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Connecting power
The power provided to the terminal via the cable
connection should be DC (see specification section)
and battery backed from the alarm panel. Once
power is provided, the terminal will:
• Instigate connection to the cellular network, using
the eSIM already fitted.
• Report status on the LEDs, as described in the
LED Indications table.
Once the cellular connection has been made, as
indicated by the cellular status LED, the cellular
signal strength can be seen by holding down the
default/signal strength button. When the button is
pressed for 4s, all LEDs will go off briefly, and then
re-light, showing the signal strength accordingly:
• Only panel (red) LED on – signal strength lower
than recommended.
• Panel (red) and cellular (yellow) LEDs on – signal
strength acceptable.
• All LEDs on – signal strength high.
Use this to locate the antenna for best signal and
then fix the antenna to this position.
Note:
The terminal can be powered from the
USB connection for local configuration but the
cellular interface will not operate unless it is
powered with an appropriate power supply.
6.5 Configuring the terminal
The terminal can be configured using the IRIS
Toolbox software application on a PC connected to
the terminal with a USB cable. Please use Toolbox
software version 4.7.1 or later.
To reset to factory default settings:
• Power down the terminal.
• Hold down the default/signal strength button.
• Power up the terminal.
• Continue to hold the button down for 5s and
then release it.
The LEDs will flash to indicate the default has oc-
curred, as described in the LED Indications table.
6.6 Commissioning test
Once the configuration of the terminal is complete,
perform a full commissioning test in collaboration
with the ARC. This will normally involve testing nor-
mal alarm transmissions from the alarm panel to the
ARC and verifying acknowledgement of these alarms
with the operators at the ARC.
6.7 Maintenance
Inspect the terminal on an annual basis. At each
inspection, perform the following routine:
• Check the terminal mountings are still secure.
• Confirm the current status of the terminal from
the LEDs.
• Clear any faults on the terminal.
• Check if the terminal is running the latest
software.
• Perform full test of alarms from the alarm panel
and confirm acknowledgement of these by the
operators at the ARC.
You can check for current faults, reflash to the latest
software, perform communication path checks and
other tasks using the IRIS Toolbox.
