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Changes must be downloaded

Changes made with the Utility are not sent to the Panel until you hit the Download Settings
button. Do not expect to see any changes in Panel behavior until changed settings are
downloaded to the Panel.

The status bar

The status bar at the bottom of the Utility window provides feedback on the current state of the
Utility (and Panel, if it is connected and detected).

The first field, farthest to the left, identifies which Com Port the Utility is using to connect to the
Panel.

The second field from the left indicates the Panel’s connection status, as follows:

Panel Present indicates that the RS-232 cable is correctly connected to the Panel.

Connected indicates that the RS-232 cable is connected to a device, but that it does not
appear to be a SmartPanel (this can happen if the Panel is connected but not powered).

Not Connected indicates that the RS-232 cable does not appear to be connected to any
device.

Note: When the Configuration Utility does not detect any Panel on the active Com Port the

Download Settings button is disabled.

The rightmost field provides feedback on any download in progress. The remaining fields display
version information about the attached Panel. These fields are discussed in the sections that
follow.

Panel settings are retrieved by the Configuration Utility

The Utility retrieves the current settings of any Panel connected to the computer.

When the connected Panel’s current settings are retrieved, the third and fourth fields in the status
bar display the firmware and memory format revision numbers of the Panel for customer support
use.

After Panel settings are retrieved, the Utility opens the Projector Driver file last downloaded to
the Panel. If this Driver is not in the directory into which the Utility was installed, a dialog labeled
Open Proj File will appear and prompt you to find the Driver (.prj) file.

If you know where this file is, identify it. If it is not available (for example, because the Panel was
originally configured with a different computer), press Cancel.

Once Panel settings are retrieved you can examine and modify them as described in Part II -
Configuring and Using the Panel.

Note: Do not change configuration settings when no Panel is connected, or before Panel settings

are retrieved. Changes made before connecting the Panel (or before the Panel is
recognized by the Utility) will be overwritten if existing settings are retrieved.