CS875-575-375-275-175 Installers Manual with CS5500 keypadB.17.1
Chapter 17: Reading the event log
17.1 Overview
The event log displays the details of all the events that occur from when you turn the system on. A maximum of
512 events are held in the event log.
To read the event log:
1. Press OK at the system prompt and enter your installer code.
2. Navigate with the µ¶ keys to Commands and press OK.
3. Scroll to Event Log and press OK.
4. The last event to be added to the log is shown. The > symbol indicates that the message must be scrolled
horizontally.
5. Press F3 to scroll to the right and view the rest of the event description. Table 17-1: Event description
explains each part of the event description.
- In this case, an alarm occurred in zone 168 in partition 3 at 17:32. No report was sent to the central
station. The event occurred on September 25. This is the twenty-eighth event in the log.
6. Press the µ¶ keys to scroll through the events in the log.
Alarm 3 Press F3 Alarm 3
168 17:32 > 25/9 028
Table 17-1: Event description
Event description Explanation
L1 EventType PN PartitionName
L2 Zone/User Name UN/ZN HH:MM DD/MM LOG
EventType The type of event that occurred.
PN The number of the partition in which the event occurred.
PartitionName The name of the partition in which the event occurred.
Zone/User Name The zone name or user name.
UN/ZN The user number, zone number or device number.
HH:MM The hour and the minute the event occurred.
DD/MM The day and month the event occurred.
LOG The position of the event in the event log.
Alarm Memory
Reset Smoke Detector
Service Check
Do Self Test
Event Log
X-10 Devices
Advanced Menu
Zone Status
Device/Location Programming
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