Sms (Short Message Service) Notification; The Sms Notification Sequence; Sms Remote Access Connection Sequence - DSC Impassa User Manual

[9] Late-to-Open Enable/Disable
The Late to Open feature enables or disables the Late to Open time programmed in [0].
It is typically used to track children after school. For example, if the parents get home from work at
5pm, and a child gets home at 4 p.m. The programmable timer could be set for 4:15 p.m. If the sys-
tem is not disarmed at this time an alert would be sent to the monitoring station.
The keypad will display "Late to Open is Enabled" and sound 3 beeps if [9] is pressed within the User
Functions menu when this feature is off. The LCD keypad will display "Late to Open is Disabled" and
sound an error tone if [9] is pressed within the User Functions menu when this feature is on.
[0] Late-to-Open Time of Day
This function is used to program the time setting enabled in [9]. This function programs the "Late
to Open" time of day for all 7 days of the week.
• Valid entries for these sections are 00:00 – 23:59.
• Entering 99:99 will disable the "Late to Open" feature for the current day.
• After entering [
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displayed on the keypad.
• Pressing the right scroll [>] button displays the days of the week, from Sunday to Saturday. While in
the Late to Open menu, entering keys 1-7 will also select each day from Sunday to Saturday,
respectively.
• If [ ] is pressed to select a day of the week, no beeps will be sounded and "Set 24hr Time", "Enter
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HH:MM 9999" will be displayed. If [#] is pressed from this menu, the user will be returned to the
previous Late to Open menu.
• If the Alarm System is armed in any mode when the late to open time matches the time of day, Late
to Open will be logged to the event buffer and communicated to the monitoring station.

18. SMS (Short Message Service) Notification

SMS Notification occurs when the control panel sends a text message to the user for each system
event that occurs. These text messages are limited to 32 characters.
NOTE: SMS Notification is not available in North America.
Interactive SMS allows the user to send a text message (in one of 28 languages, depending on
SMS Interactive language selection) to the control panel and perform a set of functions on the panel.
There are 12 pre-defined text message commands available that the user can send to the control
panel. Please refer to the SMS Reference Card to find the text used for other languages.
NOTE: Interactive SMS is available in North America.

18.1 The SMS Notification Sequence

The panel will send an SMS notification for every event that the panel can communicate. SMS notifi-
cation messages are programmed by your installer from the keypad or by using DLS IV. Text messages
can be programmed in the language of your choice.
There are 8 SMS phone numbers available to support SMS messages. An SMS phone number can be
changed using [ ][6][Master Code]. Refer to the Changing SMS Phone Numbers section for
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detailed instructions.

18.2 SMS Remote Access Connection Sequence

This feature allows you to control your security system remotely via SMS.
1. Determine which action to perform remotely on the panel. Please refer to the SMS Reference card
for details on how to enter the text required.
All SMS remote access functions require an access code, with the exception of the help function.
The following list is an example of the functions available.
Functions
• stay arm
• away arm
• disarm
• bypass
• unbypass
NOTE: The default text (see SMS Reference card) used to perform each action can be changed
for you by your installer.
][6][Master Code][0], beeps will be sounded and "Press (
• activate command output 1
• activate command output 2
• deactivate command output 1
• deactivate command output 2
• status request
• alarm memory request
• keypad message
• help list of available commands
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) for < > Sunday" will be
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