ADEMCO VISTA-50PUL User manual

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
SYSTEMOVERVIEW.................................... 3
APartitionedSystem................................ 3
Zones.................................................... 3
FireProtection......................................... 4
Burglary Protection.................................. 4
Alarms................................................... 4
Memory of Alarm...................................... 4
SpeedKey(Macros)................................. 5
Using Schedules...................................... 5
DeviceTimers......................................... 5
Accessingotherpartitions(GOTOcommand)5
MasterKeypadOperation.......................... 6
Self-HelpFeature..................................... 6
PhoneAccess&VoiceResponse............... 6
ABOUTTHEKEYPADS.................................. 7
FUNCTIONSOFTHEKEYPADS...................... 8
ENTRY/EXITDELAYS..................................11
SECURITY CODES & AUTHORITYLEVELS......12
Duress Code..........................................12
Quick Arming.........................................12
Authority Levels.....................................13
ToAdd A User........................................15
ToChangeAUser's Code.........................17
ToDeleteA User.....................................17
ACCESSINGOTHERPARTITIONS.................18
GOTOCommand.....................................18
GlobalArming.........................................18
MasterKeypadOperation.........................18
CHECKINGFOROPENZONES......................20
DISPLAYINGALLZONE DESCRIPTORS.........21
BYPASSINGPROTECTIONZONES................22
Quick Bypass........................................23
Displaying Bypassed ProtectionZones.......23
ARMINGPERIMETERONLY (STAY)...........24
ARMINGPERIMETERONLY(INSTANT)..........25
ARMINGALLPROTECTION(AWAY)...............26
ARMINGALL PROTECTION(MAXIMUM).........27
DISARMINGANDSILENCINGALARMS...........28
USINGTHEKEYSWITCH..............................29
CHIMEMODE.............................................30
VIEWINGCENTRALSTATIONMESSAGES...... 31
PANICKEYS..............................................32
SPEEDKEY (MACROS)...............................33
ACCESS DOORCONTROL...........................34
USING#70 RELAY MENU MODE....................35
USINGSCHEDULES....................................36
DelayingThe ClosingTime........................36
TemporaryOpen/CloseSchedules.............37
PROGRAMMINGDEVICE TIMERS.................40
TESTINGTHESYSTEM................................42
TROUBLECONDITIONS...............................44
FIRE ALARMSYSTEM.................................46
RECOMMENDATIONSFORPROPER
PROTECTYION..........................................47
EMERGENCY EVACUATION.........................49
MAINTAININGYOUR SYSTEM......................50
QUICKGUIDETOSYSTEMFUNCTIONS.........52
SUMMARYOF AUDIBLE NOTIFICATION.........54
GLOSSARY...............................................55
INSURANCECREDITREQUESTFORM...........61
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SYSTEMOVERVIEW
General Congratulationsonyourownership ofan AdemcoPartitioned
SecuritySystem.You'vemadeawisedecisioninchoosingit, for
itrepresentsthelatestinsecurityprotectiontechnologytoday.
Ademcoistheworld'slargest manufacturerofsecuritysystems
andmillions ofpremisesareprotectedbyAdemcosystems.
Thissystemoffersyouthreeformsofprotection:burglary,fire
andemergency.Torealizethesystem's fullpotential,itis
importantthatyou feelcomfortableinoperatingit.Yoursystem
consistsofatleastoneKeypad whichprovidesfull controlof
systemoperation,varioussensorswhichprovideperimeterand
interiorburglaryprotection, plusaselectednumberof strategically
placedsmokeorcombustiondetectorsdesignedtoprovideearly
warning in caseoffire.
Thesystemusesmicrocomputertechnologytomonitor all
protectionzonesandsystemstatusandprovidesappropriate
informationfordisplayon theKeypad(s)usedwiththesystem,
andinitiatesappropriatealarms.Yoursystemmayalsohave
been programmedtoautomaticallytransmitalarmorstatus
messagesoverthe phonelinestoacentralalarmmonitoring
station.
APartitioned
System Simplystated,apartitionedsystemsharesonephysicalalarm
systemamongdifferent users,eachwiththeir ownrequirements.
