Summary of Audible Notification

(Alpha Display Keypads)

SOUND

CAUSE

DISPLAY

LOUD,

FIRE ALARM

FIRE is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is displayed.

INTERRUPTED*

 

 

Keypad & External

 

 

LOUD,

BURGLARY/AUDIBLE

ALARM is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is also

CONTINUOUS*

EMERGENCY ALARM

displayed.

Keypad & External

 

 

ONE SHORT BEEP

a. SYSTEM DISARM

a. DISARMED/READY TO ARM is displayed.

(not repeated)

b. SYSTEM ARMING ATTEMPT

b. The number and descriptor of the open protection zone

Keypad only

WITH AN OPEN ZONE.

is displayed.

 

c. BYPASS VERIFY

c. Numbers and descriptors of the bypassed protection

 

 

zones are displayed (One beep is heard for each zone

 

 

displayed). Subsequently, the following is displayed:

 

 

DISARMED BYPASS Ready to Arm

ONE SHORT BEEP

SYSTEM IS IN TEST MODE

Opened Zone identifications will appear.

(once every 15

 

 

sec.) Keypad only

 

 

TWO SHORT BEEPS

SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO

Opened Zone identifications will appear.

(once every 5 sec.)

AUTOMATICALLY EXIT TEST

 

Keypad only

MODE

 

ONE BEEP

LOW BATTERY AT A

LO BAT displayed with description of transmitter.

(every 60 sec.)

TRANSMITTER

 

Keypad only

 

 

TWO SHORT BEEPS

ARM AWAY OR MAXIMUM

ARMED AWAY or ARMED MAXIMUM is displayed. Red

Keypad only

 

ARMED indicator is lit.

THREE SHORT

a. ARM STAY OR INSTANT

a. ARMED STAY ZONE BYPASSED or ARMED

BEEPS

b. ZONE OPENED WHILE

INSTANT ZONE BYPASSED is displayed. Red

Keypad only

SYSTEM IS IN CHIME MODE.

ARMED indicator is lit.

 

c. ENTRY WARNING**

b. CHIME displayed, descriptor of open protection zone

 

 

will be displayed if the [] key is pressed.

 

 

c. DISARM SYSTEM OR ALARM WILL OCCUR is

 

 

displayed.

RAPID BEEPING

a. TROUBLE

a. CHECK displayed. Descriptor of troubled protection

Keypad only

b. AC POWER LOSS ALERT***

zone is displayed.

 

c. MEMORY OF ALARM

b. AC LOSS displayed (may alternate with other displays

 

 

that may be present).

 

 

c. FIRE or ALARM is displayed; descriptor of zone in

 

 

alarm is displayed.

SLOW BEEPING

a. ENTRY DELAY WARNING**

a. DISARM SYSTEM OR ALARM WILL OCCUR is

Keypad only

b. EXIT DELAY WARNING

displayed. Exceeding the delay time without disarming

 

(if programmed)

causes alarm.

 

 

b. ARMED AWAY or ARMED MAXIMUM is displayed

 

 

along with You May Exit Now

*If bell is used as external sounder, fire alarm is pulsed ring; burglary/audible emergency is steady ring.

**Entry warning may consist of three short beeps or slow continuous beeping, as programmed by your installer.

***Loss of system battery power is not indicated or annunciated by the keypad (warnings are for loss of AC power only).

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Honeywell 128BPTSIA, VISTA250BPT, VISTA128BPT manual Summary of Audible Notification, Alpha Display Keypads

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