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2.  Connect to the panel. 
3.  Click the Read All button on the toolbar. Alternatively, from any menu click Read – 
Read Control to only retrieve panel programming without data stored inside 
expansion devices. 
4.  Wait for the progress bar on the bottom right to complete. DLX900 will retrieve data 
from multiple menus, each will have its own progress bar. 
5.  Disconnect from the panel. 
6.  All data is now stored in your local database. Any changes made in DLX900 will not 
be reflected in the customer panel. To make changes “live”, follow the instructions 
on Sending All Data. 
 
Reading Data from a Selected Menu 
Programming from a single menu can be retrieved from the control panel into DLX900: 
1.  Select a customer to connect to. 
2.  Connect to the panel. 
3.  Open the menu you wish to read.  
4.  Click Read – Read Menu. 
5.  Data from all tabs in the current menu will be read into DLX900. Wait for the 
progress bar on the bottom right to complete. 
6.  Disconnect from the panel. 
Sending Data 
Once programming has been created in DLX900, it must be sent to the panel using a “Send” 
command. 
Sending All Data 
To send the contents of all DLX900 menus to the control panel: 
1.  Select the customer you want to connect to. 
2.  Make all changes required to customer programming. 
3.  Connect to the panel. 
4.  Click the Send All button on the toolbar. Alternatively, from any menu click Send – 
Send Control. 
5.  Wait for the progress bar on the bottom right to complete. DLX900 will send data to 
multiple locations in the panel, each will have its own progress bar. 
6.  Disconnect from the panel. 
7.  All panel programming has been copied to the panel.