Forthemostpart, youasauserneed notknowaboutother
users andtheirstructureinthesystem, butfromtimetotime, you
mayseedisplaymessageswhichindicatethesystemisinuse
by anotheruser.Donotbeconcerned,thisisnormal.Refertothe
ACCESSINGOTHERPARTITIONSsectionfor additional
information.
Zones Yoursystem's sensingdeviceshavebeenassignedtovarious
"zones." Forexample,the sensingdeviceonyourEntry/Exit door
mayhavebeen assignedtozone 01,sensingdeviceson
windowsin themasterbedroomtozone02,and soon.These
numberswillappearon the display,along withan alpha
descriptor forthat zone(ifprogrammed), whenanalarmortrouble
conditionoccurs.
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SYSTEMOVERVIEW
FireProtection Thefire protectionportionofyoursecuritysystem(ifused)is
alwaysonandwillsoundanalarmifafirecondition isdetected.
Refertothe FIREALARMSYSTEMsection forimportant
informationconcerningfireprotection,smokedetectorsand
planningemergency exitroutesfromyour house.
BurglaryProtection Theburglaryprotectionportionofyoursystemmustbeturnedon
or"armed"beforeitwillsenseburglaryalarmconditions.Your
systemprovidesfourmodesofburglaryprotection:STAY,
AWAY,INSTANTandMAXIMUM,andevenallows you to
BYPASSselectedzonesofprotectionwhileleavingtherestof
thesystem armed. Thesystemalsoprovides aCHIMEmode, for
alertinguserstotheopeningandclosingofdoorsandwindows
whilethesystemisdisarmed.Refertotheothersectionsofthis
manual for proceduresforusingthesefeatures.
Thefollowingtableliststhefourdifferentarmingmodesandthe
results of each.
Arming FeaturesForEachArmingMode
Mode ExitEntryPerimeterInterior
DelayDelay ArmedArmed
AWAYYesYesYesYes
STAYYesYesYesNo
INSTANTYesNoYesNo
MAXIMUMYesNoYesYes
Alarms Whenanalarmoccurs,boththekeypadandexternalsounders
willsound,and thekeypadwill displaythezone(s)causingthe
alarm.If yoursystem is connectedtoacentralmonitoring station,
analarmmessagewillalsobesent.Tostopthealarmsounding,
simply disarmthesystem.
Memoryof Alarm When an alarmconditionoccurs,the keypad displays the
number(s)ofthezone(s)thatcausedtheproblem,anddisplays
thetypeofalarm(ex. FIRE, ALARM).It remainsdisplayeduntil it
isclearedbydisarmingthesystem(seeDISARMINGTHE
SYSTEMsection).
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SYSTEMOVERVIEW
SpeedKey
(Macros) Thesystem canstoreastringofupto16keystrokes,whichcan
beactivatedanytimebysimplypressingthe "D" key.This
featurecanbeusedtomakeiteasytoperformacomplicated
procedure(suchasgoing toanotherpartitiontobypass azone),
oritcan beused tosimplifyaneveryday,repeatedprocedure.
RefertotheSPEEDKEYsectionforproceduresforusingthis
feature.
Using Schedules Yoursystemmayhavebeen programmedwithschedulesfor
automaticallyarming,disarmingand activatingvariousdevices
and/or performing othersystemfunctionsatpredetermined times.
Userscanmodifysomeoftheseschedules bymanuallydelaying
aclosingtime,using temporaryschedules,orbyprogramming
specialuserschedules.RefertotheUSINGSCHEDULES
section atthe end ofthismanual forscheduling related
procedures.
DeviceTimers Thesystemprovidesupto20"timers"whichcanbeused to
control variousdevices,suchaslightsor appliances.These
timersaresimilarinconcepttotheindividual appliancetimersthat
mightbe purchasedatadepartmentstore.Thedevicesthatcan
becontrolledareprogrammedintothesystembythe installer.
Upto16ofthesedevicescanbe programmed.Refertothe
PROGRAMMINGDEVICETIMERSsection for procedures.
ToAccess Another
Partition
(GOTOCommand)
Eachkeypadisassignedadefaultpartitionfordisplaypurposes,
andwillshowonlythatpartition'sinformation.But,iftheuseris
authorized,akeypadin onepartitioncan be usedtoperform
systemfunctionsin another partition byusing the GOTO
command.Notethatonlythosepartitionsauthorized and
programmedbytheinstaller can be accessedinthismanner.
