Honeywell Ademco Security Systems, VISTA-10P About Descriptor Programming Overview ∗82 Menu Mode

About Descriptor Programming Overview (∗82 Menu Mode)

The system lets you assign zone descriptors for protection zones, keypad panics, and RF receiver supervision faults. Each description can be composed of a combination of words (up to 3) selected from a vocabulary of 196 words stored in memory (see a following page). In addition, up to 10 installer-defined words can be added to those already in memory. Thus, when an alarm or trouble occurs in a zone, an appropriate description for that zone's location can be displayed at the keypad. Zone descriptors are recommended for systems using Alpha display keypads, and are necessary if a Phone Module is used.

NOTE: You can enter zone descriptors when the zone is being defined in ✱56 Menu mode, but we recommend you do it using ✱82 Menu mode.

If using a 4285 or 4286VIP Phone Module, select from those words in the Alpha Vocabulary List shown in boldface type. The phone module will not provide annunciation of the other words.

If a 4285/4286 Phone Module is added to an existing system, the Alpha descriptors presently in the system should be reprogrammed, selecting from those words shown in boldface type in the Alpha Vocabulary List. The phone module will not provide annunciation of any other words.

Programming Zone Descriptors (Menu mode ∗82)

Descriptor programming involves:

1.Entering index numbers for up to three words from the vocabulary list for each descriptor;

2.Entering up to ten 10-digit custom words, if desired, which can then be used in descriptors.

When defining descriptors:

•Pressing the [6] key accepts the entered index number and moves the cursor to the next position.

•Pressing the [8] key saves the entered descriptor and moves to the next descriptor.

Start Zone Descriptor Programming mode by pressing *82 while in Data Programming mode.

PROMPT			VALID ENTRIES and EXPLANATION
			Press 1 to program descriptors.
Program Alpha ?
			0 = exit this mode
0=No, 1=Yes	0
		To program standard alpha descriptors from the fixed vocabulary, press 0. The system will
Cus tom W ords ?
		then automatically display the descriptor for zone 1.
0=No, 1=Yes	00
			To define custom words (described below in “Adding Custom Words” section), press 1.
		Summary screen of zone 1 descriptor (if programmed) is displayed.
✱ ZN 01
			Press [∗] to start blinking cursor at zone number, then enter the zone number for which the
			descriptor is being programmed.

•If a descriptor is programmed for that zone, it is displayed.

•To delete or change a previously programmed descriptor, press [∗] plus the same zone number. This will clear that descriptor and move the cursor to the first word position.

•If you do not wish to change the existing descriptor, enter [∗] plus the next zone number

for which you wish to enter (or check) a descriptor. A summary display for that zone will appear. You must then press [∗] plus the same zone number again to program a descriptor for that zone.

•If no descriptor has been programmed for that zone, the cursor moves to first word position.

✱ ZN 01

Select first word of descriptor:

Press [#] plus the 3-digit index number for the first word from the Alpha Vocabulary List. See index for entries.

Example: The descriptor that we wish to enter for zone 1 is BACK DOOR. From the list, BACK = 013. Therefore, you would enter #013.

If you enter the wrong word, simply press [#] plus the 3-digit number for the desired word.

✱ ZN 01 BACK

Save first word of descriptor:

6 = save word and go to next word in this descriptor

8 = save word and end descriptor if this is the only word used for the descriptor - go to summary screen

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