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The Ability system
User’s manual
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EASY4U
This user-friendly tool provides an interesting array of graphic features and
functions. Ability intrusion control panels are compatible with nCode/S
keypads (equipped with 96x32 pixel graphic displays) only. The four-line
alphanumeric display screen (16 characters per line) can be edited or used
for customized user-operations. The keypad shortcuts allow time-
consuming sequences to be transformed into simple keystroke actions. In
this way, frequently-used or repetitive sequences of keystrokes can be
eliminated. The shortcuts can be used for a variety of tasks and make
operations less tedious and less error-prone. The use of customizable
graphic-objects, which indicate the system status, helps users to
understand the current situation.
Besides accepting various commands (Arm, Disarm, etc.), the nBy reader
also allows users to manage the "shortcuts" programmed on the keypad.
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nCode/S keypad
The Ability control panels manages nCode/S keypad. The keypads allow
users to manage all aspects of the security system.
The nCode/S is equipped with:
•
graphic display
•
23 keys
•
4 LEDs
•
buzzer
The keypad is the device that allows authorized code users to control the
entire system or specific partitions. However, system control can be
extended to other building occupants who do not hold a valid code. The
Ability intrusion control panel offers an array of innovative features. In
addition to the traditional User menu (accessed by means of user-code
entry), this system provides a series of shortcuts" (refer to "Shortcuts" in
Appendix) associated with keys
. Generally,
intrusion control panels do not allow access to the system via keypad
without code entry. However, by means of the customized (personal)
shortcuts
to
, it is possible to enable building occupants to
access and operate the system without code entry.
Your installer will program the shortcuts to suit your requirements and
explain how they are used. For example, it may be useful to allow all the
building occupants to arm the system without code entry, as this operation
increases the level of system security. However, operations which lower the
level of system security should be reserved for code users only. Under
normal circumstances, operations which increase system security can be
allowed without valid-code entry whereas, operations which lower system
security (Disarm, Delete Alarm/Tamper memory, Deactivate Alarm/Tamper
outputs) should be allowed only after valid-code entry.
Each keypad is assigned (by the installer) to the partitions it controls.
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Display - description
The brightness and contrast of the backlit-graphic LCD (96 x 32 pixel) can
be adjusted by way of the respective options on the User Menu (refer to
paragraph
4-7 Keypad settings
).
The first line of the display shows the date and time.
The left side of the second line shows the characters that indicate the
current status of the partitions the keypad is assigned to:
•
D
= partition disarmed
•
A
= partition armed in Away mode (interior and perimeter zones armed)
•
S
= partition armed in Stay mode (perimeter zones armed)
•
I
= partition armed in Instant mode (perimeter zones armed with no delay)
•
-
= partition does not belong to the keypad
1 8 : 2 3 2 0 / 0 8 / 2 0 1 1
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