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Lifeline 4000 Advanced User Guide (B)
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Local programming
What is local programming?
The term
programming
simply means changing the settings inside a Lifeline 4000. These settings
include, for example, the telephone number of the control centre to call.
Lifeline 4000 can be programmed in three ways. First, control centre staff using version 5.4
and above of PNC3 Vision can change many of the settings inside a Lifeline 4000 during a telephone
call. Second, Tunstall Service Engineers, using the Lifeline 4000 Engineer's software application,
can change almost all of the settings inside a Lifeline 4000.
Finally, some settings can be programmed just using the
buttons on a Lifeline 4000 together with the number keys
under the flap. This last method is called
local programming
.
This guide explains all the settings that can be altered using
local programming. The
Programming Reference
which forms
chapter 3 also includes explanations of some parameters that
cannot be altered.
Displays and card inserts
Anything that can be programmed locally on a Lifeline 4000 with an LCD display can also be
programmed on a Lifeline 4000 with the card insert. However, it is difficult to check your entries
without a display. For this reason it is best if you program Lifeline 4000s that do not have a display
using either the Lifeline 4000 Engineer's software application, or via PNC3 (version 5.4 and above),
rather than rely upon local programming methods. All of the examples below assume that you are
programming a Lifeline 4000 with a display.
What is a parameter?
You may sometimes hear engineers mention parameters or variables. Lifeline 4000 has a wide
range of parameters that can be altered. You can think of parameters as small boxes inside Lifeline
4000 that hold information. For example, one box (parameter) holds the first telephone number
that Lifeline 4000 will call to raise an alarm. Another parameter holds the Lifeline 4000's unique
identification number (its unit ID). When you program a parameter in Lifeline 4000 you change its
value. In other words, you change the information inside the box.
Display
Speaker
Paul
Julie
Jenny
Away
Intruder
Dr Jones
Pat
Card Insert
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