Device Programming Menu Mode - ADEMCO Lynx Installation Instructions Manual

*80 Device Programming Menu Mode

Powerline Carrier devices (eg., X-10 brand devices) are programmable switches that can be used to perform many
different functions. They can be used to turn lights on and off, control sounders, or for status indications. In this
system, each device must be programmed as to how to act (ACTION), when to activate (START), and when to
deactivate (STOP). Each of these is described below.
The control supports a total of 8 output devices.
The PL513 Powerline Interface Module supplies signals from the control panel through the premises AC wiring to
the Powerline Carrier Devices (which are plugged into AC outlets). Devices plugged into Powerline Carrier Devices
can then be made to perform various functions in response to commands entered at the keypads in the security
system.
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Programming Options Defined
The following will help you understand the programming of output devices when using * 80 and * 81 modes.
ACTION
START
When using Powerline Carrier Devices, you must also use a PL513 Powerline
Interface Module in addition to the supplied transformer.
Powerline Carrier Devices and the PL513 Powerline Interface Module are not
UL Listed for fire or burglary functions and are intended for home automation.
The "ACTION" of the device is how the device will respond when it is activated by the "START"
programming. There are four different choices of actions:
• ACTIVATE for 2 SECONDS and then reset.
• ACTIVATE and REMAIN ACTIVATED until stopped by some other event.
• PULSE ON and OFF until stopped by some other event.
• NOT USED when the device is not used.
The "START" programming determines when and under what conditions the device will be
activated. The following START options are available:
Start by Event
1. Event is the condition (alarm, fault, trouble) that must occur to a zone or group of zones (zone
list) in order to activate the device. These conditions apply only when a zone list is used. The
different choices for "EVENT" are listed below and in the "Programming Powerline Carrier
Devices" paragraph that follows.
• ALARM Device activates upon any alarm in an assigned zone in the zone list.
• FAULT Device activates upon any opening or short in an assigned zone in the zone list.
• TROUBLE Device activates upon any trouble condition in an assigned zone in the zone list.
• NOT USED Device action is not dependent upon one of the above events.
2. A zone list is a group of zones to which the "EVENT" applies in order to activate a particular
device. Note that there are a total of 3 output device-related zone lists that can be programmed
in * 81 menu mode; when the selected EVENT (alarm, fault or trouble) occurs in any zone in
the selected "Start" ZONE LIST (1, 2, or 3), activation of the selected device will START.
Start by Zone Type or System Operation
If a system operation, such as "DISARMING" or "ANY FIRE ALARM," is to activate the
device, the appropriate choice would also be entered under the "ZONE TYPE" option. "ZONE
TYPE" is used independently of the "EVENT/ZONE LIST" combination.
If a "ZONE TYPE" is chosen, any zone of that response type going into alarm, trouble, or fault
will cause the device to activate as selected in "ACTION." If the same "ZONE TYPE" is also
chosen for the STOP programming, any zone of that type that restores will de-activate the device.
If a "SYSTEM OPERATION" is chosen (e.g., End of Exit Time), that operation will cause the
device to activate as selected in "ACTION." The different choices for "ZONE TYPE" and
"SYSTEM OPERATION" are listed in the "Start zone type" paragraphs later in this section, and in
the Programming Form.
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