PCX 46 Programming Reference 
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5.9 Program Timers? 
Timers Description  Options 
Entry Time 1 
Entry Time 2 
Programmes the entry time for each area. If entry time is started 
at a door programmed in multiple areas, the longest time will 
apply. Entry time 1 will apply to any inputs programmed as “Entry 
Delay 1” type, and Entry Time 2 will apply to any inputs 
programmed as “Entry Delay 2” type. Ensure that timer is no 
longer than 45 seconds in order to comply with EN50131-1. 
0-255 
seconds 
Exit Time  Programmes the exit time for each area.  0 – 255 
seconds 
Bell Time  Cut off time for external sounder. Separate for each area. Repeat 
above steps for each of the PCX 46 areas programmed on your 
system. 
0 – 15 
minutes 
Bell Delay  Delay after burglary alarm before bell activation.  
NOT valid within 3 minutes of final arm, or after entry time started. 
If ‘Silent 1st Alarm’ selected in alarm responses, delay commences 
at confirmed alarm. 
0-20 minutes
Strobe Time  The duration of time the strobe output remains live after the bell 
time ends, ‘99’ means endless. 
0-99 minutes
Number Re 
arms 
Number of times system re-arms after bell time ends. Re-arm 
number applies to each area, and does not affect emergency 
alarms. ‘9’ = ‘always re-arm’. 
0 – 9 
AC Fail Delay  Time delay before mains failure or technical alarm signalled. ‘250’ 
= never alarms. System change-over to battery supply and 
associated ‘alert’ indication is always immediate. Mains Fail 
message on keypad not permitted until valid code entry. 
0-250 
minutes 
Speaker 
Time 
Time speaker and keypad buzzers remain live after bell time ends, 
‘99’ = ‘endless’. 
0-99 minutes
Final Door 
Delay 
Time between final door input closing and system arming. 
When a code is entered to arm the system the exit time will start 
but the system will not arm until it sees the final exit door open 
and close and duration of the final door delay.  
0-255 
seconds 
Double 
Knock 
Length of filter period applied to inputs with ‘Double Knock’ input 
attribute. 
0 – 75 
seconds 
Delay  Send 
Entry  
Delays ‘Burglary’ alarm signalling if an alarm is generated by 
deviation from the entry route. Delay Send Entry must be 
programmed for a minimum of 30 seconds to comply with 
EN50131-1. 
0-255 
seconds 
Line Fault 
Delay 
Duration of Telecom (GSM) Line Fault before ‘Line Fault’ alarm 
triggered, ‘250’ endless.  
0-250 
seconds 
Arm Fail 
Time 
If a system has not been armed within the entry delay time, for 
example door left open the Arm Fail Time will take over and at the 
expiry of this time an alarm will be created. This time should be 
longer than the Entry Delay time.  
0-255 
seconds 
Guard Code 
Delay 
Minimum time an alarm must have been present before a ‘Guard’ 
code will be accepted to disarm. 
0-10 minutes
Fire Bell 
Time 
Cut off time for fire alarm. ‘99’ = endless.  1 – 99 
minutes 
Arm Fail 
Warning 
The “Arm Fail Warning” will overwrite the “Arm Fail Time” feature if 
the “Alarm When Arm Fail” in System Options has to be set up to 
NO. 
Example of how this feature works: Set Arm Fail Warning longer 
time than the Entry Delay Time. For example if the Entry Delay 
time is set to 30sec the Arm Fail Time could be set to 1minute. If 
the system is not armed after 30sec then the Entry Delay Tones 
will start and the system will be disarmed at the end of the Arm 
Fail Warning time. An event Arm Fail Warning Activated will be 
logged in the event log too.  
0 – 99 
minutes