EC500 Controller Handbook
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Issue A March 2019
Page 14 of 107
Edit a parameter
Up / Down to change value, Enter to select current displayed value
Increase / decrease number of characters
When at last location of string, Right press will add one character
location. When at last display location, Left press will reduce string
length.
Fast Scroll
push and hold the joystick in the respective direction
Buzzer mute
When at Home screen, move joystick in any direction to
turn off Buzzer (if sounding). On new event, Buzzer will
again start to beep, unless Buzzer is permanently disabled
under System settings.
MAIN MENU NAVIGATION
To navigate to Main Menu, from Home screen navigate to the Main Menu icon
and press enter.
The following menu items will appear: System Status, Logs, Settings, System Configuration, Maintenance and
Accessories. These can be navigated using left and right navigation keys. To select a particular menu use the
Enter Key. Sub menu items under the selected menu will appear.
CHANGING A CONFIGURATION SETTING USING THE KEYPAD
To change value or configuration of a parameter, the user must have edit access rights and must login. To
change the value of a parameter, navigate to the parameter and press Enter. If not logged in already, then a
login window will popup else a popup window to change parameter will appear. Use Up and Down key to
change value (for changing values rapidly, hold the key in up (increment) or down (decrement) direction. Once
desired value has been set on display, press Enter to save. Valid limits of the parameter are also displayed in
the Edit window. Once the selected value is saved, a “SAVED” message will be displayed. Left press to exit Edit
window.
KEYPAD ACCESS SECURITY
To get Keypad access for changing any setting or configuration, user must first login with the access pin. Login
screen is presented when a user selects a parameter for edit.
➢
To Login
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Select the system parameter that is to be modified.
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If user is already logged in, then the settings can be directly changed, if he/she has required
access rights else a login window will popup.
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Enter the access PIN.
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To enter PIN, move joystick up / down to scroll through numbers 0 -9. To enter next digit
move joystick to right and then up / down to select next digit.
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Selected digit will be displayed for a short duration and then will be hidden using a
*
symbol.
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Once all required digits are selected, push joystick to Enter.
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Cursor moves to Login button, again push joystick to Enter.
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If PIN is incorrect, user is taken back to Login window.
User will be auto logged out 5 minutes after last parameter edit.
