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01  Format
The communicator provides three signalling formats:
• DTMF
• SIA
• Contact ID
Once the format has been selected, the alarm and event triggers that the panel will transmit to the ARCs, may
be programmed.
1 = DTMF (Dual tone Multiple Frequency)
DTMF is the fast format. When DTMF format is selected, the operation of the dialler is similar to that of a
hardwired 8-channel communicator.
Programming Channels
On selecting DTMF, the keypad displays 1 = Channels 1 – 8.  All eight channels can be individually pro-
grammed.  To access the Channels option press the ent key; the programming details of the first channel are
displayed.  Select the required channel using the A and B keys or by entering the channel number directly and
press the ent key.
1 = Channels 1-8
Each channel can be programmed with the following attributes:
1 = Function
Any of the system output functions (see option 53 = Outputs) can be assigned to each of the channels
1 – 8. Channel 3 defaults to output function 04 = INTRUDER. Channel 5 defaults to 32=OMIT.
Channel 7 defaults to 20 = CONFIRM. All other channels default to 0 = NOT USED. Select the
required output function using the A and B keys or by entering the function number directly. Once the
required function is displayed, press the ent key to assign the function to the selected channel. For
example, a PA function programmed on channel 2 results in a PA code to be transmitted on channel 2 to
the ARC when there is a PA alarm activation.
2 = Not used
3 = Not used
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4 = Groups
NOTE:The Groups attribute is only available if groups have been enabled on the system (refer to
Option 63 = OPTIONS) and is also dependent upon the programmed output function for
the channel.
The Group attribute allows the channel to be assigned to the groups on the system; a channel can be
assigned to more than one group. The channel will only trigger when an event occurs on one of the
groups assigned to the channel. All channels default to all groups on the system.
On selecting the Groups attribute, the groups that the channel is currently assigned to are displayed.
Press the relevant number keys to toggle the status of the group and press the ent key: if the group
number is displayed on the top line, then the group is assigned to the channel; if a dash (–) appears in
place of the group number, the group has been removed from the channel.
2 = Fixed Reports
1 = Low Bat Ch9
This option enables panel low bat condition signalling. In high speed format, this is transmitted as
a code 8 in channel 9
2 = Invert Open/Close
When enabled, set signals report a code 4 signal on channel 4. If disabled, unset signals report a
code 2 signal on channel 4 (DTMF only).
3 = Send Restores
This option determines when intruder restore signals are transmitted to the monitoring station (fast
format only).
0 = on unset
1 = syst restore
If set to 0, the restore signal is sent, after an alarm condition during a set state, when a user code
is entered to unset the system, or at the end of the confirm time window if an unconfirmed alarm
has occured.
If set to 1, the restore signal is sent after an alarm condition during a set state, when the system is
fully reset.
This option affects high speed format only.
This option defaults to 0 and is required by DD243.
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2 = SIA (Security Industry Association)
The SIA format provides a highly detailed protocol that transmits detailed information including zone descrip-
tions to a PC loaded with suitable software or to a SIA compatible receiver.  The SIA format is capable of
transmitting over 70 different Galaxy 2 Series events (refer to Appendix A for further details).
On selecting the SIA format, the keypad prompts for the required SIA level to be entered, there are 4 SIA
levels available:
• 0 (default) - Basic event information with 4-digit account number.
• 1 - as level 0 plus 6 digit accounts
• 2 - as level 1 but with event modifiers
• 3 - as level 2 but with text descriptions
1 = Triggers
When the SIA level has been selected press the ent key. The keypad displays the first trigger event and it’s
On/Off status (see the following table for the list of available triggers, and Appendix A for the events which are
controlled by each trigger). The triggers control the events, which are transmitted. If the trigger is set to On,
any events logged, which are controlled by the trigger will be transmitted. If the trigger is set to Off, the events
controlled by the trigger will not be transmitted. Step through the trigger events using the A and B keys.
