Specifications

Alto 818 Installation and Operation
5-10 P/N 66109074001 Rev. D
5.3.5 SENSOR TEST
With an SE 28XX sensor connected to an Alto 818 port as shown in Figure 5-2 (MSM not
required), verify sensor operation with the following procedure.
1. From the command prompt, type DOOR (DO) and press Enter.
2. Enter the door number which corresponds to the sensor port (door).
3. Type 8 and press Enter. The screen displays:
8A. SENSOR ENABLE (Y/N): N?
4. Type Y and press Enter.
5. Press the Escape key to exit the command.
6. At the command prompt, type STATUS (STA) to display the status of the sensor on the door
defined above. The correct display for a sensor on door 1, a DigiReader on door 3 and VIP2
on door 2 are highlighted on the sample STATUS screen, Figure 5-5.
The sensor LED should be illuminated.
5.3.6 RS-485 (S-NET) TEST
Testing of the RS-485 functions of the Alto 818 require the use of an S-Net device. This device
may be a VIP2 keypad or a DigiReader digital command key reader. The DOOR command will
be used to enable the S-Net devices.
DIGIREADER*
1. From the command prompt, type DOOR (DO) and press Enter.
2. Enter the door number which corresponds to the address of the DigiReader.
3. Type 8 and press Enter; press Enter again to display prompt line 8C as shown below.
8C. SNET READER TYPE (NONE/DKR/SCR): DKR?
4. Press the Escape key to exit the command.
* Perform this test when DigiReaders are installed on an SE 818SC only. DigiReaders are not
supported by the SE 818SX.