General
IMPORTANT: If the keypad beeps rapidly upon entering the premises, it indicates that an alarm has occurred during your absence. LEAVE IMMEDIATELY and
CONTACT THE POLICE from a nearby safe location.
The Alpha Keypad
The Fixed-Word Keypad
ABOUT THE KEYPADS
Your keypads allow you to control all system functions. The keypads feature a telephone style (digital) keypad and a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) which shows the nature and location of all occurrences. Keypad display backlighting is programmable to always stay on or to light only when a key is pressed, then turn off within a minute.
The keypads also feature a built-in sounder which will sound during alarms and troubles. It will also "beep" during certain system functions, such as during entry/exit delay times, during CHIME mode, and when pressing keys to arm and disarm the system (to acknowledge the key press). These sounds can be optionally suppressed in some of your keypads (so as not to disturb other users of the system). Ask your installer if this has been done.
There are two types of keypads – an alpha keypad, and a fixed-word keypad.
Alpha keypads feature a 2-line, 32 character alphanumeric Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) which can display system messages in friendly English. Abbreviated user's instructions can also be displayed (see Self Help paragraph in the SYSTEM OVERVIEW section). These keypads can also be programmed with custom zone descriptors, and feature a flip-down cover which can be removed, if desired.
Fixed-Word keypads are functionally identical to alpha keypads, but the LCD display uses pre- designated words to identify nature and location of occurrences.
