Re: Power 832 Panel with 2 Partitions and Common Entry Door

["Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Just another quality DSC product. I love that stuff! I guess you'll have to
go and get a PC 1832 to replace it, since they won't repair those PC5010
units anymore (we can't get PC 5010 or 5020NA around here since there not
officially CP-01) and I am sure it is out of the 15 minute warranty window
(by now) that DSC offers these days.

"Mike Schumann" <mike-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:46bcc413$0$16272$88260bb3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> My system is configured properly.  I just got done talking to DSC.  When
the
> common zone is violated, it sets off the entry delay on both partitions.
> When you disarm one of the partitions, the other partition goes into a new
> entry delay.  However, it will not go into alarm.  At the end of the entry
> delay, it just goes back into its normal armed state.
>
> The DSC tech agreed that this was not ideal behavior.  I tested this, and
> sure enough the panel won't actually go into an alarm state after the 2nd
> entry delay period.
>
> Mike Schumann
>
> "Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:46bccdda$0$28685$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have a feeling that both keypads are assigned to the same keypad
address
> > or as Global Keypads. If they are LCD keypads one needs to start with
> > address 8 then use 7 for the other. On LED keypads you could use address
1
> > and 2.
> > To assign a keypad to a slot and select the partition it will operate,
> > enter
> > the following:
> > Step 1 - Enter Installer Programming
> > Step 2 - Press [000] for Keypad Programming
> > Step 3 - Press [0] for Partition and Slot Assignment
> > Enter a two digit number to specify the partition and slot assignment.
> > 1st digit Enter 0 for Global Keypad;
> > Enter 1 for Partition 1 Keypad;
> > Enter 2 for Partition 2 Keypad
> > 2nd digit Enter 1 to 8 for Slot Assignment
> > Press the [#] key twice to exit programming. Continue this procedure at
> > each
> > keypad until all have been assigned to
> > the correct slot.
> >
> > 5.9 Partitions /Zone Assignment
> > A partition is a defined area which will operate independent of another
> > area
> > of the system. The panel can be divided into two partitions. For
example,
> > in
> > an office/warehouse installation it may be necessary to limit warehouse
> > employees from accessing the office and office employees from accessing
> > the
> > warehouse.
> > Any zone can be assigned to either, or both partitions. Any Access Code
> > can
> > be assigned to work on either, or both partitions (See Section 3.4 "[*]
> > Commands, [*][5] Programming Access Codes").
> > Global Zones are zones assigned to both partitions. A common zone will
> > only
> > be armed when both partitions are armed and will be disarmed when either
> > partition is disarmed.
> > Keypads can be assigned to work on either partition or can be assigned
for
> > Global operation (See Section 2.6
> > "Keypad Assignment").
> >
> > "Mike Schumann" <mike-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:13bphej6b35vbc4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> I am having some difficulty understanding how to properly program a DSC
> >> Power 832 panel with 2 partitions sharing a common entry door.  This is
> >> in
> > a
> >> duplex with an outside door to a hallway.  Each apartment has it's own
> > entry
> >> door off of this common hallway.  I have two LCD keypads (one for each
> > unit)
> >> located in the hallway between the outside door and the interior
> >> apartment
> >> doors.
> >>
> >> I have all 3 doors programmed as Delay 1 (Type 01) Zones.  The outside
> > door
> >> is assigned to both partitions.  Each interior door is assigned only to
> > its
> >> own partition.
> >>
> >> When one partition is armed and the other is not, everything seems to
> >> work
> >> fine.  The common outside door is not armed.  If the interior door is
> > opened
> >> before the corresponding partition is disarmed, the entry timer starts
> >> and
> >> the user can disarm the partition.
> >>
> >> The problem I am having is when both partitions are armed.  When I open
> > the
> >> common outside door, it starts the entry timer on both partitions.
Both
> >> partitions need to be disarmed to prevent an alarm from starting.
> >>
> >> This is obviously NOT the way this system needs to work.  Once the
common
> >> door is opened, disarming either partition needs to disarm the common
> > door.
> >>
> >> What am I doing wrong, and how can I fix this?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mike Schumann
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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