Re: How do I install a Napco GEM-C128 fire panel to work properly?

["Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"AgKay" <865b5cd0025b5446449bdb269b2b3602_5850@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My staffers tried to install a GEM-C128 fire panel and never got round tot
> it.
> They had programmed the SLC devices - 33 smokes(001 - 033) and 3 manual
> pull
> stations(034 - 036). The NAC-A circuit has 4# 24VDC bells and the Area 1
> has 2
> FK1 keypads. We downloaded the panel and made corrections and then
> downloaded
> back to the panel. First problem was that the keypad will never accept the
> time set on the clock. The clock is always 1 hour and a few minutes
> behind,
> even when daylight saving time is not checked. Consequently, the
> communication
> will always notice that the clock is not set and should be set by the
> dealer.
> Each time it is set, it goes back an hour and a few minutes. The second
> major
> issue is that anytime we try to exit programming the system will first
> display
> "Processing...." then go into 01 OUT OF SYSTEM. We always have to shut
> down
> and start allover again. Lastly, the keypad is unable to discover any
> device
> wired into the SLC circuit even after programming has been enabled
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Make sure the time zone for the panel and the time zone for the computer are
the same.