DSC Power864 - Pager format 864 rev 005

Pager Reporting Power864 PowerSeries control panels can be programmed to report any event to a digital pager This note will describe the programming required to report openings and closings to a the pager feature is a five step process Program the pager phone number Program the account number Program the communicator format Program the communicator call direction options Program the reporting codes Sections 302 311 318 350 351 376 Communicator Call Direction Options 320 349 Reporting Codes Number 2 Account Numbers Format Option 1 Program the Pager Telephone Number phone number 1 is used to report events to the central station if required and phone 2 is used for pager applications Program the pager phone number in Section 302 are required after entering the number to allow the pager company to answer the call and the signal beeps at which point the panel will transmit the account number and reporting a HEX E at the end of the phone number for a 2 second pause A number of pauses be required for example enter 4 E for an 8 second pause To determine the length of pause required call the pager phone number with a premise phone two or three times to the delay required 2 Program the Partition Account Numbers panel will transmit the partition account number when communication partition events the partition account numbers in sections 311 318 3 Program the Communication Format data 05 in Section 350 for phone number 2 4 Program the Reporting Codes panel will report the 2 digit reporting code programmed There are no special requirements 2 digit number can be programmed for any event A simple pattern should be used i e code for opening by user 1 22 for user 2 etc the reporting codes required in Section 320 to 349 The panel cannot send HEX digits to the pager If a HEX digit is programmed the will skip the digit When transmitting events to both the central station and pager the panel must be to report to the central station using either using automatic SIA or Contact ID The panel will ignore the programmed data and transmit the signal to the central station 5 Program the Communicator Call Direction Options Call Direction options are used to determine which events will be reported to phone number By default all events are programmed to report all events to phone 1 To program openings and closings to phone number 2 on partition 1 enter Section and turn option 1 OFF do not call phone number 1 and turn option 2 ON call phone 2 partition 2 to 8 are being used program Section 368 374 to change the Call Direction options for partition 2 to 8 events Tips the pager does not receive a signal ensure a long enough delay is programmed in the number to allow the pager company time to pick up the phone and give the signal The panel will only make one attempt to page any event The panel cannot transmit HEX digits A to F When paging opening and closing signals the panel will not transmit the closing event until the exit delay expires Test the panel and wait for the exit delay to expire Verify the pager receives the closing event the panel and verify the pager receives the opening event