DSC Periodic Test PC1616 1832 1864 V4 2

Notes Periodic Test Transmission PC1616 1832 1864 V4.2 SERIES PC1616 1832 1864 V4.2 PowerSeries control panels can be programmed to transmit a periodic test transmission to the central In addition the PC1616 1832 1864 V4.2 can be programmed to transmit a periodic test transmission a trouble condition is present at the time of the test transmission a periodic test is a seven step process the central station phone number the account number the communicator format the periodic test transmission reporting code the system test call direction options the periodic test transmission cycle the periodic test time of day Sections 301 310 350 348 375 377 378 Number 1 Number Format Option Transmission Reporting Code Test Transmissions Call Direction Options Variables Transmission Time of Day 1 Program the Telephone Number the central station phone number in Section 301 2 Program the Account Number the account number in Section 310 a pulse format or a Contact ID format is being used program a HEX digit A for any digit in the account number 3 Program the Communication Format the communicator format in Section 350 4 Program the Periodic Test Transmission Reporting Code the reporting code for the Periodic Test Transmission with Trouble and the Periodic Test reporting codes Section 348 Test Transmission with Trouble will send if the panel has a system trouble at the of the transmission using either Automatic Contact ID or Automatic SIA leave the reporting code as data FF Page 51 5 Program the Communicator Call Direction Options the panel to transmit the test transmission reporting codes to the 1st Phone Number Section Option 1 ON 6 Program the Periodic Test Transmission Cycle the number of days between test transmissions Section 377 For example if a seven day test needed program data 007 7 Program the Periodic Test Transmission Time of Day the time to send the test transmission Section 378 using military time For example to send a at 10 30 pm program data 2230 Tips The panel will transmit the first test transmission at the programmed time The next test will be transmitted after the programmed number of days the number of days between test transmissions is changed a power down power up will be to reset the day counter The panel will report the next test transmission at the time then send additional tests after the number of days programmed Test Procedure the time to one minute before the programmed test time Wait one minute Verify the panel reports test transmission one minute later then reprogram the correct time and date in the panel Page 52