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Testing
To power up the panel and verify bus
communication:
1. Verify that all wiring between the panel and touchpad is
correct.
2. Connect the panel battery and plug in the panel trans-
former. The touchpad should display BUS SCAN, then
show a time display with the PRESS STATUS prompt in
the upper-left corner.
Note
If the touchpad does not power up (show any display)
or respond as described above, unplug the panel AC
transformer and disconnect the backup battery.
Proceed to the “Troubleshooting” section.
Testing
Use the following procedures to test the touchpad for dis-
play function, button function and system operation.
To test touchpad display function:
Press and hold the 4, 5, and 6buttons together for
about three seconds, then release them.
The touchpad cycles through all text messages, then
returns to the time display.
To test button function:
1. Press and hold the 7, 8, and 9buttons together for
about three seconds, then release them. The display
should go blank.
2. Press each touchpad button to display a string of that
button’s number or letter. For example,
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, A A A A A A A A A A A, etc.
Pressing ‚displays Es and pressing ƒdisplays Fs.
After about 15 seconds of no touchpad activity, the touch-
pad returns to the time display.
To test for system operation:
CAUTION
Contact the central monitoring station
before
activating
alarms, to avoid dispatching local police and fire
departments.
Note
The touchpad panic buttons must be enabled in order
to activate them. Please see the panel
Installation
Instructions
for more information.
Arm/disarm the system, activate the touchpad panics,
bypass sensors, and turn chime on/off to verify correct oper-
ation.
Refer to the panel User’s Guide/Owner’s Manual for com-
plete system operating instructions and user programming
procedures.
Adjusting Display Brightness
The background lighting (provided by yellow LEDs) of
each touchpad can be adjusted individually to help compen-
sate for lighting conditions at the touchpad location. The
brightness adjustment lightens or darkens the display back-
ground and button lighting.
To adjust display background brightness:
1. Enteruser programming mode bypressing 9+ system
master CODE. The display shows
SYSTEM MENU, then TIME - dATE.
2. Press Aor Buntil the display shows OPTIONS, then
press ƒ. The display shows dOWnLd ON.
3. Press Aor Buntil the display shows BRIgHT 2
(default setting).
4. Enter a setting from 0(LEDs off) to 3(brightest), then
press ƒ. The display shows the new setting.
5. Exit user programming by pressing
❑‚+ 4+ ƒfor Concord Express panels,
❑or ‚+ 00 + ƒfor Concord panels.
Changing Chime and Trouble Beep
Tones
The frequency (pitch) of chime and trouble beep tones from
each touchpad can be adjusted to a more desirable or
distinct tone, and to compensate for hearing impaired per-
sons.
Chime and trouble beep tones sound (using the
default frequency) during, or within 15 seconds of any
button activity at that specific touchpad.
To change status tone pitch:
1. Press and hold the ‚and 0buttons together until you
hear a steady tone, then release the buttons.
2. Press and hold 1to lower the pitch or press and hold
2to raise the pitch.
3. Release the button when the desired pitch is heard.
After about 15 seconds of no touchpad activity, the steady
tone stops sounding.
