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CS-175-275-575 Series • LED User Guide
Glossary of terms
Armed
The security system is turned on.
Away Mode
Turns on all of the security system.
Central station
Location which monitors the alarm data sent
during an alarm report.
Chime feature
An option that allows the keypad to sound
a ding-dong whenever an entry/exit door is opened.
Event Log
A temporary log kept in the memory of the security
system, which contains all the alarms and faults that
occurred between turning your system on and off.
Fire detector Reset
The fire detector once activated must be
explicitly reset to become operational again. The system
cannot be armed after a fire alarm until the fire detector
has been reset.
Fire LED
A steady fire LED means a fire zone has been activated.
A rapidly flashing fire LED means that a fire zone is in a
trouble condition.
Forced arming
An option that allows the system to be armed
with one or more zones open. When the system is ready
to be force armed, the ready LED flashes.
Zones that are not closed do not create an alarm.
Function Key
A key dedicated for a particular task.
Group bypass
An option that allows the user to bypass
multiple zones with a single operation.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display. This is the text display which gives
you information about your system.
LED
Light Emitting Diode. The LEDs on the keypad give system
status information.
Master user code
A master arm/disarm code that can also
program parts of the system.
Partitioned system
A system divided into multiple areas.
Each area can be controlled by seperate users.
