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Instructing the Panel
Not just anyone can walk up to a touchpad and operate your secu-
rity system. Before the system will process most commands, users
are required to enter a pre-programmed 4-digit access code.
Access codes are discussed in detail on page 10.
Keychain touchpads that are enrolled as part of the system do not
require an access code, but are usually kept in an individual’s
pocket or purse.
If you would rather use an actual key to arm and
disarm the system, your security dealer can install a
special key and keyswitch in your home.
How Your System Communicates with You
Touchpads and interior sirens produce a variety of operating beeps
to inform you of different system states and operations.
Key Beeps
A Key beep is the tone you hear when you press a button on a
touchpad. The sound confirms that the button was pressed ade-
quately. Key beeps can be turned on or off by the installer.
Status Beeps
Status beeps from touchpads or sirens sound when there is a
change in the current status of the system. Status beeps are not
alarms, but they do warrant your attention.
There is more than one type of Status beep:
• Exit Delay beeps indicate that an arming command has been
entered and the countdown to arming has begun.
• Entry Delay beeps indicate that you’ve entered the building and
the countdown to an alarm has begun. (So disarm the system as
soon as you get in!)
• Trouble beeps tell you that there is a problem with the system or
one of its components.
• Chime feature beeps tell you that a door was opened.
• Protest beeps inform you that you’re trying to arm the system
while there is an open door or window.
• Sensor test beeps are the sound the system makes during a sen-
sor test to indicate that a sensor was tested properly.
Status beeps are described in more detail throughout the manual.
Pager Notification
Your system can dial the phone numbers of three different pagers
to notify pagerholders of events they may want to be aware of.
Some of the events include:
• when the system is disarmed,
• when the system is armed,
• trouble conditions in the system, and
• alarm conditions.
For more information, see “Notification by Pager” on page 12.
What Happens When There is an Alarm
In the event of an alarm, several things happen at once:
• Sirens and hardwired touchpads emit emergency tones
• Panel notifies the central station for help.*
• Message appears on fixed English or alphanumeric touchpads.
* Your system may or may not be monitored.
If it is not monitored, no call will be made.
ARMING YOUR SYSTEM
Since your security needs may vary throughout the day, the system
was designed with three arming levels. By arming your system to a
particular level, only those sensors programmed to detect in that
arming level will report alarms.
Level 1—OFF
Use Level 1 when intrusion detection is not necessary. For exam-
ple, on an active Saturday morning—kids playing inside and out;
someone working in the garage; various house projects going on.
Even though Level 1 disarms the system, your system continues to
monitor for fire, smoke, carbon monoxide, and/or panic alarms if
your system has these devices installed.
Here are some other situations in which you’d set the system to
Level 1—OFF:
•Upon entering your armed home or business. When entering the
armed premises through a designated delay door, the entry delay
time begins. Entry Delay beeps remind you to disarm the system.
•Before opening a door or window while inside or outside the
armed home or business.When you wake up in the morning and
want to get your newspaper, you must disarm the system before
opening the door to prevent an accidental alarm.
Command A ccess C ode
FIRE AND SMOKE ALARMS
If your system contains smoke and fire sensors, it monitors the
premises for smoke and fire alarms 24 hours a day and in all arm-
ing levels.
These alarms cannot be cancelled or aborted and are always
reported to the central station. Since many communities charge
for dispatching the fire department in error, your dealer may give
you specific instructions to follow in the event of an accidental
smoke or fire alarm. Record these instructions in the Appendix A
User Sheets under “Accidental Smoke and Fire Alarms.”
Clearing Smoke Sensors
Once a smoke sensor has been in alarm, it is con-
sidered “Open” or in “Trouble” until it is reset:
•Press1 + Code, once to silence the alarm.
•Press1 + Code, twice to reset the smoke alarm.
