How your System Operates
Your system has been programmed to operate in one of two modes: All/Perimeter, or Home/Away.
•All/Perimeter - In this mode you select All to turn on the entire system or Perimeter to turn on just the exterior door and window protection when you're inside.
•Home/Away - In this mode you select Away to turn on the entire system or Home to turn on just the exterior door and window protection when you're inside. You can also have a third selection called Sleep that turns on interior protection devices that are not located near any bedrooms. The Sleep selection allows you to move freely around your bedrooms area without setting off the alarm.
Regardless of which mode has been programmed, much of the operation is similar. Throughout this guide, any differences between the systems are noted for your convenience.
Arming Functions
After making your arming selection, the keypad displays any zones that are currently bypassed. These zones remain bypassed until the system is armed and then disarmed. Any 24 hour zones in a bad condition are also displayed.
Before arming, the system verifies that all doors, windows, and other protection devices to be armed are in normal condition. If everything is okay, the system arms. If there is a problem on one or more burglary zones the system cannot arm until the problem is corrected. If the problem is simply an open door or window, correct the problem and try arming again.
If the problem cannot be corrected, you can force arm or bypass the zone or wait until the zone can be repaired by a service technician. A force armed zone is ignored by the system until it restores to normal. A bypassed zone is ignored by the system during the entire armed period. A zone remains bypassed until the system is disarmed.
In some cases, you might see the keypad display FRONT DOOR BAD *. The asterisk next to BAD means that the zone is a priority zone, which cannot be bypassed. The problem on the zone must be corrected before the system can be armed.
Armed Message: After all bypassing is completed or zone faults corrected, the areas you selected are armed. The keypad briefly displays ALL SYSTEM ON if all areas in the system are arming and PERIMETER ON or PERIM/INT ON if only selected areas are arming. The keypad then displays the exit delay as it counts down. Zones are not armed until the exit delay time expires.
If your system uses a keyswitch to arm an area, the exit delay time is NOT shown on the keypad display.
DIALING . . . Message: If your system is monitored, it may be programmed to wait for the arming report to be sent to the central station before displaying the armed message. See Arming Report below. This is to verify your phone lines are working properly. While the system is waiting, the display reads DIALING.... If the report is received, the keypad buzzes for one second and displays the armed message. If the report is not received, the keypad displays LOCAL ALARM ONLY before displaying the armed message.
Arming Report: Your system can be programmed to send arming or zone bypassing reports to a central station. This feature is optional and can be programmed for you at any time.
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