When using End-of-Line Resistor Loops, connect the LINKS Trouble terminal(s) to unused zone(s) on the
control panel, and program the zone as a 24-hour Silent Zone (when using the PC4010, PC4020, PC4020KT
or PC5010/PC5015/PC1555/PC1565/PC5008/PC580/PC585, program the zone as “LINKS Supervisory”). The
Alarm and Restoral Reporting Codes for that zone will be used to report a general trouble (which could be any
of the trouble conditions described above) on the LINKS1000.
Note that the PC4010, PC4020 and PC4020KT use the Zone Trouble and Zone Trouble Restoral
Reporting Codes to report a general LINKS trouble condition.
Reading trouble conditions on the LINKS1000 via the LINKS1000 Programmer
NOTE: Any LINKS1000 software v2.x (starting at v2.1) will support a single event trouble buffer. LINKS1000
software v3.0 and higher has a trouble buffer that will show the last four troubles that the LINKS1000
registered.
The LINKS1000 Programmer v1.4 and later can be used to read the trouble, whether it is existing or cleared,
provided the trouble was present long enough to set the supervisory trouble terminal(s) (SYS TBL, AC TBL and
Bat TBL).
Step 1.
With AC power applied to the LINKS1000, connect the modular cord on the LINKS1000
Programmer to the modular jack on the LINKS1000.
Step 2.
Press any key on the Programmer to activate it.
Step 3.
Select the Trouble menu item.
Step 4.
The trouble items will be displayed.
NOTE:
For v2.x (2.1 and up) only the most recent trouble will be displayed. For v3.0 and higher, the most
recent event will be displayed when entereing the trouble menu, and then by using the arrow keys,
the other three most recent troubles can be viewed.
Step 5.
The trouble buffer can be reset by pressing the [F] key and holding for 2 seconds. This will set
the display to show “No Trouble”. It is not necessary to reset the trouble buffer to receive new
events.
Step 6.
Press [#] to exit the Trouble menu.
Step 7.
If no programming is to be performed, shut off the LINKS1000 Programmer and disconnect it from
the LINKS1000. (See “Disconnecting the LINKS1000 Programmer.)
NOTE:
Do not leave the LINKS1000 Programmer connected to the LINKS1000, as the LINKS1000 will
not function.
Table 3 — Messages Appearing on Programmer Trouble Screen
Message
LINKS Trouble
“No Trouble”
No problems in LINKS trouble memory
“AC Trouble”
AC failure
“Battery Trouble”
Battery trouble
“Cellular Tbl”
Loss of Cellular Signal
“IIC Trouble”
Self-Test-Internal Failure
“Tamper Tbl”
Tamper fault on LINKS
“PGMIn Trouble”
Trouble with PGMIn connection, control panel has not been programmed for
LINKS, or trouble with the ground connection between panel & LINKS1000.
“LINKS Version Not Compatible” LINKS1000 is of an older version which does not have trouble memory.
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