Test Menu
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Speech Dialler
This option allows you to send a test speech call to any telephone number (not just the
ones programmed to receive speech messages in the event of an alarm).
The option appears only if the control unit is fitted with a plug-on module that provides
speech dialling.
The keypad display shows a message prompting you to key in a telephone number. Enter
the telephone number of the phone that you wish to receive the test message, then press
.
When you press
,
the control unit starts the test call. The keypad displays “Dialling...”.
When the person at the receiving end answers the call,
the display shows “Connected...”.
The control unit will play the home message, followed by each of the four alarm messages,
and then repeat all five messages three more times. While the control unit is playing the
messages, the keypad displays
“Playing messages...”.
The person receiving the messages call acknowledge (and end) the ca
ll by pressing “5” or
“9” on their phone keypad.
If no-one acknowledges a test call, the keypad displays
“No acknowledgement”.
SMS
This option appears only if the control unit is fitted with a plug-on module that provides
PSTN or GSM communications.
You can use the option to send a test call to any telephone number (not just the ones you
have set up to receive SMS alarm/event reports).
You can use the option to send a test email to any email address (not just the ones you
have set up to receive email alarm/event reports).
PSU Current
This option allows you to check how much current the control unit is consuming. The
bottom line of the keypad display shows the current delivered by the PSU in the control
unit.
If the alarm system has an EXP-PSU connected, this menu also lets you check the current
used by the EXP-PSU itself.
Locate Bus Device
This option allows you to list all the devices connected to the bus, and to find out where
they are located by activating their internal sounders.
The control unit presents the first item in a list of all the devices connected to the bus. The
keypad display shows the expander bus number, and any name that has been
programmed for it.
Press
to turn on the device’s sounder (press
or
to turn it off again). You can also
silence the sound by opening the case of the device (activating the tamper switch).