User`s guide

20 XR500 User’s Guide User Menu
System Test
System Test is used to test the battery, alarm bell or siren, and
communi cation to a central station. The System Test function
begins automatically as soon as you select it.
Using the System Test Function
1. Access the User Menu.
2. Press COMMAND until SYSTEM TEST? displays.
3. The keypad displays SYSTEM PANICS. Press the Select key
below SYSTEM.
3. The System Test begins automatically and the keypad
displays the following messages in this order:
1) BELL SOUNDING during a two second bell test
2) BATTERY - OKAY or BATTERY - TRBL to indicate the
battery condition
* 3) TRANSMIT TEST and ATTEMPT NO : 1 during the
transmit test
4) TRANSMIT OKAY or TRANSMIT FAILED to show the
results of the transmit test
5) TEST END to indicate the System Test is complete.
6) You can press the Back Arrow key to end the transmit
test.
* The transmit test does not operate on local systems.
Using the Panic Zone Test
1. Access the User Menu.
2. Press COMMAND until SYSTEM TEST? displays.
3. Press any Select key. The keypad displays SYSTEM PANICS.
4. Press the Select key below PANICS.
5. The Panic Zone Test begins automatically and the keypad
displays TRIPS: END.
During the Panic Zone Test, trip each panic zone (or button)
on the system by pressing and holding the panic for 1 to 2
seconds.
Note: You do NOT have to hold the panic for 2 seconds in normal
mode. You are only required to hold the panic during the
Panic Zone Test because the zone takes additional time to
report when the system is in test mode.
Each time you trip a panic zone, the display number
increments and the keypad buzzer sounds for two seconds.
The number of panic zones tripped constantly displays until
the test ends or no panic zone activity has occurred for 20
minutes.
6. Press the Select key below END to stop the Panic Zone
Test.
7. PANIC TEST OKAY displays when the Panic Zone Test is
completed and all zones tested OK.
8. When the Panic Zone Test ends and a zone failed (did not
trip) during the test, the keypad displays the zone name
and number and the buzzer sounds for one second. Press
the COMMAND key to display the next failed zone.
Note: During the Panic Zone Test, any zones that fail are not sent
to the receiver or to the pager.