F3200 Installation & Programming Manual

Document No: LT0122

Programming

 

6.4.3.2TEXT PROGRAMMING WITH A PC

F3200 allows the text names for zones, relays, etc, to be entered from a PC using the F3200 printer port.

F3200 software V1.00 does not support this feature at all. Software V1.10 and V2.00 support all the commands with the exception of the fault action text (F command). Software V2.01 onwards adds support for the F command. This feature is present in standard F3200 panels, networked F3200 panels, and the NDU. V2.07 adds the Tandem LCD password.

To program text from a PC enter program mode using the keypad and LCD in the usual way and select programming of text.

When the LCD is showing the Text entry menu:

Text 1:Site 2:Zone 3:Relay 4:Anc relay 5:Alarm text 6:Fault text 7:Tandem pwd

the PC connected to the printer/programmer serial port is able to enter text.

The LCD must remain showing this menu. Pressing any keys on the F3200 front panel keypad will terminate the entry of text from the PC. To initiate the entry of text, the ENTER key must first be pressed on the PC. A Tandem LCD user with a local connection must press the EDIT key to get into text entry mode at this point and terminate the text entry by typing Q ENTER.

This will give a prompt of:

Enter Znn, Rnn, An, S, Tn, In, F, P, Q :

The type of text being entered must first be selected by entering one of the options listed followed by the ENTER key. Lower case z, r, a, s, t, i, f, p or q may be used if desired. Any other characters entered will be ignored.

To exit from the serial port text Programming process type: Q ENTER

or press the CLEAR key on the F3200 keypad.

To enter a zone name type: Znn ENTER where nn is the zone number (1-64).

To enter a module relay name type: Rnn ENTER where nn is the module relay number (1-64).

To enter an ancillary relay name type: An ENTER where n = 1, 2 or 3.

To enter the site name type: S ENTER

To enter an alarm text type: Tn ENTER where n is the alarm text number (1 to 9).

To enter an access code user initials type: In ENTER where n is the access code (user number 0 to 9).

To enter Fault action text type: F ENTER

To enter the Tandem LCD password type: P ENTER

If a valid selection is entered the message: "Enter Text :"

will appear. The desired text should now be entered, followed by ENTER.

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F3200 specifications

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