MG/SP Series (V4.9/V5.

1)
Whats New
Firmware:

SP4000 and SP65 version 5.1

SP5500, SP6000, SP7000, and MG5050 version 4.9

Overview:

New Programming Sections

New Events

New Trouble Display

New Automatic Report Codes

EN 50131 Compliancy

(SP5500 pictured)

The following sections/options have been added to the MG/SP Series V4.9/V5.1. They may not be included in any manuals,
therefore use this document in conjunction with the programming guide to program your panel.

New Programming Sections

Use the following updated sections to program your panels.

EN 50131 Options
Table 1: Description of Section [708]

Section [708]

Option

Description

OFF

ON

Enter code to view trouble

One-touch

Enter Code

Enter code to view alarm in memory/event list

One-touch

Enter Code

Trouble latch

Disabled

Enabled

Bell squawk on Installer in

Disabled

Enabled

Acknowledge trouble(s) before arming

Disabled

Enabled

Do not arm if zone opens during exit delay

Disabled

Enabled

Disable Bypass and Arm

Disabled

Future use

Disabled

Enabled
Enabled

= Default

System Timers
Worksheet 1: System Timers
Section

[722]

Data

___/___/___

Description

000 to 255 times

Auto trouble shutdown

Default

000*

* For EN 50131, the section must be set to a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10

Panic Shutdown
Worksheet 2: System Timers
Section

[723]

Data

___/___/___

Description

000 to 255 times

Panic shutdown

Default

000

Report Codes
System Trouble Report Codes
Section

[869]

Description

Data

Wireless module supervision lost

Wireless module tamper

Remote low battery

N/A

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System Trouble Restore Report Codes

Section

[874]

Description

Data

Wireless module supervision lost

Wireless module tamper restore

Remote low battery restore

N/A

System Trouble Restore Report Codes

Section

Description

Data

N/A

N/A

N/A

Fail to arm

[877]

New Events
Table 2: List of events for MG/SP control panels
Event Group

06

Event Group Description

Sub-group

Sub-group Description

27

Armed with trouble(s)

28

Supervision alert

Non-reportable event
29

Supervision alert restore

30

Armed with remote (low battery)

44

New trouble

22

GSM/GPRS module tamper trouble

45

New trouble restore

22

GSM/GPRS module tamper trouble restore

48

Special (partition 1 only)

60

13

Failed to arm

01 to 32

User number

Remote low battery

99
01 to 32

61

Any user number

User number

Remote low battery restore

99

Any user number

New Trouble Display

Table 3: Description of troubles for MG/SP control panels

Key

Main Menu Trouble

Key

Sub-menu Trouble

Power trouble

10

Remote low battery (press [0] to view which remote)

Module tamper trouble

GSM/GPRS module

New Automatic Report Codes

Table 4: List of automatic report codes
System Event Default Contact ID Report Code

Default SIA Report Code

Remote low battery

1 338

Battery failure on module

YT

Module battery fail

Remote low battery restore

3 338

Battery failure on module

YR

Module battery fail restore

Failed to arm

1 454

Failed to close

CI

Failed to close

EN 50131 Compliancy
The Spectra SP Series now has added supports for the EN 50131 Standard (Grade 2). The following sections describe all the
programming required for your panel to be EN 50131 compliant.

EN 50131 Programming
To set your panel to be EN 50131 compliant:
1. Enter section [951] to set EN 50131 defaults.
2. Press Enter.
NOTE: All keypads in the system must have anti-tamper enabled in order to be EN 50131 compliant.

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EN 50131 Standard System Defaults

The following sections [700] through [840] provide the system defaults that will be set for EN50131 compliancy.
Table 5: Description of section [700]
Section

Option

Option Type

Description

Partitioning

Partitioning

Disabled

Enabled

Battery charging

350mA

700mA

Audible trouble warning (except AC failure)

Disabled

Audible trouble warning on AC failure

Disabled

Enabled

RF jamming supervision

Disabled

Enabled

Exit delay termination

Disabled

Enabled

Tamper supervision on the bus module

Disabled

Enabled

Section [700]

2
General system options

3
4
5

RF jamming supervision

OFF

General system options

7
8

Future use

ON

Enabled

Arming/Disarming Options
Table 6: Descriptions of section [703]
Section

Option

Option Type

Description

OFF

One-touch regular arming (also REM3)

Disabled

Enabled

One-touch stay arming (also REM3)

Disabled

Enabled

One-touch sleep arming (also REM3)

Disabled

Enabled

One-touch bypass programming

Disabled

Enabled

Restrict arming on battery failure

Disabled

Enabled

Restrict arming on tamper failure (zone + bus

module + wireless PGM)

Disabled

Enabled

Restrict arming on supervision trouble;

wireless zones & PGM + bus module

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

2
Keypad options 2

Section [703]

ON

Arming/disarming options

7
8

Arm/disarm with VDMP3

Arm/disarm with VDMP3

ATZ Options
Table 7: Description of section [705]

Section [705]

Option

Description

OFF

ON

ATZ zone doubling

Disabled

ATZ wiring options

Series

Parallel

3
Tamper recognition (see following table)
4
5

Generate tamper on bypassed zone

6
Supervision options (see following table)
7
8

Generate supervision on bypassed zone

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

No

Yes

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

No

Yes

= Default

Table 8: Description of options 3 & 4 and 6 & 7, in section [705]

Option

Description

RF Zone/Hardwired Zone Tamper Recognition Options

OFF

Keypad/Bus Module Tamper Recognition Options*

OFF

Disabled

Disabled

OFF

ON

Trouble only

Trouble only

ON

OFF

When disarmed: trouble only; when armed: follow zones alarm type

Trouble only

ON

ON

When disarmed: audible alarm; when armed: follow zones alarm type

Audible alarm

OFF

RF Zone Supervision Options

Keypad/Bus Module Supervision Options

OFF

Disabled

Disabled

OFF

ON

Trouble only

Trouble only

ON

OFF

When disarmed: trouble only; when armed: follow zones alarm type

Trouble only

ON

ON

When disarmed: audible alarm; when armed: follow zones alarm type

Audible alarm

* Tamper recognition of keypad/bus module, only if section [700], option 7, is enabled.

