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Using the System
Away Arm
Arming the System
1
When the system is disarmed (alarm off), press the
arm key on the control panel, keypad or keyfob.
2
The control panel will start its countdown.
3
When the exit delay time is up, the control panel
will sound a long beep. The siren will beep once
and the strobe will flash once after the exit delay
has expired. ‘Alarm on’ will be displayed on the
screen and the system is now in away armed.
4
If there are faults within the system, i.e. the tamper
switch of a sensor left opened, the user will not be
able to arm the system with the Keypad or Keyfob
until the fault is rectified. The user can use the
control panel to force arm the system by pressing
arm twice and then
3
.
Stopping the Exit Delay by Disarming
1
Press the disarm key on the keyfob or press the
disarm key followed by a PIN code on the control
panel and keypad.
2
‘Alarm off’ will be displayed on the screen and the
system will return to disarmed mode.
Extending the Exit Delay
• The exit delay time can be extended during the
exit delay period by pressing the arm button on
the keypad or keyfob. Each time the arm button
is pressed, the delay time starts counting from the
beginning.
Alarm Activation
• If any Door/Window contact or PIR sensor set to
entry or away entry is triggered, the entry timer will
be started. If the entry timer is allowed to expire
and alarm will be activated.
• If other sensors not set to entry or away entry is
triggered, the alarm will be activated immediately.
Disarm
Disarming the System
1
Press the disarm key followed by a PIN code on
the control panel and keypad or press disarm key
and tap a contactless tag to the panel reader
within 3 seconds.
If you have a keyfob you can press the disarm key
on the keyfob to disarm the system.
• The keyfob only will only disarm the system during
entry time after an entry or away entry door/
window contact or PIR has been triggered.
2
The control panel will sound a long beep. The
siren will beep twice and the strobe will flash side
to side. ‘Alarm off’ will be displayed on the screen
and the system is now disarmed.
Home Arm
The home mode allows the home to be partially
armed so that no one can get inside without first
disarming the system. However, the person inside
the house can move freely around without triggering
the alarm. Home mode is usually used to protect the
ground floor when you are upstairs in bed.
Arming in Home Mode
1
When the system is disarmed (Alarm off), press
the home arm key on the control panel, keypad or
keyfob.
2
The control panel will start its countdown.
3
When the exit delay time is up, the control panel
will sound three short beeps. The siren will beep
once and the strobe will flash once after the exit
delay has expired. ‘Home’ will be displayed on the
screen and the system is now in home armed.
4
If there are faults within the system, i.e. the tamper
switch of a sensor left opened, the user will not be
able to arm the system with the Keypad or Keyfob
until the fault is rectified. The user can use the
control panel to force arm the system by pressing
home arm twice and then
3
.
Extending the Exit Delay
• The exit delay period can be extended in a similar
manner as described in Away Arm.
Alarm Activation
• If any door/window contact or PIR sensor set to
entry is triggered, the entry timer will be started. If
the entry timer is allowed to expire and alarm will
be activated.
• Home omit and away entry sensors will be
ignored.
• If other sensors not set to home omit, entry
or away entry are triggered, the alarm will be
activated immediately.
6
Arm and disarm the system and practice using it. Trigger the alarm by arming the system and
opening protected door/windows and walking past PIRs. Now is the time to show the rest of
the family how simple it is to use.
