6
Programming Over the Telephone
The system can be programmed using a TouchTone™ telephone. The
telephone’s keypad will act similar to the AE-500’s local keypad.
Connecting with a Telephone
1. Place a call to the telephone number of the line that AE-500 is
connected to.
2. The AE-500 will answer and sound a tone for about ½ second.
3. After the tone, enter the master password, then press # (factory
setting is 123456, your installer may have set a new password).
If the password is correct, the system will sound two short beeps.
For multi-unit installations, enter the unit number then #
before entering the password.
4. Programming commands can now be entered from the telephone’s
keypad. Refer to the following sections of this manual for
programming step details.
When programming over the telephone, each programming step consists
of entering programming data using the keypad. The system will sound
beeps over the telephone to indicate correct or incorrect entries.
• After a correct entry, two short beeps will sound.
• After an incorrect entry, a long beep will sound.
• After the complete programming step has been entered correctly,
three short beeps will sound.
Re-entering a Command After a Mistake
If an incorrect entry, or an incorrect key is pressed during programming,
press
and start the programming step over again.
Exiting Programming Mode
1. Press:
✦ NOTE: The AE-500 will automatically exit Programming Mode
after fi ve minutes of programming inactivity.
Programming from the Local Keypad
The system can be programmed using the local keypad on the faceplate
of the AE-500. The display will show the programming information.
✦ NOTE: When entering text, programming the AE-500 from a
computer is the preferred method.
Accessing Programming from the Local Keypad
1. Press
&
keys at the same time, then release.
2. The display will show [PASSWORD:].
3. Enter the master password (factory setting is 123456, your installer
may have set a new password).
4. Press:
5. If the password is correct, the display will show [ENTER
FUNCTION:].
6. Programming commands can now be entered on the local keypad.
Refer to the following sections of this manual for programming step
details.
Re-entering a Command After a Mistake
If an incorrect entry, or an incorrect key is pressed during programming,
to clear the keypad press
and start the programming step over
again.
Exiting Programming Mode
1. Press:
✦ NOTE: The AE-500 will automatically exit Programming Mode
after fi ve minutes of programming inactivity.
a b c d e f g h i
space, minus sign, dot
j k l
s t u
p q r
y z ,
m n o
v w x
LOCAL KEYPAD ALPHANUMERIC ENTRY
(FOR PROGRAMMING STEPS REQUIRING TEXT)
• 1ST PRESS IS 1ST LETTER
• 2ND PRESS IS 2ND LETTER
• 3RD PRESS IS 3RD LETTER
• 4TH PRESS IS THE KEY NUMBER
• 5TH PRESS IS 1ST LETTER AGAIN
• WAIT 3 SECONDS FOR THE NEXT CHARACTER (A BEEP WILL SOUND
AFTER THE 3 SECOND DELAY TIME) OR PRESS ANOTHER KEY
• THE FIRST LETTER OF EACH WORD WILL BE UPPER CASE,
TO MAKE AN ENTIRE WORD UPPER CASE TEXT, ENTER # FIRST
• FINISH ENTRY BY ENTERING #
• PRESS STAR KEY TO BACKSPACE, PRESS STAR AGAIN TO ERASE LINE
NOTE: FOR EASY TEXT ENTRY
PROGRAM THE SYSTEM USING
A COMPUTER
1. CALL THE SYSTEM
2. WAIT FOR THE TONE TO FINISH
3. ENTER THE MASTER PASSWORD
THEN PRESS #
(TWO BEEPS SOUND WITH THE
CORRECT PASSWORD)
WHEN ENTERING COMMANDS:
CORRECT ENTRY = TWO SHORT BEEPS
INCORRECT ENTRY = ONE LONG BEEP
AFTER A COMPLETE STEP = THREE SHORT BEEPS
NOTE: FOR MULTI-UNIT INSTALLATIONS,
ENTER THE UNIT NUMBER THEN # BEFORE
ENTERING THE PASSWORD THEN #