Table 25. Trigger Events
3 = Contact ID
Contact ID format is a protocol which transmits point identification information to an Alarm Receiving Centre
that is capable of receiving the Galaxy 2 Series variant of contact ID.
The menu structure and programming of the options are identical to the SIA format. Refer to 2 = SIA for
programming details.
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02  Telephone No.1
Telephone number 1 must be entered. This is the main telephone number that the alarms are signalled to. Up
to 20 digits may be entered, including control modifiers.
Note on dial Attempts
After a dialling sequence the panel waits 25 seconds from the last digit dialled, for a kiss-on tone. If nothing is
received in that time, the call will be considered a fault call and that attempt terminated. Between redial at-
tempts, the panel will go back on hook for a minimum of five seconds and a maximum of 10. The system will
attempt to send the alarm signal calls for two minutes before generating a comms fail fault condition. The panel
will continue to send a message for a total of four minutes before giving up.
The B key is used to erase an existing telephone number. Each press deletes the last digit displayed.
03  Account No.
This is the site identifier. A unique account number must be entered, this can be up to a maximum of 6 digits
although 4 digits is the standard.
The B key is used to erase an existing number. Each press deletes the last digit displayed.
04  Receiver
The transmission destination can be set to one of two modes:
1 = Alternate
If alternate mode has been enabled using two phone numbers, then each call attempt will alternate between
Telephone Number 1 and Telephone Number 2. A comms fail condition will still occur 2 minutes after the
initial dial attempt, regardless of how many attempts have been made to each number.
2 = Dual
Reports to both numbers programmed in Telephone Number 1 and Telephone Number 2. The alarm must
be transmitted to both numbers.
05 Telephone No.2
A second telephone number is available to support Dual and Alternate dialling to a second destination
receiver. The programming is identical to Telephone Number 1.
The B key is used to erase an existing number. Each press deletes the last digit displayed.
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Table 26. Panel Operation
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09 No. of Rings
This option determines the number of rings before the dialler modem answers an incoming call; the program-
mable range is 00 – 15. The following table shows the panel operation.
06 Dial Type
NOTE:This is a PSTN option only.
The transmission mode can be selected from two types:
1. Tone (also known as “DTMF Dial”) this is much quicker at dialling than the Pulse option.
2. Pulse (also known as “Rotary” or “Loop Disconnect”) is universal, however, an increasing number of
exchanges now provide the Tone (DTMF Dial) option.
NOTE:If unsure of the type of exchange that the panel is connected to, leave as Pulse dialling.
07 Autotest
An engineer test can be automatically transmitted to the Monitoring Station at programmed intervals, in order
to indicate alarm transmission path integrity.
1 = Intervals
This option determines the period between engineer test transmissions. The programmable range is 0 – 99
hours. The default is 24 hours.
NOTES:
1.If the Test Interval is 0 the Autotest is disabled.
2. The first test will happen at a time equal to half the programmed interval from when the option was
programmed, or whenever there is a cold power-up of the panel.
08 Engineer Test
An engineer test can be sent to the alarm destination once the Account Number and the Telephone Number
1 have been entered, to ensure that the station is receiving transmissions sent from the Telecom module.
On selecting this option a warning message is displayed on the keypad, WARNING!!! ENT = SEND
TEST.  Press the ent key to send the engineer test.
The test attempts to transmit for two minutes. If the transmission is unsuccessful a COMM FAIL event is
logged.
NOTE:Activation of an engineer test will send a test signal via all Galaxy 2 Series communication modules.
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10 = Line Fail
This option has two settings:
0 = No
When set to No there is no internal alarm or indication in the event of a telephone line fail condition.
1 = Yes
If this option is set to Ye s, a line fail condition will cause a fault condition. An alert indication is given in the
unset state. A Line Fail condition does not exist until 30 seconds after loss of line voltage. A line fault indication
will then be given within 10 seconds if the debounce time is set to zero. However, this delay can be increased
to between 1 and 60 minutes by altering the debounce time. This is to cope with expected performance levels
of different telephone networks.
