CC408 Operators Guide 24. Glossary of Terms
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24. Glossary of Terms
Table 15: Glossary of Terms
Term | Description |
A monitored input programmed to trigger an alarm condition when violated when | |
| the system is armed or disarmed 24 hours a day. |
Alarm Condition | Your alarm system is armed and one of the detection devices is violated. A |
| zone (such as a smoke detector) can activate an alarm condition when your system |
| arms or disarms. |
Answering Machine | Answering machine bypass is incorporated. You can connect to the system for |
Bypass | remote arming operations when there is an answering machine or facsimile machine |
| on the same telephone line. |
Armed | The system is in a ready state to accept alarms. |
Automatic Arming | The system automatically arms at the same time every day in AWAY Mode or STAY |
| Mode 1. |
Automatic Disarming | The system automatically disarms at the same time every day. |
AWAY Mode | Used to arm your system when you leave your premises. |
Codepad | Arm/disarm the system and carry out other functions such as adding and deleting |
| system user codes. |
Day Alarm | Monitor a combination of zones while the system is disarmed. |
Detectors | Devices connected to your alarm system used to detect intrusion and cause an |
| alarm condition. Some forms of detection devices include Passive Infrared (PIR), |
| smoke detectors, photoelectric beams, reed switches, and vibration sensors. |
Disarmed | A state that does not accept alarms except on zones programmed for |
| operation. |
Dynamic Battery | Used to monitor and test the condition of your |
Testing |
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Entry Time/ | The time allowed by a zone for disarming the system after entering your premises. |
Entry Delay |
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External Equipment | Any device connected to your system such as detectors, codepads, and sirens. |
Forced Arming | A situation where your alarm system can be armed when one or more zones are |
| unsealed. |
Handover Delay | The system is armed and a zone programmed for delay was violated. The delay zone |
| hands over the remaining delay time to a zone programmed as handover. The |
| handover zone does not activate an alarm until the remaining delay time expires. A |
| handover zone acts as an instant zone if violated before the delay zone. |
Hand Held Remote | Used to remotely operate your system by hand held transmitters. |
Control |
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Isolating | Manually disable (isolate) one or more zones before arming the system. |
Master Code | A numeric code used to arm and disarm the system and to allow access to |
| functions such as adding and deleting user codes. |
Monitoring Station | A secure location where a digital receiver monitors numerous alarm systems and |
| deciphers their Alarm Transmission Reports. The operator can then advise the |
| appropriate authorities to take immediate action. |
Panic Alarm | Type of alarm that indicates to the monitoring station there is an emergency |
| situation at your premises. |
Sealed | Refers to zone status. If a zone is sealed, the detection device is not violated and |
| the zone indicator does not display on the codepad. |
Sensor Watch | The control panel can recognise that detection devices may have stopped working |
| or that the view to a PIR detector is blocked (unable to detect any movement over |
| the duration of the time programmed by your installer). |