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GE Security g IMPORTANT REMARKS Tamper memorization Tamper alarm indications (zone tampers and box tampers) can only be erased by entering the program mode. This means that tamper alarm indications can only be reset by the installer. Disabling tamper alarms in program mode Tamper alarms (originating from zones and boxes) will be disabled during program mode. This allows the installer to service the system without generating unwanted tamper alarms. Keypad tamper lockout When this option is enabled (see location 23, segment 1), the NX-8E will disable the keypad for 60 seconds, and will communicate a tamper signal to the central station if 30 keypresses are entered without producing a valid code. NX-8E Installation manual Page 31 Date 08/09/04
GE Security g CONTROL PANEL PROGRAMMING LOCATIONS ) For most routine installations, the “Quick Start” option will allow for enabling a majority of the options available with the NX-8E, when communicating in Contact ID or SIA formats and without partitioning. The “Quick Start” locations can be identified by the ) symbol. Telephone number 1 ) LOCATION 0 - PHONE N° 1 (20 segments, numerical data) The first telephone number is programmed in location 0. A “14” indicates the end of the phone number. Delays of four seconds can be programmed at any point in the phone number by programming a “13” in the appropriate segment. The system will always wait for a dial tone, unless the first digit of the phone number is a “13”; in this case, it will only delay. Tone (DTMF) dialling is default. If you want pulse tone dialling, program a “15” in the segment where pulse dialling should begin. If the entire number should be pulse dialling, program a “15” in the first segment. Program an “11” for a “*”, and a “12” for a “#”. Note: a zero is programmed as a “0”. ) LOCATION 1 - ACCOUNT CODE FOR PHONE N° 1 (6 segments, numerical data) Location 1 is used to program the account code that is sent when phone N°1 is dialled. A zero in the account code is programmed as a “0”. A “10” indicates the end of the account code, so program a “10” in the segment immediately after the last digit of the account code. If the account code is 6 digits long, program all 6 segments. ) LOCATION 2 - COMMUNICATOR FORMAT FOR PHONE N° 1 (1 segment, numerical data) Location 2 contains the communicator format used to transmit to the receiver that is connected to phone N°1. Consult the instructions for your central station receiver to determine which format is compatible. Select a format from the list on the following page. If you require a format other than those listed, review the override options described in location 18 in order to create the appropriate format. In order to create a special format, a “15” must be programmed in location 2 in addition to the entries in location 18. If this location contains a “0”, the built-in communicator will be disabled, and the NX-8E will function as a ‘local only’ control. ) LOCATION 3 - DIAL ATTEMPTS/BACKUP CONTROL FOR PHONE N° 1 (2 segm., numerical data) Segment 1- Dial attempts: Location 3, segment 1 is used to enter the number of dial attempts (1 to 15) which the communicator will make to phone N°1 before it ends the notification process. Factory default is “8” and the communicator will make 8 attempts to the first number. There will be a waiting time of 12 seconds between the first two dial attempts, and a waiting time of 60 seconds between each subsequent dial attempt. NX-8E Installation manual Page 32 Date 08/09/04
GE Security g Segment 2- Phone N° 1 backup control: Programming a “0” in segment 2 of this location will cause the NX-8E to make the designated number of attempts to phone N°2 before setting the “Fail To Communicate” condition and stop reporting. Programming a “1” in this segment will cause the NX-8E to stop trying to communicate after the designated number of attempts have been made to phone N°1. If a “2” is programmed in this segment, it will cause the NX-8E to make the dial attempts in increments of two. The first two attempts will be made to phone N°1, the next two attempts to phone N°2, then repeating until the total number of attempts designated in Segment 1 is completed. Format selections DATA FORMAT DESCRIPTION 0 Local Communicator is disabled 1 Ademco Contact ID DTMF format (see appendix 1-2) 2 Ademco 4/2 Express DTMF format 3 Semadigit pager format Pager format (Not possible for Sweden and Norway) 4 Reserved 5 Siren Tone Format Siren sound, for domestic dialling * 6 Reserved 7 SIA (level 1, supporting level 2 area modifier and level 3 listen-in block) or Robofon format FSK format (see appendix 1-2). Robofon format: only for Sweden and Norway. 8 Buzzer mode pager Pager format (for Holland) 9 Radionics extended fast with parity Extended event code 1800hz transmit 2300hz handshake single round w/parity 40 PPS extended hex capability 10 Reserved 11 Ademco/ Silent Knight Slow 1900hz transmit 1400hz handshake 10 PPS double round parity 12 Silent Knight 4+2 fast Two-digit event code 1900hz transmit 1400hz handshake 20 PPS double round parity 13 Sescoa/Franklin Fast 1800hz transmit 2300hz handshake 20 PPS hex double round 14 SIA (level 1, supporting level 3 listen-in block) FSK format (see appendix 1-2) 15 Custom format (See location 18) 16 Vocal format Only working with NX-535 voice module Remark (*): The siren tone format (format 5) can be kissed off by pressing the “*” key on the telephone set (persistent tone of 250 msec. is required). If you want to trigger a “kiss-off” signal via a GSM, you have to take into account that this function is Network provider dependent. NX-8E Installation manual Page 33 Date 08/09/04
