DSC iotega - Troubleshooting guide
Testing
- Power up the system.
- Program options as required.
- Trip the zones, then restore them.
- Verify correct reporting codes are sent to the monitoring station.
Viewing Troubles from the integrated keypad
Pressing the [#] key navigates back to the previous level. Pressing the [#] key while in the top-level exits the trouble menu.
- Hover hand over the iotega to illuminate the keypad.
- Press [*][2].
- Enter the access code, if required.
Note: The trouble LED on the keypad flashes if an access code is needed to view the trouble. Entering a valid access code silences trouble beeps. - The keypad displays top-level troubles present on the system by illuminating numbers on the keypad.
- When in the top-level trouble display, the trouble LED flashes once, pauses, then repeats. For more information about the meaning of each trouble code, refer to Trouble indications.
- If additional details are available for the trouble, the [*] key illuminates. Press any illuminated number to display the second level troubles.
- The keypad displays a second level of detail for the trouble code selected in the previous step by illuminating numbers on the keypad.
- When in the second level trouble display, the trouble LED flashes two times, pauses, then repeats. For more information about the meaning of each trouble code, refer to Trouble summary.
- If additional details are available for the trouble, the [*] key illuminates. Press any illuminated number to display the third level trouble detail.
- The keypad displays the device number with the trouble condition. If more than one device has this trouble at the same time, the keypad cycles through each one. When in the third lever trouble display, the trouble LED flashes three times, pauses, then repeats.
- Press [*] to acknowledge a trouble.
Trouble summary
| Trouble | Description |
|---|---|
| [01] | System Trouble |
| [02] | Zone |
| [03] | Siren |
| [04] | Keypad |
| [05] | Repeater |
| [06] | Wireless Key |
| [07] | Communication |
| [00] | Integrator Trouble |
Trouble indications
| First Layer | Second Layer | Third Layer |
|---|---|---|
| [01] System Trouble | [01] AC [02] Battery Trouble [03] Tamper [04] Hardware Fault [05] Loss of Time [06] RF Jam |
N/A |
| [02] Zone | [01] AC Trouble [02] Battery Trouble [03] Tamper [04] Fault (Supervision) [05] Not Networked [06] Fire/CO Trouble |
1-128 |
| [03] Siren | [01] Future Use [02] Battery Trouble [03] Tamper [04] Fault (Supervision) [05] Not Networked |
1-16 |
| [04] Keypad | [01] AC [02] Battery Trouble [03] Tamper [04] Fault (Supervision) [05] Not Networked |
1-9 |
| [05] Repeater | [01] AC [02] Battery Trouble [03] Tamper [04] Fault (Supervision) [05] Not Networked [06] RF Jam |
1-8 |
| [06] Wireless Key | [01] Future Use [02] Battery Trouble [03] Future Use [04] Future Use [05] Not Networked |
1-32 |
| [07] Communication | [02] FTC Trouble [04] Cellular Trouble [05] Ethernet/Wi-Fi Trouble |
N/A |
| [00] Integrator Trouble | [01] Z-Wave Trouble | N/A |