Scorpion Z6L & Z6PC

Specifications and Programming

February 2009
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Scorpion Control Communicator

Contents

Keypad Commands 3

Sequential Alarm Recall Operation 4

Lost Master Code? 4

Clearing the Reporting Queue 4

Entering Programming Mode 4

Modem Commands 4

Cloning Commands 5

Programming 5-8

Phone Number Field Programming 8

Contact ID Code Programming 9

Communications 10

Message Processing Sequences 10

Reporting of AC Power 11

Dynamic Battery Test Operation and Reporting 11

Programming the Test Signal Time 11

Entering the Current Time into the Clock 11

User Code Zone Disable 12

User Code Change 12

Special User ID Reports 12

Primary Alarm (Bell) Output 12

Terminal Block and Wiring Diagrams 13


Bold text indicates options that are only applicable to communicator panels.
COMMAND SEQUENCE
1#
71#
82#
83#
91#
94#HHMM#
99#
99#1234567890
[*+#]
(installer code)##
(installer code)#[1+3]
(installer code)#[4+6]
(user code)#
(user code)[4+6] then hold
down zone number key >3secs
(user code)[4+6] then press
any number key momentarily.
Enter one of the 2 master
user codes.
Press [1+3] together - 2 beeps
Enter new user code.
Press the # key - 1 beep.
Enter the single digit user
code to change. Keys 0-9.
2 beeps = success
1 long beep = failure
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Keypad Commands
COMMAND REMARKS
Quick arm
Chime mode on/off Chimes 2 secs, Sleeps 30 secs
Sequential alarm recall Show alarms generated in
reverse sequence order (last
generated alarm is shown
first).
Press ‘#’ to step, any other key
ends recall. Long beep at end
of list.
Status recall LED1 on: NiteWatch panic
LED2 on: [*+#] panic
LED3 on: Low Battery
LED4 on: Power failure
LED5 on: Comms Fail
LED6 not used
Night arm
Set Clock Enter HHMM as current
time in 24-hour format
Modem off hook Similar to Z9PC
Dial number 1234567890 Extended off-hook command
wait 30 sec for carrier
Two key panic
Installer program mode
Clone from eeprom socket master code & communicator
account are not cloned
Clone to eeprom socket
Arm/disarm
User code zone disable Press and hold zone number
key for 3 seconds to disable.
User code zone enable All previously disabled zones
are re-enabled.
Change user code Master User Codes entered in
Location 80 & 84.
Master User Codes can only
change the user codes in
locations 40 - 76.
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Sequential Alarm Recall Operation

Using the 82# command, the last alarm events stored in memory can be retrieved. The
alarm events are extracted from the reporting queue. As other events may be in the queue
(open/close, etc.) less than 100 alarm events may be recallable.

Lost Master Code?

Pressing the [1+3] key pair within 6 seconds of power-up will cause the program version
number to be displayed. Then press the # key to enter programming mode. If the # key is
not pressed, the control will reset to normal operation in a few seconds.

This sequence will work only from true power-up. Battery and AC power must be removed
then restored. This command is not available in communicator versions of the Z6 panel.

Clearing the Reporting Queue

Entering address 256 in program mode will reset the reporting queue. Events in the queue
that have not yet reported are cancelled. This does not affect the local alarm recall command
(82#). MicroCom can only erase local recall memory.

Entering Programming Mode

Entering programming mode is a simple keyboard command. Installer code) # #. Default

master code is 0 0 0 0. To exit programming mode press * * (star star).

When programming mode is accessed the status led lights. Entering an address followed by
# (hash) jumps to ‘data’ entry mode, the status led flashes. Enter data but do not press the
# key after data digits. If valid data has been entered the panel will beep twice and jump
to the next address (still in data mode). When LED toggle data is being entered press # to
jump to the next address.

To skip locations in program mode, press *, then enter the desired location, then press #.

Modem Commands (Communication Panel only)

99 # This keypad command forces the panel ‘off hook’ for 30 seconds and looks for modem
tone. The command is normally used to force the panel to answer an incoming up/down
load call.

If the 99 # command is followed by a telephone number, eg. 99 # 3786078, the panel

connects to the phone line and dials the digits 3786078. This command may be used to
dial into a remote computer for up/down loading where the call must originate from the
panel.

