Dahua ARC2016C-V3 16-Zone Wired Alarm Control Panel

Overview

The Dahua ARC2016C-V3 is a wired intrusion alarm control panel with 16 local zones and 4 outputs, housed in a wall-mount enclosure. It is the larger sibling of the ARC2008C-V3 and uses the same keypads, expansion modules and communicators. It suits a larger wired building such as a bank branch, showroom, factory, school or multi-room office that needs more zones on the main board and reporting to a central monitoring station.

Is it right for you?

• It suits a fully wired installation with up to 80 zones, reporting to a monitoring station by Contact ID (CID).
• If 8 zones on the main board are enough, the ARC2008C-V3 is the smaller model with the same accessories.
• If part of the building needs wireless detectors, the ARC3808H hybrid panel suits better.
• Indoor use, -10 to 55 °C.

Key features

• 16 local inputs, expandable to 80, supporting NO and NC detectors, detector tamper, short circuit and mask alarms.
• 4 outputs, expandable to 84, with alarm linkage and auto control.
• Two Ethernet ports and 1 telephone line (PSTN) with Contact ID reporting to up to 3 alarm receiving centres.
• Up to 32 LCD keypads and 32 ARA24-W2 keyfobs; arming by keypad, keyfob, IC card, web or platform.
• 64 network users and 200 keypad users; up to 8 subsystems.
• 20,000 entry log; setup by keypad or web; remote update; settings kept through a power cut.
• Two RS-485 buses (keypads, expansion modules and a printer), 1 RS-232 port, controller and housing tamper.
• Mains powered at 100 to 240 V AC, 5 W idle and up to 60 W at full load, with a 12 V 7 Ah battery port and a 12 V DC, 1 A auxiliary output.

What else you need

A 12 V 7 Ah backup battery, a keypad (DHI-ARK50C or ARK50C-R), wired detectors and a siren. Add ARM808-RS input and ARM708-RS output expansion modules as needed, the ARA58-P module for PSTN, and the ARA58-G-EN (2G) or ARA58-F-EN (4G) module if mobile reporting is needed.

Installation

An alarm installer should fit it. The enclosure is wall mounted indoors, wired to mains and the backup battery, the RS-485 bus for keypads and modules, the detector zones, outputs and siren, then programmed from the keypad or the web interface and registered with the monitoring station.

Software and licences

Configuration is by keypad or web browser, with remote updates. Interface languages are English, Russian, Latin American Spanish and Arabic.

Before you buy

• The 12 V 7 Ah backup battery is a separate purchase.
• Cellular reporting needs the ARA58-G-EN or ARA58-F-EN module and a SIM card.
• Indoor use only.