MCDI exprecium Installation Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Listen-in, Two way voice....................................11 Transmission to computer and printer in EXPRECIUM Native mode......................11 EXPRECIUM Error and Warning messages sent to Printer port and PC......................13 Transmission to computer and printer in Ademco 685 / Surgard emulation mode..................13 Messages from EXPRECIUM printer port...............................13 Transmission rate.......................................13...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction EXPRECIUM is a full format PC-based alarm receiver card. With two phone line per board, Eprecium gives you the power to turn your PC into a powerful alarm receiver. Starting with one board, you can add boards as your Central grows.
  • Page 4: Installing Drivers And Utilities Software

    Exprecium in that slot to avoid IRQ conflict. Refer to your PC manual or contact your service technician for more information on how to manually assign IRQ’s. The IRQ sharing issue is not a problem when using the Exprecium card under Windows 95 or 98 since Windows is managing IRQ’s internally and has the ability to share them.
  • Page 5: Installing Windows 95 Drivers

    The same dialog box will appear again. This time just click OK. Windows will complete the installation. For each Exprecium card installed, Windows will create a new COM port starting at COM5 (COM1 to COM4 are reserved for your PC).
  • Page 6: Using Wincom Utility

    Within Windows, double click on the WINCOM icon. Select SETTINGS and set the COM port to match the EXPRECIUM COM port. If you only have one Exprecium installed in your system, the COM port address should be COM5. Then click O K . Do not change other parameters since they are already set to match your Exprecium card.
  • Page 7: Setting Up Your Exprecium

    Press <ESC> to Exit setup program XPRECIUM. Before accepting Exit command, XPRECIUM utility request authorization to save new parameters. Note : When exiting from XPRECIUM setup program, real time clock on ALL Exprecium will be reset to PC time. MCDI Inc.
  • Page 8 Number sent to computer and printer 0 to F Heartbeat Yes = enable No = disable Heartbeat signals are sent to computer every 30 seconds only in MCDI and Surgard mode. Sescoa SS Yes = enable No = disable Conflict with Pulse 4X2 Checksum format...
  • Page 9 Page 9 Installation guide for Alarm Receiver Exprecium By default the Exprecium does not verify printer status on parallel port but sends data to be printed as if a printer was connected to this port. (Yes) option tells the Exprecium receiver to verify and report on the status of the printer connected to its parallel port.
  • Page 10: Physical Characteristics Of Exprecium

    Exprecium . D1 & D2 Both leds are ON to indicate power from the PC. Only Led D2 is ON when PC is OFF and the Exprecium is powered by an external source on J1. Connectors - Communication Interface Module...
  • Page 11: Formats And Characters Transmitted

    Once the line is seized by Central station local telephone, the hang-up action of the receiver will have no effect. To close communication with alarm signal site in the first 180 seconds when the Exprecium receiver is in action, operator must press any key on the telephone keypad before hanging up.
  • Page 12 Page 12 Installation guide for Alarm Receiver Exprecium HH:mm_ _MM/DD[/YY] _ _ RL_CCC_A<CR> Option 3x1 set by INITLR HH:mm_ _MM/DD[/YY] _ _ RL_ØCCC_AZ<CR> Option 3x1 extended compressed 4x2 HH:mm_ _MM/DD[/YY] _ _ RL_CCCC_AZ<CR> Option 4x1 extended compressed 4x2 Option zero removed 3x1,4x1, extended FORMAT 4x2 HH:mm_ _MM/DD[/YY] _ _RL_CCCC_AZ<CR>...
  • Page 13: Exprecium Error And Warning Messages Sent To Printer Port And Pc

    Surgard emulation applies to Dial up Alarm signals and Telephone ID Messages from EXPRECIUM printer port: When computer ceases to communicate, "Computer absent" message is sent to the Exprecium printer port When computer resumes communication, "Computer restore" message is sent to to the Exprecium printer port...
  • Page 14: Warranty

    Warranty The Electronic products of MCDI Inc. are under a five year limited warranty. Material is repaired or exchanged, free of charge, when returned to MCDI service points, post paid. Abused or misused equipment is not covered by this warranty.
  • Page 15: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    1) The power required by the host and the total of all adapter cards installed within the host environment, together with any auxiliary apparatus, shall not exceed the power specification of the host apparatus. The power requirements for the EXPRECIUM receiver are: From computer 200 mA max.
  • Page 16 Page 16 Installation guide for Alarm Receiver Exprecium conductive pollution which could become conductive due to condensation. Failure to maintain these minimum distances would invalidate the approval. 4) The analogue telecommunications interface is intended to be connected to telecommunication network voltage (TNV) circuits which may carry dangerous voltages.
  • Page 17: Technical Data Sheet For Exprecium

    Made for PCI bus connection • Easy to install:Plug & play and Hot swap. EXPRECIUM connects to PCI bus of a PC Computer. Its • small size fits table top IBM PCs or compatible PC Pentium Supports SIA, CFSK, BFSK, VFSK, Etc.

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