Note: during the 30 seconds that the panel is off-hook after 99#, no commands can be
entered from the keypad or they will be dialled as part of the telephone number. Wait 30
seconds after the last key press before entering any other data.
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Cloning Commands

The ‘clone’ commands enable the installer to copy entire set-up programming from an
EEProm chip to the on board program memory. The on board clone socket accepts an 8
pin clone chip, type 24C04.

To load a program from the clone socket into the on board memory:
Enter mmmm (the installer code) # then 1+3 (together)
This command loads the contents of a clone chip to the on board memory but excludes the
installer code (Loc 88) and the four digit communicator account number (Loc 92).

To ‘save’ a program from the on board memory to the clone socket:

Enter mmmm (the master code) # then 4+6 (together)
This command loads the contents of the on board memory into the ‘chip’ plugged into the
clone socket. The installer code is not copied.

Programming

While in program mode, communication and alarm sub-systems are suspended.

For double digits (eg. 15), hold the * key down and enter the second digit. Eg.[*5] = 15
Greyed text indicates internal, unimplemented or unused options.
Bold text indicates options that are only available in communicator panels.
LOCATION CONTENTS & FIELD SIZE REMARKS
0 Phone number list (40 digits)
40 User 1 code (4 digits) Default = 1 2 3 4
44 User 2 code (4 digits)
48 User 3 code (4 digits)
52 User 4 code (4 digits)
56 User 5 code (4 digits)
60 User 6 code (4 digits)
64 User 7 code (4 digits)
68 User 8 code (4 digits)
72 User 9 code (4 digits)
76 User 10 code (4 digits)
80 User 11 code (4 digits) Master User Code Not user changeable.
84 User 12 code (4 digits) Master User Code Not user changeable.
88 Installer Code (4 digits)
92 Account number (4 digits)
96 Up/Download password, 4 digits Default=5555
100 Test Reporting time (4 digits) in 24-hour When program for
format. An invalid entry, example. 1761, 2500 home warble, enter
etc. will negate test signals 2500 at this address.
104 Zone 1 alarm code + zone I/D (2 digits)
106 Zone 2 alarm code + zone I/D (2 digits)
108 Zone 3 alarm code + zone I/D (2 digits)
110 Zone 4 alarm code + zone I/D (2 digits)
112 Zone 5 alarm code + zone I/D (2 digits)
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114 Zone 6 alarm code + zone I/D (2 digits)

116 NiteWatch/Emergency alarm code (2 digits)
118 2-key panic alarm code (2 digits)
120 Low battery code (2 digits)
122 Mains fail code (2 digits)
124 Comm fail code (2 digits)
126 24 Hr. test code (2 digits)
128 Battery restore code (2 digits)
130 Mains restore code (2 digits)
132 Disarm under duress code, Contact-ID only
(2 digits)
134 Zone restore code (1 digit)
135 Zone bypass code (1 digit)
136 Arming code (1 digit)
137 Disarming code (1 digit)
138 Disarming under duress code, non-Contact-ID
(1 digit)
139 Answer after n rings Default = 15
140 Call attempts (Cycles around the list) See Table 4
Default = 0
141 Call fail (anti-jam) time (10-150 seconds) Multiplied x 10
Default = 4
142 Zone 1 filter. Enter the value as required for zone Values less than
input response time. Valid values: 0-7 (Values 8-15 40mS can be prone
are mapped as 0-7) to false alarms due to
0: 10mS (Not recommended) electrical interference
1: 20mS (Not recommended) etc.
2: 40mS
3: 80mS
4: 0.16 Second (Default = 4 for all zones)
5: 0.32 Second
6: 0.64 Second
7: 1.28 Seconds
143 Zone 2 filter as above
144 Zone 3 filter as above
145 Zone 4 filter as above
146 Zone 5 filter as above
147 Zone 6 filter as above
148 Unused
149 Alarm reset time (1-15 minutes) Default = 5
150 Exit delay (10-150 seconds) Default = 6 Multiplied x 10
151 Entry delay (10-150 seconds) Default = 1 Multiplied x 10
152 Alternate or extended entry delay (10-150 seconds)
153 Night-arm settle delay (10-150 seconds)
154 Max. user # to report (1 = user 1, 4 = users 1-4 Non-reporting user
etc.) Note that on alarm, user opening is always codes will not
sent, regardless of this setting. report duress
Leave clear if programmed for home warble. opening!
155 Pager format space digit. Blank is *, or program
digit required.
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The following locations are toggles. Press the corresponding key to

