5
Lock Design Overview
Why use User Codes?
With ordinary door locks, the need to make physical copies of metal keys and distributing them can be a huge organizational and
financial task -- and what will you do if someone causes a security breach by accidentally losing their key?
The answer lies in the advantage of "firmware". The firmware inside the PDL6500 / ETPDLN can be programmed (and re-
programmed again and again) to suit your changing requirements. No more metal keys to distribute...instead, distribute
User
Codes --
and delete them from the firmware when needed. A
User Code
is the firmware equivalent of a metal key--it is a series of
numeric button-presses at the PDL6500 / ETPDLN keypad to allow (for example) passage through a door.
Preparing to Program User Codes
The PDL6500 / ETPDLN keypad contains 12 buttons, numbers 1 through 9 plus zero, a star button (
:
) and a special "AL" but-
ton (
;
). You can use the PDL6500 / ETPDLN keypad to program your system, or you can use a computer program called DL-
Windows that can be configured to program your system wirelessly. This guide will show you how to program your PDL6500 /
ETPDLN using the keypad, without DL-Windows. (For more information about DL-Windows, see User Guides OI237; for informa-
tion about using DL-Windows within the Networx wireless system, see OI352).
Before you can program your PDL6500 / ETPDLN using the keypad, you must first enter something called "Program Mode".
What is Program Mode?
The software has only two "modes"--"Normal Mode" and "Program Mode". When you want to make changes to the lock program,
you enter "Program Mode". When you finish programming and wish to put the lock into use, you exit "Program Mode" to enter
"Normal Mode".
You can enter Program Mode using the keypad by pressing the
Master Code
of the lock that was set at the factory (then wait for
the green light and press
;
until multiple beeps are heard). The Master Code is basically a secret 6-digit "passcode" that al-
lows you to enter Program Mode. But since all locks are identical and leave the factory with the same Master Code, this factory
Master Code is therefore not very secret--and should be changed to your own personal Master Code. This way, only YOU can
enter Program Mode and make changes to the lock programming.
Once the new Master Code is set , then you can continue with the
Quick Start
procedure and set the weekday, date and time. Af-
ter this, you can start entering User Codes for people to use. All changes to the lock are organized by their Function Number.
Want to change the date? Use Function Number 38. Want to add a User Code? Use Function Number 2. There are 99 Func-
tions in total, some that you will use often, and others that you may never need.
Notice that when you program your lock, programming tends to follow a
consistent 5-step pattern: (1) Enter Program Mode
(2) Press
;
followed by the Function # (3) Press
;
and enter data (4) Press
:
to end (5) Exit Program Mode to
put the lock into use.
Turn the page and learn about the special terminology used with your lock. Once that is clear, use the Quick Start proce-
dure on page 11 to help you get up and running.
Green LED
Red LED
Proximity Reader
Special "AL" (
;
) Key
"STAR" (
:
) Key
