Timers

This page gives an overview about identified timer defaults and their description.

  These settings, which vary depending on the defined Security Grade of the system, should only be programmed by an authorised installation engineer. Changing settings could render the SPC system noncompliant with security standards. Setting the Security Grade back to EN 50131 Grade 2 or EN 50131 Grade 3 overwrites any changes made on this page.
  1. Select Configuration > System > System Timers.

    The System Timers page displays.

  2. Configure the fields as described in the following table.

Timers

Designation of the functions in the following order:

Timer

Description

Default

Audible

Internal Bells

INT BELL TIME

Duration that internal sounders will sound when alarm is activated. (0–999 minutes; 0 = never)

15min.

External Bells

EXT BELL TIME

Duration that external sounders will sound when alarm is activated. (0–999 minutes; 0 = never)

15min.

External Bell Delay 

EXT BELL DELAY

This will cause a delayed activation of the external bell. (0–999 seconds)

0sec.

Chime

CHIME TIME

Number of seconds that a chime output will activate, when a zone with chime attribute opens. (1–10 seconds)

2sec.

Confirmation

Confirm

CONFIRM TIME

Note: This option is only available for certain Grade and Confirmation option combinations. (See Options and Standards.)

This timer applies to the alarm confirmation feature and is defined as the maximum time between alarms from two different non overlapping zones that will cause a confirmed alarm. (0–60 minutes)

30min.

Confirmed holdup

 

Note: This option is only available for certain Grade and Confirmation option combinations. (See Options and Standards.)

This timer applies to the confirmed holdup feature and is defined as the maximum time between alarms from two different non-overlapping zones that will cause a confirmed alarm. (480–1200 minutes)

480min.

Dialer Delay

DIALER DELAY

When programmed, the dialler delay initiates a predefined delay period before the system dials out to an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC). This is specifically designed to reduce unwarranted responses from Alarm Receiving Centres and the constabulary. In the event of a subsequent zone being tripped the dialler delay period is ignored and the dialler dials out immediately. (0–999 seconds)

30sec.

Alarm abort

ALARM ABORT

Time after a reported alarm in which an alarm abort message can be reported. (0–999 seconds)

30sec.

Setting

Setting Authorisation

SETTING AUTH

Period for which Setting Authorisation is valid. (10–250 seconds)

20secs

Final Exit

FINAL EXIT

The Final Exit time is the number of seconds that arming is delayed after a zone programmed with the final exit attribute is closed. (1–45 seconds)

7sec.

Bell on Fullset

FULLSET BELL

Activates the external bell momentarily to indicate a full set condition. (0–10 seconds)

0sec.

Fail To Set

FAIL TO SET

Number of seconds to display fail to set message on keypads (0 until valid PIN is entered). (0–999 seconds)

10sec.

Strobe on Fullset

FULLSET STROBE

Activates the strobe on the external bell momentarily to indicate a full set condition. (0–10 seconds)

0sec.

Alarm

Double Knock

DKNOCK DELAY

The maximum delay between activation’s of zones with the double attribute, which will cause an alarm. (1–99 seconds)

10sec.

Soak

SOAK DAYS

The number of days a zone remains under soak test before it automatically returns to normal operation. (1–99 days)

14 days

Seismic Test Interval

SEISMIC AUTOTEST

The average period between seismic sensor automatic tests. (12–240 hours)

Note: To enable automatic testing, the Automatic Sensor Test attribute must be enabled for a seismic zone.

168 hours

Seismic Test Duration

SEISMIC TEST DUR

Maximum time (in seconds) that a seismic sensor takes to trigger an alarm in response to the 'Seismic Test' output. (3–120 seconds)

30sec.

Auto Restore Delay

Time to delay auto restore after zone state returns to normal. (0–9999 seconds) 0sec.

Lockout Post Alarm

LOCKOUT POST ALARM

The duration of time after an alarm before the user can gain access. (1–120 minutes)

0min.

Access Time The duration of time the system can be accessed by an alarm access user after the Lockout Time has elapsed. (10–240 minutes)  

External Bell Strobe 

STROBE TIME

Duration that the strobe output will be active when an alarm is activated. (1–999 minutes; 0 = indefinitely)

15min.

Alerts

Mains Delay

MAINS SIG DELAY

The time after a mains fault has been detected before an alert is activated by the system. (0–60 minutes)

0min.

RF Jamming Delay

The time after RF Jamming has been detected before an alert is activated by the system. (0–999 seconds) 0min.
Engineer

Engineer Access

ENGINEER ACCESS

The timer for the Engineer access starts as soon as the user enables the Engineer Access. (0–999 minutes; 0 indicates no time limitation for system access)

0min.

Engineer auto log out

ENG AUTO LOG OUT

Duration of inactivity after which the engineer will be automatically logged out. (0–300 minutes)

0min.

Keypad

Keypad Timeout

KEYPAD TIMEOUT

The number of seconds that an RKD will wait for key entry before it leaves the current menu. (10–300 seconds)

30sec.

Keypad Language

KEYPAD LANGUAGE

The duration a keypad will wait in idle before switching language to default. (0–9999 seconds; 0 = never)

10sec.

Fire

Fire Pre-alarm

FIRE PRE-ALARM

Number of seconds to wait before reporting fire alarm for zones with ‘Fire pre-alarm’ attribute set. See Editing a zone. (1–999 seconds)

30sec.

Fire recognition

FIRE RECOGNITION

Extra time to wait before reporting file alarm for zones with ‘Fire pre-alarm’ and ‘Fire Recognition’ attributes set. See Editing a zone. (1–999 seconds)

120sec.

PIN

PIN Valid

PIN VALID

Period for which pin is valid. (1–330 days)

30 days

PIN Changes Limit

PIN CHANGES LIMIT

Number of changes within a valid period. (1–50)

5

PIN Warning

PIN WARN

Time before PIN expiry after which a warning will be displayed. (1–14 days)

5 days

General Settings

RF Output Time

RF OUTPUT

The time that the RF output will remain active on the system. (0–999 seconds)

0sec.

Time Sync Limit

TIME SYNC LIMIT

Time limit within which time synchronization will not take place. Time synchronization only takes place if system time and update time are outside this limit. (0–300 seconds)

0sec.

Link Timeout

LINK TIMEOUT

Timeout for Ethernet link fault. (0–250 seconds; 0 = Disabled)

0sec.

Camera Offline

CAMERA OFFLINE

Time for camera to go offline. (10–9999 seconds)

10sec.

Frequent

FREQUENT

This attribute only applies to remote services. The number of hours within which a zone must open if the zone is programmed with the Frequent attribute. (1–9999 hours)

336h (2 weeks)

Duress silent

Time when duress will remain silent and not restorable from keypad. (0–999 minutes)

0min.

Holdup/panic silent

Number of minutes that a holdup/panic will remain silent and cannot be restored from the keypad. (0–999 minutes)

0min.

 

 

Default times are dependent upon the Engineer configuration. The default times denoted may or may not be allowable and is dependent on the configuration by the engineer.

Valid settings/ranges may be dependent on the security grade specified under Configuration > System > Standards.