GE 60-883-95R - Manual (Page 18)

Programming Options 13
Option 18: CPU Low Battery Report Range = On/Off (Default = On)
Determines whether the panel sends a low CPU battery report to the central
station when the panel backup battery voltage drops below 5.4 volts (on), or
not (off).
A CPU Low Battery Report is also sent at the time specified by Option 32:
Supervisory Time. When the backup battery is restored a system battery
restoral report will be sent to the central station.
Note
CPU Low Battery Report must be turned on for ETL (UL 1635) listed systems.
¾ To Add or Delete CPU Low Battery
Report:
1. Press Add or Delete.
2. Press Option #.
3. Press 1, then 8.
4. Press Done.
Option 19: Fail to Communicate Range = On/Off (Default = On)
Determines whether the panel sounds trouble beeps if it is unable to success-
fully send a report to a central station or pager (on), or not (off).
Note
The panel will try each programmed phone number 8 times before announcing a
system phone communication failure.
If Option 11 is set to 6 or 7 after 3 failed attempts with the phone 1 number a
phone communication failure occurs
¾ To Add or Delete Fail to Communicate:
1. Press Add or Delete.
2. Press Option #.
3. Press 1, then 8.
4. Press Done.
Option 20: Ring/Hang/Ring Range = On/Off (Default = 1)
Determines when the panel answers a remote phone access call. Depending
on whether an answering machine exists at the panel location, off-site access
to the panel can be achieved with a series of phone calls or just one. Table 5
shows the available settings.
¾ For off-site access where an answering machine exists, the user
must perform the following steps:
1. Call the panel location.
2. Let the Phone ring once, then hang up.
3. Wait at least 10 seconds but not more than 40, then call the panel location
again. The panel should answer on the first ring.
• If set to 1, perform steps 1-3 once.
• If set to 2, perform steps 1-3 twice.
• If set to 3, perform steps 1-3 three times.
See “Phone Communication” in the Testing the System section of this man-
ual for the commands used for remote phone control.
Note
For off-site access where an answering machine does not exist, the user simply
calls the panel location once and listens for 10 rings. The panel should answer
after the tenth ring.
¾ To program Ring/Hang/Ring:
1. Press Add.
2. Press Option #.
3. Press 2, then 0.
4. Enter a Ring/Hang/Ring setting using the
numbered buttons.
5. Press Done.
Table 5: Ring/Hang/Ring Settings
Setting Control Panel answers after:
1 ring/hang/ring or 10 rings
2 ring/hang/ring/hang/ring or 10 rings
3 ring/hang/ring/hang/ring/hang/ring or 10
rings
4 10 rings
Off Disabled - no remote (off-site) access