enable each option. Press the key again to disable the option.
Led on indicates the option is selected.
LOCATION CONTENTS & FIELD SIZE REMARKS
156 Zones enabled Select by zone leds
158 Key-switch zones As above
160 24 hour zones As above
162 Night arming zones As above
164 Entry zones. Default = 1 As above
166 Alternate entry zones As above
168 Beep on entry/night activation zones As above
170 Zones to chime when disarmed As above
172 Bypass enable zones. Default = 1 2 3 4 5 6 As above
174 Automatic isolate zones - must also be enabled in 172 As above
176 Zone disable. Enter zones that may be disabled As above
178 Zones to activate alarm output. Default = 1 2 3 4 5 6 As above
180 Zones to activate Aux output. Default = none As above
182 Events to activate alarm output. Default = 1 + 2
LED1 on: NiteWatch panic
LED2 on: [*+#] panic
LED3 on: Communication failure
LED4 on: keypad beep mimic (not key-press beeps)
LED5 on: open/close output
184 System events to activate Aux output. Default =none Details as loc. 182.
186 Output options Latched outputs are
LED1 on: Latch alarm output released when system
LED2 on: Latch aux output disarmed
LED3 on: Invert alarm output LED’s 5,6 are set/
LED4 on: Invert aux output cleared by
LED5 on: Force alarm output 1 to activated state MicroCom to control
LED6 on: Force aux output to activated state the outputs remotely.
188 System events to report. Default = 1 2 3 4 5 6 Clearing LED’s
LED1: NiteWatch panic disables report for
LED2: [*+#] panic system event.
LED3: Comm fail In home warble
LED4: Power fail/restore mode, turn on LED’s
LED5: Battery fail/restore 1 and 2.
LED6: 24-Hour test
190 Zones to report. Default = 1 2 3 4 5 6 Clearing zone disables
reporting for zone
192 Miscellaneous system switches When programmed
LED1 on: Latch zone LED’s when disarmed for home warble, turn
LED2 on: Enable quick-arm LED 6 on.
LED3 Reserved, do not use.
LED4 on: Answer-phone defeat
LED5 on: 60Hz mains (off: 50Hz)
LED6 on: Disable zone restore & bypass signals
Default = 6 on Z6PC
194 - 1023 SYSTEM AREA - DO NOT PROGRAM!
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Note: If a test report is due whilst in program mode, the test signal is not sent. Subsequent
test reports will be sent at the programmed time.

Special address 256, when entered will re-set the reporting queue.

Phone Number Field Programming(Communication Panel only)

The default dial format if none is specified is DTMF. See the following tables for digit
definitions. If the first location in the phone list is blank, the communicator will never
initiate a call (reporting disabled).

Table 1 - Digits in the phone number field.

DIGIT MEANING
Clear/Erased End of call - Terminate call
1-9 inclusive Dial digits 1-9
0 (or 10) Dial 0
11 Dial * (This is a space in a pager message)
12 Dial # (This is a ‘Message End’ pager command)
13 Pause for 3 seconds
14 Reserved
15 Specifier code, precedes protocol digit - see table below

Table 2 - A 15 MUST precede the following codes in the phone number field.
DIGIT PROTOCOL
Clear/Erased Not allowed - call aborted
1 DTMF dial
2 Not allowed
3 Not allowed
4 4+2 @ 10bps 2 rounds 1900Hz
5 4+2 @ 20bps 2 rounds 1800Hz
6 4+2 @ 40bps 2 rounds 1800Hz
7 Ademco Express (DTMF with checksum)
8 DTMF 4+2 with checksum
9 Contact-ID
0 (or 10) Pager message (DTMF 4+2 no handshake) * see note below
11 Siren warble - home dial (no handshake)
12 300bps FSK B103 modem
13-15 Not allowed - call aborted

Entering phone number(s) and reporting format(s):

The phone number list has 40 available spaces starting at Loc 0. The panel may be
programmed with as many telephone numbers and formats as may be accommodated
within the 40 spaces.

Example: Dial 1st telephone number 12345678 then report in Ademco Express.
If not successful, then :
Dial 2nd telephone number 87654321 then report in 4 +2 @ 20 bps
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Program as follows starting at Loc 0:

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [15] [7] [8] [7] [6] [5] [4] [3] [2] [1] [15] [5]

In this example 20 of the available 40 locations are used. Dialling will default to DTMF.
Note the specifier digit 15 which precedes the reporting protocol.

