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Testing the Keypad
(1) Test the liquid crystal display by applying power to the keypad. The default date and
time of January 1, 1987 at 12:00 AM should appear on the display after power is
applied. The PTI Falcon base unit transmits the correct date and time (the date and
time shown on the base unit display) to the remote keypads once a minute, so the
base unit may cause the date and time display to change to a different reading. Verify
that the display backlight is working by pressing the "*" key on the keypad. The light
should come on when the "*" key is pressed and the display will say "Please Enter
Access Code". If you then press no keys for ten seconds, the date and time will return
to the display. The light will turn off several seconds later. The light is difficult to see in
daylight, so you may have to cover the display to be certain that it is working.
(2) Test the keypad operation by pressing the "*" key. When the display says "Please
Enter Access Code", press the digits "0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7". You should see each digit
appear on the display as it is pressed (you will see an "X" for each digit if DIP switch
#1 is set ON). The keypad will allow an eight digit code maximum, so press the "*" key
several times to erase digits on the display and then press "8-9" to verify that all digits
work. Then press the "#" key to transmit the code to the base unit. The display will say
"Please Wait" after the "#" key is pressed. If your keypad is communicating with the
PTI Falcon base unit, the "Please Wait" message may quickly be replaced by a
response from the base unit such as "Sorry- Access Denied".
(3) Check proper operation of the keypad backlights by cupping your hands tightly over
the keypad and peering through your palms. This should block out enough ambient
light for you to see the green lights illuminated behind the keypad.
(4) Test the keypad rotary switch setting by pressing the "*" key. When the display says
"Please Enter Access Code", press the "#" key before pressing any other key. The
display will show "Unit Number = XX" where "XX" is the keypad number. The display
will return to the date and time after ten seconds.
(5) Test for communications with the base unit by turning on the base unit and entering the
correct date and time into the base unit. The correct date and time should be sent to
the keypad and appear in the display after it is changed in the base unit. This verifies
communications from the base unit to the keypad. Test communications from the
keypad to the base unit by entering an access code into the keypad and pressing the
"#" key. If the keypad display responds with anything other than "Please Wait" before
returning to the date and time, the keypad has successfully communicated with the
base unit.
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(1) Find an appropriate location for the installation of each multiplexer box required for the
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