GE 60-960-95 Testing Phone Communication, Testing Central Station/Pager Communication

Note

The way information is dis- played varies with pager ser- vices and may not match the example above. Account numbers with alpha-charac- ters also vary when dis- played, depending on pager service. Account numbers are not displayed if STREAMLINING is turned on.

For wireless sensors that don’t respond, use an RF Sniffer (60-401) test tool to verify that the sen- sor is transmitting. Constant beeps from the RF Sniffer indicate a runaway (faulty) sensor. Remove the sensor battery(s) and replace the sensor.

Testing Phone Communication

Perform a phone test to check the phone communication between the panel and the central moni- toring station.

￿To perform a phone test:

1.Contact the central monitoring station to inform them that you are testing the system.

2.Press 8 + system master CODE + 2. The display reads PHONE TEST and the touchpad sounds one beep. When the panel completes the test, the system returns to the previous arming level automatically.

If the display continues to show PHONE TEST for 1½ minutes or more, enter 1 + system master CODE and refer to the “Troubleshooting” section.

Testing Central Station/Pager Communication

After performing sensor and phone tests, check that the system is reporting alarms successfully to the central station or pager.

!Be sure to contact the central monitoring station before activating outputs that trigger from an alarm condition.

Caution

￿To test communication with the central station/pager:

1.Call the central station and tell the operator that you will be testing the system.

2.Arm the system.

3.Test each of the touchpad and wireless panic buttons and trip at least one sensor of each type (fire, intrusion, etc.) to verify correct operation.

4.Check pager displays to verify reports are received. Pagers display an event code, digit sen- sor number, and the last four digits of the account number. For example, a pager display of

999 002 7468 indicates the following:

999 = alarm condition,

002 = sensor/zone in alarm or user number,

7468 = last four digits of account number.

5.When you finish testing the system, call the central monitoring station to verify that the alarms were received.

Table 10 describes pager system event codes.

Table 10: Pager System Event Codes

Code	System Event
009	Zone Restoral
111	System Disarmed
115	Sensor Test Exit
118	Trouble condition cleared
119	Alarm Canceled
222	System Armed to STAY
333	System Armed to AWAY
555	Phone/Sensor Test
888	System Trouble Condition
999	System in Alarm

Table 11 describes pager sensor/zone number and user number report codes.

Table 11: Pager Sensor/Zone Code and Numbers

Code	Sensor/Zone or User Number
000	System event not caused by a zone or user

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