To GOTO anotherpartition,enter yoursecuritycode,thenpress
Qfollowed bythe desired partitionnumber (1-8).
Thekeypadwillremaininthenewpartitionuntildirectedtogoto
anotherpartition,oruntil120secondshaselapsedwithno
keypad activity. Enteringpartitionnumber0willreturnthekeypad
toits originalpartition.
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SYSTEMOVERVIEW
MasterKeypad
Operation
A"Master"keypadisoneonwhichthestatus ofall8partitionsis
displayedsimultaneously. Auser canget moreinformationabout
acertainpartitionbysimplyenteringQ +thedesiredpartition
number(1-8).Tologontothe"Master"partition(9)usingthe
GOTO command,ausermusthaveaccesstoall partitions.
Self-HelpFeature Abbreviated user'sinstructionsarebuiltintothesystemthatcan
be easilyviewed on thealpha keypad's message display
screen.Thisfeaturewill proveparticularlyusefulifthismanualis
notconvenientlyaccessiblewhenyouneedtoperformasystem
procedurewithwhichyouare not familiar.
Toviewtheabbreviatedinstructions:
Simplypressand hold downthefunction keyofinterestuntil
thedescriptionstartstoappear(about5seconds)andthen
releaseit.
Refertothe FUNCTIONSOFTHEKEYPADsectionfor
descriptionsofeachkey function.
PhoneAccess &
VoiceResponse
Capability
Yoursystemmayincludea4285VIPmodulethatwillpermityou
toaccess the systemviaaTouch-tone phone,eitheron-
premisesorbycall-inwhenaway. Thephoneaccess featurewill
enableyoutodothefollowing:
¥Receivesynthesizedvoicemessagesover thetelephone
regardingthestatusofthesecuritysystem.
¥Armanddisarmthesystemand performmostfunction
commandsviathetelephone,withvoiceconfirmationprovided
aftereachcommandentry.
¥Control4204relays/PowerlineCarrierdevicesthroughthe#70
Manual RelayActivationmode.
Completeinformation regardingthe useofthis featureis provided
in aseparatemanual entitledPHONEACCESS USER'S
GUIDE,whichaccompanies the 4285VIPmodule.
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ABOUTTHEKEYPADS
General
IMPORTANT: Ifthe
keypad beepsrapidly
uponentering the
premises,itindicates
that analarmhas
occurred duringyour
absence.LEAVE
IMMEDIATELYand
CONTACTTHEPOLICE
fromanearbysafe
location.
Your keypadsallowyou tocontrolallsystemfunctions.The
keypadsfeatureatelephonestyle(digital)keypad andaLiquid
CrystalDisplay(LCD)whichshowsthenatureandlocationofall
occurrences.Keypaddisplaybacklightingisprogrammable to
alwaysstayonortolightonlywhenakeyispressed,thenturn
off afewminutes later.
Thekeypadsalsofeatureabuilt-insounderwhichwill sound
during alarms andtroubles.It willalso"beep"during certain
systemfunctions,suchasduringentry/exitdelaytimes,during
CHIMEmode,andwhendepressingkeystoarmanddisarmthe
system(toacknowledgethekeypress).Thesesoundscanbe
optionallysuppressedinsomeofyourkeypads(soasnotto
disturbotherusersofthesystem).Askyourinstallerifthishas
beendone.
There aretwobasictypesofkeypadsÐaFIXED-WORD
keypadand anALPHAkeypad.Thesekeypadsareavailablein
twostyles,shownasstyleAandstyleB,eitherofwhichmay
havebeenused in yoursystem.Although differentin
appearance,bothstylesarefunctionallythesame.Thekeypads
onstyleBkeypadsarelocatedbehind aflip-downcoverwhich
canberemoved, if desired.
TheAlphaKeypadAlphakeypads feature a2-line,32characteralphanumericLiquid
Crystal Display(LCD)whichcandisplaysystemmessagesin
friendlyEnglish.Abbreviated user's instructionscan alsobe
displayed(seeSelfHelpparagraphintheSYSTEMOVERVIEW
section).Thesekeypadscan alsobeprogrammedwithcustom
zonedescriptors.
TheFixed-Word
Keypad
Fixed-Wordkeypadsare functionallyidenticaltoalphakeypads,
buttheLCD displayusespre-designatedwordstoidentifythe
natureand locationof occurrences.