GE Security g Reporting events to phone number 1 Phone N°1 has two programming locations that are used to select the events which are reported to this phone number. Location 4 is used to select which events are reported to phone N°1. Location 5 is used to select which partitions are reported to phone N°1. If you do not want dual or split reporting, use location 4 to select all events to phone N°1, and leave location 5 at the factory default of “0”. If you want dual or split reporting, and the split is based on the event type (such as alarm, open/close, etc.), you should use location 4 to select only those events that should be reported to phone N°1, and you should leave location 5 at the factory default of “0”. If you want dual or split reporting, and the split is based on partition, you should program location 4 as a “0” and use location 5 to select those partitions that are to be reported to phone N°1. If no events are to be reported to phone N°1, both locations should be programmed as “0”. LOCATION 4 - EVENTS REPORTED TO PHONE N° 1 (2 segments, feature selection data) Segment 1 1 = Alarms 2 = Opening and closings 3 = Zone bypass and bypass restores 4 = Zone trouble and trouble restores 5 = Power fail (AC failure), low battery, power restore (AC restore) , and low battery restore 6 = Bell cut, bell cut restore, telephone line restore 7 = Test reports 8 = Start and end programming, download complete and log full Segment 2 1 = Zone and box tamper 2 = Auxiliary power over-current, and restore 3 = Wireless sensor missing and restore 4 = Wireless sensor low battery and restore 5 = Expander trouble and restore (keypads are considered as expanders) 6 = Fail to communicate 7 = Alarm restore 8 = Tamper restore NX-8E Installation manual Page 34 Date 08/09/04
GE Security g LOCATION 5 - PARTITIONS REPORTED TO PHONE N° 1 (1 segment, feature selection data) Location 5 is used when the events to be reported to a phone number are based on the partition, regardless of the event. If you use this location, you should program location 4 as “0”. Segment 1 1 = Partition 1 2 = Partition 2 3 = Partition 3 4 = Partition 4 5 = Partition 5 6 = Partition 6 7 = Partition 7 8 = Partition 8 Telephone number 2 LOCATION 6 - PROGRAMMING PHONE N° 2 (20 segments, numerical data) Phone N°2 is programmed in location 6. A “14” indicates the end of the phone number. Delays of four seconds can be programmed at any point in the phone number by programming a “13” in the appropriate segment. The system will always wait for a dial tone unless the first digit of the phone number is a “13”; in this case, it will only delay. Tone (DTMF) dialling is default. If you want pulse tone dialling, program a “15” in the segment where pulse dialling should begin. If the entire number should be pulse dialling, program a “15” in the first segment. Program an “11” for a “*”, and a “12” for a “#”. Note: a zero is programmed as a “0”. LOCATION 7 - ACCOUNT CODE FOR PHONE N° 2 (6 segments of numerical data) Use location 7 to program the account code that is sent when phone N°2 is dialled. A zero in the account code is programmed as a “0”. A “10” indicates the end of the account code, so program a “10” in the segment immediately after the last digit of the account code. If the account code is 6 digits long, program all 6 segments. If this location is left unprogrammed, account code 1 will be used when the second phone number is dialled. LOCATION 8 - COMMUNICATOR FORMAT FOR PHONE N° 2 (1 segment, numerical data) Location 8 contains the communicator format used to transmit to the receiver that is connected to phone N°2. Consult the instruction manual for your central station receiver in order to determine which format is compatible, and select from the 15 formats listed on page 33. If you require a format other than those listed, review the override options described in Location 18 to create the appropriate format. In order to create a special format, a “15” must be programmed in location 8, in addition to the entries in location 18. If this location contains a “0”, format 1 will be used when phone N°2 is dialled. NX-8E Installation manual Page 35 Date 08/09/04
