Alarm Lock Door Alarms PG21 Series Installation Instructions

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PG21 Series 
Pilfergard Door Alarms 
 
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 
WI738F  1/06 
345 Bayview Avenue 
Amityville, New York 11701 
For Sales and Repairs, (800) 645-9445 
For Technical Service, (800) 645-9440 
© ALARM LOCK 2006 
AL ARM LOCK 
DESCRIPTION 
The PG21 is a microprocessor-controlled door alarm for sur-
face mounting on a door or door frame.  Typical applications 
include emergency fire escape doors, nursing home stairwell 
doors, rear restaurant and theater doors.  The PG21 is de-
signed to...

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7.  Position the Magnetic Actuator as indicated by the red 
sticker on the side of the Housing Cover.  If stickers were 
removed, use the Magnet Alignment Mode (see page 3) or 
place the Magnetic Actuator 1½  from the bottom edge of 
the Baseplate.  Mark holes and (as with the Baseplate) 
use a 1/8 (0.125) bit, and drill the hole 1 deep. 
8.  Install the Magnetic Actuator with the supplied #8 sheet-
metal screws (1).  Be sure to insert the Magnet (P1358) 
and Magnet Cover (P0291) into the Magnet...

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2.     Reed selection jumper W1 is located in the center of the 
PCB.  The jumper should be set to the side of the unit that 
will have the magnet installed.  (See Figure 5 below). 
3.    Select jumper options (J1- J9) as follows.  (Refer to the 
Jumper Options table, below and page 5).   
Important:  The jumpers are only read at startup and when-
ever the unit is armed.  If the jumpers are changed after power 
up, the unit must be rearmed before the jumper changes take 
effect....

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D.   MOUNTING 
Before mounting, install a mortise 
cylinder into the Housing 
Cover (H354-28) as follows: 
1.      Referring to the Figure 5 at 
right, 
         (a)    install mortise cylinder 
(Alarm Lock Model CEM, 
optional) into the Housing 
Cover from the outside with 
the key slot at the 6 oclock 
position; 
         (b)    install the Locking Arm 
(HW1154).  Be sure to route 
the strobe wire under the 
Locking Arm to avoid interfer-
ence (see Fig 5b), then 
screw the Lock Ring (P1267) 
onto...

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MODE NAME FEATURE DETAILS JUMPER  
POSITIONS 
Factory Default 
Highest Security  
Fire/Emergency Exit Door 
Nursing Home Stairwell Door 
Delivery Door--Latching 
Alarm Opening door without key while armed causes a latching alarm (key 
required to silence). 
Key required to exit and to turn off siren after an alarm. 
Alarm siren time-out:  2 minutes. 
After time-out, LED flashes. 
Door can be propped open indefinitely, as follows:  Turn key to the left 
while opening door (this avoids alarm).  After...

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MODE NAME FEATURE DETAILS JUMPER  
POSITIONS 
For Multiple Door Installa-
tions A PG21 installed on several doors each with its unique siren sound.   
Four siren sounds:  Sweep, Pulsing Sweep, Steady, Pulsing Steady.   
Set a different siren sound for each door in order to easily identify 
which door has been accessed.  Jumpers 1 and 2 are config-
ured.  
Sweep 
 
 
 
Pulsing Sweep 
 
 
 
Steady 
 
 
 
Pulsing Steady 
 
Door Ajar Mode 
Exit/Entry Door without Key 
Needed 
No Key Passage Mode 
Friendly...

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EXPLODED VIEW 
Fig. 7  Exploded view with part numbers  

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ALARM LOCK LIMITED WARRANTY 
ALARM LOCK SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. (ALARM LOCK) warrants its products to be free from 
manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship for 24 months following the date of manufacture. ALARM 
LOCK will, within said period, at its option, repair or replace any product failing to operate correctly without charge 
to the original purchaser or user. 
This warranty shall not apply to any equipment, or any part thereof, which has been repaired by others, 
improperly installed,...