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FUNCTIONSOFTHEKEYPAD
1. ALPHA DISPLAYWINDOW: A2-line,32-
characterLiquidCrystalDisplay(LCD).
Displaysprotectionpointidentificationand
systemstatus, messages, and user
instructions.
2. OFF KEY: Disarmstheburglary portionof
thesystem,silencesalarmsand audible
troubleindicators,andclearsvisualalarm
troubleafterthe problemhasbeen corrected.
3. AWAY KEY: Completelyarmsboth
perimeterandinteriorburglaryprotectionby
sensing an intruder'smovements through
protectedinteriorareasaswell asguarding
protecteddoors,windows,etc. Latearrivals
canenterthroughanentrydelayzonewithout
causinganalarmifthesystemisdisarmed
beforetheentrydelaytimeexpires.
4. STAY KEY: Armstheperimeterburglary
protection,guarding protected doors,windows
andotherperimeterprotectionpoints,and
soundsanalarmifoneisopened.Interior
protectionisnotarmed,whichallows
movementwithinyourhousewithoutcausing
analarm.Latearrivalscanenterthroughan
entrydelayzonewithoutcausinganalarmif
thesystemisdisarmedbeforethe entrydelay
timeexpires.
5. MAXIMUM KEY: Armsinmannersimilar
toAWAY mode,buteliminatestheentry delay
period,thusproviding maximumprotection.An
alarmwilloccurimmediatelyuponopening any
protectionpoint,including entry delayzones.
6. TEST KEY: Teststhesystemandalarm
sounderifdisarmed.
7. BYPASS KEY: Removesindividual
protectionzonesfrombeingmonitoredbythe
system.Displayspreviouslybypassed
protectionzones.
8. INSTANT KEY: Armsinmannersimilarto
STAYmode,butturnsofftheentry delay
period,offering greatersecuritywhileinside
and notexpecting anylatearrivals. Analarm
willoccurimmediatelyuponopening any
perimeterprotection point,includingentry
delayzones.
9. CODE KEY: Allowstheentryofadditional
usercodesthatcanbe given tootherusersof
thesystem.
10. CHIME KEY: Turnson&offtheCHIME
mode.Whenon,anyentrythrough aprotected
delayorperimeterzonewhilethesystemis
disarmedwillcauseatone tosound atthe
Keypad(s).
11. READY KEY: Whendepressedpriorto
armingthesystem,the keypadwill displayall
openprotectionzoneswithinthekeypad's
homepartition.Thiskeyisalsoused todisplay
all zonedescriptorsthathavebeen
programmedforyoursystem,byholdingthe
keydownforat least5seconds.
12. #KEY: Permits ARMINGofthesystem
withoutuseofasecuritycode ("Quick Arm",if
programmed).
13. KEYS 0-9: Usedtoenteryourindividual
securityaccesscode(s).
14. POWER/READYINDICATOR: (GREEN)
On somekeypads,thislights whenprimary
powerison.Ifoff, systemisoperatingonits
backup batterypower.CALL YOUR
INSTALLERIMMEDIATELY.Onothertypesof
keypads,litindicatessystemisreadytobe
armed,whileunlitindicatessystemnotready.
15. ARMEDINDICATOR: (RED) Litwhenthe
systemhasbeenarmed(STAY, AWAY,
INSTANTorMAXIMUM).
16. INTERNALSOUNDER: Sourceofaudible
internalwarningandconfirmationsounds,as
wellasalarms(see"SummaryofAudible
Notifications").
17. A-B-CPANICKEYS: RefertothePANIC
KEYSsectionfordescriptionsofthesekeys.
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Note: Unlessstatedotherwise,mostproceduresinthismanualapplyto
allkeypadtypesandstyles.Someprocedures,however,arespecifically
intendedforusebyalphakeypadsonly.
IMPORTANT!: Whenusingthekeypad toenter codesandcommands,
sequentialkeydepressionsmust bemadewithin3secondsofone
another.If3secondselapseswithoutakeydepression,the entryis
abortedandmust berepeatedfrom its beginning.
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FUNCTIONSOFTHEKEYPADS
Fixed-WordKeypad Displays
AWAY: Allburglaryzones,interior&perimeter,
arearmed.
