Protege System Controller Reference Manual

System Controller Restart in Bios Mode
On the Protege System Controller, Ensure Dip switch 2 is ON
Cycle the power to the Module.
To access the system controller restart menu select [MENU, 4, 9, 4]. The screen will immediately prompt
"Press [ENTER] to restart panel".
Pressing the [ENTER] key will restart the panel in bios mode, which allows firmware updates to be performed.
The keypad that is currently being used will be restarted and will go offline for a short period of time while the
panel restarts. This is part of normal operation for a panel restart.
Press [ENTER] to
restart panel.
If a panel restart is not required press the [MENU] key to exit and remain logged in or press the [CLEAR] key to
exit and logout.
Custom Reader Format
The Protege System Controller and Protege Reader Expansion Modules can support custom Wiegand Card
Reader formats for the times when the format required is not one of the many available preset formats.
One custom format can be added per controller and used by any reader expander in the system.
Interface Type
To access the custom reader format programming login using a valid installer code and then select [MENU, 4,
9, 5]. The screen displays the first entry to modify as there is only one panel no record selection is required. The
first item that is programmable is the output format.
The data can either be output as Wiegand (D0 and D1) or Magnetic Data (Clock and Data).
CF001 Type
Wiegand
Use the [1] and [3] keys to scroll the format type until you reach the required format and press [ENTER] to
proceed. For more information about the list control data entry refer to the section List Control Data Entry (see
page 344).
Data Length
The data length defines the total number of bits that are sent by the card reader for each card badge.
CF001 Length
bits: 026
To modify the length (000 to 255), use the keypad as explained in section Entering Decimal Numbers (see page
341) and press [ENTER].
Facility Code Start
The facility code start defines the index where the facility code data starts in the data transmitted. The count
starts at zero.
CF001 Site Start
bits: 001
To modify this parameter (000 to 255), use the keypad as explained in section Entering Decimal Numbers (see
page 341) and press [ENTER].
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