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WARNING!    THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM SYSTEM

 

While this system is an advanced design security system, it does not offer guaranteed protection against burglary or other 
emergency. Any alarm system, whether commercial or residential, is subject to compromise or failure to warn for a variety of 
reasons. For example: 
•  Intruders may gain access through unprotected openings or have the technical sophistication to bypass an alarm sensor or 

disconnect an alarm warning device. 

•  Intrusion detectors (e.g. passive infrared detectors), smoke detectors, and many other sensing devices will not work 

without power. Battery operated devices will not work without batteries, with dead batteries, or if the batteries are not 
put in properly. Devices powered solely by AC will not work if their AC power supply is cut off for any reason, however 
briefly. 

•  Signals sent by wireless transmitters may be blocked or reflected by metal before they reach the alarm receiver. Even if 

the signal path has been recently checked during a weekly test, blockage can occur if a metal object is moved into the path. 

•  A user may not be able to reach a panic or emergency button quickly enough. 
•  While smoke detectors have played a key role in reducing residential fire deaths, they may not activate or provide early 

warning for a variety of reasons in as many as 35% of all fires. Some of the reasons smoke detectors used in conjunction 
with this System may not work are as follows. Smoke detectors may have been improperly installed and positioned. Smoke 
detectors may not sense fires that start where smoke cannot reach the detectors, such as in chimneys, in walls, or roofs, or 
on the other side of closed doors. Smoke detectors also may not sense a fire on another level of a residence or building. A 
second floor detector, for example, may not sense a first floor or basement fire. Moreover, smoke detectors have sensing 
limitations. No smoke detector can sense every kind of fire every time. In general, detectors may not always warn about 
fires caused by carelessness and safety hazards like smoking in bed, violent explosions, escaping gas, improper storage of 
flammable materials, overloaded electrical circuits, children playing with matches, or arson. Depending upon the nature of 
the fire and/or the locations of the smoke detectors, the detector, even if it operates as anticipated, may not provide 
sufficient warning to allow all occupants to escape in time to prevent injury or death. 

•  Passive Infrared Motion Detectors can only detect intrusion within the designed ranges as diagrammed in their 

installation manual. Passive Infrared Detectors do not provide volumetric area protection. They do create multiple beams 
of protection, and intrusion can only be detected in unobstructed areas covered by those beams. They cannot detect motion 
or intrusion that takes place behind walls, ceilings, floors, closed doors, glass partitions, glass doors, or windows.  

 

Mechanical tampering, masking, painting or spraying of any material on the mirrors, windows or any part of the optical 
system can reduce their detection ability. Passive Infrared Detectors sense changes in temperature; however, as the 
ambient temperature of protected area approaches the temperature range of 32° to 40°C, the detection performance can 
decrease. 

•  Alarm warning devices such as sirens, bells or horns may not alert people or wake up sleepers if they are located on the 

other side of closed or partly open doors. If warning devices sound on a different level of the residence from the bedrooms, 
then they are less likely to waken or alert people inside the bedrooms. Even persons who are awake may not hear the 
warning if the alarm is muffled from a stereo, radio, air conditioner or other appliance, or by passing traffic. Finally, alarm 
warning devices, however loud, may not warn hearing-impaired people or waken deep sleepers. 

•  Telephone lines needed to transmit alarm signals from a premises to a central monitoring station may be out of service or 

temporarily out of service. Telephone lines are also subject to compromise by sophisticated intruders. 

•  Even if the system responds to the emergency as intended, however, occupants may have insufficient time to protect 

themselves from the emergency situation. In the case of a monitored alarm system, authorities may not respond 
appropriately. 

•  This equipment, like other electrical devices, is subject to component failure. Even though this equipment is designed to 

last as long as 10 years, the electronic components could fail at any time. 

The most common cause of an alarm system not functioning when an intrusion or fire occurs is inadequate maintenance. This 
alarm system should be tested weekly to make sure all sensors and transmitters are working properly. 
Installing an alarm system may make one eligible for lower insurance rates, but an alarm system is not a substitute for 
insurance. Homeowners, property owners and renters should continue to act prudently in protecting themselves and continue 
to insure their lives and property. 
We continue to develop new and improved protection devices. Users of alarm systems owe it to themselves and their loved 
ones to learn about these developments. 