STAY: Perimeterburglaryzones,suchas
windows&doors, arearmed.
INSTANT: Perimeterburglary zones armed and
entrydelayisturned off.
BYPASS: Oneormoreburglaryprotectionzones
havebeen bypassed.
NOTREADY: Appears whenburglary portionof the
systemisnotreadyforarming(dueto
openprotectionzones).
READY: Theburglary systemisreadytobe
armed.
NOAC: Appears whenACpowerhas beencut
off.Systemisoperatingon backup
batterypower.
AC: AppearswhenACpoweris present.
CHIME: AppearswhentheCHIMEfeatureis
activated.
BAT: Lowbatterycondition inawireless
sensor(ifIDnumberdisplayed)orlow
systembattery (ifno IDnumber
displayed).
ALARM: Appearswhenanintrusionhas been
detectedand thesystemisarmed (also
appears duringafirealarmoraudible
emergency alarm). Accompaniedbythe
protectionzone IDinalarm.
CHECK: Appears whenamalfunctionis
discoveredinthesystemat anytimeor
ifatroubleis detectedinaFIRE zone at
any timeorinaDAY/NIGHTburglary
zoneduringadisarmedperiod.
Accompaniedby adisplayofzone
numberintrouble.
FIRE: Appearswhenafirealarmis present.
Accompaniedbyadisplayofthezonein
alarm.
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ENTRY/EXITDELAYS
GeneralInformation Yoursystemhaspresettimedelays,knownasexitdelayand
entrydelay.Wheneveryouarmyoursystem, exitdelay gives
youtimetoleavethroughthe designatedexitdoorwithoutsetting
off analarm.Exitdelaybeginsimmediatelyafterenteringany
armingcommand, andapplies toallmodes ofarming protection. If
programmed, aslowbeepingwillsoundthroughout theexitdelay
period.
EntryDelay givesyoutimetodisarmthesystemwhenyou
reenterthroughthedesignatedentrancedoor.Butthesystem
mustbedisarmedbeforetheentrydelay period ends, oranalarm
willoccur.The keypadwillbeepduringtheentrydelayperiod,
remindingyoutodisarmthe system. Youcanalsoarmthesystem
withnoentrydelayatallbyusingeitherINSTANTorMAXIMUM
armingmodes. Thesemodesprovidegreater securitywhileon
thepremisesorwhile awayforextendedperiodsoftime.See
yourinstallerforyourdelaytimes.
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SECURITYCODES
&AUTHORITYLEVELS
General
Information Atthe timeofinstallation,youwereassigned anauthoritylevel
andapersonalfour-digitsecuritycode,knownonlytoyouand
yours.The securitycodemustbe entered when arming and
disarming thesystem.Theauthoritylevel definesthe system
functions that you canperform.
Asanadditionalsafety feature,otherusersthatdonothavea
needtoknowyour codecanbeassigneddifferentsecurity
codes,andeachusercanbe givenadifferentauthoritylevel.
Usersareidentifiedby"usernumbers",whichareassignedwhen
assigningauser's security code.
Allcodescanbe used interchangeablywhenperformingsystem
functionswithinthelimits ofeachcode's authority level (asystem
armedwithoneuser's codecanbedisarmedbyanotheruser's
code),withtheexceptionoftheOperatorLevelCcode.See
AUTHORITYLEVELS section onthefollowingpagefordetailed
information regarding user authority levels.
DuressCode Thisfeatureis intendedfor usewhenyouareforcedtodisarmor
armthesystemunderthreat. Whenused,thesystemwill act
normally, butcan silentlynotifythe central stationofyour
situation,ifthatservicehasbeenprovided.The duress codeis
pre-assigned by theinstallerduringinstallation(auth. level6).
Important: Thiscodeisusefulonlywhen the systemis
connected toacentral station.
QuickArming Notethatif "QuickArming"wasprogrammedbytheinstaller,the
#keycanbepressedin placeof thesecuritycodewhenarming
thesystem.Thesecuritycodemustalwaysbeusedtodisarm
thesystem,however.
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SECURITYCODES
&AUTHORITYLEVELS
Authority Levels Authority levelsdefine thesystemfunctionsaparticularusercan
perform.Dependingonthe authorityassigned toyou,thereare
certainsystemfunctionsyoumaybeprohibitedfromperforming.
