Sensaphone 400 - Summary of the Alarm Dial-Out Process

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SENSAPHONE 400 User’s Manual
To gain a basic understanding of how the alarm dial-out feature works, refer
to this chapter, Section 3-4. For extended information regarding dial-out and
related programmable parameters, refer to Chapter 7: Operation.
3.4 Summary oF the alarm dIal-out proCeSS
Action—Response Programmable Feature
1. THE MODEL 400 DETECTS
AN ALERT CONDITION
An alert condition is not the
same as a valid alarm—the
condition must continue for the
programmed time period, or
Recognition Time, before it is
recognized as a valid alarm.
• RecognitionTime
This is the programmed waiting
period to determine if an alert
condition has persisted long enough
to be considered a valid alarm. If
the sensor returns to normal within
recognition time, then no alarm will
occur.
2. A VALID ALARM IS
CONFIRMED
An audible, on-site alarm
message begins and continues
until the alarm is acknowledged.
(If the Mute feature is turned
on, there is no on-site message.)
Call Delay is activated.
• CallDelay
This is the programmed waiting
period, before the first telephone
number is called, to report an alarm.
3. DIAL-OUT BEGINS
Dial-out begins by calling
telephone number 1 to report an
alarm.
If there is no acknowledgment,
the Model 400 waits the
programmed Intercall Time
before dialing subsequent
telephone numbers. Dial-out
continues in this manner,
cycling through the remaining
telephone numbers, for the
programmed Max Calls.
• IntercallTime
This is the programmed waiting
period, in between sequential dialing
of telephone numbers, to report an
alarm.