Chapter 4: Powering Up & Keypad Operations; Default Codes; Initial Power U P; Notes On Addressing Keypads - Pyronix PCX-256 Programming Manual

C H A P T E R 4 : P O W E R I N G U P & K E Y P A D O P E R A T I O N S
Before using the system, all items connected to the RS-485 communications bus must be allocated
a unique address.
4 . 1 D e f a u l t C o d e s
User: 1234.
4 . 2 I n i t i a l P o w e r U p
Power up the PCX system on mains only, an alarm will be generated. Proceed to the nearest
keypad, which will display (from power up):
The following will be displayed:
After 10 seconds, the display will blank, and
then show 'Address'. Enter 00 and then press
the key
(Press the key for further options just as
tag volume, keypad brightness etc).
Press the key to exit the addressing
function, and enter 1234 (default master code)
to silence an alarms that occur.
When the display shows: 'Battery Fault' and
NOT before, connect the battery to the panel.
In the keypad function there are also other individual options such as: language, the status of the
keypad inputs, key-click volume, tag volume, master volume and the tag ID.
The tag ID is used to show the identification code for each proximity tag.
To enter this keypad function at any time, please follow the instructions below.
4 . 3 N o t e s o n A d d r e s s i n g K e y p a d s
To address further keypads on the EURO system, press and hold the
CODE" is displayed. Then enter '2000' as the code. This will take you to the screens above. Once
this has been done you will need to assign the keypad in engineers mode, see 'Assign
Keypads/Readers' on page: 24. Note: To address the readers you must select the relevant
switches on the circuit board, see the installation manual for more information.
Any keypad that is not properly assigned will have a blank display until they are addressed.
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