GE 4 Series Commands at a Glance, Basic System Operations, Communicating with the System, Getting to Know Your Security System

Contents
Commands at a Glance -	1
Getting to Know Your Security System	1
Panel ..........................................................................................................................................	1
Touchpads .................................................................................................................................	1
Door/Window Sensors ..............................................................................................................	1
Motion Sensors .........................................................................................................................	1
Environmental Sensors .............................................................................................................	1
Optional System Components ...................................................................................................	1
Communicating with the System	2
Alphanumeric and Fixed Display Touchpads ...........................................................................	2
Wireless Handheld Touchpad ...................................................................................................	2
Keychain Touchpads .................................................................................................................	2
Touchtone Phones .....................................................................................................................	2
Instructing the System ...................................................................................................................	2
Beeps and LEDs— How Your System Talks to You ....................................................................	3
Key Beeps .................................................................................................................................	3
Status Beeps ..............................................................................................................................	3
LEDs .........................................................................................................................................	3
Notification by Pager ....................................................................................................................	3
Basic System Operations	4
What Happens in an Alarm Condition ..........................................................................................	4
Fire Alarms ....................................................................................................................................	4
Automatic and Manual Fire Alarms .........................................................................................	4
Clearing Alarms and Resetting Smoke Detectors .....................................................................	5
Preventing Accidental Alarms ......................................................................................................	5
Guidelines for Preventing Accidental Alarms ..........................................................................	5
Aborting Accidental Alarms .....................................................................................................	6
Arming and Disarming Your System ............................................................................................	6
Level 1—OFF ...........................................................................................................................	6
Level 2—STAY .........................................................................................................................	7
Level 3—AWAY .......................................................................................................................	7
Quick Arm ................................................................................................................................	7
Quick Exit ..................................................................................................................................	7
Keychain Touchpad Arming .....................................................................................................	8
Using the Chime Feature ...............................................................................................................	8
Chime-On-Close .......................................................................................................................	8
Using the Voice Chime Feature .....................................................................................................	8
No Delay—For Instant Alarm.......................................................................................................	8
Auto STAY Arming Feature..........................................................................................................	9
Exit Extension Arming Feature .....................................................................................................	9
Arming Your System Silently .......................................................................................................	9
Bypassing—Arming With a Door or Window Open ....................................................................	9
Bypassing a Sensor Directly .....................................................................................................	9
Bypassing a Sensor Indirectly .................................................................................................	10
Was the Bypass Successful? ...................................................................................................	10
Basic Light Control .....................................................................................................................	10
Basic Output Control ...................................................................................................................	11

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