Alpha Descriptor Programming; Assigning Zone Descriptors; Entering Zone Descriptos; Programming The Descriptors - ADEMCO Vista-20 Installation Instructions Manual

This sectionprovides instructions for programming Alpha descriptors.This is recommended
for systemsusing Alpha keypads, and necessary ifa 4285 VoiceModule is used.
Ifusing a 4285 Voice Module, selectfrom thosewordsin the Alpha Vocabulary list shown in
hol~ce type.
The Voice Module will not provide onnunciution of the other words.
The ALPHA VOCABULARY LIST and CHARACTER CHART will be found on a following
page.
Aeeigning zone DeecAptore
The Alpha Keypad used with the WSTA-20 can have a user-friendly English
language descriptiodlocation of all protectionzones, keypad panics, and RF
receiver supervision faults programmedinto the system.Each descriptioncan
be composedof a combinationof words(up to a maximum of 3) sekctedfkoma
vocabulary of 244 words storedin memory (seea following page). In addition,
up to 5 installer-defined words can be added to those already in memory.
Thus, when an alarm or tiouble occursin a zone, an appropriate description
for that zone'slocationwill be displayedat the keypad.
Note: Alpha Descriptor enm can be donelocallyat the Alpha Keypad or re-
motely using Downloading software.The Alpha keypad procedure is
describedbelow.
Entering
zone Descriptors (program menu mode *82)
The descriptor can be enteredwhen the
zone
is being defined in field *56 but
we recommendthat it be donein field *82.
There are two methods that canbe usedto enterAlpha descriptors.
The easiest method requires that you simply enter the 3-digit reference
number for the desiredword(s). The 3-digit number for eachWOrdis provided
in the Alpha Vocabulary list (on a followingpage).
An alternate method allowsyou to pickthe desiredwords by scrollingthrough
the Alpha Vocabuky list.
Prog3
" g the Descriptors
1. With the systempoweredup, enterthe programming modeby key@y
Installer code (411 2)+ 8 + O + O. The followingdisplay will appe=
2.
3.
Press %2.
The Trogram Alpha ?" prompt will
appear.
Press al" (Yes).
The "Custom Words" prompt will
appesr.
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