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Programming the Module
The module’s parameters are programmed using the control’s
*29 Menu mode. The programming procedure can be found
in the control’s Programming Guide.
To program the module,
press
∗
29 while in
Programming mode, then follow the prompts.
Monitoring Status & Network Status LEDs
Status LEDs
There are three Status LEDs on the VISTA-21iP PC board
used to indicate message and device status:
•
STATUS, green
•
MESSAGE, yellow
•
FAULT, red
Each LED can have four different states – ON, OFF, FAST
BLINK and SLOW BLINK.
Status LED Meanings
COLOR/LED DESCRIPTION
Green
Status
On – module NOT registered
Off – module is registered
Fast Blink – Download session with Compass in
progress
Slow Blink – In unison with yellow LED –
Registration in progress.
Yellow
Message
On – Message transmission pending.
Quick Periodic Blink – Normal.
Fast Blink – Message waiting for network ACK.
Slow Blink – In unison with green LED –
Registration in progress.
Red
Fault
On – No contact with network.
Off– Normal.
Slow Blink – Loss of contact with panel (ECP
fault).
Fast Blink – No network contact AND loss of
contact with the panel.
All
Fast Blink – In unison with the RSSI Bar Graph
LEDs – Hardware Error. Call the
AlarmNet Technical Assistance
Center.
Network Status LEDs
Status Indicator Switch
Press and hold the Status LED Indicator Switch to change
the LED functions to view the network carrier status. When
the switch is held down, LED 1 (top red LED) will be off, and
the other LEDs have the following meanings shown in the
Network Status LED Meanings table (See diagram for
specific functions).
Signal Strength and
Network Status LED Meanings
COLO
R
LABEL
INDICATION
Red
RSSI
on = signal strength (RSSI) display
off = status display
Yel (2)
mode
off = module operating in ECP mode
Green
Web
web connection status
Green
GPRS
GPRS service availability
Green
GSM
network carrier registration status
Module Cellular Status LED
The cellular status LED is located on the module’s PC board:
Cellular Status LED
STATUS
BLINK PATTERN
Voice Session
Short blink every second
Data Session
Short blink every 2 seconds
Connected to Cell network
Short blink every 4 seconds
No or deactivated SIM
Long blink every second
Signal Strength and Network Status LED locations – Network Status LED Functions Table
