HCA Series Installation Manual
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V2.15
5. Programming
The programming menu is accessible only from the installer menu. Enter the installer access code and
select option 7 from the top level installer menu to enter the programming menu.
5.1 Editing User and Installer Access Codes
The HCA panel supports a user and installer access code. The user code is allowed to perform a fire drill,
set the date and time, perform a walk test and review the event history. The installer code has access to
all of the user code functions plus disabling circuits, executing a manual DACT test and editing all of the
programming options.
This first screen displayed when you enter the programming menu is below.
PROGRAMMING MENU
1-UserCodes, Nxt
Pressing 1 will take you to the screen to edit the user and installer access
codes. Pressing the Next key will display the next programming menu
option.
After selecting 1 for User Codes you will see:
SELECT TYPE USER
1-USER. 2-ADMIN
Select 1 to edit the user code. Select 2 to edit the installer code.
If you select 1, you will see:
USER PASSWORD
ENTER CODE:
Type in the 4 digit code you want for the user code and press Enter
If you select 2, you will see:
ADMIN PASSWORD
ENTER CODE:
Type in the 4 digit code you want for the installer code and press Enter
5.2 Zone Programming Options
Select option 2 from the main programming menu to edit the zone options.
PROGRAMMING MENU
2-EditZones, Nxt
Pressing 2 will select the editing of the zone options. Pressing the Next key
will display the next programming menu option.
5.2.1 Zone Edit
After selecting option 2 for editing zones, the screen below will display.
ZONE SETUP MENU
1-Edit Zone, Nxt
Select 1 to edit specific zone programming options. Or, press Next to
display the shorted zone mode option.
After selecting option 1 for editing a specific zone, the screen below will display.
ZONE SETUP
SELECT ZONE #:
Select the zone numbers 1-2 for the HCA-2, 1-4 for the HCA-4 and 1-8 for
the HCA-8 model.
