108 through the maintenance device 50 and the acquired operating conditions are checked on the display of the maintenance device 50.

At Step S40, the maintenance engineer removes the soft protector. Step S50 is performed subsequently after the execution of Step S40.

At Step S50, the maintenance engineer removes the hard protector.

In this respect, the soft protector and the hard protector are the functions provided with the UCMP control device 1 to protect the operation of the UCMP control device 1 in the aspect of hardware and software respectively such that the operation mode of the UCMP control device 1 is not switched over to the testing mode during the regular operation.

The soft protector is removed by the maintenance engineer manipulating a dip switch provided on a control panel in which the elevator control device 108 is stored or manipulating the maintenance device 50.

Further, the hard protector is removed by the maintenance engineer manipulating a short connector or a hard switch provided on the control panel or the short connector or the hard switch (which is denoted with the reference sign ‘70’ in FIG. 1) provided at the landing.

To note, when the soft protector is removed, a soft protector removing signal is transmitted to the UCMP control device 1 while when the hard protector is removed, a hard protector removing signal is transmitted to the UCMP control device 1.

When Step S50 is executed and the UCMP control device 1 receives the soft protector removing signal and the hard protector removing signal, the flow of the testing method depicted in FIG. 2 moves to ‘software processing’ executed by the UCMP control device 1. To note, in the following explanation on ‘software processing’ (corresponding to Steps S60 to S67), the main role of executing such processing is played by the UCMP control device 1 unless specified otherwise.

As for ‘software processing’, first, at Step S60 (FIG. 2), it is determined based on the removing data expressed by the respective removing signals as received whether both the soft protector and the hard protector are properly removed. When it is determined that both the soft protector and the hard protector are properly removed (Yes at Step S60), Step S61 (FIG. 3) is executed while a series of processing steps ends when it is determined that they are not properly removed (No at Step S60).

In this respect, according to the testing method depicted in FIG. 2, after the soft protector has been removed, the hard protector is removed (at Steps S40 and S50). This prevents the operation mode of the UCMP control device 1 from being switched over to the testing mode before switch manipulation by the maintenance engineer when the hard protector is removed due to an accidental remove of the soft protector. Thus, at Step S60, when it is determined that the soft protector and the hard protector are both removed, it is further determined whether the hard protector is removed after the soft protector has been removed based on the receiving order of the soft protector removing signal and the hard protector removing signal. Then, if it is determined that the hard protector is removed after the soft protector has been removed, it is determined that both the soft protector and the hard protector are properly removed as mentioned above. On the other hand, if it is determined that the hard protector is not removed after the soft protector has been removed and if it is determined that either one of the soft and hard protectors is not removed or neither of them is removed, it is determined that neither of them is properly removed as mentioned above.

To note, if it is determined at Step S60 that neither of the soft protector and the hard protector is properly removed, the UCMP control device 1 may output an alarm signal indicating that neither of the protectors is properly removed. In this case, when such alarm signal is received by the maintenance device 50, the maintenance engineer can confirm through the maintenance device 50 that either one of the protectors is not properly removed or neither of them is properly removed.

When the soft protector and the hard protector are both properly removed at Step S60, the Steps S61 to S67 depicted in FIG. 3 are sequentially executed in terms of the software processing.

At Step S61, the floor releveling operation by way of the elevator control device 108 is enabled. That is to say, the UCMP control device 1 transmits a command signal to enable the floor releveling operation to the elevator control device 108.

Then, at Step S62, the door opening state, which is detected by the car door switch 4 and the landing door switch during the regular operation, is simulatively set at the UCMP control device 1 by the door opening simulation unit 10 with which the UCMP control device 1 is provided.

At the following Step S63, the testing mode is enabled in the UCMP control device 1. For example, the setting of flags indicating enablement and disablement of the testing mode is altered from disablement (e.g., flag=0) to enablement (e.g., flag=1).

At the following Step S64, it is determined whether the testing mode is enabled through the execution of Step S63. For example, it is determined whether or not the setting of the flags indicating the enablement and disablement of the testing mode is set to enablement. When the testing mode is enabled (Yes at Step S64), Step S65 is executed whereas Step S63 is repeatedly executed when it is not enabled (No at Step S64).

At Step S65, a floor releveling operation permit signal to instruct the execution of the floor releveling operation to the elevator control device 108 is enabled in the elevator control device 108. That is to say, the UCMP control device 1 transmits a command signal to enable the floor releveling operation permit signal in the elevator control device 108 to the elevator control device 108. Thereby, the elevator control device 108, upon receiving the floor releveling operation permit signal, executes the floor releveling operation without disabling such signal.

At the following Step S66, the UCMP control device 1 enables the transmission of a brake actuation permit signal of its own making, thereby, the UCMP control device 1, upon determining that the car is found in an opened door movement state in the testing mode, transmits the brake actuation permit signal so as to place the braking device 102 into a braking condition.

At the following Step S67, the UCMP control device 1 disables the transmission of a motor actuation permit signal of its own making. Thereby, the UCMP control device 1, when the floor releveling operation (Step S70) mentioned below is executed, outputs a power source cut-off command so as to cut off power supply to the electric motor 105.

Step S70 (FIG. 2) is executed following the execution of Step S