Sicon-8 Technical Manual
CircuitWerkes, Inc.
23
91 – System Setup Cont’d
80 – Enable/Disable global alarms
This option lets you suspend all alarm checking. Unlike 76 above, when alarms are disabled, new
alarm conditions are not even detected and are not put on the new alarm stack. Enter a zero (0) to
disable all alarm checking or a one (1) to allow normal alarms checking. Default = enabled
81 - Enable/disable the audio control mode
The audio control function is used to control the Sicon-8 using the audio input port. When this is
enabled, input audio is unmuted, allowing tones to be received by the DTMF decoder. The audio
will also be fed down the phone line and, when offline, to the audio output. If you are online with the
Sicon while it's in audio control mode and you would like to mute the audio, you may enter 95 from
any of the menus. To unmute the audio, you can enter 95 again, or alternatively, the audio input will
automatically be unmuted upon hangup. Please note that due to the telephone hybrid, tones
received on the audio input will most likely not be decoded while the Sicon is online.
To enable/disable the audio control mode, enter 91 to enter the system setup menu (must have
administrator privileges). Then enter 81, followed by 0 to disable or 1 to enable the audio control.
Default = disabled
82 - Enable/disable Pust-to-talk (PTT) relay action
The push-to-talk function is used when a half-duplex communication channel is used to control the
Sicon-8 (audio control mode should be enabled for this to work properly). Whenever the Sicon-8 is
about to speak, it will first close the Raise relay of Channel 8, and wait for one second, then it will
speak. Note, however, that the push-to-talk relay will not be closed prior to speaking if the Sicon-8 is
in Local mode (no relay control is possible in Local mode) or if the device is online.
To enable/disable the push-to-talk function, enter 91 to enter the system setup menu.
Then enter 82, followed by 0 to disable and 1 to enable push-to-talk. (Default = disabled)
83 – X10 Enable/Choose
This menu option lets you enable the X10 interface of your choice. The Sicon-8 supports the
x10.com Model
CM17a
or the PowerHouse Model
PL513
or equivalent device. To setup, enter the
interface number:
- 0 to disable X10
- 1 For the CM17a or equivalent
- 2 For the PL513 or equivalent
84 – Select X10 House (operating group)
X10 devices are operated by their individual numbers and by a house letter. The house letter lets
X10 devices with the same number to be used in proximity to each other without interference.
Commands sent to X10 device #1 in house “A” will not operate the #1 X10 device in house “B”, or
“C”, etc. You can have up to 16 individual X10 devices in each house and there are up to 16
houses. The Sicon-8 can access all 16 house groups, but will operate only one “house” at a time. If
you are operating X10 devices in one group and need to operate X10 devices in a different group,
you must change your house via this menu.
To select a house, enter the two-digit house code (01 - 16)
- NOTE: House codes are referred to by letter, A through P, but to make it
easier to enter using touch tones, the user should just enter the two-digit
number corresponding to the house letter. For instance, to enter house code
C, the user would enter 03, since C is the third letter of the alphabet.
Summary of Contents for Sicon-8
Page 2: ......