11.4 Communicator Tab
The Communicator tab displays fi
Communicator Fallback
The Console’s communicator can report to the Central Station through the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or through Cellular IP reporting (if the
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The communicator fallback option selects the reporting path the Console will use. Option boxes are grayed out for the reporting path that is not selected.
The default is for
•PSTN reporting only
•Cellular IP reporting only
When the communicator fallback option is selected, the
PSTN Dialing Sequence
The Console will make multiple attempts to make a connection with the Central Station. Each telephone number can be called up to 25 times.
The communicator performs this dialing sequence to make a connection:
1.Call the primary telephone number to attempt to make a connection. If no handshake tone is detected from the Central Station, retry the primary telephone number up to fi ve consecutive times.
2.Call the secondary telephone number (if a secondary telephone number is used) to attempt to make a connection. If no handshake tone is detected from the Central Station, retry the secondary telephone number up to fi ve consecutive times.
3.Stop dialing and wait four minutes.
4.Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 up to fi ve times.
After all dialing attempts, if a connection to the Central Station is not made, the sequence repeats using the backup reporting path.
When all retries are exhausted, the report buffer and Console indications are reset to normal; annunciations will cease and trouble memory and latched zones will return to normal. New events will cause a new attempt to contact the Central Station.
RA4200 Communicator Tab
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