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TABLEOF CONTENTS
lNTRODUCTION ................................................................... 4
IDENTIFY’INGTHE EQUIPMENT ..................................................... 6
SECTION1.SECURITY SYSTEMWITHVISTA CONSOLE
FUNCTIONS OFTHE CONSOLE.. ................................................... 8
CHECKINGFOROPEN ZONES ..................................................... 11
ARMINGTHESYSTEM (WITH NOONEREMAINING) .................................. 12
DISARMINGTHE SYSTEM AND SILENCING ALARMS .................................13
ARMINGTHE SYSTEM (WHILEINSIDE, Expecting ALATEARRIVAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ARMING THE SYSTEM (WHILE INSIDE, WITH NO EXPECTED LATE ARRIVALS . . . . . . . . . . 15
ARMING THE SYSTEM (WHILE INSIDE, WITH MAXIMUM SECURllY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
BYPASSING PROTECTION ZONES .................................................
DISPLAYING BYPASSED PROTECTION ZONES ...................................... ;i
TEMPORARY CODES ..............................................................19
CHIME ANNUNCIATION ........................................................... 20
AMBUSH ......................................................................... 21
PANIC ........................................................................... 22
SUMMARY OF AUDIBLE NOTIFICATIONS ...........................................23
TROUBLE CONDITIONS ...................................................0.. ..... 24

SECTION 2. SECURITY SYSTEM WITH ALPHA VISTA CONSOLE
FUNCTIONS OF THE CONSOLE .................................................... 25
CHECKING FOR OPEN ZONES ..................................................... 27
ARMING THE SYSTEM (WITH NO ONE REMAINING) .................................. 28
DISARMING THE SYSTEM AND SILENCING ALARMS ................................. 29
ARMING THE SYSTEM (WHILE INSIDE, EXPECTING ALATE ARRIVAL) .................30
ARMING THE SYSTEM (WHILE INSIDE, WITH NO EXPECTED LATE ARRIVALS . . . . . . . ...31
ARMING THE SYSTEM (WHILE INSIDE, WITH MAXIMUM SECURllY) ...................32
BYPASSING PROTECTION ZONES ................................................. 33
DISPLAYING BYPASSED PROTECTION ZONES ...................................... 34
TEMPORARY CODES .............................................................. 35
CHIMEANNUNCIATION ...........................................................36
AMBUSH ......................................................................... 37
PANIC ........................................................................... 38
SUMMARY OF AUDIBLE NOTIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
TROUBLE CONDITIONS ................0. ......................................... 40
VIEWING MESSAGES .........................................................0.... 40
SELF-HELP FEATURE ...................................................,0 ........ 41
ALL SYSTEMS
PROTECTION ZONES .............................................................. 42
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT YOUR SECURIW SYSTEM. ......................43
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS ................................................... 45
FCC STATEMENT ................................................................. 46
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSN. RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
EMERGENCY EVACUATION ......0... ............................................. 48
OWNER’S INSURANCE PREMIUM CREDIT REQUEST FORM ........................... 49
DRAW YOUR OWN EVACUATION PLAN . . ............................................. 51
THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM SYSTEM ........................................ 52
WARRANIY ...................................................................... 54

USER?5AIMMJ!XL
HWUODUCR’IOM
Congratulations on your ownership of the VISTA AT secur-
ity system. You’ve made awise decision in choosing it, for it
offers the best security protection available today.
Basically, this system offers you three forms of protection:
burglary, fire and emergency. To realize the system’s full
potential, it is important that you feel comfortable in operat-
ing it.
This manual is astep-by-step guide that will fully acquaint
you with the system’s features and benefits. It defines the
components and their functions; describes their operation,
and acquaints you with normal and emergency procedures.
