B9512G/B8512G/B6512/B5512/B4512/B3512 - en Operation Manual

Oct 22, 2026

Operation manual for Bosch Security systems control panels supporting multiple keypad models (B9512G/B8512G/B6512/B5512/B4512/B3512). Covers keypad styles, points and areas concepts, and interpretation of warning displays and tones. Explains how the system reports events, including alarm and trouble event priorities with specific categories such as fire, gas, user, burglary, and system troubles. Includes procedures and menu overviews for on/off control, bypass, status reporting, access, shortcuts, events, and keypad operation across model series, plus operating options and a glossary.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages224

Reading Time9 h 24 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

About documentation

Keypads overview

Identify your keypad style

Keypad cleaning

Points

What is a point?

Controlled points

24-hour points

Areas

What is an area?

Warning displays and tones

Keypad quiets for keystrokes

Silence the alarm tone

Entry delay tone and display

Exit delay tone and display

Keypress tones

How the system reports events

Alarm events

Priority of events

Fire alarms

Gas alarms

User and burglary alarms

Trouble events

Fire trouble events

Gas trouble events

User and burglary trouble events

System trouble events

Cleared events and event viewing

Cleared events are not lost

View faulted or bypassed points

Keypad operation overview by series

B94x Keypad operation overview

B93x keypad operation overview

B92x keypad operation overview

B91x Keypad operation overview

D1260/D1255 keypads overview

Operation overview

Two-man Rule

Early Ambush

Security system limitations

Cross points

Fire safety and evacuation

Multiple area systems

Glossary

Control Panels B9512G/B8512G/B6512/B5512/B4512/B3512 en Operation Manual | Control Panels Table of contents | en 3 | | --- | | Table of contents
1 Introduction 8
1.1 About documentation 8
2 Keypads overview 11
2.1 Identify your keypad style 11 2.2 Keypad cleaning 12
3 Points 13
3.1 What is a point? 13
3.2 Controlled points 13
3.3 24-hour points 14
4 Areas 15
4.1 What is an area? 15
5 Warning displays and tones 16
5.1 Keypad quiets for keystrokes 16
5.2 Silence the alarm tone 16
5.3 Entry delay tone and display 16
5.4 Exit delay tone and display 17
5.5 Keypress tones 17
6 How the system reports events 18
7 Alarm events 20
7.1 Priority of events 20
7.2 Fire alarms 20
7.3 Gas alarms 22
7.4 User and burglary alarms 23
8 Trouble events 24
8.1 Fire trouble events 24
8.2 Gas trouble events 24
8.3 User and burglary trouble events 24
8.4 System trouble events 25 | Bosch Security Systems B.V. 2019.06 | 07 | F.01U.307.371 | 4 | en | Table of contents | Control Panels | | --- | --- | --- | | 9 | Cleared events are not lost | | | | | 26 | | 10 | View faulted or bypassed points | 27 | | | | | | 11 | B94x Keypad operation overview | 29 | | 11.1 | Main display area | 30 | | 11.2 | Ribbon bar overview | 35 | | 11.3 | Status indicators overview | 36 | | 11.4
12 | Feature key
B93x keypad operation overview | 37 | | | | 38 | | 12.1 | Keys overview | 40 | | 12.2 | Display overview | 42 | | 12.3 | Status indicators overview | 43 | | 13 | B94x/B93x menu tree and commands | 45 | | 14 | B94x/B93x On/Off menu | 51 | | 14.1 | All On menu | 51 | | 14.2 | Part On menu | 55 | | 14.3 | Off menu | 58 | | 14.4 | Extend Closing | 61 | | 14.5
15 | Bypass
B94x/B93x Status menu | 63 | | | | 65 | | 15.1 | View Area Status | 65 | | 15.2 | View Point Status | 66 | | 15.3
16 | Send Status Report
B94x/B93x Actions menu | 67 | | | | 68 | | 16.1 | Reset | 68 | | 16.2 | Outputs | 69 | | 16.3 | Test | 70 | | 16.4 | RPS | 75 | | 16.5 | Go to area | 79 | | 16.6 | Firmware | 80 | | 16.7 | Service bypass | 81 | 2019.06 | 07 | F.01U.307.371 Bosch Security Systems B.V. | Control Panels | | Table of contents | en | 5 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16.8
17 | Access menu | | 82 | | | B94x/B93x Users menu | | 87 | | 17.1 | Change Passcode | | 87 | | 17.2 | Add User | | 89 | | 17.3 | Edit User | | 96 | | 17.4
18 | Delete User | | 100 | | | B94x/B93x Settings menu | | 101 | | 18.1 | Watch Mode | | 101 | | 18.2 | Date/Time | | 103 | | 18.3 | Schedule (SKEDs) | | 104 | | 18.4 | Keypad | | 106 | | | | | | | 19 | B94x/B93x Shortcuts menu | | 111 | | 20 | B94x/B93x Events menu | | 112 | | 20.1 | View Event Memory | | 112 | | 20.2 | Clear Event Memory | | 113 | | 20.3
21 | View Log | | 114 | | | B92x keypad operation overview | | 116 | | 21.1 | Keys overview | | 118 | | 21.2 | Display overview | | 120 | | 21.3
22 | Status indicators overview | | 121 | | | B91x Keypad operation overview | | 123 | | 22.1 | Keys overview | | 125 | | 22.2 | Display overview | | 126 | | 22.3 | Status indicators overview | | 126 | | 23 | B92x/B91x menu tree | | 128 | | 24 | B92x/B91x On/Off menu | | 134 | | 24.1 | All On menu | | 134 | | 24.2 | Part On menu | | 138 | | 24.3 | Off menu | | 141 | | 24.4 | Extend Closing | | 143 | Bosch Security Systems B.V. 2019.06 | 07 | F.01U.307.371 | 6 | en | Table of contents | Control Panels | | --- | --- | --- | | 24.5
25 | Bypass menu
B92x/B91x Status menu | 145 | | | | 147 | | 25.1 | View Area Status | 147 | | 25.2 | View Point Status | 148 | | 25.3
26 | Send Status Report
B92x/B91x Actions menu | 149 | | | | 150 | | 26.1 | Reset | 150 | | 26.2 | Outputs | 151 | | 26.3 | Test | 152 | | 26.4 | RPS | 158 | | 26.5 | Go to Area | 161 | | 26.6 | Firmware | 162 | | 26.7 | Service Bypass | 163 | | 26.8
27 | Access menu
B92x/B91x Users menu | 164 | | | | 169 | | 27.1 | Chang

FAQs

What is covered in the manual for these control panels and keypads?

The manual covers basic and advanced functions, including keypad overview, concepts of points and areas, warning displays and tones, and how the system reports alarms and trouble events.

How does the system handle alarm and trouble events?

It describes event reporting mechanisms and prioritization, with separate sections for fire, gas, user, burglary, and system trouble events.

What menu actions are available for operating the system?

The table of contents lists operational menus such as on/off control, bypass, status reporting actions, access and user management, shortcuts, and event and log viewing, with series-specific keypad overviews.

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