 

Summary of Contents for Ademco Vista-48 series

Page 1: ...ADEMCO VISTA 48 SERIES Security Systems User Guide This control complies with EN50131 3 2009 and conforms to UL requirements K0750ENV2 5 11 Rev A ...

Page 2: ...Charts of Your System s Features 17 SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY NOTICE Your Honeywell security system is designed for use with devices manufactured or approved by Honeywell for use with your security system Your Honeywell security system is not designed for use with any device that may be attached to your security system s keypad or other communicating bus if Honeywell has not approved such device for us...

Page 3: ...ode is required to perform most system functions Each security code can have a different authority level which defines the functions each user can perform Refer to the Security Code section for details on adding and changing security codes Arm Disarm You can arm your system in several different modes depending on whether you are staying in or leaving the premises To arm the system simply enter you...

Page 4: ... Status Press STATUS key once To announce faulted zones Press the STATUS key a second time within 5 seconds of the first press Ready All zones are closed or bypassed and you can now arm the system Some systems if programmed may allow arming even if selected zones in the exit route are faulted Depending on the programming these zones if left faulted when exit delay expires will either be automatica...

Page 5: ...arm the system within the entry delay period to avoid sounding an alarm Maximum Security code 4 MAXIMUM Causes same as Away mode arms same as Away mode but entry delay is off Use when arming disarming is being done from the outside e g RF keyfob Step Arming Press designated key A B C or D if programmed once twice or three times depending on the arming mode desired Each key press increases the leve...

Page 6: ... Your system maybe programmed to use special keys to manually activate emergency panic functions Silent Alarm Sends silent alarm signal to monitoring station Causes no audible alarm or change in display indicating that a silent alarm has been initiated Audible Alarm Sends audible alarm signal to monitoring station Causes a loud steady alarm at keypad s and at any external sounders that may be conn...

Page 7: ...Message Center Functions Record a FUNCTION 0 VOICE 1 RECORD red MESSAGE LED lights Message Message remains in memory until a new message is recorded End Recording 1 RECORD red MESSAGE LED flashes indicating message waiting Play a Message FUNCTION 0 VOICE 3 PLAY The recorded message plays and the red MESSAGE LED turns off Adjust the FUNCTION 0 VOICE 2 VOLUME keys Volume then press volume key 3 up o...

Page 8: ... better chance of hearing them Note that only the tones are repeated during the single follow me phone call the dialing is not repeated You can also program one or more 2 second pauses after the phone number which will delay the tones by that amount of time This can help give the listener time to hear the tones E g Adding four pauses will delay the tones until after the phone rings twice To enter ...

Page 9: ... can use this feature only if you were given that authority and you must use an alpha keypad The system arms only if all partitions are ready to arm unless the system is programmed to allow arming with faults in certain zones if any partition is not ready the system does not arm at all You can use the GoTo command to bypass open zones before arming if desired If any partition is already armed when...

Page 10: ...me and days of week Hour 00 23 minute 00 59 Days Position the cursor under the desired days using the key to move forward then press 1 to select the day s Press to continue START SMTWTFS HH MMAM 1000000 8 For events 04 or 05 enter the desired amount of time 01 15 minutes the system should warn of impending arming The system beeps once every 30 seconds to alert users that arming will soon occur Oth...

Page 11: ...n which event occurred time and date of the event s occurrence When the log is full the oldest event is replaced by the logging of any new event Refer to the Event Log Codes Table below for the meanings of the various codes Exit Event Log Press any key other than or Event Log Codes Table NOTE Logging of mandatory events highlighted in bold is required for EN50131 1 compliance Code Definition 110 F...

Page 12: ...tes Refer to the User Setup chart at the back of this manual to keep a record of user programming NOTE Partition Master codes apply only to those user numbers previously assigned by the system master installer to the partition master s partition Add User Code System Partition Master code 8 user no new user s code Users 03 25 41 are preset User 01 installer User 03 partition 1 master to be partitio...

