RDU Mk2 Installation & Programming Manual
Document No: LT0499
Programming Part 1
Page 6-14
8 April 2015
Issue 1.02
6.4
PROGRAM BASE MENU, TEXT & GLOBAL
PARAMETERS
6.4.1
GENERAL
The following menu appears when program mode is entered.
1:Access code 2:Text 3:Global data 4:System config >
Option 1 Access codes are discussed in section 6.4.2. Option 2 Text programming is
described in section 6.4.3. Option 3 Global data is described in section 6.4.4. Option
4:System config is described in section 7.1. Pressing the right arrow key from the above
display shows a second menu as follows.
1:Operating mode 2:Legacy bells 3:Database load 4:Database verify <>
Database load and database verify have been described in a previous section. Operating
mode and legacy bells options are described in the following sections 6.4.1.1 through
6.4.1.6.
Option 1 Operating mode produces the following menu.
1:FF mode 2:Mimic 3:Address 4:Protocol 5:Keypad
These options are described below.
6.4.1.1
FF Mode
The FF mode can be set to either AS4428.1 or AS1603.4. AS4428.1 is the default and is
used with all new systems. AS1603.4 is used with some older systems. The two main
differences between AS4428.1 mode and AS1603.4 mode are as follows.
1. AS4428.1 systems have a Warning System and External Bell; AS1603.4 systems have
Bells.
2. Reset and isolate commands in the FF alarm list behave differently. In AS4428.1 mode,
reset and isolate commands reset/isolate only the alarm/zone being displayed on the
LCD. In AS1603.4 mode, a reset command resets all acknowledged alarms/zones and
an isolate command isolates all acknowledged alarms/zones.
In general, the RDU FF Mode parameter should be set the same as the RDU keypad type.
If the FF Mode and keypad type are not the same, then the Legacy Bells parameter can be
used to map Bells isolate, as described in Section 6.4.1.6.
NOTE 1.
If the RDU FF mode and keypad type are AS1603.4 but the FIP type is AS4428.1, the
AS4428 FIP also has a programmable "legacy bells" setting which determines the mapping
of Bells/Bells isolate to one of: Warning System/ External Bell/ Neither.
NOTE 2.
When the FF mode is changed, some other parameters are changed automatically, to match
the FF mode. For example, when AS4428.1 mode is selected, the "FF show isolated
alarms" parameter is enabled and the global ack, reset and isolate parameters are set false
(refer section 6.4.4.1). The text names for the ancillary relays corresponding to the Warning
System and External Bell are also changed appropriately. When AS1603.4 mode is
selected, the reverse changes happen - "FF show isolated alarms" is set false, the global
ack, reset and isolate parameters are set true and the ancillary relay text names are
changed.