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The system lets you assign zone descriptors for protection zones, keypad panics, and RF receiver supervision faults. Each
description can be composed of a combination of up to 3 words selected from a vocabulary of words stored in memory (see
Alpha Vocabulary List page). In addition, up to 10 installer-defined words can be added to those already in memory, plus 3
additional words can be assigned as partition descriptors. Thus, when an alarm or trouble occurs in a zone, an appropriate
description for that zone's location can be displayed at the keypad. Zone descriptors are recommended for systems using Alpha
display keypads, and are necessary if a 4286VIP Phone Module is used.
NOTE: You can also enter zone descriptors when the zone is being defined in
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4286 NOTE: If using a 4286VIP Phone Module, select from those words in the Alpha Vocabulary List shown in boldface
type. The phone module will not provide annunciation of the other words.
If a Phone Module is added to an existing system, the Alpha descriptors presently in the system should be reprogrammed,
selecting from those words shown in boldface type in the Alpha Vocabulary List. The phone module will not provide
annunciation of any other words.
PRE-DEFINED DESCRIPTORS
PROGRAM ALPHA
0 = no (quit Alpha mode)
1 = yes
Press [∗] or [#] to continue.
CUSTOM WORDS
0 = no (continue to descriptor programming)
1 = yes (go to custom word programming)
Press 0 to program standard alpha descriptors. The system will
then display the descriptor for zone 1.
To program custom words, press 1 (custom words are described
later).
Press [∗] to continue.
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Descriptor screen for zone 1 appears. To program a descriptor
(up to 3 words) for a zone, do the following:
1. Press [∗] plus the desired zone number (existing descriptor, if
any, is displayed), then press [∗] plus the zone number again
(flashing cursor appears).
2. a. Press [#] plus the 3-digit number from the Alpha Vocabulary
List on page 21 for the first word.
b. Press [6] to accept the word and move the cursor for the
next word.
3. Repeat steps 2a and 2b for the second and third words (if
used).
4. When all words have been entered, press [8] to save the
descriptor for that zone. The flashing cursor disappears.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 to assign a descriptor for the next zone.
6. When all descriptors have been entered, press [∗] + 0 + 0 (or
simply press [#]) after the last descriptor has been saved to
return to the PROGRAM ALPHA? prompt.
Enter 0 (no) at the prompt to exit this mode and return to Data
Field mode.
ADDING CUSTOM WORDS (up to 10 words)
You can add up to 10 installer-defined words to the built-in
vocabulary, which can then be used when programming zone
descriptors. Each of the 10 words can actually consist of a word
string of one or more words, but no more than
ten
characters can be
used for each word or word string.
For custom words, the keys have the following functions:
[4] moves cursor one space to the left.
[6] moves cursor one space to the right.
[8] saves the new word in the system's memory.
1. Select Custom Word mode (enter 1) when the prompt “CUSTOM
WORD ?” is displayed.
2. Enter the number (01–10, or 11, 12, 13 for partition descriptors– see
below) of the custom word or word string to be created,
corresponding to index numbers 245 - 254 respectively. A cursor
appears at the beginning of the second line.
NOTE: Custom words 8, 9, and 10 are “reminder words” that can be
programmed to display using Scheduling Mode.
3. Refer to the Character (ASCII) Chart on the next page.
Press [#], followed by the two-digit entry for the first letter you would
like to display (e.g., # 6 5 for “A”). The cursor moves to the right, in
position for the next character.
To delete a character, simply enter the SPACE character (#32) at
the unwanted character’s location.
4. Repeat Step 3 to create the desired word(s). Each word can be a
maximum of 10 characters (except custom message/partition
descriptor word numbers 11, 12, and 13, which can be a maximum of
16 characters).
5. When the word is complete, press the [8] key to save the custom
word(s) in the vocabulary list and return to the “CUSTOM WORD ?”
display.
6. Repeat Steps 1–5 for other custom words to be entered. To change
a custom word, just overwrite it. When all words have been
programmed, enter 0 at the “CUSTOM WORD ?” prompt to return to
the Program Alpha prompt. Enter 0 again to exit Descriptor mode.
To Assign Partition/Custom Message Descriptors, use Adding
Custom Words procedure, but:
VISTA-15PMT: Use word number 11 in step 2. The custom message
replaces the standard “DISARMED Ready to Arm”
message.
VISTA-20PMT: Use the following word numbers in step 2:
11 = partition 1; 12 = partition 2; 13 = common lobby
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