Viewcare has been working to provide a suitable window kit system to
allow the Powermax+ Alarm to be use as a perimeter system when in
'Home' mode. This will allow you to have the alarm fully armed ( in
Home Mode) while you or your family are in your house or flat. To do
this we have used the Visonic Clip T MCW Curtain PIR as this will
also allow you to have your windows open but you are still
protected. Although you can create a more traditional window
protection using a Visonic MCT 100 Universal Wireless Transmitter
and a magnetic relay or Visonic MCT-302T Wireless Magnetic Contact
with these versions the windows cannot be left open and still be
protected.
When using a Clip Curtain PIR you are sending 2 (Curtains) parallel
beams of infra red light that both need to be broken to set of the
detector off. The beams are approximately 6 mm (1/4 inch) apart at
the PIR and 300 mm (12 inches) at 2 meters, 600 mm (24 inches) at 4
meters and 1000m at 6 meters. As most windows are less that 2 meters
wide the the beams should be 200-300 mm at the widest point.
Remember to set off the alarms you need to break both beams, so most
of the time unless you are trying to climb out of your own window
you should not set the alarms off.
Window Kit 1
Window Kit one simply consists of 1 off Visonic Clip T MCW Curtain PIR.
Window Kit consists of 1 off Visonic MCT 100
Universal Wireless Transmitter and the reed relays of the
the following type.
MCT 100 Universal TX
Maplin Recessed Relay (Code YW46A)
Maplin UPVC suitable Relay (Code MM11M)
Maplin Miniature Relay (Code MM08J)
Currently we are not supplying the the relays as displayed above,
They can be purchased from
http://www.maplin.co.uk/, Please follow the wiring diagram
supplied with the MCT 100 Universal TX. Although we are giving
information here on this method, It is the responsibility of the
purchaser they have the experience and ability to install and wire
the relays as it is not as simple as our our two suggestions.
The example we have used here is of a window with 3 separate upper
openings.
The Clip Curtain PIR is positioned just below the bottom line of the
opening.
This will allow for the window ceil still to be used for storage and
accessed even when the alarm is open.
All three opening are being protected by the Clip Curtain PIR as you
can see from the diagram Figure 1 below can be installed to leave a
gap below the PIR.
As you can see the this bay window is of the angled
variety and has 3 large openings at the top of the window
frames. It can therefore can be covered by two Clip Curtain
PIRs hidden behind the curtains at each side of the window.
The angle of the reveal will allow for the two beans to
cross around the centre of the middle window. If you
needed too then the angled bracket BR3 could be used if the
reveal is not large enough to fix the backing plate of the
PIR.
Installation Hits and Tips
To install a Clip Curtain PIR you need the following
tools.
Knife
Pencil
Small Hammer
Spirit Level
Tape Measure
Electric Drill
7mm Drill Bit
15-18 mm Drill Bit
Small cross head Screw Driver
Medium cross head Screw Driver
First decided where you wish to fit the Curtain PIR's and make sure
that the signal strength is ok at that point. To test this install a
battery in one of the PIR's and place it in position using 'Blue Tac'.
Enrol the Wireless PIR in the normal way and go into the 'Diagnostic
Menu' on the control panel to test the signal strength. You can then
move the PIR around your other windows to check the strength of all
of the positions you intend to install them in. See our
PowerMax Easy Installation
Page for details of how to do this.
Next open all of the CLIP Curtain PIRs you intend to install lay
them out on a clear flat surface.
You
need to decide if you are going to use the back tamper switch to
indicate if the PIR has been removed from the wall. If so you then
need to cut out the shape in the back plate of the PIR housing
as shown on the right. In truth you don't need to cut out the whole
of it. It's very hard to do with a Stanley Knife. All you need to do
is to drill out at large whole as shown that will allow the tamper
spring to protrude through( it's much easier and quicker). At this
point you also need to drill the the two fixing points, Use a 6.5 mm
or 7mm wood or metal drill bit.
Decide the actual position and height of the PIR, Then
using the level draw a vertical line. Place a pre drilled
backing plate on the line (ensuring its the right way up)
and mark the hole and drill with a masonry drill suitable
for your wall plugs.
You can then fix the PIR backing plate to the to the wall.
This is what the PIR looks like in its finished position.
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You
need to decide if you are going to use the back tamper switch to
indicate if the PIR has been removed from the wall. If so you then
need to cut out the shape in the back plate of the PIR housing
as shown on the right. In truth you don't need to cut out the whole
of it. It's very hard to do with a Stanley Knife. All you need to do
is to drill out at large whole as shown that will allow the tamper
spring to protrude through( it's much easier and quicker). At this
point you also need to drill the the two fixing points, Use a 6.5 mm
or 7mm wood or metal drill bit. 
