TABLE OF CONTENTS
NOTE..........................................................................................................................................5
Section 1: INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................1
Specifications................................................................................................................................................ 1
Display and Controls .................................................................................................................................... 2
Communications Ports.................................................................................................................................. 4
Common Alarm Relay Output ...................................................................................................................... 4
Alarm Relay Outputs (RCM8DO only)........................................................................................................ 4
Section 2: Installation..............................................................................................................5
Unpacking and Inspection............................................................................................................................. 5
Mounting Instructions................................................................................................................................... 5
Physical Connections.................................................................................................................................... 5
Settings and Connections.............................................................................................................................. 7
Modem Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 12
Terminal Parameters................................................................................................................................... 12
Section 3: RCM8 Menus ........................................................................................................15
Accessing the Setup Menus ........................................................................................................................ 15
Configuration..................................................................................................................................... 17
Setup Input Options Menu................................................................................................................. 18
Alarms Review .................................................................................................................................. 20
Alarms Clear...................................................................................................................................... 21
Set Clock............................................................................................................................................ 21
Set Modem Options ........................................................................................................................... 22
Set Terminal Options......................................................................................................................... 25
Set 485 Options ................................................................................................................................. 26
Display SS Alarm Block.................................................................................................................... 27
Set New Password ............................................................................................................................. 27
Exit..................................................................................................................................................... 27
Section 4: Operation..............................................................................................................29
Receive Alarms........................................................................................................................................... 29
Silence Alarms............................................................................................................................................ 29
View Input Status........................................................................................................................................ 29
Review Alarms............................................................................................................................................ 30
Pager Operation .......................................................................................................................................... 30
Section 5: RCM8 Equipment Maintenance...........................................................................31
Safety Instructions ...................................................................................................................................... 31
Battery......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Fuse............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Appendix A: Pager Special Characters .............................................................................. A-1
Appendix B: Typical Configurations...................................................................................B-1
