Chapter 3
3.0 Securing the Premises
The PowerSeries Neo provides multiple arming modes as described below:
Awaymode Use when no one in your household will be home. Away mode activates all perimeter and interior sensors
in the alarm system.
Staymode Use this mode when you are staying home, but expect someone to use the entrance door later. Stay mode
partially activates your alarm system by arming all perimeter sensors and bypassing all interior sensors.
Nightmode Use when you want the perimeter and interior armed but would like to allow limited movement in your
house without activating the alarm. (e.g., disable motion sensors in an area containing bedrooms and a
washroom). Night mode is similar to Stay mode but only bypasses internal sensors configured as Night
Zones.
Note:Verify with your alarm company which modes are available on your system. For SIA FAR listed panels, the Stay Arming
Exit Delay will be twice as long as the Away Arming Exit Delay.
Depending on your system configuration, there are multiple methods you can use to arm your system.
You can arm the system using a:
lKeypad
l2-way wireless key
See also:
lSilent Exit Delay
3.1 Arming the System
The PowerSeries Neo system can be armed using a keypad, a 2-way wireless key or a proximity tag.
3.1.1 Arming the System (Infinite Exit Delay)
In an attempt to reduce false alarms, your system is designed to notify you of an improper exit when arming the system. When
using the Push to Set, or Final Door Set feature, attempting to arm your system will start an infinite exit delay. The keypad will
sound a beep once per second. When you have opened and closed the final exit door, or after pressing the Push to Set button, the
exit delay will be reduced to a programmable value, which is typically 10 seconds, after which the alarm will complete the setting.
The panel used this time period to allow time for the detectors on the system to return to their normal state. When this time
expires, the system checks for detectors/windows/doors that may be open. If any of these are open, the panel will cancel the arm-
ing. If this occurs, you must re-enter the premises, check the system, close any open zones, and then attempt to arm again.
3.1.2 Away Arming the System with the Keypad
Away mode activates the complete alarm system by:
lArming all perimeter sensors.
lArming all interior sensors.
ToArmtheSysteminAwayMode LCDDisplay
1. Ensure all windows and doors are closed and that the Ready indicator is on. Date Time
JAN 02/13 2:06a
2. To arm using the Away key , press and hold the Away key for 2 seconds and, if
required, enter your [access code] or present your proximity tag.
OR
To Quick Arm the system press [*][0].
System is
Ready to Arm
then
Present Tag or
Enter Code
3. If zones have been bypassed, ICN or LED keypads bypass LED will light and
the bypassed zones #s will be shown. On an LCD keypad a warning appears.
* Warning *
Bypass Active
4. After successfully initiating the arming sequence the:
lArmed indicator turns on.
lReady indicator remains lit.
lExit Delay timer begins counting down.
lKeypad beeps six times, continues beeping once per second until beeping rapidly
in the final ten seconds.
lThe system may be configured to have a persistent exit delay that only ends when
the exit door is opened and closed, or when a button is pressed outside the pro-
tected premises.
Exit Delay in
Progress
5. To cancel the arming sequence, enter your [access code] or present your proximity
tag to the keypad reader.
System Disarmed
No Alarm Memory
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