FORCE Alarm System User Guide
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PIMA Electronic Systems
Chap. 8
Communication
The sub-menus in this menu are as follows:
1)
Contacts
2)
PIMA Cloud
3)
Phone Notifications
4)
Remote Service
5)
CMS Registration
8.1
Contacts
User Menu
Communication
Contacts
Contacts receive notifications on alarms and other events. Here you set which contact will
receive what notification and in what medium. Contacts are allocated to partitions the same as
system users (where relevant).
Note, that contacts of the PIMAlink app are different from the
FORCE
contacts, and that you set
their notifications in the app.
Press * or # to select a contact.
Parameter
Description
Phone
The phone no. of the contact. If
FORCE
is connected to a phone line over a
phone system, make sure the technician sets it accordingly.
Name
User-defines text, up to 16 characters.
Comm. Paths See below.
Notifications
Select the events that will be notified to the contacts. The options are:
Alarm from
Burglary, Panic, Fire, Duress, Medical, and Tamper/Anti-Mask
zones (detectors),
Custom Zone 1-5 faults, Invalid Code
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, and
Arming/Disarming events.
The control panel notifies by sounding an alarm sound over the phone, or
sending a text message.
Partitions
Select the partitions that will report the contact on events (where relevant).
8.1.1
Communication and Backup Paths
User Menu
Communication
Contacts
Comm. Paths
Set the communication path/s to the contact, and the backup path/s, if the main path is at fault.
Press * or # to select a contact.
Comm. Paths 1-2: select the communication path/s of the contact:
Over Landline: notifications will be sent over landline telephone (
FORCE Lite
:
unavailable).
Over Cellular: notifications will be sent over cellular phone
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.
Over SMS: notifications will be sent as text messages over cellular phone
Backup Paths: select a path different from the main path, as a backup. For example, if you
have selected
Over Cellular as the main path, you can select Over Landline as a backup. The
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Exceeding the programmed limit of keystrokes, when trying to enter any code.
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Requires a cellular expander.
