xGenConnect Installation and Programming Guide  143 
Example 
 
 
Next 
•  Program Users. 
•  Program advanced Schedules and Alternate Zone Profiles. 
Programming Instructions for System Event Reporting 
Pre-conditions 
Communicator must be programmed (see “Programming Instructions for 
Communicator” on page 130). 
Event Lists must be programmed (see “Programming Instructions for Event Lists” 
on page 135). 
Channels and Channel Groups must be programmed (see “Programming 
Instructions for Channels” on page 137). 
Notes 
•  The system event will only be reported by a channel, if that Channel includes 
that event in the associated Event List(s).  
Menu 3 – Zones
Zone sends alarm to 
Area group
Menu 12 – Area Groups
Event sent to   Arealowest
Menu 4 – Areas
Area sends event to 
Channel Group
Menu 18 – Channel Groups
Channel Group sends Event
to   Channel it containsevery
Menu 5 – Channels
Channel checks to see if 
 the event is on its Event List, 
if yes it will attempt to send, 
if not then it stops
If it does not succeed after 
Channel Attempts, it will try 
sending on the next Channel
Zone 3 in Alarm
Area Group 1
Area 1
Channel Group 1
Channel 1
Control Room 1
Channel 2
Control Room 1
Channel 4
Control Room 2
Channel 6
Email
Channel 5
Control Room 2
Area Group = 1
Area 1
Area 2
Channel Group 1
Channel 1
Channel 4
Channel 6
Event List = 1
Channel Attempts = 3
Next Channel = 2
Event List = 1
Channel Attempts = 3
Next Channel = 0
Event List = 1
Next Channel = 5
Event List = 1
Next Channel = 0
Event List = 2
Next Channel = 0