Glossary
The following terms are used throughout the guide.
Arm/Disarm: “Armed” simply means that the burglary portion of your system is turned ON and is in a state of readiness. “Disarmed” means that the burglary system is turned OFF, and must be rearmed to become operational. However, even in a “disarmed” state, “emergency” and “fire” portions of your system are still operational.
Bypass: To intentionally leave a specific zone unprotected while the rest of the system is armed.
Console Emulation: Console Emulation Mode allows you to use a TouchCenter interface just as you would a regular system keypad. All commands shown in Console Emulation mode can also be executed from a standard alpha keypad.
Day/Night Zone: An area of protection whose violation causes a trouble indication during the disarmed (DAY) mode and an alarm during the armed (NIGHT) mode.
Delay Zone: An area of protection containing doors most frequently used to enter or exit (typically, a front door, back door, or door from the garage into the building). The delay zone allows sufficient time for authorized entry or exit without causing an alarm. Consult your installer for the entry and exit delay times that have been set for your system during installation and record them on the separate sheet provided in this guide.
Home Screen: The screen that is normally displayed on the TouchCenter when entries are not being made. The TouchCenter will return to this screen with the “Home” button is pressed or when an entry is not received for a
Keypad: This is the device through which you operate your system. It contains numbered pushbuttons similar to those on telephones or calculators. These keys control the arming or disarming of the system, and perform other functions that were previously described in this manual.
Lighting Button: A button on the Home screen that allows you to control lights or other devises if so programmed by your system installer.
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