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Note 1: Pressing Alarm Silence when no alarm is present will generate the No Authority display . This is normal operation when the area is disarmed and not in an alarm condition.  Note 2: The D1256RB Fire Keypad is only compatible with GV4 or GV3 panels or GV2 panels with firmware 7.04 and higher.  LEDs for Fire, Silenced, Supervisory or Trouble will indicate incorrectly when used with older panel types. Only the D1256 will work correctly on older panels. Note 3:  The D1256RB address must be configured with ‘Idle Scroll Lock’=YES to display system troubles and the Fire area must be Area 1 because system troubles such as power supervision or communication will report as Area 1.   Using RPS: 1.  Select Command Center > Command Center Assignments and the D1256RB address. Assign the Command Center to Area 1 (Fire Area) and Scope=Area Wide.  Select Idle Scroll Lock =YES (GV2 and higher panels only). 2.  Enter the Custom Function Text and Keystrokes.  Locate Command Center Assignments, select Custom Functions and enter text and keystrokes as described below for CF 128 – 131:           a. CF128 Text: Alarm Silence / Key Strokes: 125600E           b. CF129 Text: Trouble Silence / Key Strokes: A4CC           c. CF130 Text: Detector Reset / Key Strokes: A47           d. CF131 Text: Annunciator Reset / Key Strokes: 125600CA47 3.  Select User Interface and sub category Command Center Functions. 4. Locate Custom Functions (128 – 131) and enter an E for each function to remove the passcode requirement.   5.  Under User Interface, select sub category Authority Levels and locate Authority Level 14.           a.  Select E for Passcode Disarm and clear all other entries currently set to E. All other items except Passcode Disarm should contain [ - ]. 6.  Enable the special keys on the D1256RB,           a.  Select Function List, set menu items 1 – 4 to Function# 128 – 131 respectively, and select Yes for all addresses used by the fire keypad. (See example below)   7.  Create the passcode for use in custom functions 128 and 131.           a.  Select Passcodes and sub category Passcodes & Authority Levels.           b. Select any user which will never be deleted (such as user 50 or 99) and enter passcode 125600. User Group must be set to 0.           c.  Enter the user name: Fire Keypad.           d. Set the Authority Level to 14 in all areas with fire points. 8.  Send these changes to the control panel. Using the D5200 hand held programmer: 1.  Lock the S1 reset pin down on the control panel. 2.  Connect the programming cord between the D5200 communicator port and the control panel programming port. 3.  Press ON to turn the D5200 programmer and press the white ENTER key (enter password if required). Use the up/down arrows to place the curser over the correct handler (see below) and press the red ENTER GROUP key.           a.  GV2Main: GV2 and GV3 panels with firmware ver. 8.00-8.09           b.  9000MAIN: G or non-G panels  4.  When the cursor is flashing on New Record, press the red RECV (COPY) key. 5.  Locate Command Center and press the red ENTER GROUP key; the curser will flash on Command Center Assignment. Press the red ENTER GROUP key. 6.  Select the address of the D1256RB, press the down arrow to locate Scroll Lock, select Yes (press the space bar) and press the white enter key. (GV2 and higher panels only) 7.  Press the red Exit Group key, arrow down to Custom Function and press the red ENTER GROUP key to select. 8.  Make the below entries for Custom Functions 128 – 131. (Entries are added below the line reading Text or Keystrokes)           a.  CF128– Text – Alarm Silence  / Key Strokes – 125600E           b.  CF129– Text – Trouble Silence  / Key Strokes Key Strokes – A4CC           c.  CF130– Text – Detector Reset  / Key Strokes Key Strokes – A47           d.  CF131 – Text – Annunciator Reset / Key Strokes – 125600CA47 9.  Press Exit Group 2 times; the curser will flash on User Interface, press the red ENTER GROUP key. 10.  The curser should flash on Command Center Functions, press the red ENTER GROUP key. 11.  Scroll down to CF (128 – 131) and enter an E for each function. 12.  Press Exit Group 1x, the curser will flash on Authority Levels; press the red Enter Group key. 13.  Select Authority Level 14. Set Passcode Disarm to E and press the space bar to clear all other E entries while scrolling down the entire list. Passcode Disarm will be the only entry with E. 14.  Press Exit Group 2 times, the curser flashes on Function List, press the red ENTER GROUP key. 15.  