If the level of communication is lower than the threshold level, the number 00 indicates that there is no communication between the transmitter and the receiver. The
recommended value for proper communication is 10 numbers above the calibrated threshold level.
4. Use the or keys to select the zone number for the next wireless transmitter.
5. Press the key to return to the higher programming level.
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2 99 88 Zone Self-Test
This feature provides an automated self-test for a selected group of localized intrusion sensors (for example, glass break detectors, sound discriminators and shock sensors) which respond to an artificial source of noise and/or vibration.
Automated self-testing is especially useful when sensors are placed in high security areas where failure cannot be tolerated.
Up to 16 zones can be designated for self-testing.
A sound or vibration generator should be used that can be placed close enough to the sensors to trigger them when the noise source is activated.
A Utility Output acts as the source of switched power for the noise/vibration generator (refer to Sensors Test, page 5-44). This is set to conform to the testing schedule. The schedule defines the time and day for the first test and sets the times for repeated tests over a 24-hour period.
A message is sent to the Central Station if all the related sensors are triggered during the test (if a Report Code has been defined). Refer to Report Codes:
MainTrouble, page 5-85, for definitions.) With successful completion of the self-test, an entry is also placed in the system’s Event Log.
If, during the test period, one or more of the sensors fails to trip, a self-test failure message is generated (refer to page 5-85) and sent to the Central Station. A record of the failure is also entered in the Event Log.
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CHOOSING ZONES FOR SELF-TESTING:
1. Press [8]. The following display appears:
2. Press to specify the first of 16 possible zones for self-testing. The following display appears:
3. Enter the zone number of the first selected zone.
4. Use the or keys to position the cursor.
5. Press .
6. Press again, and repeat step 2, above, for the next selected zone.
7. Continue this process until all zones are selected.
8. Press the key to exit.
CHOOSING A TESTING SCHEDULE:
Default: 00 hours; 00 minutes
Range: 00 to 24 hours; 00 to 59 minutes
The following is a detailed procedure for using the Zone Test Times parameter (Quick Keys [1] [1] [7], described on page 5-4.)
1. From the main Installer Programming menu, press [1] [1] and select option [7]. The following display appears:
2. Press . The following display appears:
3. Press again. The following display appears:
4. Define the time (in 24-hour format) for the first test to begin. The defaults are 00 hours and 00 minutes. The range is 00 to 24 hours and 00 to 59 minutes.
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5. Use the or keys to reposition the cursor.
6. Press .
7. Press the key once. The following display appears:
8. Press . The following display appears:
9. Insert the time interval, in hours, between tests. The default is 00 hours. The range is 00 to 24 hours.
10. Press . Press the key to exit.
SETTING UP THE UTILITY OUTPUT TO TRIGGER THE NOISE SOURCE:
(Refer also to Sensors Test, page 5-44.)
1. From the main Installer Programming menu, use the or keys to locate the following display:
NOTE:
You can also access this display by pressing [3].
2. Press . The following display appears:
3. Choose a Utility Output to trigger the noise source by selecting an unused UO number (for example, UO1), using the numeric keys [0 to 9]. (Refer to Wiring Zone Expansion Modules in Chapter 3, Installing External Modules and Devices.)
4. Press .
5. Press [1] to select System. The following display appears:
6. Press . The following display appears:
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7. Press [8] to select the sensors test. The following display appears:
8. Press .
9. Select the manner in which the UO is to operate, by choosing [2] PULSE N/O. The following display appears:
10. The UO, acting like a normally-open switch, is closed for a predetermined period, completing a circuit that activates a noise source.
11. Press . The keypad displays the label for the UO.
12. Accept or rename the label and press .
13. Press the key, as required, to return to the previous menus.
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2 99 99 Soak Test
The Soak Test feature is designed to allow false alarming for predefined detectors to be bypassed from the system, while any alarms generated are displayed to the user for reporting to the Alarm company. This is especially useful if Police response withdrawal is being threatened and a particular zone is causing unidentified problems.
Up to 8 zones can be placed on Soak Test. Any zone placed in the Soak Test list is bypassed from the system for 14 days and is automatically reinstated after that time if NO alarms have been generated by it.
If a zone in the Soak Test list has an alarm during the 14-day period, the keypad indicates to the user that the test has failed. After the user looks at the View Trouble option (described in the ProSYS User’s Manual), the trouble message will be erased. This will be indicated in the event log, but no alarm will be generated.
The alarmed zone’s 14-day Soak Test period is then reset and restarted.
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