Your system consists of aControl mounted within a
secured cabinet (generally in aconcealed location in resi-
dential applications), at least one Console (VISTA or ALPHA
VISTA type)’ which permits full confrol of system operation,
various sensors which serve to provide perimeter and inte-
rior burglary protection, plus aselected number of strategi-
cally placed smoke or combustion detectors designed to
provide early warning in the event of fire. The Console(s)
will, in most cases, be remotely located for convenience; in
some applications, aConsole may be mounted on the front
of the cabinet,
The Control within the cabinet is the “brains” of your sys-
tem. It uses microcomputer technology to monitor all pro-
tections zones, analyzes the status of the system at all
times and provides appropriate information for display on
the Console(s) used in the system, and also initiates
appropriate alarms when required.
‘Up 105 Consoles may be used in the system, in any combination.
ABOW THIS MANUAL
This manual contains separate sections (Sections 1 and 2) that applies to both types of Consoles (and to the system in
covering the description of the operating functions of the general) has been excluded from Sections 1and 2 and can
two types of Consoles (Section 1for VISTA Consoles, Sec- therefore be considered applicable to the entire system,
tion 2for ALPHA VISTA Consoles). Refer to the appropriate regardless of the type of Console(s) used.
section for each Console used in your system. Information
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GLOSSARY
The following glossary of terms used throughout the manual
will ayoid any confusion.
ARM/DISARM: “Armed” simp!y means that the bur-
glary portion of your system is turned ON and is in astate of
readiness. “Disarmed” means that the burglary system is
turned OFF, and must be rearmed to become operational.
However, even in a“disarmed” state, “emergency” and
“’fire” portions of your system will still be operational.
KEYPAD: This is the area 00 your Console containing
numbered pushbuttons similar to those on telephones or
calculators. These keys control the arming or disarming of
the system, and perform other functions which will be
described.
ZONESAspecific area of protection.
BYPASS: To disarm aspecific area of burglary protection
while leaving other areas operational.
DELAYZONE: An area of protection containing doors
most fequently used to enter or exit (typically, afront door,
back door, or door from the garage into the house). The
delay zone allows sufficient time for authorized entry and
exit without causing an alarm. Consult your installer for the
entry and exit delay times that have been set for your sys-
tem during installation and record them on page 7.
DAY/NIGNT ZONE: An area of protection whose vio-
lation causes atrouble indication during the disarmed
(DAY) mode and an alarm during the armed (NIGHT) mode.
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IDENTIFYINGTHE EQU[PMENT
1. ,1
THEVISTA CONSOLE: enables vou to control all svs- THE ALPHA VISTA CONSOLE: is similar to the
tern functions and also enables you t~monitor and diag-’
nose system operation. It is equipped with amultifunction
12-key digital keypad, afixed-word English language/zone
numeric LCD* and status indicator lights which can display
the nature and location of all occurrences, plus abuilt-in
alarm sounder.
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VISTA Console, except that it is equipped with a2-line, 32-
character, fully programmable alphanumeric LCD* which
can present the nature and location of ail occurrences in an
English language display (as depicted in the illustration
above). Aself-help feature is also incorporated. This feature
is activated by simply pressing any of the function keys for
5seconds. The message display screen on the Console will
then scroll information related to the use of the key that has
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been pressed. This feature will prove particularly usetul IT
this manual is not conveniently accessible when you need
to perform alittle-used system procedure with which you
are not familiar.
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DELAY ZONE ENTRYAND EXIT TIMES
These are set by your installer during installation and
determine the number of seconds available for exit and
entry through adelay zone, when arming and disarming the
burglary protection, to avoid setting off an alarm.
The delay times for your system should be recorded here:
Exit Delay #1 seconds* Entry Delay #1 —seconds**
Exit Delay #2 —seconds* Entry Deiay #2 —seconds**
‘May be from 15 to 225 seconds, but no more than 60
seconds for aUL Listed Household burglary application.
●*May be from 15 to 225 seconds, but no more than 45
seconds for aUL Listed Household burglary application.

