PCX SMS AND PCX 256 SYSTEM MANUAL
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13.9 Change Timers
All the timers can be changed in this function, the table below shows the different timers available and the
default values:
Timer Function Range
Entry Time
Entry time for each partition. 0 – 255 seconds
Exit Time
Exit time for each partition. 0 – 255 seconds
Bell Time
Cut off time for external sounder. Separate for each partition. 2 – 15 minutes
Confirm Time
Time period during which a second activation must occur to qualify
as ‘sequentially confirmed’ alarm. NOTE: DD243 specifies a
confirm time between 30 and 60 minutes. This also can be used
in conjunction with testing an omit signal.
1 – 99 minutes
Bell Delay
Delay after intruder alarm before bell live. NOT valid within 3
minutes of final arm, after entry time started.
0 – 20 minutes
Strobe Time
Time strobe output remains live after bell time ends.
‘99’ means endless.
0 – 99 minutes
Re-Arm No.
Number of times system re-arms after bell time ends.
NOTE: Re-arm number applies to each partition, and does not
affect emergency alarms. ‘9’ means always re-arm.
0 – 9
AC Signal
Delay
Time delay before mains failure or technical alarm signalled.
NOTE: Arming ‘250’ = never alarms. System change-over to
battery supply and associated visual ‘Mains Fail’ indication is
always immediate.
0 – 250 minutes
Speaker
Time speaker and keypad bleeper outputs remain live after
bell time ends. ‘99’ means endless.
0 – 250 minutes
Final Exit
Delay
Time between final exit input closing, and system arming.
0 - 255 seconds
Double Knock
Length of filter period applied to inputs with ‘Double Knock’
attribute.
0 – 75 seconds
Pre-Alarm
Delays ‘Intruder’ output signals if entry time has started.
Not required for compliance with ARCO policy / DD243.
NOTE: This must be set to 30 seconds to comply with PD6662
0 – 255 seconds
Line Fault
Duration of Telecom Line Fault before ‘Line Fault’ alarm triggered. 0 – 250 seconds
Arm Fail
Time after which ‘Arm Fail’ operation will be invoked if exit
procedure not completed.
0 – 255 seconds
Guard Code
Alarm
Minimum time an alarm must have existed before a ‘Guard’ code
will be accepted to disarm.
0 – 10 minutes
Fire Bell Time
Cut off time for fire alarm
‘99’ means endless.
1 – 99 minutes
*Input NAT
Days
NAT stands for Non-Activity. This is used in conjunction with the
input attribute ‘Monitor Activity’, and will monitor the chosen input
for the selected number of days.
0-14
*Input NAT
Hours
NAT stands for Non-Activity. This is used in conjunction with the
input attribute ‘Monitor Activity’, and will monitor the chosen input
for the selected number of hours.
00-23
NOTE: Control of timer for inputs on arm fail test is located in the Engineer Tests Sub Menu
* NOT AVAILABLE ON PCX 26/SMS