DMP Electronics Security Control Receiver SCS-1R - Manual (Page 22)

SCS-1R Installation Guide Digital Monitoring Products
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OPERATOR’S GUIDE
Using the LCD Membrane Keypad
Special Keys
COMMAND Key
The COMMAND key allows you to go forward through the configuration menu and each configuration step (or
prompt). As you go through programming, the keypad display shows any current programming already stored in
the panel memory. If the information does not need to be changed, press the COMMAND key to advance to the
next step. After changing programming, press the COMMAND key to advance to the next option.
Back Arrow Key
Use the Back Arrow key to back up one step during programming. The Back Arrow key is also used when an error
is made while entering in formation. Press the Back Arrow key once to erase the last character entered.
Select Keys
The top row of keys are called the Select keys. Each time a top row Select key is to be used, the keypad displays
the function or options above the key. Displaying choices above the individual top row Select keys allows them to
be used for many different applications. For example, you can enter AM or PM when programming time or answer
YES or NO for a NET Option.
During programming, the top row Select keys also allow you to change infor mation currently in the panel memory.
Press the appropriate Select key under the display then enter the new information through the keypad.
The Select keys are also used for choosing a pro gramming menu. Press any one of the top row Select keys when
the name of the programming section you want displays.
When the SCS-1R system is in normal mode, the Select keys are used to acknowledge alarm messages. Press the
Select key labeled ACK, or any top row Select key, to acknowledge the alarm message.
Keypad Prompts Display Current Programming
Each prompt displayed at the keypad shows the currently selected option in the panel memory. These options are
either shown as a number, a blank, or NO or YES. To change a number or blank to a new number, press any top
row Select key. An underscore replaces the current option. Press the number(s) on the keypad you want to enter
as the new number for that prompt.
It is not necessary to enter numbers with leading zeros. The SCS-1R automatically right justifies the number when
you press the COMMAND key.
To change a programming prompt that requires a
NO or YES response, press the top row Select key under the
response not selected.
For example, if the current prompt is selected as
YES and you want to change it to NO, press the third top row
Select key. The display changes to NO. Press the COMMAND key display the next prompt.
Entering Alpha Characters
You can use the keypad to enter alpha characters. To enter an alpha character, press the key that has the desired
letter written below it. The keypad display shows the number on that key. To change the number to a letter,
press the top row Select key that corresponds to the location of the letter under the key. For example, if you
press key number 1, the letters for that key are A, B, and C. Press the first top row Select key for A, the second
for B, and the third for C. See the figure below.
First Letter Second Letter Third Letter Special Character
( C B A
Entering Alphanumeric Characters