AE-500 Operation
Requesting Access with an Entry Code
•Residents have up to 40 seconds to key in their entry code.
•Up to eight seconds are allowed between each keystroke.
•All digits of the entry code must be entered. Example: If the entry code length is set for four digits, and the code is 0042, the user must enter “0 0 4 2”.
•If the wrong key is pressed, pressing the
key will reset the keypad. The correct code can then be
•After a correct code is entered, and if the conditions for granting access are fulfi lled, the programmed relay channel will activate for the programmed time.
•If the number of incorrect codes entered exceeds the keypad lockout count, the keypad will be locked and not accept any entries for one minute.
Requesting Access with a Wireless Transmitter
•Activate a wireless transmitter within radio range of the
•After a valid transmitter is decoded, and if the conditions for granting access are fulfi lled, the programmed relay channel will activate for the programmed time.
Requesting Access with a Visitor Call
•Press 
to view the directory.
•If the visitor already knows the resident’s directory number, they can enter the directory number to call the resident.
•If the visitor doesn’t know the residents directory number, they
can scroll through the alphabetical directory entries by pressing
or 
(holding down the keys will scroll the display faster). To facilitate a faster search, the directory search will begin in the middle. The visitor can search forward or backward from there.
•When the visitor fi nds the resident’s directory number, they enter it on the keypad to call the resident.
•The system dials the resident’s telephone number to establish
✦NOTE: The resident’s telephone number will never be displayed to the visitor.
•The resident answers the call and converses with the visitor to determine if access will be granted.
•The resident can use their telephone’s keypad to grant access
activating Relay Channel “A” by pressing 
, or activating Relay Channel “B” by pressing 
. After access is granted, the system will disconnect the visitor and resident call.
•The resident can disconnect the visitor without granting access by
pressing 
or by hanging up.
✦NOTE: The telephone keys that the resident presses can be customized for the installation. See Telephone Key Assignments for Residents (PPN #58) in the System Options section of these instructions.
•The length of time the visitor is allowed to talk can be programmed from
during the last 10 seconds of talk time. To restart the talk timer, the
resident can press 
on their telephone.
ENTRY CODE AT LOCAL KEYPAD | ENTRY CODE AT REMOTE KEYPAD |
ACTIVATE TRANSMITTER
ANTENNA
1 PRESS | 2 ENTER DIRECTORY NUMBER | VISITOR | |
TO VIEW DIRECTORY | OR PRESS OR TO | ||
| |||
| SCROLL THROUGH THE RESIDENT |
| |
| NAMES |
|
TENANT
3AFTER SCROLLING, ENTER THE RESIDENT'S
DIRECTORY NUMBER AND TALK | THE RESIDENT CAN CONTROL |
WITH THE RESIDENT | ACCESS USING TELEPHONE KEYS |
| RELAY "A" |
| RELAY "B" |
| DISCONNECT |
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