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1LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) WINDOW: Combined
protection zone identification display (2-digit) and sys-
tem status display:
2-Digit Numeric Display Identifies protection zones,
Nos. 01-17. Also may display 99 (panic). May also
display 95 and/or 96 for additional emergency condi-
tions, depending on programming by installer.
Lastly, it can display 97 for an expansion zone (zones
10-1 7) supervisory problem.
System Status Display:
AWAY: When all burglary zones are armed.
STAY: When all burglary zones, except the interior
zones, are armed.
INSTANT: When entry delay is disabled.
BYPASS: When one or more burgla~ protection
zones have been bypassed.
NOT READY: When burglary portion of the system is
not ready for arming (due 10 open burglary or emer-
gency protection zones).
READY: When the burglary portion of the system is
ready to be armed.
NO AC: When AC power has been cut off.
AC: When AC power is present.
CHIME: When CHIME feature is activated (see 7).
ALARM: When an intrusion has been detected and
the system is armed (also appears during aFire
alarm), Accompanied by adisplay (above) of the pro-
tection zone in alarm.
CHECK: When amalfunction is discovered in the sys-
tem at any time or if afault is detected in aFIRE zone
at any time or in aDAY/NIGHT burglary zone during a
disarmed period. Accompanied by adisplay of zone
number in trouble.
FIRE: When afire alarm is present. Accompanied by a
display of the zone in alarm.
2. OFF KEY: Disarms the burglary portion of the system,
3,
4.
5,
6.
silences alarms, and clears visual alarm and trouble
indications after the problem has been corrected,
(SECURITY CODE +OFF). I
AWAY KEY: Completely arms the burglary portion of
the system. (SECURl~ CODE +AWAY),
STAY KEY: Arms the burglary portion of the system
with the exception of the interior zones of protection.
(SECURllV CODE+ STAY).
TEST KEY: Tests the system and the alarm sounder
during the disarmed mode, (SECURllY CODE+
TEST).
BYPASS KEY: Removes individual protection zones
from beirm monitored by the system. (SECURITY
CODE +6YPASS +NN; where NN** is the number of
the protection zone being removed). Displays pre-
viously bypassed protection zones, (SECURllY CODE
+BYPASS).
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7. CHIME KEY: Turns on the CHIME mode so that any
entry through adelay or perimeter zone during the
disarmed period causes 3tones to sound at the Con-
sole. (SECURITY CODE +CHIME). To turn CHIME
mode off, repeat sequence (CODE +CHIME).
8. #KEY: Permits ARMING of the system without use
of asecurity code (“Quick Arm”, if programmed to do
10 so at installation time). Press #+AWAY, STAY, etc.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
KEYS O-9 are used to enter your individual security
access code(s).
CODE KEY: Allows the entry of new temporary
access codes that can be given to users of the sys-
tem. [MASTER SECURIJY CODE +CODE key+ NN +
TEMPORARY SECURITY CODE, where: NN =user
numbers 03 through 15 or 04 through 14 (depending
upon installation configuration)].
READY KEY: When depressed prior to arming the
system, the console will display all open protection
zones.
INSTANT KEY Arms the burglary porlion of the
system wilh the exception of the interior zones of
protection and removes entry delay period (CODE +
INSTANT).
MAXIMUM KEY: Completely arms the burglary por-
tion of the system and removes entry delay period
(CODE +MAXIMUM).
POWER INDICATOR: (GREEN) Lit when power
is on.
15. ARMED INDICATOR: (RED) Lit when the system
has been armed (STAY, AWAY, INSTANT or
MAXIMUM).
16. INTERNAL SOUNDER: Source of audible internal
warning and confirmation sounds, as well as alarms
(see “Summary of Audible Notification”).
8&11. sand #* KEYS: Submits aPANIC alarm (silent or
audible emergency or fire, as installer-pro-
grammed) when simultaneously depressed.
“Other pawsof keysmay also have been programmed Ior panic alarms (See
PANIC Secllon).