Installation manual

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PROGRAMMING THE NX-16 CONTROL
The NX-16 programming structure consists of Features, Segments, and Options.
FEATURES: or Feature Numbers are used to locate an Option or Group of Options. E.G. Feature 6 contains the
communicator format selection and Feature 16 contains Area one Options.
SEGMENTS: are contained within each Feature, there are two types of segments. The first segment type is
referred to as an Option select segment. This segment type contains up to eight Options which can be toggled On
or Off. The second segment type is referred to as a Numeric segment. This segment type requires a value from “0”
to “255” to be entered to set the Option.
OPTIONS: are contained within segments. An Option select segment can have up to eight Options. A numeric
segment can have a value of “0” to “255”. E.G. Feature 6 contains the communicator format which has one
segment with one Option; and Feature 16 contains Area one Options which has three segments with 24 Options.
ENTERING THE PROGRAM MODE: To enter the Program Mode, press [r]-[8]. At this time, the five function LEDs
(On, Partial, Exit, Bypass, & Chime) will begin to flash. Next, enter the "Go To Program Code" (FACTORY
DEFAULT IS [9]-[7]-[1]-[3]). If the "Go To Program Code" is valid, the "Service" LED will flash and the five function
LEDs will illuminate steady. You are now in the Program Mode and ready to select the module to program.
SELECTING THE MODULE TO PROGRAM: Since all modules connected to the NX-16 are programmed through
the code pad, the module you are programming should be the first entry. To program the NX-16 Control Panel,
enter [0]-[#]. The [0] is the module number of the control and the [#] is the entry key. Other module entry numbers
can be found in their corresponding manuals.
PROGRAMMING A FEATURE: Once the number of the module to be programmed has been entered, the "Armed"
LED will illuminate, indicating it is waiting for a programming feature to be entered. Any feature can be accessed by
directly entering the desired programming feature followed by the pound [#] key. If the feature entered is a valid
feature, the "Armed" LED will extinguish, the "Ready" LED will illuminate and the binary data for the first segment of
this feature will be shown by the zone LED's. While entering new data, the "Ready" LED will begin flashing to
indicate a data change in process. The flashing will continue until the new data is stored by pressing the [r] key.
Upon pressing the [r] key, the code pad will advance to the next segment and display its data. This procedure is
repeated until the last segment is reached. Pressing the [#] key will exit from this feature, and the "Armed" LED will
illuminate again waiting for a new programming feature to be entered. If the desired feature is the next sequential
feature, press the [POLICE] key. If the previous feature is desired press the [FIRE] key. If the same feature is
desired press the [MEDIC] key. To review the data in a feature, repeat the above procedure, pressing the [r] key
without any numeric data entry. Each time the [r] key is pressed, the programming data of the next segment will be
displayed for review.
EXITING A FEATURE: After the last segment of a feature is programmed, pressing the [r] key will exit that feature,
turn the "Ready" LED off and the "Armed" LED on. As before, you are now ready to enter another programming
feature. If an attempt is made to program an invalid entry for a particular segment, the code pad sounder will emit a
triple error beep (beep, beep, beep), and remain in that segment awaiting a valid entry.
EXITING THE PROGRAM MODE : When all the desired changes in programming have been made, it is time to
exit the program mode. Pressing the [Exit] key will exit this programming level, and go to the "Select a Module to
Program" level. If no additional modules are to be programmed, pressing the [Exit] key again will exit the program
mode. If there is a module to be programmed, it may be selected by entering its address followed by the [#] key
(see "Selecting the Module To Program" above). The procedure for programming these devices is the same as for
the control panel, except the features will be for the module selected.
PROGRAMMING DATA : Programming data is always one of two types. One type of data is numerical and can
take on values from 0-15 or 0-255 depending on the feature's segment. The other type of data is a option selection
type. Option selection data is used to turn options on or off. Use the following procedures when working with these
two data types: