Adding External Wired Keypads - Pyronix PCX 46 Engineer Reference Manual

6. Adding External Wired Keypads

The keypads have a small internal menu used mostly for addressing, changing key click volume and
brightness of the LCD display.
6.1.1 Entering and Exiting the Keypad Menu
To enter the keypad menu, press and hold the d button until 'SECURITY CODE:' is displayed, and
then enter '2000'. To exit, press the a key.
6.1.2 Keypad Menu Options
ADDRESS = Used to assign an address to a keypad [00] is the keypad on the panel
LANGUAGE = Allows to assign a language used only for the keypad menu only
KEYPAD INPUTS READING = Showing the resistor reading and status on the 2 inputs located on the
keypad
KEY-CLICK VOLUME = Sets the volume of the buttons
TAG VOLUME = Sets the volume when tag used
KEYPAD VOLUME = Sets the general volume of the keypad
ID TAG = Used to read the ID unique number of the Tag
RESET KEYPAD = Resets keypad to factory
BACKLIGHT = Sets the backlight intensity of the keypad
DELAY FIRE AND PA BUTTONS = Sets the how long the PA and Fire buttons have to be pressed for
before an alarm is created
6.1.3 Testing The Keypad
With the system disarmed, press and hold the b key for 10 seconds at any keypad. This will cause
all the LEDs on that keypad to illuminate and the LCD screen to scroll a display testing each pixel. The
keypad will revert to normal display approximately 10 seconds after the b key is released.
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