MCM iRIS 8 / 16 manuals

Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)your codeOn

  • MCM calls zones sections. Every section light must be out, or isolated, to arm (iRIS 8 software 7.68 and later allows an open exit/entry door).
  • The Power light should be steady, not flashing. The Program, Fire and Aux lights, if fitted, should be out.
  • Key in your code and press ON. The On light flashes and the beeper warns while the exit timer runs.
  • Leave only through your exit/entry door before the timer ends. The On light then stays on.
  • Still open when the timer ends? The siren and strobe sound for 2 seconds and the entry timer starts: turn it off before that ends.

  Pages 5, 7 of the iRIS8 and 16 Users GuidePage 32 of the iRIS 8 Installers manual
• Arm while homeyour codePartial

  • Partial mode arms only the sections your technician set up for it; the rest stay off.
  • The lights of the sections being armed must be out.
  • Key in your code and press PARTIAL. The Part light flashes while the exit timer runs (iRIS 8 software 7.54 and later gives no exit beeps).
  • The Part light stays on while the system is partly armed.

  Pages 5, 7 of the iRIS8 and 16 Users GuidePage 32 of the iRIS 8 Installers manual
• Disarmyour codeOff

  • Coming in through an exit/entry door starts the entry timer. Key in your code and press OFF before it ends.
  • The same keys silence the siren and strobe after a fire, panic or tamper alarm.
  • Fire, panic and tamper inputs, if fitted, stay armed all the time.
  • If duress is enabled, add one to your code’s last digit; a final 9 becomes 0. This sends a silent duress signal.

  Pages 4, 8, 10 of the iRIS8 and 16 Users GuidePage 31 of the iRIS 8 Installers manual
• Bypass a zoneyour codeIsolatezoneOnoryour codeIsolatezonePartial

  • MCM calls bypassing isolating. Key in your code and press ISOLATE. The Program light flashes.
  • Key in each section number, such as 04 then 07. A single digit (4) works too.
  • Press ON to arm, or PARTIAL for partial mode, with those sections isolated.
  • Isolations clear when the system is turned off. Your technician may have them reported to the monitoring centre.

  Pages 4, 8 of the iRIS8 and 16 Users Guide
• Alarm memoryyour codeTest5

  • Turn the system off first. Key in your code and press TEST.
  • Press 5. The last alarm is shown flashing. Press 5 again to see the next alarm in memory.
  • Press OFF to leave test mode.
  • Test mode can't start until all alarm messages have been sent.

  Page 11 of the iRIS8 and 16 Users Guide
• Reset smoke detectorsyour codeTest6

  • If smoke detectors are fitted: turn the system off, key in your code and press TEST.
  • Press 6. Power to the smoke detectors is cut for 5 seconds, which resets them.
  • Press OFF to leave test mode.

  Page 11 of the iRIS8 and 16 Users GuidePage 4 of the iRIS 8 Installers manual
• Panic alarmholdOn+Off

  • Hold ON and OFF down together for 3 seconds.
  • It works only if your installer has turned it on: from new it is off.
  • On a monitored system it sends a panic report. Your installer decides whether the sirens sound too.

  Page 10 of the iRIS8 and 16 Users GuidePages 2, 11 of the iRIS 8 Installers manual
• Change a codemaster codeOnuser numbernew codeOnOff

  • Turn the system off. Enter the 6-digit master code, then press On to enter program mode.
  • Key in the 2-digit user number, such as 01, then the new 4-digit code and ON. Repeat for any other user.
  • Press OFF to leave program mode.
  • A code can't match, or be one away from, another code or the first 4 digits of the master code.
  • The master code only changes codes; it can't arm or disarm. To change it, use 00 in place of a user number, then the new 6 digits.

  Pages 6, 9 and 10 of the iRIS8 and 16 Users Guide
• Test the systemyour codeTest1

  • Turn the system off. Key in your code and press TEST.
  • Press 1 for a walk test: walk past each detector. The beeper sounds and its section light comes on.
  • Press 2 for a 3-second siren test, 3 for the strobe, or 4 to turn on every light and the beeper. Not every panel has every test.
  • Press OFF to finish. Test mode lasts 10 minutes at most.
  • Press 9 to send a test report. With monitoring set up, three beeps mean the monitoring station answered.

  Page 11 of the iRIS8 and 16 Users GuidePage 31 of the iRIS 8 Installers manual
• Trouble lights

  • Mains fail: the Power light single flashes. On the iRIS 8 the keypad also beeps: press any key to stop the beeping.
  • On the iRIS 8, if the mains stays off for more than 60 minutes, the dialler reports it. Your installer can switch this warning and report off.
  • With the system off, a section light on means that detector or door is active, such as a door left open.
  • When armed, a flashing section light shows which sensor set off the alarm.
  • Disarming (your code, then OFF) acknowledges a tamper. The Aux (or Tamper) light then stays on until the tamper switch closes.

  Power light steady	Mains power and backup battery are fine
  Power light single flash	Mains power has failed
  Power light double flash	Backup battery low (the mains may be off too)
  Program light flashing	Program, isolate or test mode is on
  On or Part light single / double flash	Armed, and the exit / entry timer is running
  Fire (Aux on IT8/16) double flash	The phone line has failed or isn't connected
  Fire light single flash (iRIS 8 software 7.82 and later, with GSM)	The GSM (mobile) connection has failed
  Aux (Tamper on IT8/16) double flash	The tamper input has been triggered

  Pages 4 and 5 of the iRIS8 and 16 Users GuidePages 31 and 32 of the iRIS 8 Installers manual
• Send a test signalyour codeTest9

  • With a dialler fitted, test 9 sends a test report to your monitoring centre. Your installer must have programmed the account and phone numbers.
  • Turn the system off. Test mode won't start until any alarm messages have been sent.
  • Key in your code, press Test, then 9.
  • On the iRIS 8, three beeps mean the monitoring station answered. If your installer set up tape dial, they only mean the dialling has finished.
  • Press Off to leave test mode.

  Page 11 of the iRIS8 and 16 Users GuidePages 9, 31 of the iRIS 8 Installers manual