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How your System Operates
Yoursystemhasbeenprogrammedtooperateinoneofthreemodes:
Area Arming, All/Perimeter, or Home/Away.
•Area Arming - Your burglary protection is divided into areas. Each
areahasacustomname,canbeturnedonoroffindependentofother
areas, and can have different schedules and authorized users.
• All/Perimeter - Your burglary protection is divided into two areas,
Interior and Perimeter. You can turn on the just the Perimeter
protection while inside for security or turn on both as you leave.
•Home/Away-SimilartoAll/Perimeterbutwithsomedifferentarming
requirements. See the Home/Away section in this guide.
Regardless of how your system has been programmed, much of the
operation is similar. Throughout this guide, any differences between
the systems are noted for your convenience.
Arming Functions
Bypassing:Aftermakingyourarmingselection,thekeypaddisplays
any loops that have been bypassed while the system was disarmed.
These loops remain bypassed until the system is disarmed or until
they’reresetusingtheBypassLoopsmenuoption.Any24hourloops
in a bad condition are also displayed.
During arming, the system verifies that all doors, windows, and other
protection devices to be armed are in normal condition.
Ifeverything is okay, thesystem arms. If thereis a problem onone or
more loops the keypad displays the problem and allows you to
bypass those loops.
Introduction
If the problem can be corrected by simply closing a door or window,
do not bypass the loop. Instead, correct the problem and repeat the
arming procedure. If the loop faults cannot be corrected, you can
bypass before arming or wait until the loop can be repaired by a
service technician. Bypassing a loop means the system ignores it
during the armed period. A code number may be required to bypass
a loop.
Armed Message: After all bypassing is completed or loop faults
corrected, the areas you selected are armed. The keypad briefly
displays ALL SYSTEM ON if all areas in the system are arming and
SYSTEM ON if only selected areas are arming. The keypad then
displays the exit delay as it counts down. Exit loops are not armed
untiltheexitdelaytimeexpires.Allotherloopsarearmedimmediately.
If your system uses a keyswitch to arm an area, the exit delay time is
NOT shown on the keypad display.
ONE MOMENT . . . Message: If your system is monitored, it may be
programmed to wait for the transmission of an arming report to the
central station before displaying the armed message. See Arming
Report below. This is to verify your phone lines are working properly.
While the system is waiting for the transmission, the display reads
ONE MOMENT.... If the report is received, the keypad displays the
armed message. If the report is not received, the keypad displays
LOCAL ALARM ONLY before displaying the armed message.
Arming Report:Your system can be programmed tosend arming or
loop bypassing reports to a central station. This feature is optional
and can be programmed for you at any time.