In pager format only, any digit(s) after the format digit is sent at the end of the pager
message transmission. A single location must be left blank to terminate the pager call.

Contact ID Code Programming

Contact ID locations, if not programmed, default to the standard contact-id coding.

Individual codes may be changed within an event group. The actual group numbers are
fixed.

Table 3 - Contact ID programming locations and their defaults if non-programmed (1+3 erased)

PROGRAM LOCATIONS EVENT GROUP DEFAULT TRANSMITTED

(code digit 1 - fixed) CODING EVENT CODE
(code digits 2,3
- programmed)
104 (zone 1 alarm code, 2 digits) 1 (ALARMS) 30 130 - Burglary
106 (zone 2 alarm code, 2 digits) 1 (ALARMS) 30 130 - Burglary
108 (zone 3 alarm code, 2 digits) 1 (ALARMS) 30 130 - Burglary
110 (zone 4 alarm code, 2 digits) 1 (ALARMS) 30 130 - Burglary
112 (zone 5 alarm code, 2 digits) 1 (ALARMS) 30 130 - Burglary
114 (zone 6 alarm code, 2 digits) 1 (ALARMS) 30 130 - Burglary
116 (NiteWatch panic, 2 digits) 1 (ALARMS) 23 123 - Audible panic
118 (2 key panic, 2 digits) 1 (ALARMS) 20 120 - Panic alarm
120 (Battery trouble, 2 digits) 3 (TROUBLE) 02 302 - Battery trble
122 (AC loss, 2 digits) 3 (TROUBLE) 01 301 - AC loss
124 (Comms failure, 2 digits) 3 (TROUBLE) 54 354 - Comms failure
126 (Daily test, 2 digits) 6 (TEST/MISC) 02 602 - Periodic test
128 (Battery restore, 2 digits) NOT USED NOTE 1 -
130 (AC restore, 2 digits) NOT USED NOTE 1
132 (Duress open, 2 digits 1 (ALARMS) 21 121 - Open under
NOTE 2 duress
134 (Zone bypass, 2 digits) 5 (DISABLES) 70 570 - Zone bypassed
NOTE 2
136 (Arming, 2 digits) 4 (OPEN/CLOSE) 01 401 - Open/Close
NOTE 2
138 (Unused) - - -
NOTE 1
Event restores use the same code as activation; therefore these locations are unused.

NOTE 2
These locations have different names to the non-contact-id format.
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Communications

Home warble mode will now ‘warble’ for 60 seconds, then delete any events in the
reporting queue at the end of the 60 seconds. This will force the communicator to free the
phone line (panel will make additional calls if further zones are activated after hang-up).

If communication to a pager and central station is required, the pager data MUST be
entered first followed by a clear space [1+3], then followed by the central station data.
For example:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 13 15 0 [ 1+3] 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 9

In this example the panel dials a pager number, adds 2 x 3 second pauses then sends a/c
number and zone data to the pager, then dials a central station and reports in Contact ID.
Note the [1+3] to terminate the pager call.

Message Processing Sequences

Call attempts, Location 140.

The call attempt location sets the maximum number of calls to be made. When a new event
is inserted into the reporting queue, the number of call attempts to transmit the signal is set
to the value of location 140.

If the phone list contains only calls to a home, the call attempts location determines how
many times around the call list for a report. Example: Call attempts of 3 will cause each
number in the list to be called a total of three times.

As pager and home dial have no handshake, they can never fail, always assuming success
means that comms fail event or output will never happen.

Table 4 - Message Processing Sequences

Pager(s) only Delete 1 event at the end of the dialling list

Home(s) only
Station(s) only
Pager(s) then Home(s)
Home(s) then Pager(s)
Pager(s) then Station(s)
Home(s) then Station(s)
Station(s) then Home(s)
Station(s) then Pager(s)
Delete all events after the dialling list has been processed
in its entirety a total of [call attempts] times.
(Two call attempts = each number called twice)
Station deletes events as acknowledged. Second station
only called in event of first station failure.
Delete 1 event at end of dialling list. No communication
failure as this is an implied acknowledge transmission.
Circulates the dialling list until all events sent.
Station deletes events as acknowledged. No events deleted
by pager call. Typically, only the first event will be sent to
the pager.
Station deletes events as acknowledged. Home only called
if station fails.
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Reporting of AC Power

ON AC POWER FAILURE.
The failure of AC power to the panel is logged in user memory (#83 for recall).
* The report timer is started (run time 12.5 minutes).
* If report timer times out before AC power is restored, the event is reported.
* If AC power is restored prior to timeout, the event is not reported.