On selecting 1 = Yes a further sub-option becomes available:
1 = Debounce Time
The debounce time determines the response time before a line fail condition registers. It can be set from 0-60
minutes.
The audible indication of the line fail is cancelled by the entry of a valid user code but the Line Fail display
remains until 30 seconds after the Line Fail condition is restored.
The communicator still attempts to dial out in the event of an alarm, even if a Line Fail condition has been
detected.
 11 = Fail to Comm
This option sets the comms fail time window. This is defaulted to 120 seconds. If the panel does not receive a
valid kiss-off signal from the Alarm receiver in this time, a Comms fail condition will occur, to indicate that the
message did not get through to the receiver. The panel will continue to attempt to send the signal for a further
period equal to the programmed window before giving up on that signal altogether.
The programmable range for Fail to Comm is 0 to 244 seconds.
12 Remote Access
This option defines when and how remote servicing will operate. The options are described as follows.
1 = Access Period
This option determines under what conditions the remote site can be accessed by the remote operator. There
are three modes:
0 = Full
Access available at any time.
1 = When Unset
Access only when all the groups are unset.
2 = No Unsetting
Remote servicing software can gain access to system when set but cannot unset the system remotely.
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2 = Access Mode
This option determines what authorisation is required for remote service connection. There are two options:
1 = Direct Access
This permits access anytime. The remote centre can dial directly to the panel and gain access. If a call-back
number is programmed in option 3, then connection must be made by the call back procedure.
2 = Manager Authorise
This requires the user to authorise the remote servicing call via menu 47. The panel will not answer an incom-
ing call without authorisation.
3 = Callback No.
Remote servicing software requests the Galaxy  2 Series to call back the programmed telephone number.
4 = Downloader ID
This option specifies an eight-digit ID number for panels communicating via the remote servicing software.
This option defaults to 99999999. This is a security number and cannot be viewed at the keypad.
17 = SMS Paging
As a secondary alarm notification to keyholders, facility for sending SMS messages to a maximum of 3 mobile
phones, is incorporated. This comms format will only transmit once any Primary signalling programmed, has
successfully completed or has finished all redial attempts.
The panel dials the message centre number and leaves a message for each of the mobile phone numbers
programmed, according to the selected event type groups.
If a call is being made to an SMS centre number and a new event occurs which needs to be sent to the main
alarm reporting station, the call to the SMS centre number will be completed normally before the primary
number is dialled.
The following table lists the event types for this option:
Table 27. Event Types
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For each of the above events, the full text event log entry for each event, including the additional info display, is
sent as an SMS message. Note that for alarm activations, only the first two alarm activations in each set
period will be sent. This will be reset at rearm.
If a kiss-off is not received, the system redials for two minutes. These redials are within 5-10 seconds of the
previous call. There is no comms fail fault condition generated if the calls are not successful, but an SMS fail
event is logged.
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1 = Mobile Nos
1 = Mobile 1
This selects the first mobile user.
1 = Mobile Number
This is a 20 digit telephone number and is the mobile phone number of the recipient of the message.
2 = Event Type
Refer to Table 27. Event types.
3 = Group Map
This option selects the system group or area from which messages will be sent.
2 = Mobile 2
As per mobile 1.
3 = Mobile 3
As per mobile 1.
2 = Centre No
This is a 20 digit telephone number and is the phone number of the SMS centre. This number is provided by
the SMS service provider and will be different for the PSTN line and GSM Module.
3 = Format (PSTN only)
This option allows message formats to be tailored for the message centre being used. The information should
be obtained from the SMS service provider. The following formats are used:
1 = TAP
This is the standard format for the UK. It sends the event log message in full for each event.
2 = UCP (SMS)
This is the format for alpha pagers. It sends the event log message in full for each event.