Enable the special keys on the D1256RB,           a. Set menu items 1 – 4 to Function# 128 – 131 respectively, and select Yes for all addresses used by the fire keypad. (Select NO for CC addresses not used by Fire Keypads.)                     i. Menu item 1 = Function 128 … CC Address 1 = YES                    ii. Menu item 2 = Function 129 … CC Address 1 = YES                    iii. Menu item 3 = Function 130 … CC Address 1 = YES                    iv. Menu item 4 = Function 131 … CC Address 1 = YES 16.  Press the red SEND (LOAD) button to send the changes to the control panel. 17.  Locate RADXUSR1 in the D5200 and press the red ENTER GROUP key. While the curser is flashing on NEWRECORD press the red RECV (COPY) button 18.  Select PASSCODE WORKSHEET from the menu and press the red ENTER GROUP button. 19.  Create the passcode for use in custom functions 128 and 131.           a.  Select any user, which will never be deleted (such as user 50 or 99)           b.  Enter the enter passcode 125600, used in the custom functions. Leave the User Group setting [blank]           c.  Set the user name to Fire Keypad           d.  Scroll down to each area containing fire points and select Authority Level 14. 20.  Press the red SEND (LOAD) button to send the changes to the control panel.  Notes:           • Why does the D1256/D1256RB display “No Authority” when Alarm Silence is pressed?                    o Because custom function keystrokes for Alarm Silence are: 125600E which means [passcode] + [enter] is intended to silence an alarm.  When there is no existing alarm the panel interprets [passcode] + [enter] as “passcode-arm” which the code 125600 using authority level 14 does not have authority to do.            • Why are System Troubles like Low Battery or Communication Trouble not displaying on the D1256RB?                    o Verify proper settings for;                     -  Idle Scroll Lock configured as YES for the D1256RB address.                     -  All Fire Points added to Area 1 and D1256RB assigned to Area 1. 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  The Standby (Reset) pin is not locked down. The panel 12V backup battery is low or missing. Using the wrong product handler, for example, using 2112 instead of 2212. Too much Current Draw on panel. Disconnect devices from Aux Power and try again. Noise or interference on the keypad Data Bus. Disconnect all wires on the panel data terminals. Not enough free memory in the D5200 Programmer. There should be 60K free memory. Refer to KB article: How to Operate the D5200 Hand Held Programmer. The 2212 handler may be corrupted in the D5200. Delete the 2212 handler and re-download it. Refer to KB article: How to Operate the D5200 Hand Held Programmer. Low batteries in the D5200. Replace batteries using 4 C cells. Trying to program a panel that is not powered up The programming cord is not securely connected to the panel programming port or may be damaged. The DX4010V2 comes with a cord with a 4-pin Molex connector on one end and phone connector on other end. This cable may work as a substitute. ... View more

 If the panel generates an alarm within 2 minutes of arming, the alarm sent is considered a Recent Closing Alarm report.  Automation software may not interpret a Recent Closing Alarm the same as a standard Alarm Report. Monitoring station operators may assume the alarm report never sent when this is occurring. Panels which sent a Recent Closing Alarm will show ‘ALARM RECENT CLS’ in the panel log. Check the panel log file by either importing history with Remote Programming Software or using keypad commands; GV2-GV4 version 1.00-1.99: Press [99] + [Enter], VIEW LOG displays; press [Enter], ENTER START DATE displays, press [Enter] to begin viewing from the most current panel event. Press Previous to cycle through previous events to see if there is an ‘ALARM RECENT CLS’ event. B8512G, B9512G, all B-Series and GV4 version 2+: Press [Menu] + [7] + [3], ENTER START DATE displays; press [Enter] to begin viewing from the most current panel event. Press Previous to cycle through previous events to see if there is an ‘ALARM RECENT CLS’ event. In order to send the alarm without the Recent Closing; Arm the area and wait at least 2 minutes after arming before generating an alarm. The Recent Closing report is not configurable and cannot be disabled. Note:  Recent Closing If a point with P# Type set to 1, 2 or 3 goes into alarm within 2 min after the exit delay expires, then the alarm event sent is considered a Recent Closing Alarm. This feature is always enabled and has no configuration parameters. The alarm with recent closing event creates new Modem IIIa2 messages that the central station might need to add to their automation software. Refer to Event 27 in the Modem IIIa2 Messages section of the Appendix in the ConettixD6600/D6100 Computer Interface Manual (P/N: 4998122703) for the details of central station data changes. ... View more

