HCA Series Installation Manual
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4.8 Walk Test
The walk test is designed to be used for on-site testing only and is available from option 3 of either the
user or installer menus.
Select which circuit to test from the first walk test screen displayed below:
WALK TEST
SELECT ZONE: n
A walk test is performed one zone at a time. Select the zone to be tested.
The panel will be in trouble as the other zones are disabled until you exit walk
test.
During walk test, the display will show the number of detectors that went into alarm. Each alarm will cause
the NACs and relays assigned to the zone to activate for 4 seconds and then the zone will be
automatically reset.
WALK TEST ZONE 2
TOTAL ALARMS: 3
In this example zone 2 is in walk test mode and the zone has been put into
alarm 3 times during the walk test.
To exit walk test mode, press
“Esc” after the last alarm is reset and the screen above is displayed.
4.9 Event History
The event history can be reviewed from both the installer and user menus, option 4. The event history
can only be cleared from the installer menu.
4.9.1 Viewing Event History
From the user or installer main menu, select option 4 to view the event history. The next screen displayed
will be the most recent event in the event history if accessed from the user menu. When accessed from
the installer menu, the screen below is displayed:
Event History
1.Review 2.Clear
Select 1 to view event history or 2 to erase all history.
When viewing event history from the user or installer menu, the display will show as follows if the history
is completely clear:
No Event History
This is displayed when the event history is empty.
The above message will last for a few seconds and then you will be returned to the previous menu.
When the event history has one or more valid events the most recent event will be displayed first. If you
press the down arrow you will see the next most recent event (moving towards older events). If you press
the up arrow you will move towards more recent events. Up to 255 events will be stored before the oldest
events are overwritten.
When there is at least one event, but less than 255 events, and you reach the end of the valid event
history the display will show:
