The Engineer Menu; Navigating In The Engineers And User Menu; Entering The Engineer Menu (Default Engineer Code = 9999); Exiting The Engineer Menu - Pyronix PCX 46 Engineer Reference Manual

4. The Engineer Menu

The system is programmed from the Engineer Menu. To enter the Engineer Menu the panel must be fully
disarmed state. Whilst in Engineer Mode all tamper alarms (including case tamper), will be disabled.

4.1 Navigating in the Engineers and User Menu

x = "NO" - Press to move forward when in Engineer or Master Manger mode
b = "BACK" - Press to move backward when in Engineer or Master Manger mode
t = "YES" - Press to enter in a submenu or option when in Engineer or Master Manger mode
t = Press to move from one option into another option while in a submenu
a = Press to quick exit the Engineer Menu from any main menu (written in capital letters)
c = "CANCEL" - Press to move back from one programmable option to the previous option.
4.1.1 Main Menus and Sub Menus
You are in a main menu item if:
 The maintenance LED is flashing slowly
 The menu item will be in capital letters
In order to navigate in the menu system one has to answer the questions in the main and sub menus.
For example, if the question is "LEARN WIRELESS DEVICE". Pressing t will bring you in the sub-
menu "Control Inputs?" Pressing t will take you to the programmable options of this submenu.
Pressing x will take you out of the individual option, will move you up from one sub-menu to the
next sub-menu or back to the main menu.
NOTE: For your security, the keypad becomes disabled for 90 seconds after 16 incorrect key-presses,
or after 6 attempts to present invalid tags. It will subsequently be disabled again after 7 further
incorrect key-presses or after another invalid tag is presented. Once a correct code or tag has been
registered, the keypad is returned to normal operation. PIN code entry must be completed within 60
seconds or it will count as an invalid code being used.

4.2 Entering The Engineer Menu (Default Engineer Code = 9999)

Access maybe denied if: 1) One or more areas are armed. 2) The Master user has disabled the access of
the Engineer Menu from "Allow Engineer Menu" in the Master Manager Mode. If this is the case
'Authorization required' will be shown on the display. After entering the Engineer code 9999 (default
code) the first option that is shown will be: Arm System? This option will enable the Engineer to Arm
the panel once maintenance work is finished. The system can also be disarmed by the engineer if it was
armed with an engineer code. Press t to arm the system or press x to enter the Engineer Menu.
When in Engineer Menu, the fault () LED will flash and high pitch tone will be generated regularly.

4.3 Exiting The Engineer Menu

On completion of programming, the system can be returned back to disarmed mode by either scrolling to
the 'Exit Engineer Menu' option or press the a button from any main menu option (represented in
capital letters).

4.4 Accessing the Engineers Menu on any external wired keypad

It is possible to access the Engineer Menu on any keypad that is part of the system. If you are in the
Engineer menu in keypad address 0, the other keypads will display 'system busy'. To access the
Engineer menu on a different keypad, press the b button on the relevant keypad.

4.5 Saving Your Programming

Any programming done in the engineer or user mode will not be saved on the system until the Engineer
or User menu have been exited.
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You are in a sub menu item if:
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The maintenance LED is flashing rapidly
The menu item will be in small letters with a
question mark (?).