Sicon-8 Technical Manual
CircuitWerkes, Inc.
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Fixed warning verification time = 1 minute
+ The amount of time an input must stay within tolerance after a warning alarm attempts to
fix the condition until the alarm is considered fixed
Fixed warning wait time = 30 Seconds
+ The amount of time after attempting to fix a warning alarm until the alarm channel is
checked again
Alarm valid time = 30 seconds
+ The amount of time a warning alarm must be out of tolerance before the alarm is
considered active
Password entry timer = 30 seconds
+ The amount of time that can elapse without receiving a valid DTMF tone while waiting
for a password until the unit hangs up.
Dial-out acknowledgment time = 30 sec
+ When dialing out for a critical alarm, the Sicon will wait this amount of time for a user to
log in before hanging up
Redial time = 2 minutes
+ When dialing out, the unit will wait this amount of time before dialing the next number
Audio enable time = 15 seconds
+ When the user enters the command to listen to the audio in, the audio will be present for
this maximum amount of time
Autoscan time between channels = 2 seconds
+ When performing an autoscan, the unit will pause for this amount of time between
reading each channel.
Operating/Programming Your Sicon-8
Dial-Up Use
The voice connection requires only a telephone line routed from your wall jack to the TELCO jack on
the Sicon-8. It is highly recommended to route the telephone line through a TELCO surge
suppressor before plugging it into the Sicon-8.
The Sicon-8 will auto-answer your incoming call after a user-set number of rings. Once the Sicon-8
answers the incoming call, it will say “Enter password”.
The Sicon-8 will allow three attempts to
enter your password.
If you fail to correctly enter the password three times or take more than 30
seconds to enter your password, the Sicon-8 will automatically hang up. A “#” must be entered at the
end of the password being used when using DTMF tones. The default dial-up password for the
Sicon-8 is 6736 which spells “open” on a standard DTMF keypad. It is highly suggested that you
change this password since this manual is published online. See system setup (#91, 71) on page
21 for instructions on changing or adding passwords.
Once you have correctly entered your password you now have DTMF tone control of the Sicon-8.
Using your DTMF telephone, you can tell the Sicon-8 to get meter readings, check status input
states, check and/or clear alarms, issue commands via the relays or, if your access level is
Administrator, you can also program the various functions of the Sicon-8.
As soon as the password has been correctly entered, you will be at the main menu. The main menu
has fourteen possible commands that are currently available. They are:
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