Section 3: How To Program; Introduction To Programming; Programming By Reference Number; Programming Decimal Data - DSC PC4020 Installation Manual

S e c t i o n 3 : H o w t o P ro g r a m

3.1 Introduction to Programming

The PC4020 is programmed via a menu system. Use the
arrow keys (<>) to scroll through different menu options
and press the [*] key to select the menu option displayed.
Continue this procedure until the required program section
is displayed, then press the [*] key to select it. To arrive at a
program section where data can be entered may require
scrolling and selecting items from several menus. Press the
[#] to return to the previous menu.
To enter Installer's Programming, enter [*][8][Installer's
Code] at any keypad that is enrolled on the system.
In order to prevent unauthorized personnel from accessing
Installer's Programming, the Installer's Code should be
changed from the default setting. By default, the Installer's
Code is [5555]. To change the Installer's Code, see 7.1
'Installer's Code'.
Once you have entered Installer's Programming, the first
menu consists of five items, listed below. Use the arrow
keys (<>) to scroll to the desired menu item and press the
[*] key to select it:
• System Area System Area - These programming options affect the
System Area System Area
operation of the entire system. These options include
communications,
installer and master code programming, etc.
• Partition Area Partition Area - These options are programmed for each
Partition Area Partition Area
partition. These options include zone assignments, par-
tition times, partition options etc.
• Module Hardware Module Hardware - This menu is used when you enroll Module Hardware Module Hardware
the system modules and keypads.
• Event Buffer Event Buffer - This menu allows access to the system's
Event Buffer Event Buffer
event buffer for printing.
• Diagnostics Diagnostics - These options pertain to trouble condi- Diagnostics Diagnostics
tions reported by the modules.
Use the arrow keys to scroll to the message indicating the
area you wish to program and press [*]. For example, to
program the Partition 2 account number, scroll to each of
the following messages and press [*]:
PARTITION AREA
Scroll to...
ADD/EDIT PAR
PARTITION 2
Scroll to...
PARTITION ACCT #
downloading, printer options,
< >
Press [*]
(01)
< >
Press [*]
(01)
< >
Press [*]
(02)
< >
Press [*].
(00)
Enter the 4-digit Partition 2 customer ID code. The display
will return to the 'Customer ID Code' display.
Press [#] to return to the previous menus and to exit the
installer programming mode.
The arrow keys (<>) will appear in the top right-hand cor-
ner of the display to indicate that there are multiple menu
items or program sections.

3.2 Programming by Reference Number

A quicker method of programming the panel is to jump
directly to a program section using the reference number
system. These reference numbers appear beside each pro-
gramming item in the Programming Worksheets , and
under each heading in the Installation Manual .
To program using reference numbers, enter Installer's pro-
gramming([*][8][Installer's Code]). Press and hold the
[A]uxiliary key until the keypad displays the following
message:
'Enter Ref # then *'. 'Enter Ref # then *'.
'Enter Ref # then *'. 'Enter Ref # then *'.
Enter the reference number found in the P rogramming
Worksheets for the section you wish to program, then press
the [*] key. The display will immediately go to the program-
ming item you have selected.
For example, the reference number for the Partition 2
Account Number is [0100XX00]. The 'XX' is the 2-digit par-
tition number, in this case [02].
Once the Reference Number is entered and the [*] key is
pressed, the keypad will jump directly to that program-
ming item. If an error is made when entering the reference
number, use the [<] key to move the cursor back to the first
digit and re-enter the reference number.
Once you have programmed the section, you must press [#]
to save the change . Then, press and hold the [A] key to
enter another reference number.
Once you become familiar with each programming option's
reference number, programming will become quick and
simple. If you forget a particular reference number, you can
always scroll through the menu items in order to refresh
your memory. All programming reference numbers are
listed in the Programming Worksheets .

3.3 Programming Decimal Data

Some programming sections require decimal (0-9) entries,
such as zone definitions and system times. Make sure to
record all required decimal data in the Programming Work-
sheets before beginning to program each section.
Many sections require a specific number of digits. Once all
digits have been entered, the control panel will automati-
cally exit that section and will return to the previous menu.
If the [#] key is pressed, only the data entered will be
changed. All programming data remaining will be left
unchanged. For example, when programming telephone
numbers, press the [#] key after the number is entered to
exit the programming item and to save having to program
all 32 digits.
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