Visonic PowerMax Partitions II User manual

A quick start guide to
PowerMax Partitions II
Product Management Team
April, 2010
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What Are Partitions?
• The PowerMax includes an optional partition feature. Partitioning
allows you to have up to three independently controllable areas
whereby each can be in the HOME, AWAY or DISARM state.
• Each independent area is called a ‘partition’ and has its own
defined zones, user codes, etc.
• Partitions provide highly flexible control in premises where multiple
areas need to be monitored or secured independently.

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Using Partitions in the Workplace
• The area in this example has 2 offices (accountant’s and solicitor’s)
• Each office runs independently with different working hours
• The reception area is shared by both offices
• Each area has a NEXT motion detector installed
The reception area is explained later in the ‘common area’ section
Accountants Solicitors
Reception
Partition 1 Partition 2
Common area

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Partitions II – What’s New?
• Partitions II, Visonic's new version of partitioning, now provides
enhanced partitioning capabilities of the PowerMaxPro, including:
• Common areas
• Simultaneous control over multiple partitions
• Intuitive LCD display
• Smart siren operation

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STEP 1: Planning & Enabling
• The panel comes with partitioning feature disabled.
• The first step is to enable Partitions II feature:
• From the INSTALLER MODE select PARTITIONING
and press
• Select ENABLE and press twice
To avoid confusion and to make installation simpler, it is recommended to
note down the zones and their corresponding partitions

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STEP 2: Defining Partitions
• Partitioning programming is performed via the DEFINE ZONES menu.
• For each zone, set the zone type, name and chime option, as per the
installer manual.
• Select the PARTITION option (follows CHIME)
• The screen will display [ P1:- P2:- P3:-] Black squares indicate the
partitions to which the current zone is assigned.
• Assign the zone to its proper partition or partitions (1, 2, or 3).
• To select partitions simply press , or on the keypad
respectively.
• Press twice to confirm the settings.
A zone must be assigned to at least one partition at all times

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STEP 3: Setting User Codes & Keyfobs
• User code 1 is the master user code and controls all 3 partitions.
• Other user codes can control only a specific partition or a
combination of partitions defined by the master user during setup.
• After selecting and defining user codes, select the
ACCESS TO PART menu to associate the user code with a
partition or a partition combination.
• Keyfobs are associated with a partition or a partition
combination during enrolment, performed via the
ENROLLING menu
To change the partition association of keyfobs
simply re-enroll the keyfob

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Arming and Disarming the System
• A user, using a user code or an
MCT-237 two-way keyfob, can control
all partitions associated with the code
or keyfob simultaneously, or an
individual partition
• When using MCT-234 keyfob or the
MCM-140 remote commander, a user
can only control all the associated
partition(s) simultaneously
(i.e. no control over individual partitions). MCT-234
MCT-237
MKP-150
MCM-140+
MCM-140

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Arming multiple partitions
• Arm or Disarm as without partitions
• All partitions associated with the
user code are Armed or Disarmed
Arming a specific partition
1. Press
2. LCD will show SELECT PARTITION
3. Press 1, 2, or 3 to select the partition
4. Press / (Arm) or
(Disarm)
PowerMax & MKP-150/151 Keypad
Partition Select Button

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MCT-237 Two-way Keyfob
Arming multiple partitions
• Pressing the arming buttons without selecting an
individual partition Arms/Disarms all defined partitions.
Arming a specific partition
1. Press
2. In the LCD display, a digit [ P1:- P2:- P3:-]
will light to indicate the currently selected partition
3. Repeated pressing of selects the following
partitions
4. Press , or within 5 seconds
Partition Select Button

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What are Common Areas?
Consider the reception area in the example of the accountants and
solicitors:
• Neither office owner wants the reception area to be armed until
both offices are armed so that even if one office is occupied (his
office partition is disarmed), the reception area must be disarmed
• This is called a Common Area
Common Areas are used as walkthrough zones to multiple partitions
• There may be more than one Common Area in an installation
depending on the layout of the property
• A Common Area is NOT the same as a partition:
• It cannot be armed/disarmed directly
• Common Area zones behave according to the state of the partitions
sharing the Common Area.

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Defining Common Areas
• A Common Area is defined by assigning more than one partition to a
zone or a group of zones.
Example:
• Accountants’ detector is
assigned to the first Partition
• Solicitors’ detector is assigned
to the second Partition
• Reception area’s detector is
assigned to both partitions and
forms a common area
Accountants Solicitors
Reception
Partition 1 Partition 2
Common Area

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24hrs zones
• Are always armed
Perimeter zones
• Armed when all partitions they are assigned to are either
HOME or AWAY
• Disarmed if at least one partition to which they are assigned
is disarmed
Interior zones
• Armed when all partitions they are assigned to are AWAY
• Disarmed if at least one partition to which they are assigned
is HOME or disarmed
How Zones in Common Area Behave
Zones in common areas behave according
to the partition which is the “least secure”

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How Zones in Common Area Behave (cont.)
• When one partition is armed AWAY and
another armed HOME, common area
zones are armed HOME.
(i.e. Interior zones will NOT give an alarm).
HOMEAWAY
HOME
AWAYAWAY
AWAY
• When all Partitions are armed AWAY,
common area zones are also armed
AWAY.

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How Zones in Common Area Behave (cont.)
• When even one partition is DISARMED all
zones assigned to it, including those in
common areas, are also disarmed
AWAY/HOMEDISARM
DISARM

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Smart Siren
An alarm from a Common Area zone
• When a zone in a common area is alarmed, disarming any one of the
partitions to which that zone is assigned cancels the alarm and stops
the siren.
Concurrent Alarms in different partitions
• When several zones are alarmed, and each zone is assigned to a
different partition, the siren will continue to sound until all partitions
are disarmed.

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Alarm in a Common Area Zone
When a zone in a common area initiates an alarm, disarming one of the
Partitions in that common area cancels the alarm and stops the siren.
(1) Alarm from zone in reception area
AWAYAWAY
ALARM
(2) The first Partition is DISARMED - siren stops
AWAYDISARM
SIREN STOPS

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AWAYDISARM
(2 ) When the first partition is DISARMED
sirens still sounds
ALARM
Concurrent Alarms in 2 Partitions
When the siren sounds due to the initiation of simultaneous alarms in two
or more partitions, the siren will stop only when all partitions with alarmed
zones are disarmed.
(1) While siren is sounding due to alarm from the first partition,
another alarm from the second partition occurs
AWAYAWAY
ALARM

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Concurrent Alarms in 2 Partitions (Cont.)
When the siren sounds due to the initiation of simultaneous alarms in two
or more partitions, it will stop only when all partitions with alarmed zones
are disarmed.
(3) Siren stops only when BOTH
partitions are disarmed
DISARMDISARM
SIREN STOPS
(2) When the first partition is DISARMED
sirens still sounds
AWAYDISARM
ALARM

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LCD Display
• Once the Partition feature is enabled, the LCD will display the status of
all 3 partitions as [ P1:X P2:X P3:X ]
• Where “X” is the partition’s status:
R = Ready
N = Not Ready
A = Away
H = Home
D = Disarm
E = Entry/Exit delay
“-” = This partition is not used (does not have zones assigned to it)
• In case of TROUBLE or MEMORY, LCD alternates between partitions’
status (explained above) and MEMORY/TROUBLE messages
Time/Date can be shown as a screen saver text