SFCD: Federal Commander Digital System - Federal Signal

Federal Commander Digital System
displayed at the top of map window. The name of this site will remain displayed until the mouse
pointer is moved to another site (Note: Site names are setup on the RTU configuration screen).
Clicking on a site will display the Status Detail for the respective site (See "Status Detail for RTU"
information later in this section of the manual).
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SITE STATUS
Some site status conditions are latched during activation. These are reset by sending a Master
Reset command. The "Last Function" entry on the Status Detail screen displays the last function
sounded since Master Reset or Standby if none occurred.
A communication failure status means the base was unable to communicate with the site during
the last activation or poll attempt. This can be caused by radio channel noise or a malfunction at
the site. If this condition priests, contact system manager or qualified service personal.
It is very important to remember that the status shown on any SFCDWARE screen is current as
of the last poll. You must poll to get current information.
Select Map
Select Map displays a list of available maps. To select another map, click on the desired map
from the dropdown list. The new map will automatically be loaded and displayed. The selected
map setting is retained until SFCDWARE is closed. When SFCDWARE is started, the selected
map will default to the first one in the list.
To add or delete available maps, refer to “Map Setup” on the System Status screen.
Place Site
Click this menu option to place a new siren site on the map. You will be prompted for the Level2
password to access this function (if applicable). After selection, the mouse cursor will take the
form of a dot, representing a siren site. Use the mouse to drag site into position and right-click to
drop at the desired location. The following dialog will appear:
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