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6.
Contact the central station when you are finished test-
ing.
Testing the X10 Modules (menu controlled
outputs)
Refer to Table B.5 in Appendix B for X10 lamp, appliance,
and universal module response operation.
Note
Lights and devices must be added (learned) before they
can be accessed using the
Lights
or
Devices
menus.
To test lights and devices:
1.
Press
4
to test lights or
5
to test devices. The display
shows
ENTER A LIGHT/DEVICE NUMBER THEN
PRESS #.
2.
Enter the desired light or device number to test and
press
ƒ
.
3.
Press
1
to select
Turn [selected light or device] on
now
.
4.
Verify that the light or device is on.
5.
Press
2
to select
Turn [selected light or device] off
now
.
6.
Verify that the light is off.
7.
Press
Lights On
or
Lights Off
buttons twice to turn all
lights on the first house code on or off at the same time.
Note
Appliance and universal X10 modules, if any, are all turned
off by pressing
Lights Off
but are not turned on by press-
ing
Lights On
.
8.
Repeat steps 2–6 for remaining assigned lamp and
appliance module unit numbers.
9.
Press
‚
to return to the main menu.
Testing Phone Communication
Perform a phone test to check phone communication
between the panel and the central station.
To perform a phone test:
1.
Contact the central station to inform them that you are
testing the system.
2.
Make sure all premises telephones are on-hook (hung
up).
3.
Press
0
. The display shows
PHONE MENU
.
4.
Press
1
+
primary access code
+
ƒ
. The display
shows
PHONE TEST.
5.
Wait for the system to dial and test all programmed
telephone numbers.
6.
The panel indicates
PHONE TEST OK
for each phone
number successfully tested
.
7.
Press
‚
to quit the phone test.
Note
If
NUMBER n TEST FAILURE
is indicated, press
‚
to quit
the test and refer to the “Troubleshooting” section.
Testing Central Station Communication
After performing zone and phone tests, check that the sys-
tem is reporting alarms successfully to the central station
and pager(s).
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Be sure to contact the central station
before
activating
outputs/zones that trigger an alarm condition.
To test communication with the central station:
1.
Call the central station and tell the operator that you
will be testing the system.
2.
Arm the system.
3.
Test each touchpad, wireless panic button, and trip all
of the sensors. Verify that the appropriate system indi-
cations and alarms are working correctly.
4.
Make sure that you test all programmed central station
phone numbers.
5.
When you finish testing the system, call the central sta-
tion to verify that all of the correct alarms were
received. Check pager displays to verify that reports
were received.
Adjusting Touchpad Display Contrast
Touchpad displays can be adjusted for easier viewing to
help compensate for lighting conditions in the touchpad
location. The contrast adjustment lightens or darkens the
text.
Note
When performing the procedure below you may get a Bus
Communication Failure. This is because the panel takes
the touchpad off-line when adjusting the contrast.
To adjust display contrast:
1.
Enter configuration mode by pressing the
D
and
6
buttons together for at least two seconds. The display
shows
DA nnn
.
2.
Press and release the
1
and
2
buttons together repeat-
edly, until the desired contrast level is displayed.
3.
Press
‚
and the display briefly shows
DONE
, then
shows the time and date.
Note
For information on adjusting display backlighting and
brightness, please see the specific Advent panel User
Guide.
Vacuum fluorescent displays do not have a contrast
adjustment.
Table 16. System Alarm Sounds
Alarm Type
Alarm Sound
Fire
Repeating series of three beeps (temporal 3)
Police/Intrusion
Continuous tone
Auxiliary
Rapid beeps
