Captain-i Installation Guide 25
5.2.6 Setting CMS format
The CAPTAIN-i enables communication with various Monitoring Stations. The format
definition determines the method of communication between the system and the
Monitoring Station. See Appendix B – Programming formats on page 48 for a
description of the possible formats, and select the format that is suitable for the
specific Monitoring Station.
[ [
X3
:
Station Format:
0 230 <T=0000
[ Format numbers (see table on page
48)
[ [ Radio format [
Note: The T= parameter in this screen is for radio format (given by the Monitoring
Station)
5.2.7 Ack. time & transmission count
In this section you can program the number of transmissions for the long-range radio
channel. The default number is 5.
ACK time (in seconds) is the time that the system waits for a response from the
Monitoring Station (“Handshake”). Minimum waiting time: 20 seconds. Maximum
waiting time:
60 seconds.
Notes: The duration between the transmissions is 10 seconds, and cannot be changed.
[ [
X4
:
Ack Time(sec) 20
Radio Trans. 5
[ Program ACK Time (in seconds)
as “20”
[ [ Program number of Radio Transmissions as “5” [
Notes:
Radio Trans. Is the number of transmissions per event in the radio channel.
In Radio Trans. programming “0” means “5”.
5.2.8 Auto test
The system will perform an automatic communication test with the Monitoring Station
once a day at the hour set.
[ [
X5
:
Auto test hour
0 :0
[ Enter time (24 hours format
HH:MM) for the automatic test
[