secured without a lock by using 2 screws in the cover's edge.

Mounting the PC Board	Before installing the cabinet's contents, remove the metal cabinet knockouts required for
Alone (no RF Receiver)	wiring entry. Do not remove the knockouts after the circuit board has been installed.

1.Hang two short mounting clips (provided) on the raised cabinet tabs (see Detail B).

2.a. Insert the top of the circuit board into the slots at the top of the cabinet. Make sure that the board rests on the correct row (see Detail A).

b.Swing the base of the board into the mounting clips and secure the board to the cabinet with the accompanying screws (see Detail B).

CIRCUIT	CABINET
BOARD

CIRCUIT
BOARD
+	+
CABINET	DETAIL B
	SIDE VIEW
DETAIL A	OF MOUNTING
SIDE VIEW	CLIPS
OF BOARD
SUPPORTING
SLOTS

	MOUNTING-001-V0
	Figure 2. Mounting the PC Board
Mounting Board with RF	• Do not mount the cabinet on or near metal objects. This will decrease RF range and/or
Receiver	block RF transmissions from wireless transmitters.

•Do not locate the cabinet in an area of high RF interference (revealed by frequent or prolonged lighting of the LED in the receiver (random flicker is OK)

1.a. Remove the receiver board from its case, then insert the top of the board into the slots at the top of the cabinet, as shown in Detail A in Figure 3 on the next page. Make sure that the board rests on the correct row of tabs.

b.Swing the base of the board into the mounting clips and secure it to the cabinet with the accompanying screws.

c.Insert the top of the control's board into the slot in the clips and position two clips at the lower edge of the board.

d.Swing this board into place and secure it with two additional screws.

2.Insert grounding lugs (supplied with the receiver) through the top of the cabinet into the left-hand terminals of the antenna blocks (at the upper edge of the receiver board) and secure them to the cabinet top with the screws provided (see Detail B).

3.Insert the receiver's antennas through the top of the cabinet, into the blocks' right- hand terminals, and tighten the screws.

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