About Descriptor Programming (*82 Menu Mode) - Honeywell Ademco Vista-48LA Installation And Setup Manual

About Descriptor Programming (*82 Menu Mode)

The system lets you directly enter zone descriptors for each protection zone so when an alarm or trouble
occurs in a zone, an appropriate description for that zone's location can be displayed at the keypad. Each
description is composed of up to 16 characters. In addition, up to six custom words can be programmed
for other uses: three scheduled "reminder" words and three partition descriptors each composed of up to
10 characters.
NOTE: You can also enter zone descriptors when the zone is being defined in
When defining descriptors:
• Pressing the [4] key moves cursor one space to the left.
• Pressing the [6] key accepts the entry and moves the cursor to the next position.
• Pressing the [8] key saves the entered descriptor and moves to the next descriptor.
Start Zone Descriptor Programming mode by pressing *82 while in Data Programming mode.
PROMPT
P r o g r a m A l p h a ?
0 = N o , 1 = Y e s 0 0
S e l Z o n e D e s = 0
P a r t / R m n d r = 1
Z o n e N o . ? 0 0
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032 043 = +
(space)
033 = ! 044 = ,
034 = " 045 = –
035 = # 046 = .
036 = $ 047 = /
037 = % 048 = 0
038 = & 049 = 1
039 = ' 050 = 2
040 = ( 051 = 3
041 = ) 052 = 4
042 = * 053 = 5
VALID ENTRIES
Program Alpha
0 = no
1 = yes
[∗] to continue
Select Descriptor Type
(Zone Descriptor or Partition
Descriptor/Reminder Words)
0 = create zone descriptors (see
Zone No? prompt below)
1 = create partition descriptors
or reminder words
[∗] to continue
Custom Word Numbers:
08-10 = "reminder" words used
with scheduling mode
11 = partition 1 descriptor
12 = partition 2 descriptor
13 = partition 3 descriptor
Zone Number
Enter the desired zone number.
[∗] to continue.
CHARACTER (ASCII) CHART
054 = 6 065 = A
055 = 7 066 = B
056 = 8 067 = C
057 = 9 068 = D
058 = : 069 = E
059 = ; 070 = F
060 = < 071 = G
061 = = 072 = H
062 = > 073 = I
063 = ? 074 = J
064 = @ 075 = K
EXPLANATION
The "Program Alpha ?" prompt will appear.
Press 1 to program zone descriptors, partition descriptors, or
reminder words.
Press 0 to exit.
This prompt selects whether you are entering zone descriptors or
entering partition descriptors and/or "reminder" words (for Scheduling
mode, event "10").
NOTE: Do not assign reminder words if using fixed-word keypads.
Pressing [0] goes to the next prompt to let you enter zone descriptors.
Pressing [1] lets you program a partition descriptor or reminder
words. If selected, the following prompt appears:
P A R T / R E M I N D ?
Enter the 2-digit custom word number (08-13) to be programmed,
then press [∗].
Enter the descriptor as described in steps 1-3 in the Zone Number
section below.
After pressing [∗], a cursor will appear at the second line.
1. Refer to the Character Chart below.
Press [#], followed by the 3-digit entry for the first letter you
want to display (e.g., # 0 6 5 for "A").
Press [6] to move the cursor to the right.
2. Repeat Step 1 to enter the next characters until the desired
descriptor is entered. Zone descriptors can be up to a maximum
of 16 characters. Reminder words/partition descriptors can be up
to a maximum of 10 characters. You can use the [4] key to move
the cursor to the left, if necessary.
3. When done, press the [8] key to save the descriptor and return to
the "Zone No. ?" prompt.
4. Enter the zone number for the next descriptor, press [∗], and
repeat steps 1-3. To change a custom word, simply overwrite it.
To exit, enter zone number "00."
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076 = L 087 = W
077 = M 088 = X
078 = N 089 = Y
079 = O 090 = Z
080 = P 091 = [
081 = Q 092 = ¥
082 = R 093 = ]
083 = S 094 = ^
084 = T 095 = _
085 = U 096 = `
086 = V 097 = a
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098 = b 109 = m
099 = c 110 = n
100 = d 111 = o
101 = e 112 = p
102 = f 113 = q
103 = g 114 = r
104 = h 115 = s
105 = i 116 = t
106 = j 117 = u
107 = k 118 = v
108 = l 119 = w
120 = x
121 = y
122 = z
123 = {
124 = |
125 = }
→
126 =
←
127 =
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