       Function GV4 ver2, B8512G/B9512G & B Panels Non-G thru GV4 v1   Bypass Point Menu + 1 + 5 + 1 CMD+0   Unbypass Point Menu + 1 +5 + 2 CMD+00   Master Arm Delay Menu + 1 + 1 + 1 CMD+1   Master Arm Instant Menu + 1 + 1 + 2 CMD+11   Perimeter Instant Menu + 1 + 2 + 2 CMD+2   Perimeter Delay Menu + 1 + 2 + 1 CMD+3   Silence Trouble Sounders Press Enter CMD+4   Watch Mode Menu + 5 + 1 CMD+6   User Command 7 N/A CMD+7   Perimeter Part N/A CMD+8   User Command 9 N/A CMD+9   View Event Memory Menu + 7 + 1 CMD+40   Send Test Report Menu + 3 + 3 + 2 CMD+41   Send Status Report Menu + 2 + 3 CMD+2   Remote Program Menu + 3 + 4 + 1 CMD+43   Intrusion Walk Test Menu + 3 + 3 + 1 + 2 CMD+44   Change Time/Date Menu + 5 + 2 + (1=Date, 2=Time) CMD+45   Door Control (Access Menu) Menu + 3 + 8 CMD+46   Reset Sensor Menu + 3 + 1 CMD+47   Change Display Menu + 5 + 4 + (1=Brightness, 2=Volume) CMD+49   Move To Area Menu + 3 + 5 CMD+50   Extend Close Menu + 1 + 4 CMD+51   Change Sked Menu + 5 + 3 CMD+52   Delete User Menu + 4 + 4 CMD+53   Change Relays Menu + 3 + 2 CMD+54   Change Passcodes Menu + 4 + 1 CMD+55   Add User Menu + 4 + 2 CMD+56   Default Text Menu + 5 + 5 CMD+ 57   Fire Test Menu + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 CMD+58   Display Revision Menu + 3 + 3 + 3 CMD+59 ... View more

NFPA 72 – 2013 introduced changes from the previous code requirements for supervising phone lines. The requirement for phone supervision time increases from 5 minutes to 60 minutes. The requirement for annunciating the failure of either phone line is changed to 6 hours. Proper phone line supervision is accomplished with 4 schedules with one every 6 hours each day. This provides annunciation at the monitoring station within 6 hours of a failure on either phone line. The below example describes using 4 schedules, 6 hours apart at 01:00, 07:00, 13:00 and 20:00. In Panel Wide Parameters > Phone and Phone Parameters, set Two Phone Lines =YES. Figure 1: Set Two Phone Lines=YES Create 4 skeds 6 hours apart (see figure 2), each configured with Function= Send Test Report. Select the following options In the Function area of each Sked (see figure 3). Parameter1: Deferred=NO. Parameter2: Frequency=Scheduled. Parameter3= Custom. Parameter4= RG 1, Primary and RG 1, Backup 1 both selected.   Figure 2 Skeds 1 - 4 Figure 2:  Skeds 1 - 4 Figure 3: Sked function settings for Skeds 1 – 4   NFPA 72 – 2010 26.6.3.1.4.1 Single Communications Technology. Where only one communications technology is used, any failure of the communications path shall be annunciated at the supervising station within 5 minutes of the failure. 26.6.3.1.4.2 Multiple Communications Technologies. Where two or more different technologies are used, the following requirements shall be met: Provision shall be made to monitor the integrity of each communications path. Failure of any communications path shall be annunciated at the supervising station and at the protected premises within not more than 24 hours of the failure. Exception: Where technologies used are described elsewhere in this Code, monitoring for integrity shall be permitted to comply with those requirements.   NFPA 72 – 2013 26.6.3.1.5 Single Communications Path. Unless prohibited by the enforcing authority, governing laws, codes, or standards, a single transmission path shall be permitted, and the path shall be supervised at an interval of not more than 60 minutes. A failure of the path shall be annunciated at the supervising station within not more than 60 minutes. The failure to complete a signal transmission shall be annunciated at the protected premises in accordance with Section 10.15. 26.6.3.1.6 Multiple Communications Paths. If multiple transmission paths are used, the following requirements shall be met: Each path shall be supervised within not more than 6 hours. The failure of any path of a multipath system shall be annunciated at the supervising station within not more than 6 hours. The failure to complete a signal transmission shall be annunciated at the protected premises in accordance with Section 10.15. 26.6.3.1.7* Single Technology. A single technology shall be permitted to be used to create the multiple paths provided the requirements of 26.6.3.1.6 (1) through 26.6.3.1.6(3). ... View more