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Accessing Other Partitions (VISTA-20P)
About Accessing Partitions
(GOTO Command and Multi-Partition Arming)
Each keypad is assigned a default partition for display purposes, and will show only
that partition's information.
• If the user is authorized, a keypad in one partiti on can be used to perform
system functions in the other partition by using the GOT O command. Refer to
the GOTO section.
• If the user is authoriz ed, that user c an arm oth er partition s. Refer to th e Mult i-
Partition Arming section.
The following table shows the relation ship of the keypads in each partition wh en
system is armed and disarmed.
PARTITION 1 PARTITION 2 COMMON ZONE
(LOBBY, etc.)
Arming
State Keypad
Status Arming
State Keypad
Status Arming
State Keypad
Status
Condition 1 Ö Disarmed Partition 1
Only Disarmed Partition 2
Only Disarmed Common Zone
Only
Condition 2 Ö Disarmed Partition 1 and
Common Zone Armed Partition 2
Only Disarmed Common Zone
Only
Condition 3 Ö Armed Partition 1
Only Disarmed Partition 2 and
Common Zone Disarmed Common Zone
Only
Condition 4 Ö Armed Partition 1
Only Armed Partition 2
Only Armed Common Zone
Only
When both partitions are disarmed, the keypad in each partition displays zone
status for its partition only. The common zone keypad shows the status in that
zone only. See Condition 1 above.
When partition 1 is disarmed and partition 2 is armed, the keypad in partition 1
shows the status of partition 1 and the comm on zone. Partition 2 will display the
status of partition 2 only. See Condition 2 above.
When partition 1 is armed and partition 2 is disarmed, the keypad in pa rtition 1
shows the status of partition 1 only. Partition 2 will display the status of partition
2 and the common zone. See Condition 3 above.
As long as any one of the two partitions is disarmed, the common zone will
always be disarmed. The common zone will be armed on ly when both
partition 1 and 2 are armed. See Condition 4 above.