CS875-575-375-275-175 Installers Manual with CS5500 keypad B.2.8
The control panel can report to a central station after all or specified events. Communication between the control
panel and the central station is monitored to ensure against damage or faults. The control panel can also
communicate with up/download software when a download session has been established. To program control
panel communciation options, select Installer Menu>Control Panel>Communications.
2.5.1 Defining communication with a central station
You can specify up to six central stations to which the control panel reports events. You can also select the
events to be reported to each station. For more information on setting up a communicator, see chapter 21. For an
example of how to program phone settings, see chapter 5.
You can set a number of conditions that must be met before a communication session is established between the
control panel and the central station. To enable restore report options, you must enable the advanced menu. The
following example configures the control panel to ring the central station three times before a fail to
communicate condition occurs. It also enables a restore report to be sent at the moment the system is disarmed.
1. Ensure the advanced menu is enabled.
2. Navigate with the µ¶ keys to Control Panel>Communications>Central Station and press OK.
3. Scroll to Dial Attempts>FTC Dial Attempts and press OK.
4. Select 3 and press OK.
5. The keypad beeps once to confirm the change and returns to FTC Dial Attempts.
6. Navigate with the µ¶ keys to Send Restores>At Disarm>Yes At Disarm and press OK.
7. The keypad beeps once to confirm the change and returns to At Disarm.
2.5.2 Defining communication with upload/download software
You can set up a number of conditions that must be met before a communication session is established between
the control panel and the up/download software. For more information on programming using the upload/
download software, see chapter 22.
2.5.3 Configuring the system autotest
The autotest is run at configured intervals to ensure communication between the control panel and central station
or the control panel and up/download software is functioning correctly. The following example sets the system
autotest to run every Friday at 12.45, assuming that today is Wednesday.
1. Navigate with the µ¶ keys to Control Panel>Communications>Autotest>Autotest Control>Days and
press OK.
2. Scroll to Interval>7 days and press OK.
3. The keypad beeps once to confirm the change and returns to Autotest Control.
4. Scroll to Hour>12 and press OK.
5. The keypad beeps once to confirm the change and returns to Hour.
6. Scroll to Minutes>45 and press OK.
7. The keypad beeps once to confirm the change and returns to Minutes.
8. Scroll to Time Since Test>5 Days and press OK.
9. The keypad beeps once to confirm the change and returns to Time Since Test.
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