How To Enter Installer Programming; Programming Decimal Data; Programming Hex Data - DSC Power 832 Installation Manual

The following section of the manual describes how to enter Installer Programming and how to program the various sections.
It is extremely important that you read the following section of the manual to completely understand how to program the
panel.
4.1

How to Enter Installer Programming

Installer Programming is used to program all communicator and panel options. Refer to the Programming
Worksheets for the default Installer Code. The Installer Code should be changed to prevent unauthorized access
to programming. To enter Installer Programming, Allow System Service must be enabled by selecting command 5
of [✱][6] in User's Functions (see Section 3.4 "[*]Functions" ); this will allow unlimited access by the installer within a
6-hour window. The Allow System Service requirement can be disabled in Option 2 in Section [401].
Once the Installer mode is exited, the system will reset. This will take 15 seconds. Do not attempt to
perform any system function during this reset period. In addition, all outputs will return to their normal,
deactivated state (or activated if inverted).
ICON/LED Keypad
Step 1 From any keypad enter [✱][8][Installer Code].
• The Program light will flash to indicate you are in programming
• The Armed light will turn on to indicate the panel is waiting for the 3-digit Section number to program
Step 2 Enter the 3-digit Section number you want to program.
• The Armed light will turn off
• The Ready light will turn on to indicate the panel is ready for the information for the selected Section
If the 3-digit section number entered is not valid or the module that pertains to the Section is not
present, the keypad will sound a 2 second beep or error tone.
LCD Keypad
Step 1 From any keypad enter [✱][8][Installer Code].
The keypad will display 'Enter Section' followed by three dashes.
Step 2 Enter the 3 digit Section number you want to program.
The keypad will now display information for the section entered.
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Installer Code ....................................................... Section [006]
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4.2

Programming Decimal Data

When the Ready light is ON the panel is waiting for the information to be programmed for the selected Section.
Enter the information written in the boxes for the Section found in the Programming Worksheets .
If a digit is entered for each program box in a Section the panel will automatically exit from the Section. It will turn OFF
the Ready light and turn the Armed light back ON.
You can also press the [#] key to exit a Section before entering data for every box. This is handy if you only need to
change the first few program boxes. All other locations in the Section will remain unchanged. If the [#] key is
pressed the panel will turn OFF the Ready light, turn ON the Armed light and exit you from the Section.
4.3

Programming HEX Data

On occasion, hexadecimal (HEX) digits may be required. To program a HEX digit press the [✱] key. The panel
will enter HEX programming and Ready light will begin to flash.
The following table indicates which number should be pressed to enter the corresponding HEX digit:
1 = A 2 = B
After the correct HEX digit is entered the Ready light will continue to flash. If another HEX digit is required press
the corresponding number. If a decimal digit is required press the [✱] key again. The Ready light will turn on
solid and the panel will return to regular decimal programming.
It is important to watch the Ready light. If the light is flashing any number you enter will be programmed as
the HEX equivalent.
Example: To enter 'C1' for a closing by user 1, you would enter [✱] [3] [✱], [1]
[✱] to enter Hexadecimal mode (Ready light flashes)
[3] to enter C
[✱] to return to decimal mode (Ready light is solid)
[1] to enter digit 1
If you enter information into a section and make a mistake, press the [#] key to exit the section. Select that
section again and re-enter the information correctly.
If you are using a pulse communications format, a decimal zero [0] does not transmit. Programming a zero [0]
tells the panel not to send any pulses for that digit. Decimal zero [0] is a filler digit. To make a zero [0] transmit,
it must be programmed as a hexadecimal 'A'.
How to Program
S E C T
3 = C 4 = D 5 = E
I O N 4
6 = F
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