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Tabs
Each tab contains a group of related programming functions, as follows:
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The Panel Tab allows you to do the following:
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Edit general information such as network, panel, branch, and listing information
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Select and program system options, such as Alarm Silence Inhibit, Alarm Cutout
Timer, etc.
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Define passcodes for access levels one through four
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Set access levels for various system functions (Fire Alarm Acknowledge, etc.)
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The Card Tab allows you to do the following:
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Add and delete cards
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Program user-defined LEDs and function keys
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Edit each point's hardware device type, point type, and custom label on a per-card
basis
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The Site Tab provides a means of creating a two-dimensional representation of a job site.
This involves creating and adding labels that represent the building components -- floors,
offices, hallways, etc. -- to the site tree, and associating points with the correct label. (For
example, if the site tree contains a label named LOBBY, you would associate the points
located in the Lobby area with the LOBBY label.)
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Use the Point Tab to do the following:
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List points
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Edit each point's hardware device type, point type, or custom label
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AutoFill a point's custom label field
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Search for a point, based on its name, device type, point type, or label
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Spell check custom labels
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The List Tab allows you to create and edit system lists.
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The Custom Control Tab provides a graphical interface for creating Custom Control
equations. A significant advantage of this interface is the ability to display all of an
equation's operators and points.
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The Suppression Release Tab, which is visible when the Suppression Release option is
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turned on, allows you to build and configure hazard areas for agent releasing peripherals.