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Building Technologies
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Fire Safety & Security Systems
11.2007
5.8
Status indication on the radio detector DOW1171/SMF6120
The radio detectors DOW1171 and SMF6120 have a status indicator.
In configuration mode the status indicator uses flashing sequences to indicate the
field strength.
This table lists all possible status indications:
Flashing sequence of status
indicator
(red LED) / s (second)
Meaning of the flashing sequence
off Normal
operation
1x/s
ALARM (AI only with DOW1171)
1x / 2 s
New registration
3x / 2 s
Repeated registration
1x long / 2 s
System search: Tries to establish a radio connection
with a radio gateway
4x / s*
Field strength after successful registration of the
radio detector on the radio gateway:
–
Reception field strength high
3x / s*
Field strength after successful registration of the
radio detector on the radio gateway:
–
Reception field strenght medium
2x / s
Field strength after successful registration of the
radio detector on the radio gateway:
–
Reception field strength low
1x/s
Field strength after successful registration of the
radio detector on the radio gateway:
–
Reception field strength very low
Permanently flashing (5x / s)
Error
Tab. 2
Status of the radio detectors DOW1171 and SMF6120
* Acceptable connection qualities with the radio gateway are exclusively those
field strengths indicated with a flashing sequence of 3x/s or 4x/s.