2 Key - Modify your own password
To modify your own password, press the 2 key on
the Modify menu. See
Figure 30: Modify user password screens
Callout Description
1
Enters the password in this field
Table 28: Keys function on the modify user
password screen
Key
Function
Alphanumeric
Enters the password
keypad
Esc
Press for at least one second:
Clears all digits
Press for less than one second:
Exits the modify user password
screen without modifying the
password
Enter
Confirms the password and starts
the password verification process
Note: To avoid using the same password
for multiple users, enter the number
corresponding to your user position as the first
digit of your password, as follows:
•
First digit for user 1 is 1
•
First digit for user 2 is 2
•
First digit for user 3 is 3
•
First digit for user 4 is 4
•
First digit for user 5 is 5
•
First digit for user 6 is 6
•
First digit for user 7 is 7
•
First digit for user 8 is 8
Note: If you enter an incorrect or empty
password, the display shows the screen in
Figure 30
b for five seconds.
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Figure 30
a.
3 Key - Day and night modes
To change the control panel operating mode from
day mode to night mode and reciprocally, press the
3 key on the Modify menu. Each time you press the
3 key, the control panel changes its operating mode.
The DAY MODE ON LED indicates the mode that you
set up.
Day and night modes
The control panel operates in day mode or night
mode. If you silence the control panel during day
mode, the silence status remains until you remove
the silence status, or until new alarms or faults
occur. If you silence the control panel during night
mode, the silence status remains until the night
mode silence time expires. When you turn on the
system, it starts in day mode by default.
Note: The control panel generates an instant
alarm if alarm conditions are detected during
night mode or if an alarm is triggered from a
call point.
4 Key - Modify time and date
To modify the control panel time and date, press the
4 key on the Modify menu. See
Figure 31: Modify time and date screens
Table 29: Keys function on the modify time and
date screen
Key
Function
Alphanumeric
Enters the time and date digits
keypad
Cursor keys
Right key: Selects the next digit to
modify
Left key: Selects the previous
digit to modify
Esc
Cancels the operation and
returns to previous screen
Enter
Confirms the time and date
Note: If you enter incorrect values, an error
message displays. See
Figure 31
a.
Figure 31
b.
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