TESTER FOR VDS SYSTEM REF: F03265
March 11, 2013
The VDS installation checker is a device designed for technical services and installers that lets you check the state of a VDS installation by means of the following functions:
- PnL Mode
- SPY Mode
- L Mode
- MON Mode
The VDS installation checker is a device designed for technical services and installers that lets you check the state of a VDS installation by means of the following functions:
- PnL Mode: Auxiliary Panel. Lets you program the installation telephones/monitors and make calls as if from an outdoor panel.
- SPY Mode: It shows the data traffic from the installation to which it is connected.
- L Mode: It indicates if the system is in standby or a communication is in progress. It also indicates the voltage between the L and the negative.
- MON Mode: It verifies the existence of the Master Panel.

This device can be connected to any point of the VDS installation: outddor panel, monitor, telephone or any connection point of the VDS Bus.
In SPY Mode, it is possible to identify the commands sent through the bus as per the following table:

You can download the complete technical manual at the following link:
http://docweb.fermax.com/docs/techchannel/TEX_VDS_TESTER.zip
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