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4.0 System Operation
report buffer. If the buffer fills again, another Data
Lost Report is sent.
• FPT-DACT sent 99 Trouble Reports in a 24-h
period and another Trouble Report generates. That
report becomes a Data Lost Report. The Data Lost
Report tells the central station the 100-event limit
for trouble messages has been reached.
The Data Lost Reports are entered into the history
buffer.
The Trouble Report counter can be reset to allow more
Trouble Reports sent to the central station. A Manual
Test Report resets the counter to zero. The counter is
always reset at 9:00 a.m. regardless of when it is
manually reset.
4.1.9 Communications Tests
The FPT-DACT can perform two types of
communications tests: Auto Test and Manual Test.
These tests verify the FPT-DACT’s operation and its
ability to transmit a report over the telephone line to a
receiver. The Auto Test occurs automatically at a fixed
frequency set by the installer. The Manual Test occurs
when you initiate it.
Auto Test
Auto Test is an automatic test that verifies proper
operation of each telephone line connected to the FPT-
DACT. The programmable parameters for Auto Test are
set at the FMR-DACT-KEYPAD. Refer to 2: AUTO
TEST in Section 5.0 Programming beginning on page 28.
The time automatic testing begins and the testing
frequency interval are established from the FMR-
DACT-KEYPAD. This time appears in 24-h format.
The frequency at which the Auto Test Reports are sent
can be set to every 6 h, every 12 h, every 24 h, every
7 days, or every 28 days. For example, if the test time is
set to 2300 (11:00 p.m.) and the test frequency is set for
every 24 h, the automatic testing begins at 2300 h and
repeats every 24 h. There is also a Disabled option for
turning off automatic testing.
If test frequency is not programmed before
test time, the first Auto Test is not performed.
Setting Auto Test to 7 days, 28 days, or
Disabled is not compliant with UL.
A power failure of more than 5 min
can change the system time to 000. Check
the system time after a power outage.
The Auto Test Report is sent even if the maximum
number of Trouble Reports to be sent in a 24-h period
(100) is exceeded. If the report queue is full of reports
waiting to be sent, a Data Lost Report is sent unless one
is already in the queue. In this case, the Auto Test
Report is not sent.
Every time an Auto Test Report is sent, the telephone
line used alternates. For example, if the first report uses
Phone Line 1, the second report uses Phone Line 2, and
the third report uses Phone Line 1.
Sending a Manual Test Report does not
affect the alternating telephone line
sequence of the Auto Test Report.
Unless it successfully sends the report on the first
attempt, the FPT-DACT continues to send the Auto Test
Report up to ten times. These attempts can take up to
15 min to complete. The reports priority are reevaluated
for each telephone call attempt. If a higher priority event
occurs while attempting an Auto Test, the higher priority
event is sent on the following telephone call.
If the FPT-DACT fails to send the Auto Test Report
after ten tries, a Comm Fault Report is sent. The FPT-
DACT sends the Comm Fault Report using its normal
report routing. When it is time for the next Auto Test
attempt, it is conducted on the alternate telephone line,
not the failing telephone line.
When it is time to send a report, the FPT-DACT checks
its status. When there are any alarms, troubles, or system
faults present, the FPT-DACT sends the Off Normal at
Test Report instead. When all conditions are normal, the
FPT-DACT sends the Auto Test Report.
Manual Test
Initiate a Manual Communications Test from the FMR-
DACT-KEYPAD. Refer to Section 5.5.4, 3-TEST on page
44. When a Manual Test is initiated, you are prompted
to select a telephone line (Line 1 or Line 2). After a
telephone line is selected, a Manual Test Report is sent
to the receiver using the specified telephone line.
When the Manual Test Report is successfully added to
the report queue, the message COMMUNICATOR
INITIALIZING... appears on the FMR-DACT-
KEYPAD. This message remains on the keypad until the
FPT-DACT tries to transmit the report.
While the Manual Test Report is sent, the FMR-DACT-
KEYPAD display updates to show the telephone line
being used and the transmission attempt being made.
The message COMMUNICATOR LINE 1, TRY 1
indicates Phone Line 1 is being used on transmission
attempt 1.
After the report successfully transmits, the FMR-DACT-
KEYPAD display updates to show COMMUNICATOR
PASSED. After this message appears for 2 sec, the
keypad emits a brief tone and the rotating Test Menu
returns to the keypad LCD.
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