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• Always enter and exit within the programmed delay times.
• Make sure you leave through a door that has a delay time set for it.
• Disarm your system immediately upon returning home.
• Be aware of the devices in your security system and learn how each one operates.
• If you have pets, ask your installer if you need pet lenses in your motion detectors.
• Check the location of your smoke detectors. Smoke detectors near bathrooms and kitchens
can be tripped by steam and smoke from cooking.
• Take note of system beeps, voice announcements and indicator lights which indicate the cur-
rent system status.
Basic System Operations This section describes:
• Arming your system.
• Using the chime feature.
• Delay times.
• Bypassing sensors.
• Basic light control.
• Basic output control.
• Checking the system status.
For instructions on using a phone to perform any of these functions, see “Using a Touchtone
Phone to Operate Your System”.
Arming Your System
Since your security needs may vary throughout the day, this system was designed with three arm-
ing levels to meet these different needs. By arming your system to a particular level, only those
sensors programmed to detect in that arming level will report alarm conditions to the panel.
No matter which level your system is in, all sensors programmed to be active 24 hours a day will
continue to report alarm conditions. This includes smoke detectors, fire sensors, panic buttons,
and environmental sensors.
Keychain Touchpad Arming
To disarm your system with a keychain touchpad, press the unlock button.
Your installer can set up your keychain touchpad to arm the system in one of two ways:
1. Press the Lock button to arm the system directly to Level 3—AWAY with no Exit Delay.
Using this method, you would not be able to arm to Level 2—STAY.
2. Press the Lock button to increase the arming level each time it is pressed (Level 1 to Level 2,
or Level 2 to Level 3). The Exit Delay time would be applied.
Press the Lock button after arming to AWAY (Level 3) to activate the Latchkey feature (must be
set up by installer). For more information, see “Latchkey Paging”.
Note
Your system may be configured to sound short beeps on exterior sirens when arming or disarming the
system using a keychain or wireless touchpad. This gives confirmation that an arming change was suc-
cessful even when outside. Ask your installer about this feature.
Arming Level 1—OFF
Use arming Level 1 when the system is not being used for intrusion detection. For example, on
an active Saturday morning—kids playing inside and out, someone working in the garage, vari-
ous house projects going on.
Even though Arming Level 1 disarms the system, your system continues to monitor fire, smoke,
and panic alarms.
Here are some other situations in which you’d set the system to Level 1—OFF:
• Upon entering your armed home or business. When entering the armed premises through a
designated delay door, the Entry Delay time begins. Sirens and touchpads beep to remind you
to disarm the system.