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Default Configuration.
The contents of the communicator’s configuration can be defaulted to a known state by
defaulting the panel’s NVM — see Defaulting Instructions).
Programmable Restore Code Reporting.
When any channel goes into alarm the communicator will always initiate an alarm report
call.
Normally, the transition from alarm to restore is ignored by the communicator. However,
any channel(s) programmed for restore reporting will report the restore condition.
Programmable Open/Close Code Reporting.
Not all of the 8 channels necessarily represent alarm data. Any of the 8 channels may be
programmed to report a modified code. The alarm receiver will interpret ‘open’ instead of
‘alarm’ and ‘close’ instead of ‘restore’ for these channels.
Selection of Open/Close will override selection of Alarm and Restore Reporting. Close
codes are always reported in this instance.
The eight channels can be programmed in any combination of Alarm Only, Alarm/Restore
and Open/Close code reporting.
Multiple Message Reporting.
The possibility of missing rapidly changing events are greatly reduced by the inclusion of
an event history buffer in the communicator. Any alarm event sent to the communicator
will be stored in a queue for sending to the central station, and messages sent to the
central station are taken off the queue in a first come, first processed basis. As messages
are transmitted to the central station, more events can be received, processed and
transmitted within the current telephone call.
Primary/Secondary Reporting.
The communicator will make 3 connect attempts to call the receiver at the Primary
Telephone number in the configuration store. If all these attempts fail, and if a telephone
number has been entered in the Secondary Number Store, it will make the same number
of attempts to call the receiver at the Secondary Telephone number. If all these attempts
fail, then the communications failure status is sent to the panel. As soon as a receiver is
contacted, and all the outstanding alarms sent, then the sequence is halted. If a message
is successfully transmitted then Comms OK is reported to the panel. The panel event log
will record “Primary OK” or “Secondary OK”. The remote receiver can be programmed to
be Ademco Fast Format, Contact_ID, Guardall format or a hand held pager.
Dual Reporting
The communicator will make 3 connect attempts to call the receiver at the Primary
Telephone number. As soon as an attempt is successful, or all attempts fail, then it will
make the same number of attempts to call the receiver at the Dual Telephone number, if a
Dual number has been defined. When both receivers have been contacted, and all
outstanding alarms sent to both, then the sequence is halted. The panel Event Log will
record “Primary OK” or “Dual OK” or both.
The remote receiver can be programmed to be Ademco Fast Format, Point_ID, Guardall
format or a hand held pager.
