Specifications
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The Periodic Test event message is an unclassified event. This means that it does not
belong to any event group. If the Periodic Test Interval is programmed with any value
other than 000, the event message shall be sent.
To program the Periodic Test Interval:
1. From the Programming menu, select Communications, Comm.
Options, Test Interval [95402].
2. Enter the test interval (001-254 hours) or 255 for an automatically
calculated test interval.
3. Press 3 when the desired setting is displayed.
To disable the Periodic Test:
x Program the Periodic Test Interval as 000.
10.6.3: First Test
If the Periodic Test Interval is programmed as 001-254 hours, you must also program the
time that the first Periodic Test is sent.
To program the First Test Time:
1. From the Programming menu, select Communications, Comm.
Options, First Test [95403].
2. Enter a time (HH:MM).
3. Press 3 when the desired setting is displayed.
10.6.4: Auto Interval
The Auto Interval option determines the frequency of automatically calculated periodic
test messages.
To program the Auto Interval:
1. From the Programming menu, select Communications, Comm.
Options, Auto Interval [95404].
2. Select Daily, Weekly or Monthly.
10.6.5: Call Timeout
The Call Timeout is the amount of time the system waits for the first acknowledgement
(ACK1) from the monitoring station when reporting using the PSTN module. If ACK1 is
not received during this time, the system regards the call as a failed dialing attempt.
To program the Call Timeout:
1. From the Programming menu, select Communications, Comm.
Options, Call Timeout [95405].
2. Enter a time (001-255 seconds).
3. Press 3 when the desired setting is displayed.
10.6.6: ACK. Timeout
The ACK Timeout is the amount of time the system waits for the second acknowledgement
(ACK2) from the monitoring station when reporting using the PSTN module. If ACK2 is not
received during this time, the system regards the call as a failed dialing attempt.
To program the ACK Timeout:
1. From the Programming menu, select Communications, Comm.
Options, ACK Timeout [95406].
2. Enter a time (001-255 seconds).
3. Press 3 when the desired setting is displayed.
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