PCX  SMS  AND  PCX  256  SYSTEM  MANUAL 
 RINS871-3                                                                    Page: 65 
13.9 Change Timers 
All the timers can be changed in this function, the table below shows the different timers available and the 
default values: 
Timer  Function  Range 
Entry Time 
Entry time for each partition.  0 – 255 seconds 
Exit Time 
Exit time for each partition.  0 – 255 seconds 
Bell Time 
Cut off time for external sounder. Separate for each partition.  2 – 15 minutes 
Confirm Time 
Time period during which a second activation must occur to qualify 
as ‘sequentially confirmed’ alarm. NOTE: DD243 specifies a 
confirm time between 30 and 60 minutes. This also can be used 
in conjunction with testing an omit signal. 
1 – 99 minutes 
Bell Delay 
Delay after intruder alarm before bell live. NOT valid within 3 
minutes of final arm, after entry time started. 
0 – 20 minutes 
Strobe Time 
Time strobe output remains live after bell time ends. 
‘99’ means endless. 
0 – 99 minutes 
Re-Arm No. 
Number of times system re-arms after bell time ends. 
NOTE: Re-arm number applies to each partition, and does not 
affect emergency alarms. ‘9’ means always re-arm. 
0 – 9 
AC Signal 
Delay 
Time delay before mains failure or technical alarm signalled. 
NOTE: Arming ‘250’ = never alarms. System change-over to 
battery supply and associated visual ‘Mains Fail’ indication is 
always immediate. 
0 – 250 minutes 
Speaker 
Time speaker and keypad bleeper outputs remain live after 
bell time ends. ‘99’ means endless. 
0 – 250 minutes 
Final Exit 
Delay 
Time between final exit input closing, and system arming. 
0 - 255 seconds 
Double Knock 
Length of filter period applied to inputs with ‘Double Knock’ 
attribute. 
0 – 75 seconds 
Pre-Alarm 
Delays ‘Intruder’ output signals if entry time has started. 
Not required for compliance with ARCO policy / DD243. 
NOTE: This must be set to 30 seconds to comply with PD6662 
0 – 255 seconds 
Line Fault 
Duration of Telecom Line Fault before ‘Line Fault’ alarm triggered.  0 – 250 seconds 
Arm Fail 
Time after which ‘Arm Fail’ operation will be invoked if exit 
procedure not completed. 
0 – 255 seconds 
Guard Code 
Alarm 
Minimum time an alarm must have existed before a ‘Guard’ code 
will be accepted to disarm. 
0 – 10 minutes 
Fire Bell Time 
Cut off time for fire alarm 
‘99’ means endless. 
1 – 99 minutes 
*Input NAT 
Days 
NAT stands for Non-Activity. This is used in conjunction with the 
input attribute ‘Monitor Activity’, and will monitor the chosen input 
for the selected number of days. 
0-14 
*Input NAT 
Hours 
NAT stands for Non-Activity. This is used in conjunction with the 
input attribute ‘Monitor Activity’, and will monitor the chosen input 
for the selected number of hours. 
00-23 
NOTE: Control of timer for inputs on arm fail test is located in the Engineer Tests Sub Menu 
* NOT AVAILABLE ON PCX 26/SMS