User`s guide
Installing the DX LCD Display 3-5
Procedure Overview
Table 3-1: Installing the DX LCD Display
To Do This Follow These Steps:
Mount the DX LCD Display on
a Wall
Attach the wall mounting bracket to the wall and place the display unit
onto the bracket.
Connect the serial cable and power supply to the display.
Attach the display unit to the mounting bracket.
Connect the serial cable from the display to the DX controller and apply
power.
Mount the DX LCD Display on
a UPM
Drill pilot holes for mounting the base.
Drill a hole for communication and power cables.
Position washers over the two holes on the right side of the UPM and
secure the mounting bracket to the UPM cover.
Detach the flap covering the connectors from the DX LCD Display.
Connect the serial cable and power connector to the display.
Connect the serial cable from the display to the DX controller place the
display unit onto the bracket.
Apply power.
Mount the DX LCD Display in a
Panel
Make a cutout in the panel and insert the display unit into the cutout.
Insert and tighten the locking tabs.
Connect the serial cable between the display and the DX controller.
Connect power to the display unit.
Cable a Permanently Mounted
Device
To establish a direct connection to the DX controller:
Connect the serial communications cable into the phone jack labeled
RS232 INPUT
on the display unit.
Plug the other end of the serial communications cable into the 9-pin
adapter marked DX/PC and plug the DX/PC adapter into the DX
controller.
If required, wire the alarm contacts to the alarm horn.
Use the 24 VAC supply voltage available at the DX controller to power the
DX LCD Display.
To extend the serial cable with line drivers:
Wire the short-haul modem using Figure 3-12 as a guide.
Use the cable provided with the modem to connect the DX controller to
Modem 1.
Using Figure 3-13 as a guide, set the S1 switch and the RTS/DTR control
jumper.
Using Figure 3-14 as a guide, connect the cables to the DX LCD Display
and Modem 2 using a 9-pin connector, a 9-9-pin gender changer, and a
9-pin DX/PC adapter.
Set the S1 switch and the RTS/DTR control jumper on Modem 2 as
shown in Figure 3-13.
Plug in the power supply for each modem.
Apply power to the DX LCD Display.
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