Insummary,therearesixauthoritylevels,eachhavingcertain
systemrestrictionsasshownbelow.
Level1Master: Canperformallsystemfunctionsin
assignedpartitions,andcanadd,
deleteorchangeManagerand
Operatorlevelusers. Mastercodesare
addedbytheInstaller.
Level2Manager:Can performsystemfunctionsin
assignedpartitions,andcanadd,
deleteorchangeOperatorlevelusers.
Level3OperatorA:Canperformsystemfunctionsin
assignedpartitions, butcannot addor
deleteotherusers.
Level4OperatorB:SameasOperatorA, exceptOperator
Bcannotbypasszonesofprotection.
Level5Operator C:Canarmthesysteminassigned
partitions,but cannotdisarmthesystem
unless thesystem wasarmedwiththis
code. This codeistypicallyassignedto
someone who hasaneed toarm/disarm
thesystemonlyat certaintimes(suchas
ababy-sitter).
Level6Duress:Canarmanddisarmthesystem,but
alsosends asilent panic alarmtothe
centralstation, if thatserviceis
connected.
To viewyour authority levelandsystemcapabilities:
1.Enteryourcode +Q +Q .
2.The keypadwilldisplaythepartition(s)thatyouare
authorized tooperate,and yourusernumberandauthority
level ineachpartition.
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SECURITYCODES
&AUTHORITYLEVELS
GeneralRuleson
AuthorityLevels
andChanges
¥Auser maynot deleteorchangetheusercodeoftheSAMEor
HIGHER authoritythanwhichheisassigned.
¥AusermayonlyADDuserstoaLOWERauthoritylevel.
¥Ausermayassignaccesscodesonlytothosepartitionsto
whichtheuseraddingthecodehasaccess.(ex.auserwith
accesstoonlypartition1cannotassigncodesinpartition2.)
¥Theonlywaytoassign auser's authoritylevelisbyusingthe
"AddAUser"procedure.Tochange auser's authoritylevel,
thatusermust firstbedeleted, thenaddedagain.
¥Ausercanonlybe DELETEDorCHANGEDfromwithinthe
partitionheisassigned.
¥Usernumbersmustbeenteredas2-digitentries.Singledigit
usernumbersmustbeprecededbya"0"(example,03,04,
etc.).Securitycodesare enteredas4-digitnumbers.
¥Beforeassigningasecuritycode,besureitdoesnotconflict
withanyDURESScode.
Note: Whenadding,changingordeletingusers,allotheralpha
keypadsinthatpartitionwilldisplay"UserEditModeÐPlease
Stand By",andkeydepressions(exceptPanic)atthose
keypadswillbeignored.Panickeydepressionswillcausean
alarmand terminateuserentry.
ToExitUserEdit
Mode
Youcanexitanyofthe user editmodesdescribedonthe
followingpagesat anytimeby doingthefollowing:
1.Presseither Q or#,ordon'tpressanykeyfor10
seconds.
2.Systemreturnstonormalmode.
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SECURITYCODES
&AUTHORITYLEVELS
ToAddaUser IMPORTANT: Temporaryusersshouldnotbeshownhowto
useanysystemfunction theydo notneed toknow(e.g.
bypassingprotectionzones).
CODE
1.EnterMaster or Manager code and pressthe8 key.
2.Enterthenewuser's2-digit UserNumber(02-99).
3.Enter 4-digitsecurity codefor thatuser.Thefollowing prompts
will appear.
ADD NEWUSER?
0=NO, 1=YES
Enter1toaddanewusercode.Entering
0will changethe existing user'scode to
thecodeenteredinstep3.SeeChanging
AUser'sCodesection.
USERNUMBER =3
ENTER
AUTH.LEVEL
Entertheauthoritylevel, 1-6,forthisuser
withinthispartition.
1=master4=operatorB
2=manager5=operatorC
3=operatorA6=duresscode
RFBUTTON?
0=NO, 1=YES
Thispromptwillappearifa5800 series
buttontransmitterhasbeensupplied and
hasnotyet been assignedtoauser.Press
1ifabutton transmitterwill beassignedto
thisuser.Otherwisepress0.
ENTERBUTTON
ZN#
(01-64)
If assigningabuttontransmitter,this
promptwill appear.Enterthebutton's
zone number(seeyourinstallerforzone
number).
