Chapter 1: Introduction; The Keypad And Proximity Readers; The Pcx Lcd Keypad (Pcx-Lcd/Uk) - Pyronix PCX 256 User Manual

P C X 2 5 6 U S E R M A N U A L
Congratulations on your purchase of a Pyronix PCX alarm system. The PCX is designed and
manufactured to our ISO9001 approved quality system to offer options to suit your needs.
1 . 1 T h e K e y p a d a n d P r o x i m i t y R e a d e r s
The PCX panel is active for 24 hours a day and the two basic operation modes are DISARMED
mode and ARMED mode.
DISARMED: In this mode all inputs are disarmed, apart from Fire, Hold Up, 24 Hour, Gas, Tamper
and Fault, which are active 24 hours a day. The Tamper state of all End of Line inputs is always
active irrespective of the input type.
ARMED: In this mode all enabled inputs are armed, and if triggered will generate an alarm
condition. If an alarm is triggered, internal and external sounders will operate for a programmed
period or time. Upon expiry of this time period, the system will automatically rearm.
There are 3 types of operating devices for the PCX: The LCD keypad, the internal proximity reader
and the external proximity reader. Also note that the PCX LCD keypad also has an inbuilt prox
reader.

1.1.1 The PCX LCD Keypad (PCX-LCD/UK)

This indicates that the reader has power. The power LED will
extinguish after a couple of seconds.
This indicates that an alarm activation has occurred.
This indicates that a tamper has occurred
This indicates that a fault has occurred, i.e. device fail etc.
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C H A P T E R 1 : I N T R O D U C T I O N
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