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Model 5700 Installation and Operation Manual

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8.3.2 Disable / Enable a Point

1. From the Main Menu, select for Point Functions.

2. Select for Disable/Enable Point. A list of modules displays.

3. Use and to move through the list. Press to select the module where the point you

want to disable/enable is located. A description of the point should display. The fourth line

of the screen should show "NORMAL" (meaning that the point is currently enabled) or

"DISABLED" (the point is currently disabled). Press to toggle between NORMAL and

DISABLE.

8.3.3 View Event History

Use the View Event History feature to display events on LCD. From the Main Menu, press

to select Event History. Events will begin displaying with most recent events first.

The panel can store up to 1000 events. When it reaches its 1000-event capacity, it begins

deleting, starting with the oldest events.

If a printer is attached to the system (via a Module 5824 Serial/Parallel Interface), you can

print event history (see Section 8.3.16).

The Silent Knight Software Suite (SKSS) can be used to retain more than 1000 events and to

create event history reports.

8.3.3.1 To clear the event history

From the Installer menu select for System Tests. From the test menu select Clear

History Buffer.

8.3.4 Conduct a Fire Drill

1. From the Main Menu, press for System Tests.

2. Press for Fire Drill. You will be prompted to press .

3. The drill will begin immediately after you press .

4. Press any key to end the drill. (If you do not press any key to end the fire drill manually, it

will time out automatically after one hour.)

If a fire drill switch has been installed, activating the switch will begin the drill; deactivating

the switch will end the drill.

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