FORCE Series Intruder Alarm System User Guide
18 PIMA Electronic Systems
Chap. 8 Communication
The sub-menus in this menu are as follows:
1) Contacts
2) PIMA Cloud
3) Phone Notifications
4) Remote Service
5) CMS Registration
8.1 Contacts
User Menu
Communication
Contacts
Contacts receive notifications on alarms and other events. Here you set which contact will
receive what notification and in what medium. Contacts are allocated to partitions the same as
system users (where relevant).
Note, that contacts of the PIMAlink 3.0 app are different from the FORCE’s contacts, and that
each contact can set its notifications in the app.
Press * or # to select a contact.
The phone no. of the contact. If FORCE is connected to a phone line over a
phone system, make sure the technician sets it accordingly.
User-defines text, up to 16 characters.
Select the events that will be notified to the contacts. The options are:
Alarms from
Burglary, Panic, Fire, Duress, Medical,
and
Tamper/Anti-Mask
zones (detectors), and
Custom Zone 1-5
,
Faults, Invalid Code
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, and
Arming/Disarming
events.
The control panel notifies, by sounding an alarm sound over the phone, or
sending a text message.
Select the partitions that will report the contact on events (where relevant).
8.1.1 Communication and Backup Paths
User Menu
Communication
Contacts
Comm. Paths
Set the communication path/s to the contact, and the backup path/s, if the main path is at fault.
Press * or # to select a contact.
Comm. Paths 1-2: select the communication path/s of the contact:
Over Landline
: notifications will be sent over landline telephone (FORCE Lite:
unavailable).
Over Cellular:
notifications will be sent over cellular phone
.
Over
SMS:
notifications will be sent as text messages over cellular phone
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.
Backup Paths: select a path different from the main path, as a backup. For example, if you
have selected
Over Cellular
as the main path, you can select
Over Landline
as a backup. The
Exceeding the programmed limit of keystrokes, when trying to enter any code.
Requires a cellular expander.