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Table of Contents
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Introduction Turning the System On (Arming)
Command Center Function Keys With a Duress Passcode
Security System Basics Turning the System On (Arming)
Your Custom Display
With Doors or Windows Open
View Faulted or Bypassed Points MASTER ARM ? COMMAND 1
Warning Displays and Tones MASTER ARM INST ? COMMAND 11
Fire Alarms PERIMETR INST ? COMMAND 2
Burglary Alarms PERIMETR DELAY ? COMMAND 3
Fire Trouble Event
Silence the Trouble Sounder &
Silencing Fire Troubles
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ALPHA NUMERIC DISPLAY ALL INSTANT DELAY 1 2 3 AREA X IS OFF WATCH RESET 4 56 DIGITAL KEYPAD PARTIAL POLICE SPECIAL 7 89 BYPASS 0 COMMAND COMMAND BAR MENU YES ESC PREV NEXT ENT SIREN/SPEAKER FUNCTION KEYS
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Introduction Your security system helps to secure life, property, and Throughout this guide the # symbol refers to a variable investments against fire, theft, and bodily harm. The numerical quantity, such as the number of points to test command center is an advanced digital device that or exit delay time. Messages that appear in the offers a variety of features not available with other command center display appear in this guide LIKE systems. Its highly visible, back-lit keypad and built-in THIS
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ESC/MENU Command Center Function Keys Your command center has five function keys. These The ESC (Escape)/MENU key has two functions. keys are used to control your system. First, the ESC/MENU key is used to enter the Command Menu. Pressing this key when at idle text COMMAND takes you to the first item in the menu. Use the COMMAND bar in combination with one or Second, pressing ESC will take you back to the idle two numeric keys to perform a function. display. ENT/YES PREV (Previous) The ENT (Ente
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Controlled Points Security System Basics Controlled points respond to alarm conditions What is a Point? depending upon whether the system is turned on A “point” is a detection device, or group of devices (armed) or turned off (disarmed). Controlled points are programmed to respond instantly to alarm connected to your security system. Points display conditions or to provide a delay for you to reach the individually at the command center with custom text. The text can describe a single door, motio
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24-Hour Points 24-hour points are always on, even when the burglary system is disarmed (turned off). There are two types of 24-hour points, fire points and non-fire points. Fire Points Fire points exclusively monitor fire detection devices. They are always armed and cannot be disarmed. You can clearly distinguish fire points from other non-fire points at the command center. When there is a fire alarm, the text identifying the point as a fire point is displayed; pressing the PREV key causes the s
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Your Custom Display “At an idle state” means that the system is not currently performing a function entered by a user. There are three idle states the system may be in: • Turned on (Armed) • Turned off (Disarmed) with no points faulted (doors or windows open) in the area • Turned off with faulted points (doors or windows open) in the area. This guide uses the default idle state displays for examples of these idle states. Your security company may have programmed custom text for the idle displays
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View Faulted or Bypassed Points If there are bypassed points, AREA 1 ## BYPAS To properly arm your system, all the doors and (## = total number of bypassed points) is windows in the system must be in the normal (not displayed, followed by the point text descriptions faulted) condition. Viewing the faulted points helps you of the bypassed points. These displays scroll at the find faulted points and correct them so proper arming is rate of 2 seconds each. If there are no faulted or possible. bypas
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Warning Displays and Tones The group with the highest priority scrolls first in the Your command center emits one of several distinct command center’s display. Descriptions of the tones tones and displays custom text to alert you to system and displays for each group and instructions for events. Additional bells or sirens may also be silencing the tones are included in the descriptions that connected to your system. Bells or sirens mounted on follow. the exterior of your premises alert neighbors
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Fire Alarms Fire alarms are the highest priority events. When a fire may be programmed so that you cannot silence some point activates, your command center emits a pulsating fire alarms until the fire event clears. Entering high-pitched fire tone. Evacuate all occupants and COMMAND 4 clears the scrolling point text from the investigate for smoke or fire. Ensure that all occupants display. The ALARM SILENCED message will know the difference between the burglary tone and the continue to scroll as
