Section 3 – Installing the Control
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If the event is to be reported to both phone numbers (dual reporting) reporting through the Communicator will be done
in an alternating sequence. The first event in the queue is transmitted to both the primary and the secondary
Communicator central stations before transmitting the second event.
If split reporting is selected for the VISTA-128BPT/VISTA-250BPT, then the Communicator will send the appropriate
reports to the primary and secondary central stations.
Installing the ECP Communicator
To install the ECP Communicator, perform the following steps:
Step Action
1 Mount the Communicator according to the instructions that accompany the Communicator.
2 Connect the data in/out terminals and voltage input terminals of the Communicator to the control’s keypad
connection points, terminals 6, 7, 8, and 9. See Figure 3-21.
RED
COMMUNICATOR
BLACK
GREEN
YELLOW
CONTROL
TERMINALS
7
8
9
6
V128BPT-002-V0
Figure 3-21: Wiring the Communicator to Keypad Terminals
Supervision
The data lines between the control and the Communicator, as well as certain functions in the Communicator, can be
supervised.
If communication is lost or a trouble condition occurs, both the Communicator and the control’s dialer can be
programmed to send a Trouble message to the central station.
NOTE: For complete information, see the Installation Instructions that accompany the Communicator.
Trouble Messages
The following messages are displayed on the 6160 when a problem exists on the Communicator:
1. “LRR Battery”: The battery connected to the Communicator is low.
2. “PLL out of Lock”: The Communicator has an internal fault and cannot transmit any messages.
3. “Early Power Detect”: RF power is detected without a valid transmission.
4. “Power Unattained”: Full RF power was never attained.
5. “Frwd. Power Loss”: RF power was not sustained throughout the transmission.
6. “Antenna Fault”: A problem with the antenna has been detected.
7. “LRR CRC is bad”: The Communicator’s EEPROM is corrupt (the internal CRC is bad).
NOTES:
Items 2 and 3 require factory service.
Items 4 and 5 could be the result of a bad or low battery.
If the item 6 message appears, check the antenna, connection and cable; if they are secure, factory service is required.
All these messages are displayed in conjunction with the “CHECK 8xx” message, which indicates a trouble on the
address to which the Communicator unit is programmed in the control.
All of these events except Antenna Fault are sent to the event log and reported to the central station using Contact ID
Event Code 333 (expansion device trouble). Antenna Fault uses Event Code 357. If the tamper is tripped on the
Communicator, it uses Event Code 341 (expansion device tamper).
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