Programming   
3.10    FireShield Technical Reference Manual 
Tip: 
Don’t forget that you can press Reset or Signal Silence & 
Drill to scroll through the list of settings. It may be faster to 
press Signal Silence & Drill to scroll backwards through the 
settings. 
To enter the current date: 
1.  Press Reset until the correct month is displayed. 
2.  Press Panel Silence to save the month setting and advance 
to the day setting. 
  The trouble buzzer sounds a long beep as confirmation. 
3.  Press Reset until the correct day is displayed. 
4.  Press Panel Silence to save the day setting and advance to 
the year setting. 
  The trouble buzzer sounds a long beep as confirmation. 
5.  Press Reset until the correct year is displayed. 
6.  Press Panel Silence to save the year setting and advance 
to the next option. 
  The trouble buzzer sounds a long beep as confirmation. 
5. Enter the time 
Description: Sets the current time. 
Format: HHMM 
Default: 0000 
To enter the current time: 
1.  Press Reset until the correct hour is displayed. 
2.  Press Panel Silence to save the hour setting and advance 
to the minute setting. 
  The trouble buzzer sounds a long beep as confirmation. 
3.  Press Reset until the correct minute is displayed. 
4.  Press Panel Silence to save the minute setting and 
advance to the next program option. 
  The trouble buzzer sounds a long beep as confirmation. 
6. Select the FSDACT mode 
Description: Determines how the FSDACT operates. 
Settings: Single Line DACT 
  Dual Line DACT (required by UL 864) 
 Modem/LCD only 
 LCD only 
Default: Dual Line DACT 
To select the desired FSDACT mode: 
1.  Press Reset to select the desired format. 
2.  Press Panel Silence to save and advance to the next step. 
  The trouble buzzer sounds a long beep as confirmation. 
Note: If Single Line DACT is selected, dual line programming 
is skipped. If Modem/LCD only is selected, all account and 
receiver related programming is skipped. If LCD only is 
selected, all account, receiver, and telephone related 
programming is skipped. 
7. Enter the (DACR1) primary phone number 
Note: 
If a DACR1 primary phone number is not entered, skip 
“Enter the (DACR1) secondary phone number” through 
“Enter retry count one,” inclusive. 
Description: Specifies the primary phone number that is used 
to contact the central monitoring station. 
Format: Up to 20 digits 
Default: Blank 
Tip: If you save an incorrect digit, press Walk Test then 
Remote Disconnect. This returns the cursor to the first digit. 
Press Panel Silence until the cursor is at the incorrect digit. 
Enter the correct digit, then press Panel Silence to save and 
advance to the next digit. 
To enter the primary phone number: 
1.  Press Reset until the first digit of the phone number is 
displayed. 
2.  Press Panel Silence to save and advance to the next digit. 
  The trouble buzzer sounds a long beep as confirmation. 
3.  Press Reset until the next digit is displayed. 
4.  Press Panel Silence to save and advance to the next digit. 
5.  Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all digits are entered. 
Note: If less than 20 digits are entered, press Panel 
Silence again or Remote Disconnect to advance to the 
next program option. 
6.  When you press Panel Silence at the last digit (20th digit), 
the system automatically advances you to the next 
program option. 
8. Enter the (DACR1) secondary phone number 
Description: Specifies the secondary phone number that is 
used to contact the central monitoring station. 
Format: Up to 20 digits 
Default: Blank 
To enter the secondary phone number, follow the same steps 
you used to enter the primary phone number. (See “Enter the 
(DACR1) primary phone number” above.)