GE Security g LOCATION 9 - DIAL ATTEMPTS/BACKUP CONTROL FOR PHONE N° 2 (2 segments, numerical data) Segment 1, dial attempts: segment 1 of location 9 is used to enter the number of dial attempts (1 to 15 attempts) that the communicator will make to phone N°2 before it ends the notification process. Factory default is “0”, and the communicator will make the same number of attempts as those programmed in location 3. There will be a waiting time of 12 seconds between the first two dial attempts, and a waiting time of 60 seconds between each subsequent dial attempt (regardless of the number dialled). Segment 2, phone N° 2 backup control: Programming a “0” in segment 2 of this location will cause the NX-8E to make the designated number of attempts to phone N°1 before setting the “fail to communicate” condition and stop reporting. Programming a “1” in this segment will cause the NX-8E to stop trying to communicate after the designated number of attempts have been made to phone N°2. If a “2” is programmed in this segment, it will cause the NX-8E to make the dial attempts in increments of two. The first two attempts will be made to phone N°2, the next two attempts to phone N°1, then repeating until the total number of attempts designated in segment 1 is completed. Reporting events to phone number 2 Phone N°2 can be used to back up phone N°1, or as a second receiver to multi-report or split-report events. Phone N°2 has two programming locations that are used to select the events that are reported to this phone number. Location 10 is used to select the events which are reported to phone N°2, and location 11 is used to select which partitions are reported to phone N°2. If you do not want dual or split reporting, location 10 and location 11 should be left at the factory default of “0”. If you want multi-reporting or split reporting, and the split is based on the event type (such as alarm, open close etc.), location 10 should be used to select only those events that should be reported to phone N°2, and location 11 should be left at the factory default of “0”. If you want dual or split reporting, and the split is based on partition, then location 10 should be programmed as “0”, and location 11 should be used to select those partitions that are to be reported to phone N°2. If no events are to be reported to phone N°2, both locations should be at “0”. LOCATION 10 - EVENTS REPORTED TO PHONE N° 2 (2 segments of feature selection data) Segment 1 1 = Alarms 2 = Opening and closings 3 = Zone bypass and bypass restores 4 = Zone trouble and trouble restores 5 = Power fail (AC failure), low battery, power restore (AC restore) , and low battery restore 6 = Bell cut, bell cut restore, telephone line restore 7 = Test reports 8 = Start and end programming, download complete and log full NX-8E Installation manual Page 36 Date 08/09/04
GE Security g Segment 2 1 = Zone and box tamper 2 = Auxiliary power overcurrent, and restore 3 = Wireless sensor missing and restore 4 = Wireless sensor low battery and restore 5 = Expander trouble and restore (keypads are considered as expanders) 6 = Fail to communicate 7 = Alarm restore 8 = Tamper restore LOCATION 11 - PARTITIONS REPORTED TO PHONE N° 2 (1 segment, feature selection data) Location 11 is used when events to be reported to a phone number are based on the partition, regardless of the event. If this location is used, location 10 should be “0”. Segment 1 1 = Partition 1 2 = Partition 2 3 = Partition 3 4 = Partition 4 5 = Partition 5 6 = Partition 6 7 = Partition 7 8 = Partition 8 LOCATION 12 - PROGRAMMING PHONE N° 3 (20 segments, numerical data) Phone N°3 is programmed in location 12. A “14” indicates the end of the phone number. Delays of four seconds can be programmed at any point in the phone number by programming a “13” in the appropriate segment. The system will always wait for a dial tone unless the first digit of the phone number is a “13”; in this case, it will only delay. Tone (DTMF) dialling is default. If you want pulse tone dialling, program a “15” in the segment where pulse dialling should begin. If the entire number should be pulse dialling, program a “15” in the first segment. Program an “11” for a “*”, and a “12” for a “#”. Note: a zero is programmed as a “0”. LOCATION 13 - ACCOUNT CODE FOR PHONE N° 3 (6 segments, numerical data) Use location 13 to program the account code that is sent when phone N°3 is dialled. A zero in the account code is programmed as a “0”. A “10” indicates the end of the account code, so program a “10” in the segment immediately after the last digit of the account code. If the account code is 6 digits long, program all 6 segments. If location 6 is left un- programmed, account code 1 will be used when phone N°3 is dialled. NX-8E Installation manual Page 37 Date 08/09/04
