Engineer Menu; Bypass Fire & Pa; Date And Time; Learn Wireless Devices - Pyronix PCX 46 Engineer Reference Manual

5. Engineer Menu

Please refer to the Engineer Programming Quick Guide for this chapter. The meaning of every option
presented in the quick programming guide is explained here in detail.
5.1 Bypass Fire & PA?
While in the Engineer menu the Fire and Personal Attack inputs/keypad alarms remain active. This
function allows you to disable these alarm activations until you exit the engineers menu.

5.2 Date and Time?

All log entries and the system display include the time and date. This may be also programmed in the
Master Manager Mode.
NOTE: Please note that powering down the system and removing the battery will reset the time and
date information.
5.2.1 Change Month
For March, enter 03
5.2.2 Change Day
For 31st, press 31
5.2.3 Change Hours
Use 24 hour clock format. For 8pm press 20:00.
5.2.4 Change Minutes
For 7:30, enter 30.
5.2.5 Software Clock Adjust
If enabled, the control panel will adjust the clock correctly if the control panel gains or loses time.
NOTE: This option is used in conjunction with the "System Options" , 'Software Clock' function.
5.2.6 Summer Time Adjust
If activated this option will automatically change 1 hour ahead and backward for the summer and
winter time.

5.3 Learn Wireless Devices?

This function should only be used if a PCX-RIX32-WE (Enforcer wireless expander) is connected to the
PCX 46. Please see the Installation Reference on how to connect this expander.
This menu learns or deletes wireless devices for the inputs and sirens.
NOTE: The keyfobs are learned and programmed from the Master Manager menu.
5.3.1 Learn Inputs?
Learn Devices?
This menu allows you to start the procedure of learning wireless inputs onto the system.
Choose Input
Use this menu to choose which input on the system you wish to learn. 'Learnt' will be displayed if a
device is already learnt, or 'Available' will be displayed if it is not.
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Choose Input
1) Take the wireless device, and open the casing
2) Remove the plastic insulation between the battery and terminal.
3) If a Device is not learned = The Green and Red LEDs on the Device will flash alternate.
4) Press and hold the 'learn' button on the Device = The 3 LEDs will start cycling.
5) Release the 'Learn' button = 'Input Learnt' will be displayed and confirmation tone on the panel will
be emitted.
6) If an input has already been learnt, 'Input learnt already' will be displayed.
Example: The image below shows how to learn a MC contact. The same procedure is done for the
inputs and sensors. Please note if smoke or carbon monoxide sensors are learnt, they will just include
one multicolour LED.
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