Honeywell 6820 Manual page 105

System Options
6. Select Phone Line to be edited (1 or 2) by pressing the up or down arrow key, then press ENTER.
Enter a dialing prefix. Up to 9
characters can be used to allow
for things such as PBX dial-out
codes, a pause, etc.
dial options: touch-tone, pulse, both
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Dialing Prefix
Enter up to 9 characters to be used for such things as PBX dial-out codes, a pause, and so on. The following special characters are available:
Use the number buttons on the annunciator or the up- and down-arrow keys to select special characters. Special characters begin displaying
after "9".
7. Enter a dialing prefix (if needed), then press ENTER. Or Press the right arrow to bypass the dialing prefix option.
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Number of Answer Rings
This option is used in conjunction with the HFSS Honeywell Fire Software Suite. Use this option to determine the number of rings before the
panel answers a call from the computer. The range is 00-15 rings. This option is factory-programmed as 06 rings, which should be compati-
ble for most installations where the answering machine bypass feature is used. You may need to adjust it depending on the installation's tele-
phone system.
The selection made here must match the programming for this option in the Communication Configuration dialog box of HFSS.
8. Enter the desired number of answer rings, then press ENTER.
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Dial Option
9. Press the up or down arrow key to select the dial option, then press ENTER.
Dial Option
PULSE
TT
TT/PL
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Dial Format
10. Press the up or down arrow key to select the pulse ratio for rotary dialing option, then press ENTER.
Options are:

Dial Tone Detection Disabled
11. Select Y (do disable) or N (don't disable) by pressing the up or down arrow key, then press ENTER.
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Monitor Line
Enable the line monitor for each phone line that will be used. See Figure 8.8 for the location of this field on the phone lines screen. When the
phone line monitor has been enabled for a phone line, a trouble condition will occur if the line is not connected. If a phone line will not be
used, it must be disabled.
12. Select Y (monitor line) or N (don't monitor line) by pressing the up or down arrow key, then press ENTER.
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Answering Machine Bypass
This option is used in conjunction with HFSS. This feature ensures that an answering machine will not interfere with communication
between the panel and the computer. If an answering machine is used at the panel site, enable this feature; if an answering machine is not
used, disable the feature.
This option is factory-programmed as No (disabled).
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Line:1
phone line to edit
P:
D:TT
<Dialing Prefix>
Figure 8.8 Phone Lines Editing Screen
#
*
,
If this option is selected, only pulse dialing will be used for this phone line.
Touch-tone dialing. If this option is selected, only touch-tone dialing will be used for this phone line.
Touch-tone alternating with pulse. If this option is selected, the communicator will first attempt to use touch-
tone. It will switch to pulse if touch-tone is not successful on the first attempt. It will continue to alternate
between TT and pulse for additional attempts.
U U.S. standard format. Uses the 60 msec / 40 msec make/break ratio.
E European format. Uses the 66 msec / 34 msec make/break ratio.
Rings: 06
Options: UNYN
Pound (or number) key on the telephone
Star key on the telephone
Comma (character for 2-second pause)
Description
Table 8.8 Dial Options
N
dial tone detection disabled Y/N
number of rings before the panel
answer a call from a computer
phone line unused Y/N
answering machine bypass Y/N
monitor line Y/N
U for U.S. or E for European
U.S. format = 60/40msec make/break
European = 66/34msec make/break
Programming
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