GE Security g LOCATION 14 - COMMUNICATOR FORMAT FOR PHONE N° 3 (1 segment, numerical data) Location 14 contains the communicator format used to transmit to the receiver that is connected to phone N°3. Consult the instruction manual for your central station receiver in order to determine which format is compatible, and select from the 15 formats listed on page 33. If you require a format other than those listed, review the override options described in location 18 to create the appropriate format. In order to create a special format, a “15” must be programmed in location 14, in addition to the entries in location 18. If this location contains a “0”, format 1 will be used when phone N°3 is dialled. LOCATION 15 - DIAL ATTEMPTS/BACKUP CONTROL FOR PHONE N° 3 (2 segments, numerical data) Segment 1, Dial Attempts: Segment 1 of location 15 is used to enter the number of dial attempts (1 to 15) that the communicator will make to phone N°3 before it ends the notification process. Factory default is “0”, and the communicator will make the same number of attempts as those programmed in location 3. There will be a waiting time of 12 seconds between the first two dial attempts, and a waiting time of 60 seconds between each subsequent dial attempt (regardless of the number dialled). Segment 2, Phone # 3 Backup Control: Programming a “0” in segment 2 of this location will cause the NX-8E to make the designated number of attempts to phone N°2 before setting the “Fail To Communicate” condition and stop reporting. Programming a “1” in this segment will cause the NX-8E to stop trying to communicate after the designated number of attempts have been made to phone N°3. If a “2” is programmed in this segment, it will cause the NX-8E to make the dial attempts in increments of two. The first two attempts will be made to phone N°3, the next two attempts to phone N°2, then repeating until the total number of attempts designated in segment 1 is completed. Reporting events to phone number 3 Phone N°3 can be used as a third receiver to multi-report or split report events. Phone N°3 has two programming locations that are used to select the events that are reported to this phone number. Location 16 is used to select which events are reported to phone N°3, and location 17 is used to select which partitions are reported to phone N°3. If you do not want dual or split reporting, location 16 and location 17 should be left at the factory default of “0”. If you want multi-reporting or split reporting, and the split is based on the event type (such as alarm, open/close, etc.), then location 16 should be used to select only those events that should be reported to phone N°3, and location 17 should be left at the factory default of “0”. If you want dual or split reporting, and the split is based on partition, then location 16 should be programmed to “0” and location 17 should be used to select those partitions that are to be reported to phone N°3. If no events are to be reported to phone N°3, both locations should be at “0”. NX-8E Installation manual Page 38 Date 08/09/04
GE Security g LOCATION 16 - EVENTS REPORTED TO PHONE N° 3 (2 segments, feature selection data) Segment 1 1 = Alarms 2 = Opening and closings 3 = Zone bypass and bypass restores 4 = Zone trouble and trouble restores 5 = Power fail (AC failure), low battery, power restore (AC restore), and low battery restore 6 = Bell cut, bell cut restore, telephone line restore 7 = Test reports 8 = Start and end programming, download complete and log full Segment 2 1 = Zone and box tamper 2 = Auxiliary power overcurrent, and restore 3 = Wireless sensor missing and restore 4 = Wireless sensor low battery and restore 5 = Expander trouble and restore (keypads are considered as expanders) 6 = Fail to communicate 7 = Alarm restore 8 = Tamper restore LOCATION 17 - PARTITIONS REPORTED TO PHONE N°3 (1 segment, feature selection data) Location 17 is used when the events to be reported to a phone number are based on the partition, regardless of the event. If this location is used, location 16 should be “0”. Segment 1 1 = Partition 1 2 = Partition 2 3 = Partition 3 4 = Partition 4 5 = Partition 5 6 = Partition 6 7 = Partition 7 8 = Partition 8 NX-8E Installation manual Page 39 Date 08/09/04
GE Security g Special formats LOCATION 18 - CUSTOM COMMUNICATOR FORMAT (see locations 2, 8, and 14) Segment 1 1 = On for 1800hz transmit; Off for 1900hz 2 = On for 2300hz handshake; Off for 1400hz 3 = On for checksum parity; Off for double round parity 4 = On for 2 digit event code; Off for 1 digit event code 5 = On for extended reporting; Off for non-extended reporting 6 = Reserved 7 = On for 20 PPS; Off for 10 or 40 PPS 8 = On for 10 PPS; Off for 20 or 40 PPS Segment 2 1 = On for pager format (no handshake required). 2 = On for 1400/2300 handshake 3 = Reserved 4 = Reserved 5 = On for Contact ID 6 = On for SIA 7 = On for 3 digit event code 8 = On for DTMF Segment 3 Reserved Segment 4 Inter-digit time for pulse format: The inter-digit time is the value programmed on this location, divided by the pulse-rate (PPS) of the programmed format. This is programmed in a binary way: in order to program the value “10”, options 2 and 4 must be selected, for value “5”, options 1 and 3 must be selected. Ex: when the value 10 is programmed on segment 4 and a pulse format of 20 PPS is used, the inter-digit time is 10/20 = 0.5 sec. NX-8E Installation manual Page 40 Date 08/09/04