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SECURITYCODES
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ToAddaUser
(continued)
MULTI-ACCESS?
0=NO, 1=YES
Ifyouas auserhaveaccess toother
partitions,thekeypadwill prompt forability
ofthisnewusertoaccess (GOTO)those
partitions.Press0(NO)or1(YES).Ifno,
thesystemactivatesthisusercodeand
exitsÒAddaUserÓmode.If yes,the
keypad promptsfortheGlobalArmoption
forthisuser.
GLOBALARM?
0=NO, 1=YES
Press1(YES)if thisuserwillbe allowedto
trytoarm morethan one partition atthe
sametime. Press0if thisuserwill armonly
hisassignedpartition.
PART.2-SHOP?
0=NO, 1=YES
ThekeypadnowpromptsfortheuserÕs
accesstothenextpartition(see GOTO
command).Againpress0or1.Ifyes,the
systemwillautomaticallyassign auser
numberforuseinthatpartitionandwill
promptforthe authorityleveland global
armoptionforthisuserwithinthe partition
(seeprevious steps).
PART. 1TWHSE
USER 03 AUTH=3G
.
When all partitions havebeen displayed,
thekeypad willscroll throughthe
partition(s)towhichaccesshasbeen
assigned,andwilldisplay the user
number,authorityleveland globalarm
optionforeach.The ÒGÓaftertheauthority
level indicates thattheglobal arm featureis
active forthisuserinthe displayed
partition.The"T"indicatesthe partition
fromwhich thisusercan bechangedor
deleted.The"."attheendofthesecond
line indicatesthatthisusersends
open/close reports.Open/closereporting
isautomaticallyactiveforany usersadded
by you,ifyou have open/closereporting
active.
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SECURITYCODES
&AUTHORITYLEVELS
To Changea
User'sCode
CODE
1.EnterMasteror Managercodeandpress the 8key +user
number tobechanged.
2.Enterthenewcode forthatuser.
ADD NEWUSER?
0=NO, 1=YES
Thesystemwill recognize thattheuser
numberisalreadyinuseand will prompt
whetherornotthisisanewuser.Enter0to
changetheexistinguser'scodetothecode
enteredinstep3.
USER02
CHANGED
SUCCESSFULLY
Thesystemwillconfirmthatthe changeis
allowedbasedonauthorizationlevel,and
ifso,will putthe newcodeintoeffect.
Notethatifchanging oneÕsown
code, thesystemwillpromptforthenew
code tobe reentered.Thisprevents
accidentallychanging one'sowncode.
ToDeleteaUser
CODE
1.EnterMasteror Managercodeandpress the 8key +User
Numbertobedeleted.
2.Enter MasterorManagercodefirst entered.
OKTO DELETE
0=NO, 1=YES
The systemwill recognize thatthe User
numberisalreadyinuseand will prompt to
confirm thatit shouldbedeleted.Press 0
(NO)or1(YES).
USER CODE
DELETED
If yes,thatuser'scodewill beremovedfrom
all partitionstowhich it wasassigned, andall
authorizationlevelsand otherinformation
aboutthatuserwillbedeleted.Notethata
usercanonlybe deletedfromthepartitionin
which itwas firstassigned,andcanonlybe
deleted byauserwithahigherauthority
level.AUser'ssecuritycodecannotbe
deletedbyoneself.
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ACCESSINGOTHER PARTITIONS
(GOTOCommandandGlobalArming)
ToAccess
AnotherPartition Eachkeypadisassignedadefaultpartitionfordisplaypurposes,
andwillshowonlythatpartition'sinformation.But,iftheuseris
authorized,akeypadin onepartitioncan be usedtoperform
systemfunctionsin otherpartitionsbyusing the GOTO
command.Notethatonlythosepartitionsauthorized and
programmedbytheinstaller can be accessedinthismanner.
To GOTOanotherpartition: READY
1.Enteryoursecuritycode,thenpressQ +partition
number (0-8).
Enteringpartitionnumber0will returnthe keypadtoitsoriginal
partition.
2. LOG-ONTO
AAAA
PART.X
COMPLETE
Thekeypadwill remaininthe newpartition
untildirectedtogotoanotherpartition,or
until 2minutes haselapsed withno
keypad activity.