3 = UCP (Numeric)
This is the format for numeric pagers. It sends the contact ID format message for each event. The layout is as
follows:
ssss/r/ccc/gggg/dd?
ssss = Account number in numeric format.
r = Event activation or restoral. 0 = activation, 1 = restoral.
ccc = Contact ID code.
gggg = Group map showing group numbers 1234. Any missing group replaced with 0, eg 1034 (group 2
missing).
dd? = This is the data accompanying the event. For example, user, zone, peripheral etc. This can vary in
length.
4 = Site ID
This is a 16 character alphanumeric string and is used to identify the panel/site sending the message. If the
format is UCP (numeric), then the site ID is numeric. Only the first four characters are sent out.
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5 = UCP Operation
This option specifies the coding of UCP SMS operation both from the panel and the replies from the SMS
message centre.
1 = Call Input
This option sets part of the SMS operation message from the panel to the SMS message centre to be 01
(default value).
2 = Call Input sup
This option sets part of the SMS operation message from the panel to the SMS message centre to be 03.
3 = SMS Message
This option sets part of the SMS operation message from the panel to the SMS message centre to be 30.
6 = HW Priority
This option has three sub-options:
1 = Telecoms (Default Setting = 1)
5 = GSM (Default Setting = 0)
6 = STU (Default Setting = 0)
Upon selecting any of these sub options, the engineer is able to select a priority level for that particular device
of 0-2. The priority settings has the following meaning:
0 = This module does not send alarm information. It can only be used for remote servicing.
1 = This module always send alarm signals, dependant on the alarm reporting programming set up in the
modules own menu.
2 = This module will only signal if there is a fault condition on all modules with priority 1.
In this way, you can set up both modules with Priority 1 which means that they all signal all events. More
likely, you set up the Telecom module with priority 1, and the GSM with Priority 2 (or vice versa). That way
the GSM module does not dial unless there is a fault on the Telecom module.
The hardware in use will switch as soon as there is a fault condition on the main hardware path. It will also
switch after all redial attempts have failed on the main path.
7 = Parameters
This menu option has 12 sub-options as follows:
01 = Abort Delay
This is the time that the bells must sound, after an entry timeout alarm, before alarm signalling can occur. The
time is programmable within the range 00-99 seconds. The default is 30 seconds.
02 = PA Delay
This parameter determines the delay between the activation of a full alarm and signalling to the ARC. The PA
Delay is programmable within the range 00-60 seconds. The default is 00 seconds.
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03 = Fire Delay
This parameter determines the delay between the activation of a fire alarm and the signalling to an ARC. The
Fire Delay is programmable within the range 00-60 seconds. The default is 00 seconds.
04 = Power Delay
This parameter determines the delay between the activation of AC Fail outputs following a mains failure to
allow the power to return before signalling the fault. The Power Delay is programmable within the range
00-60 minutes. The default is 60 minutes.
05 = Part Intruder
This parameter determines under which set conditions the panel communicates following Alarm, Abort, Veri-
fied Alarm, Tamper and Set/Unset. There are four sub-options:
0 . Full
1. Full & Part
2. Full & Night
3. All (Full, Part and Night) (Default)
This parameter does not affect any other signals.
NOTE:Set outputs only respond to Full Set conditions.The Any Set output will respond to Full, Part or
Night Set conditions.
06 = Omit Sig.
This parameter has two options:
0. Force Omit (default)
When set to 0 this option only signals automatic force omits.
1. All Zn Omit
When set to 1 this option signals all omits to the ARC including manual omits.
07 = CS Handshake
This parameter signals handshake tones from the ARC and has three options:
0. UK (default)
1 . Belgian
2. Paris
08 = Pre-Dial Flash
This parameter flashes the line to clear it before dialling the ARC and has two options:
0 = No
1 = Yes
09 = STU Return
This parameter determines the return path signalling function of the STU header and has two options:
0 = Off
1 = Intruder Restore
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