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Burglary Alarms Burglary alarms are the second priority. When a continue to scroll as a reminder that it is still possible burglary point activates while your system is armed, to view the text of the points in alarm by using the your command center emits a steady high-pitched View Memory function. See VIEW MEMORY? burglary tone. The tone sounds for the time set by your (Command 40) for more information. To clear the security company. event memory and remove the ALARM SILENCED message from the di
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Special Fire Trouble Display Fire Trouble Events When a fire trouble occurs, your command center emits If you silence the command center or clear a trouble three warble tones, then a pause (repeatedly). for a Fire Point from the display and the fire point remains in trouble, FIRE TROUBLE appears in the The system displays the number of fire points with command center’s display. FIRE TROUBLE remains troubles (A1 ## FIRE TRBLE) and then custom text in the display until the condition causing the
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Viewing Non-Fire Trouble Events Non-Fire Trouble Events When a trouble event such as an AC failure occurs, After you enter your passcode, the text of the activated your command center may be programmed to emit points continues to automatically scroll through the three warble tones, then a pause (repeatedly). display. Press NEXT to scroll these displays manually if you wish. Events scroll from oldest to newest. Use If the system was armed the command center display COMMAND 4 to clear these messag
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Entry Delay Tone and Display Special System Trouble Display SERVC AC FAIL and SERVC BATT LOW are When you enter an armed system through a point examples of system trouble displays. These displays programmed for entry delay, the command center appear on all keypads in the system. All system trouble emits a repeating tweedle tone and displays DISARM displays begin with SERVC. See Standard Displays NOW to remind you to turn off your security system. for a description of each system trouble displa
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Keystroke Checking Tones How Your System Reports Alarms Valid Entry Your security system may be programmed to automatically disconnect your telephones when If you press an appropriate key for the function or entry sending reports to your security company. Once the you desire, the command center sounds a muted beep tone, indicating it accepted your keystroke. report is completed, your security system returns the telephones to normal operation (check with your Invalid Entry security company). A fl
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System Commands & Functions Below is a summary of the commands covered in this guide. Some of these functions may not be available in your system. If you attempt to enter a function that’s not available, COMMAND DISABLED appears in the display for a few moments before the display returns to idle text. If the function is available in the system but your passcode is not authorized to perform the function, then NOT AUTHORIZED will display on the Command Center. Press the COMMAND bar and then the on
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To Turn Your Security System On (Arm): Turning the System On (Arming) Your security system can be turned on (armed) in 1. Enter your passcode and press ENT. many different ways, depending on the arming 2. The command center briefly displays ARMING, command used. Arming Commands are those and the exit delay tone begins. After exit delay commands used to turn the system on. The most basic time expires, the display changes to idle armed arming command is to arm the entire system. The text. simplest
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To Turn Your Security System Off Turning the System Off (Disarming) (Disarm): Your security system is turned off by entering your personal passcode. When the system is turned on, you 1. Enter your personal passcode and press ENT. must enter through a designated entry door to prevent 2. You must press the ENT key within 8 seconds of an instant alarm condition. Opening the door starts entering your passcode, or the passcode entry will entry delay time and the Command Center emits a be invalid. The
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Turning the System On (Arming) Turning the System On (Arming) With a Duress Passcode With Doors or Windows Open Your passcode may have a special duress feature that If a protected door or window is open, you may have the option of “force arming” with that point faulted. is simply your personal passcode with its last digit increased by 1 or 2. Faulted points (opened doors or windows) that are force armed are not included in the system. The If an intruder demands that you arm or disarm the remaini
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NOT AUTHORIZED Press the COMMAND bar to display FORCE The authority level for your passcode does not ARM before you reach the text for the last point. give you the authority to force arm. 4. One of the messages below may display in place of 5. Press ENT with FORCE ARM displayed to arm FORCE ARM. your system with the faulted points removed from service. NOT BYPASSABLE Indicates the system is programmed not to arm with particular points faulted (doors or windows open). TOO MANY BYPASSD Indic