AAAA=alphadescriptorprogrammedby
the installer
X=partitionnumber
GlobalArming TheGlobalArming option mayhavebeenprogrammedforuse
bysomeusers.IfGlobalArmingwasenabledforusewithyour
securitycode,akeypadprompt(message)will appearafter
pressing one ofthe arming function keys(STAY,INSTANT,
AWAY,MAXIMUM, OFF).Follow the keypad prompts tocontinue
arming thesystem.Seeyourinstallerfordetailed instructionson
theuseof this feature.
Ifglobal armingdoesnotapplytoyoursecuritycode,usethe
proceduresdescribedin thefollowingpages.
MasterKeypad
Operation
A"Master"keypadisonethatreflectsthestatusoftheentire
system(Partitions1-8)onitsdisplay.Thisisusefulbecauseit
eliminatestheneedforasecurityofficerinabuildingtohaveto
"log-on"tovariouspartitionsfromonepartition'skeypadtofind
outwhereanalarmhasoccurred.
Adescriptionof atypicaldisplayfollows:
SYSTEM12345678
STATUSRRN NATB
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ACCESSINGOTHER PARTITIONS
MasterKeypad
Operation
(continued)
Thestatus of eachpartitionisdirectly belowthepartitionnumber
onthedisplay. Possiblestatusindicationsinclude:
A=ArmedAwayM=ArmedMaximum
S=ArmedStayI =ArmedInstant
R=ReadyN=NotReady
B=Bypassed/ReadyT =AlarmMemory/Troublepresent
Toobtainmoreinformationregardingaparticular partition,enterT
+[PartitionNo.](i.e., T4).Thiswillallowviewing ofthat
partition.Inordertoaffect that partition, theusermustlogonwith
acodethathasaccesstothatpartition.Also,inorderforauser
ofanypartitiontolog ontothe"Master"partition(Partition9)to
viewthestatusof partitions,thatusermusthaveaccesstoall
partitions. Otherwise,access willbedenied.
Thefollowingisanexampleofwhatwould bedisplayedfor a
faultconditiononZone2(LoadingDockWindow)onPartition1
(Warehouse)whenloggingonfrom akeypadonPartition9:
WHSEDISARMED
HITTFORFAULTS
Thisisthenormaldisplay thatappearsatPartition1'skeypad(s).
PressingTwilldisplay:
FAULT02LOADI N G
DOCKWINDOW
Additionalzone faultswillbedisplayedoneatatime.Todisplay
anewpartition's status, press T+[PartitionNo.].Thiswill
displaythestatusofthenewpartition.
The"Armed"LEDonaMasterkeypad willbe litonlyif
partitionshavebeenarmedsuccessfully.The"Ready"LEDwill
belitonlyif partitionsare "readytoarm."
The sounderonaMasterkeypadwill reflectthesoundofthe
mostcriticalconditiononallofthepartitions.Thepriorityofthe
soundsisasfollows:
A.Pulsing firealarmsounds
B. Steady burglar alarmsounds
C.Troublesounds
The soundermaybe silencedbypressing anykeyon the
Masterkeypad.
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CHECKINGFOROPENZONES
UsingtheQ
READYKey
Before armingyoursystem,allprotecteddoors,windowsand
otherprotection zonesmustbe closed orbypassed (see
BYPASSINGsection).Otherwisethekeypadwilldisplaya"Not
Ready"message.Usingthe READY keywilldisplayallzones
thatarefaulted,making iteasierforyoutosecure anyopen
zones.
Toshowfaultedzones:
DISARMED-
PRESS
TTOSHOW
FAULTS
Note: Somekeypadslightagreen LED
when thesystemisready.If notlit,the
systemisnotready tobearmed.
READY
1.Donot entersecuritycode,butsimplypressQ .
FAULT05FRONT
UPSTAIRS
BEDROOM
Typicalfaultdisplay
2. DISARMED
READYTOARM
Secureorbypassthe zonesdisplayed
beforearmingthesystem.The"Ready"
message will be displayed whenall
protectionzoneshavebeeneitherclosed
orbypassed.
NOTE: Allorpartofthismessage maybe
replacedbyacustomizedmessage
programmedby theinstaller.Bearthisinmind
wheneverthe instructionsindicatethatthe
"DISARMED" or"READY"messagewill be
displayed.
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