CL-83 Keypad

Overview:

Includes 1 indoor and 1 outdoor keypad

Up to 56 user codes are programmed at the keypad

Separate circuits for Unlock, Alarm and Anti-Tamper

About the Visonic CL-83 Keypad:

The CL-83 can function as the central ''brain'' of your security system.

It includes all the on-board features normally found on more expensive systems. The interior keypad wires to the exterior keypad, which then wires to your access control hardware, security system and alarm system.

As with other Visonic keypads, EEPROM memory is used so programming will not be lost during a power outage. User codes may be 1 - 8 digits, allowing for many 1,000's of user code combinations. A built-in timer may be set from 1 to 98 seconds. This is typically used to set the unlock time for the door. The CL-83 system may be used with electric strikes, mag locks and other types of electronic hardware.

CL-83 Operation:

The CL-83 is a stand-alone digital keypad for access control applications. This unit is weather-resistant (IP54) for outdoor / indoor use. It activates a built-in, high-powered relay and operates from a 12/24 V AC or DC power supply. The indoor keypad furnished with the system operates as a ''slave'' of the outdoor keypad.

Program the duration for the relay contact closure, setting the time the door remains latched or unlatched after the code is entered. You can also set the system to toggle mode if necessary, shifting back and forth between latched and unlatched if required. In addition to controlling the door latch, this keyless entry system can operate an auxiliary output. Set this up to a buzzer, trigger a surveillance camera, or trigger any other notification that an employee has entered. Each user code is programmable to operate the relay, the auxiliary output or both.

A special request-to-exit (REX) input is inlcuded. Most often, REX signals are used with mag locks for a person exiting the door. Upon exiting, the person will press a button or a touch bar to signal an exit request. This signal runs through the keypad then unlocks the door (mag lock).

In addition to access control, the CL-83 can be integrated with an alarm system for enhanced security. The unit can arm or disarm an alarm system from the keypad.

An ''Ambush'' feature allows a person in distress to set off a silent alarm. This can be accomplished be selecting a specific code that initiates the panic alarm. A better method is available that does require users to remember a separate ''Ambush'' code. This is the addition of a specific digit that can be added to a user code to signal an ''Ambush''.

For example, if all users are assigned 4-digit codes, a 5th digit can be designated as the ''Ambush'' code. A user entering ''1-2-3-4'' could add ''9'' after the last digit to set off the silent alarm.

Tips From The Pros:

Also available as CL-83M, Mullion mount keypad. 

The key to the CL-83 is it's many features. We have many customers such as hospitals and schools that use the CL-83 throughout their buildings. It's a one size fits all keypad.

A hospital, for example, may use the CL-83 on some doors where the keypad simply unlocks the doors. They will then use the same unit in other applications that require more sophistication. A back delivery door is one application that would differ from the pharmacy area, for example.

Customers with just a single door system will not normally use the indoor keypad at all. Those with multiple doors simple mount the indoor keypad at one door and the outdoor keypad at the other. The two are wired together with the outdoor unit acting as the ''master'' and the indoor unit as the ''slave''.