Summary of Contents for AlarmForce DXS-14
- Page 1 DXS-14 ALARMFORCE SUPERVISED REMOTE KEYPAD Operating Instructions AlarmForce Industries Inc. 675 Garyray Drive Toronto, ON M9L 1R2, Canada...
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Page 2: Keypad Overview
KEYPAD OVERVIEW The LCD Supervised Remote Keypad adds remote control to Alarm Force Security System Panels. The wireless keypad transmits key presses to the panel and displays alphanumeric data received from the panel. A press of any key puts the keypad in a fully operational mode with backlit LCD and RF Transceiver active. - Page 3 REAL TIME CLOCK The keypad has a real time clock (RTC) that must be set during installation and after battery replacement. The RTC is required for the keypad to display time- and date-stamped events, using time offset data received from the panel. Time and date are also shown during the keypad status display when the keypad fi...
- Page 4 Autonomous Keypad Commands and User Prompts In most operations, the keypad will only send key presses to the panel and in response the panel will update the display, LED and tone annunciations as needed to refl ect the current state of the system. When doing an initial installation or manually activated program updates the keypad will function autonomously and provide user prompts without intervention by the panel.
- Page 5 Arming history The arming history command is serviced by the ARM DISPLAY message packet. Individual arm or disarm events are sent from the panel to the keypad in a single message packet; if arming, any bypassed zones are also included (up to 15) in the same message packet. These events are displayed one event at a time on the LCD.
- Page 6 Keypad Low Battery The keypad communicates a low battery condition to the panel through the low battery bit set in the KEY PRESS message. If the battery is low, on keypad wake up the keypad will indicate a fault condition (beep and fl...
- Page 7 KEYPAD WIRELESS SYSTEM The keypad has a wireless transceiver module that communicates with the microprocessor via a serial UART. The internal antenna is used for both transmit and receive functions. The transceiver module is mounted in a shielded enclosure for RFI protection. RF Transceiver Specifi...
- Page 8 —Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT RADIO DEVICES 1. AlarmForce radio controls provide a reliable communications link and fi ll an important need in portable wireless signaling. However, there are some limitations which must be observed.
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