Whelen Engineering Company E-2010, Operation & Installation Manual

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3
Getting Started
These are some general definitions which must be understood before using the E-2010.
KEYBOARD ENTRIES
SEND - Pressing the Send button will transmit a function. There is no second chance or “are you
sure” warning.
CALL KEY - This is a dual function button. Pressing this button, while a Call Key is in progress, will
CANCEL Cancel the Call Key. In addition, this button is used during Menu Selection operations to
escape or restart an operation.
ALARM - Pressing the Alarm Acknowledge button silences the internal alarm buzzer, if it is
ACK enabled. An Alarm Acknowledge message is printed. Output relays are turned off.
UP - Located in the Call Key Menu section. Used to scroll up through groups of Call Keys 17-
(large Up arrow)
26, 27-36, 37-46 or 47-56.
DOWN - Located in the Call Key Menu section. Used to scroll down through groups of Call Keys
(large Down arrow)
17-26, 27-36, 37-46 or 47-56.
ENTER - Used to make selections in the Menu Selection portion of the keyboard.
# - The “wildcard” address entry, it equals numerical entries 0 through-9.
ALL - A one button method for entering four # signs, for selecting all remote siren addresses in
the system. This is sometimes referred to as “all call”.
FUNCTION DEFINITIONS
CHANNELS - There are two communication channels, referred to as Channel 1 and Channel 2. This
allows for operating with two radio frequencies or one RF link and one landline.
Transmissions may be sent via either channel. Channel 1 is the default. Channel
selection is part of every transmission.
POLLING - For feedback functions, the E-2010 automatically accesses each remote siren, one at a
time, based on the addresses entered in Polling Setup. This saves the user a considerable
amount of time in collecting information about an entire system. To initiate a Polling
function, select a Status feedback Command. Use an address of ####, press ENTER,
select the Channel and ENTER, and SEND. The following functions are supported by
Polling:
Status Request
Active Status
Counter
Battery/AC
Battery/Temperature
Instant Status
Rotor Position
S/N Status