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Section 5: Manual Programming Overview
The panel can be programmed using either the keypad or Potter’s panel programming software.
The Programming Cycle
The following is the recommended approach to program the FACP via the panel’s keypad. Active selections are indicated in
Italics in this manual, while the panel will indicate an active selection with a small flashing arrow on the screen where the “=”
symbol is. The “Enter” button is used to access a menu and save any changes.
System Setup: Software Zone Attributes
To begin setting up zones and points on the PFC-4064 system, press “Enter” on the keypad to bring up the Main Menu. Scroll
down to Programming using the arrow keys, or press “6”. NOTE: Full menu trees are shown in Section 5
You will be prompted to enter an access code.
The default code is 1111
, which can be changed under “8 = User Codes” in
the System Setup submenu at a later date for security purposes. When the code is entered, the PFC 4064 will automatically
take you to the Programming sub menu shown below.
Once inside the programming options, select “System Setup”, then press “Enter” to bring up the System Setup sub menu
shown below, then select “Zones”. This is where software zones are configured. In latter steps, input circuits and output
circuits (NACs) are assigned to these software zones. The attributes assigned to these zones will influence how the circuits
operate. Options include; Alarm or Supervisory zone styles ,silenceable or non-silenceable signaling devices, latching or non
latching, etc.
Once inside the Zones sub menu, you can edit each zone’s (in order) style, name, count, latching, local zone, output pattern,
auto silence/unsilence, silence inhibit time, restore delay, relay activate delay. A full name of the selected field will alternate
between itself and “Press ENTER to edit” at the bottom of the screen. Use the right arrow button to access all the available
options.
Main Menu
4=Walk Test
5=System Tools
6=Programming
Programming
1=System Setup
2=Learn Menu
3=Panel Default
System Setup
1=Zones
2=Points
3=Assign Zones
# Name Style Count
1
Zone Alarm 1
2 Zone Alarm 2
Press ENTER to edit
# Silnc Latch Local
1 No No n/a
2 No No n/a
Press ENTER to edit