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General Zone Options

Table 9: Description of section [706]
Option

Section [706]

Description

OFF

Check-in supervision time

ON

24 hours

80 minutes
Enabled

EOL resistors (applies to all hardwired zones panel, keypad, ZX8)

Disabled

Zone input 1 becomes a two-wire smoke input (except SP4000, SP5500, and SP65)

Disabled

Enabled

ZX8 ID A (panel + 1) input 1

Zone input

Tamper input

ZX8 ID B (panel + 9) input 1

Zone input

Tamper input

ZX8 ID C (panel + 17) input 1

Zone input

Tamper input

= Default

Miscellaneous System Options

Table 10: Description of section [708]

Section [708]
EN50131 OPTIONS

Option

Description

OFF

ON

Enter code to view trouble

One-touch

Enter code

Enter code to view alarm in memory/event list

One-touch

Enter code

Trouble latch

Disabled

Enabled

Bell squawk on Installer in

Disabled

Enabled

Acknowledge trouble(s) before arming

Disabled

Enabled

Do not arm if zone opens during exit delay

Disabled

Enabled

Disable Bypass and Arm

Disabled

Enabled

Future use

= Default

System Timers
Worksheet 3: System Timers
Section

Data

Description

Section

[710]

___/___/___ 000 to 255 seconds Entry delay 1* (default: 045)

[718]

[711]

[719]

[712]

___/___/___ 000 to 255 seconds Entry delay 2* (default: 045)

Auto-zone shutdown counter
___/___/___ 000 to 015
(default: 005)

[713]

___/___/___ 000 to 255 seconds Intellizone delay (default: 048)

[714]

___/___/___ 000 to 255 minutes Recycle alarm delay (default: 000)

Recycle alarm counter
___/___/___ 000 to 255
(default: 000)

[715]

Data

Description

Remote panic disarm lock delay

___/___/___ 000 to 255 seconds (default: 000)
Closing delinquency delay
___/___/___ 000 to 255 days
(default: 000)

[720]

___/___/___ 000 to 255 seconds Flex-instant delay (default: 015)

For StayD: re-arm delay
[721] ___/___/___ 000 to 255 seconds (default: 005)
Auto trouble shutdown**
[722] ___/___/___ 000 to 255 seconds (default: 010)
Panic shutdown**
[723] ___/___/___ 000 to 255 seconds (default: 010)
* For EN 50131, the maximum value is 45 seconds.
** For EN 50131, the section must be set to a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10

Keypad Lockout
Worksheet 4: Keypad Lockout
Section

Data

Description

Default

[716]

___/___/___

000 to 255 minutes

Keypad lockout delay

015 minutes

[717]

___/___/___

000 to 255 attempts before locking

Keypad lockout counter

005 attempts

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Dialer Options
Table 11: Description of section [801]

Section [801]

Option

Description

OFF

ON

Report system disarming

Always

After alarm

Report zone restore on closure

Bell cutoff

Zone closure

Auto-test report transmission

Disabled

Enabled

Contact ID override

Disabled

Enabled

Future use

Future use

Future use

3&4

= Default

Timers
Worksheet 5: Communication Timers
Section

Data

Description

Default

[820]

___/___/___

000 to 255 hours

Fail to comm. clear event timer (does not apply to SP4000 and SP65)

000 = disabled

[830]

___/___/___

000 to 255 x 2 seconds

TLM fail delay (landline only)

016

[831]

___/___/___

000 to 032

Maximum dialing attempts monitoring station (landline and GSM only)

002

[832]

___/___/___

000 to 127 seconds

Delay between dialing attempts* (landline and GSM only)

020

[833]

___/___/___

000 to 255 seconds

Delay alarm transmission

000

[834]

___/___/___

000 to 127 seconds

Pager reporting delay

020

[835]

___/___/___

000 to 010

Pager reporting message repetition

003

[836]

___/___/___

000 to 127 seconds

Personal reporting delay*

005

[837]

___/___/___

000 to 010

Personal reporting message repetition*

003

[838]

___/___/___

000 to 255 seconds

Recent closing delay

000

[839]

___/___/___

000 to 255 minutes

Power failure report delay**

015

[840]

___/___/___

000 to 255 days

Auto test report

001

* Also applicable when using a VDMP3 Plug-in Voice Dialer.

**The maximum value for power failure is 60 minutes.

Further Requirements for EN 50131

Certain System Timer values can be modified as long as they respect the following criteria:

[710]-[711] = Entry delay 1 and 2; maximum value is 45 seconds.

[722] = Auto-zone Shutdown value must be between 3 and 10 times.

[723] = Panic shutdown value must be between 3 and 10 times.

[716]-[717] = The keypad lockout value must be set between 3 and 10 attempts; the minimum delay to lock must be 2 minutes.

[747]-[748] = The minimum bell cut-off timer value should be 2 minutes; maximum value = 60 minutes.

[839] = The maximum value for power failure delay is 60 minutes.

Special Note for MG5050

The Installer Quick Menu is not available in MG5050 V4.9 or higher.

Section [820] (Fail to Comm. Clear Event Timer) is not available in MG5050 V4.9 or higher.

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