Communications Tests - Bosch D9068 Operation And Installation Manual

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The DACT sent 99 Trouble Reports in a
24-hour period and another Trouble
Report generates. That report becomes
a Data Lost Report. The Data Lost
Report tells the central station that
the 100-event limit for trouble
messages has been reached.
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The DACT sends only eight events in
each call. If more events are
present, the DACT hangs up and calls
again.
The Data Lost Reports are entered into
the history buffer.
The Trouble Report counter can be reset
to allow more Trouble Reports sent to
the central station. A Manual Test
Report resets the counter to zero. The
counter is always reset at 9:00 a.m.
regardless of when it is manually reset.

4.1.9 Communications Tests

The D9068 can perform two types of
communications tests: Auto Test and
Manual Test. These tests verify the
operation of the D9068 and its ability
to transmit a report over the telephone
line to a receiver. The Auto Test occurs
automatically at a fixed frequency (time
interval) set by the installer. The
Manual Test occurs when a user or
installer initiates it.
Auto Test
Auto Test is an automatic test used to
verify the proper operation of each
phone line connected to the D9068. The
programmable parameters for Auto Test
are set at the D7033/FMR-DACT-KEYPAD
Keypad Programmer. Refer to 2: AUTO TEST
in Section 5.4.1 PROG TIME on page 37.
The time when automatic testing begins
and the testing frequency interval are
established from the D7033/FMR-DACT-
KEYPAD. This time appears in a 24-hour
format.
The frequency (time interval) at which
the Auto Test Reports are sent can be
set to every 6 h, every 12 h, every
24 h, every 7 days, or every 28 days.
For example, if the test time is set to
2300 (11:00 p.m.) and the test frequency
is set for every 24 h, automatic testing
begins at 2300 h and repeats every 24 h.
There is also a Disabled option for
turning off automatic testing.
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If test frequency is not
programmed before test time,
the first Auto Test is not
performed. Setting Auto Test to
7 days, 28 days, or Disabled is
not compliant with UL.
A power failure of more than
5 min can change the system
time to 000. Check the system
time after a power outage.
The Auto Test Report is sent even if the
maximum number of Trouble Reports to be
sent in a 24-hour period (100) is
exceeded. If the report queue is full of
reports waiting to be sent, a Data Lost
Report is sent unless one is already in
the queue. In this case, the Auto Test
Report is not sent.
Every time an Auto Test Report is sent,
the telephone lines alternate. For
example, if the first report uses Phone
Line 1, the second report uses Phone
Line 2, and the third report uses Phone
Line 1.
Sending a Manual Test Report
does not affect the alternating
telephone line sequence of the
Auto Test Report.
Unless it successfully sends the report
on the first attempt, the D9068
continues to send the Auto Test Report
up to ten times. These attempts can take
up to 15 min to complete. The report
priorities are reevaluated for each
phone call attempt. If a higher priority
event occurs during an Auto Test, the
higher priority event is sent on the
following phone call.
If the D9068 fails to send the Auto Test
Report after ten tries, a Comm Fault
Report is sent. The D9068 sends the Comm
Fault Report using its normal report
routing. When it is time for the next
Auto Test attempt, the attempt is
conducted on the alternate telephone
line, not on the failing telephone line.
When it is time to send a report, the
D9068 checks its status. If any alarms,
troubles, or system faults are present,
the D9068 sends the Off Normal at Test
Report instead. When all conditions are
normal, the D9068 sends the Auto Test
Report.
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