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Graphic Touchscreen Keypad User’s Guide
Understanding Security System Terms
Throughout this guide, and in some displays on your keypad, you
may see certain words or phrases that might be unfamiliar.
Below are some common terms seen here and on the display.
Arming
This is the term used for turning on the burglary protection in one
or more areas of the system. Your system may require you to enter
a user code. When armed, the system can sound alarm sirens and, if
monitored, send alarm reports to a Central Station when a burglary
zone is faulted. Fire, panic, and other 24-hour devices are always
turned on and do not need to be armed.
Disarming
This means turning off one or more areas of the system. When
disarmed, the system does NOT sound alarms or send alarm reports
to a Central Station when a burglary zone faults.
Zone
A zone refers to a protected opening or pro tection device assigned
to a zone number. Each door or window, motion detec tor, smoke
detector, or other device has a zone number and a name.
Entry or Exit Zone
Almost all systems have one or more doors through which you can
enter or exit the premises. These doors are programmed with a
delay time to allow you to enter or exit while the system is armed
without setting off the alarm.
When you arm the system, activity on all burglary zones is ignored
until the programmed exit delay time expires. Once that time has
expired and the system is fully armed, opening the door causes the
panel to start the entry delay time. During the entry delay time,
enter a valid user code to disarm the system or an alarm occurs.
Instant Zone
Exterior windows and non-entry doors, or interior protection
devices, are typically not programmed with delay times. If these
zones fault while the system is armed, an alarm occurs instantly.
24-Hour Zone
A 24-hour zone is not turned on or off by arming or disarm ing your
system. Some examples of 24-hour zones are fire zones, panic
zones, and temperature control zones.
Areas
An area is made up of burglary zones that can be armed or disarmed
together. The Perimeter area, for example, consists of all the doors
and windows on the outside of the building. When you arm the
Perimeter, these zones sound an alarm if tripped.
Central Station Monitoring
Your system can also be programmed to automatically send alarm,
trouble, and arming and disarming reports to a Central Station.
Operators at the Central Station can then dispatch the appropriate
authorities or contact you with the specific event information.
Status
Status displays the system armed or dis armed status at the keypad
and on the upper right corner of the Main Screen. Alarm or trouble
con ditions on a zone or a system monitor such as AC or battery
trouble can also display. There are two types of status information
available:
Status List
and
Armed Status
.
Status List
The Status List displays on the Keypad screen any alarm or trouble
condition on a zone and any trouble condition that occurs with
the AC power or battery power. If your system contains any Panic
zones, these do not display on the screen for security reasons.
