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About The Keypads
General
IMPORTANT: If the keypad beeps rapidly upon
entering the premises, it indicates that an alarm
has occurred during your absence. LEAVE
IMMEDIATELY and CONTACT THE POLICE
from a nearby safe location.
Your keypads allow you to control all system functions. The keypads
feature a telephone style (digital) keypad and a Liquid Crystal
Display (LCD) which shows the nature and location of all occurrences.
Keypad display back lighting is programmable to always stay on or to
light only when a key is pressed, then turn off a few minutes later.
The keypads also feature a built-in sounder which will sound during
alarms and troubles. It will also "beep" during certain system
functions, such as during entry/exit delay times, during CHIME
mode, and when depressing keys to arm and disarm the system (to
acknowledge the key press). These sounds can be optionally
suppressed in some of your keypads (so as not to disturb other users
of the system). Ask your installer if this has been done.
There are two basic types of keypads – a FIXED-WORD keypad and
an ALPHA keypad. These keypads are available in two styles, shown
as style A and style B, either of which may have been used in your
system. Although different in appearance, both styles are functionally
the same. The keypads on style B keypads are located behind a flip-
down cover which can be removed, if desired.
The Alpha Keypad
Alpha keypads feature a 2-line, 32 character alphanumeric Liquid
Crystal Display (LCD) which can display system messages in friendly
English. Abbreviated user's instructions can also be displayed (see
Self Help paragraph in the SYSTEM OVERVIEW section). These
keypads can also be programmed with custom zone descriptors.