Page 13: ...ust first enable the Installer code before it can be used Once enabled the Installer code remains active until any other user enters their code To enable the Installer code master code 65 In The Event Of Telephone Operational Problems In the event of telephone operational problems disconnect the control from the phone line by removing the plug from the phone wall jack We recommend that your instal...

Page 14: ...may prevent arming or you may need to perform the arming sequence twice to override the condition see your installer If this condition persists for more than one day with AC present CALL FOR SERVICE Tamper If programmed indicates a tamper fault condition e g cover removed 1 device number exists at the device shown LO BAT Indicates that there is a low battery condition in the wireless zone descript...

Page 15: ...ere may still be smoke in the detector Clear it by fanning the detector for about 30 seconds When the problem has been corrected clear the display by entering your code and pressing the OFF key Smoke Detector Reset Depending on the type of smoke detectors in your system it may be necessary to reset the smoke detectors after a fire alarm has been turned off Check with your installer This reset is a...

Page 16: ...e cause Disarm System Enter code Press OFF key Also silences sounders Memory of alarm remains until cleared Clear Alarm Memory After disarming enter code again Press OFF key again Keypad beeps rapidly on entry if alarm has occurred while absent Alarm display will remain upon disarming until cleared Duress if active and connected to Central Station Arm or disarm normally but use your 4 digit Duress...

Page 17: ...dy flash Arm STAY steady flash Function Keys Option Function A P1 P2 P3 B P1 P2 P3 C P1 P2 P3 D P1 P2 P3 Comments 02 Time Display 03 Arm AWAY 04 Arm STAY 05 Arm NIGHT STAY 06 Step Arming 07 Device Activation Device 08 Comm Test 09 Macro Key 1 10 Macro Key 2 11 Macro Key 3 12 Macro Key 4 00 Emergency Keys zone 95 zone 99 zone 96 paging Personal Emergency n a Silent Alarm n a Audible Alarm n a Fire ...

Page 18: ... Number 4 zone no 01 installer all installer 02 system master all master 03 partition 1 master 1 4 04 1 0 05 1 0 06 1 0 07 1 0 08 1 0 09 1 0 10 1 0 11 1 0 12 1 0 13 1 0 14 1 0 15 1 0 16 1 0 17 1 0 18 1 0 19 1 0 20 1 0 21 1 0 22 1 0 23 1 0 24 1 0 25 partition 2 master 2 4 26 2 0 27 2 0 28 2 0 29 2 0 30 2 0 31 2 0 32 2 0 33 2 0 34 2 0 35 2 0 36 2 0 37 2 0 38 2 0 39 2 0 40 2 0 41 partition 3 master 3...

Page 19: ...ist below enter 1 8 enter 1 2 or 3 Day Day 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Events 00 remove event 03 child not home report 06 auto disarm 01 device on off 04 STAY arm 07 display reminder 02 user access 05 AWAY arm 08 disarm time window Repeat Options 0 none 1 repeat weekly 2 repeat every other week 3 repeat every third week 4 repeat every fourth week ...

Page 20: ...lephone network EN50136 2 1 1998 Alarm systems Alarm transmission systems and equipment General requirements for alarm transmission equipment EN50136 2 3 1998 Alarm systems Alarm transmission systems and equipment Requirements for equipment used in systems with digital communicators using the public switched telephone network BS8243 2010 Installation and configuration of intruder alarm systems des...

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Page 23: ... can only detect intrusion within the designed ranges as diagrammed in their installation manual Passive Infrared Detectors do not provide volumetric area protection They do create multiple beams of protection and intrusion can only be detected in unobstructed areas covered by those beams They cannot detect motion or intrusion that takes place behind walls ceilings floors closed doors glass partit...

Page 24: ...UT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE PRODUCT AND OR FOR BREACH OF THIS OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY OR CONDITION EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR UPON ANY OTHER BASIS OF LIABILITY WHATSOEVER EVEN IF THE LOSS OR DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY SELLER S OWN NEGLIGENCE OR FAULT AND EVEN IF SELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES OR DAMAGES Any product description whether in writing or made orally by Seller or Sel...

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