ON AC RESTORE.
The AC restore code is reported (this report is sent ONLY after an AC fail report is sent).

Dynamic Battery Test Operation and Reporting

The battery test consists of dropping the main supply voltage to 10.6 Volts every 251/2
minutes, for a period of 12 seconds. Tests are performed shortly after power-up and 251/2
minutes thereafter (unless rescheduled by a power/battery failure).

Battery voltage is monitored continuously (except while in installer program mode). A low
battery report is sent immediately upon detection of low/failed battery. The restore report
will not be sent until 12.5 minutes after the battery has recovered.

Programming the Test Signal Time

For a periodic test signal to be transmitted, all of the following must be programmed.

Test signal report must be enabled - Led 6 in location 188 must be on.
* A valid test time must be entered in location 100. eg 9:23 am must be entered as 0923.
* The clock must be set using the 94#hhmm# command from user mode.

Entering the Current Time into the Clock

While the system is disarmed, entering ‘94#’, the time in hours and minutes, followed by a
‘#’. It is valid to enter 923 or 0923 as 09:23am. The time is in 24 hour format, so 9:23pm
would be entered 2123. Note however, that entering 23 will reset the time to 23 minutes
past midnight.

User Code Zone Disable

Zones may be disabled (including 24 hour zones) by any valid user code. To disable a zone
in an emergency enter a valid user code followed by [4+6]. Select the zone number to be
disabled and hold down the corresponding keypad digit for at least 3 seconds. Scorpion
gives a 2 pip acknowledge. A bypass report is sent for each zone disabled. To reinstate the
zone(s), enter the user code followed by [4+6] , press any key briefly. Scorpion will re-set
and reinstate the excluded zone(s).

To enable user zone disable, zones must be programmed in location 176.

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User Code Change

Scorpion Z6 has 2 master codes located at Loc. 80 and Loc. 84 of the memory map. These
codes are used to program the remaining 10 ‘user codes’. All user codes (including ‘master’
user codes) perform the same panel functions. ‘Master’ user codes can only be changed
using the Installer Code.

User sequence to change codes 1 to 10 (0).

Enter a master code.
• Press keys 1+3 together (keypad beeps twice).
• Enter a new ‘user code’ then press # (1 beep)
• Enter the single digit user code number 1...thru....0 (10)

If the change was successful Scorpion beeps twice. A single long ‘beep’ indicates failure.
Re-try, entering each sequence carefully.

Examples [assuming Loc. 80 (master user code 1) is programmed with 1 2 3 4 ]

Change or enter a new user 3 code. New code to be programmed is 2 2 2 2.

Key sequence: [1 2 3 4 ] then [ 1+3 ] then [ 2 2 2 2 # ] then [ 3 ]

Delete user code 9 from system.

Key sequence: [ 1 2 3 4 ] then [ 1+3 ] then [ # ] then [ 9 ]

Special User ID Reports (Communication Panel Only)

The following user code reporting ID’s are as reported to a typical central station.
Code reported Event
0 Reported when panel is armed/disarmed by MicroCom,
or after power up when panel is armed.
13 (D) Quick arm [ 1 # ]
14 (E) Nite arm / disarm [ 9 1 # ] or NiteWatch arm / disarm.
15 (F) Keyswitch arm / disarm.

Primary Alarm (Bell) Output

The Alarm output on all Scorpion panels (Z6C, Z6L) has been re-rated to enable the panel
to drive higher loads. The output is a solid state switch which switches to ground (-ve) in
alarm. Panels with PCB Version 1.7 onwards can sink loads of 1.6 amps. Care should be
taken to ensure that this rating is not exceeded or permanent damage may result.

Installers should note that the panel power supply is limited to 500mA available for
auxiliary devices (keypads, detectors etc) and a further 400mA for maintaining the
battery. Sirens and other ‘power hungry’ devices used to signal alarm conditions should be
connected directly to the battery +ve, and ‘Alarm’ -ve terminal.
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Terminal Block and Wiring Diagrams

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