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www.acornfiresecurity.com Pager Interface The operation and functions described in this manual are available from Software Version Mx5000-050-04 onwards. www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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www.acornfiresecurity.com Specifications: Models, Sales Order Parts: Mxp-547 Pager Interface Card Mxp-547-BX Pager Interface (Boxed) Applications / Limitations: For use with Pager Systems compliant to ESPA 4.4.4 protocol If a printer is also required, fit an internal Mxp-512 printer assembly. Compatibility: A new PC configuration program (MxPager) is provided for configuring the pager interface.
www.acornfiresecurity.com 1 Installation 1.1 Fitting the Card in a Panel Mount the card to the pillars on the chassis plate using the four M3 screws supplied. Connect 24V DC supply from the AUX output to the connections on the Pager Interface. OBSERVE POLARITY! Connect the RS232 serial connection between the base card and the Pager Interface.
www.acornfiresecurity.com 1.1 Status Indications Status indications are provided on the card to show operation of the interface. 1.1.1 Heartbeat LED Indicator The Heartbeat LED will normally flash at a rate of 1Hz (once per second) to indicate that the card is operating.
If the auto-run feature is disabled or does not run, select START, RUN and enter D:\setup.exe where D: is the drive letter of your CD drive. To run the program, select Start, All Programs, Advanced Electronics, MxPager. The program will open up with a new (blank) configuration file. The screen is as follows: Use the normal windows “New, Open and Save”...
www.acornfiresecurity.com 2.1 General Configuration Options The general configuration options provide a set of specific settings to configure the interface to the type of pager in use and how the pagers are to be notified with information. The default (new) screen is shown below: 2.1.1 General Options Item Description...
www.acornfiresecurity.com 2.1.3 Text Cuts The information to be sent to the pager can be configured to specific system information and / or user text. Some pagers have limited display capability. To accommodate this restriction, the text can be further cut to send only part of the available message so that a composite message can be built up from various sources.
www.acornfiresecurity.com 2.2 Pager Interface Communications Settings The serial interface can be configured to the settings of the pager system. Refer to the pager system documentation for further details on the settings required. The table below shows the options available. Item Default Options Baud Rate...
www.acornfiresecurity.com Right Click on a shift to add a pager – a text entry box is displayed. Enter the address of the pager to which these messages should be sent either directly in the box or select from a drop down list by clicking the down arrow button. The list presented includes all defined individual pagers and pager groups currently...
www.acornfiresecurity.com 2.6 Pager Zones Each Pager Address must be configured to define from which zones the events will be sent to the pager. This can be used to prevent unnecessary or unwanted events being sent to all pagers or it can be used to define only those zones that are relevant to a specific person.
www.acornfiresecurity.com 3 Fault Codes The following table lists the possible fault conditions reported on the Panel LCD and their meaning. The list is in descending order of priority. Item Description DEVICE MISSING The pager interface is not responding to the panel communications. Check power and serial communications connections to the interface.
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