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Zone Follower

options, if any Automation items

will follow zones (see section 6.9).

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Automation Item Pulse Timers

, if any Automation

items will turn on for a short period of time when
activated (see section 6.5, option (06)).

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Automation Item Labels

, to program what the

VPM5580TC will say when referring to an
Automation item (see section 3.4).

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Mode Labels

, to program what the VPM5580TC

will say when referring to a mode (see section 3.4).

6.3 Programming How Automation

Items are Activated

Automation items can be activated 6 ways.

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manually (Automation menu)

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globally (Automation menu)

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event initiated

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scheduled

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scheduled OR event initiated

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scheduled AND event initiated.

Manual User Control

Users can control the item through the Automation
menu. (E.g. to allow manual control for item 1, turn
ON section [131], option [02].) The item can still
follow schedules or PGM output assignments, if
programmed.

See section 6.5,

Programming Automation Item

Options for more information.

Global Item User Control

Users can control items included in the Global
command through the Automation menu. (E.g. to
include item 1 in the Global command, turn ON
section [131], option [03].) The item can still follow
schedules or PGM output assignments, if
programmed.

See section 6.5,

Programming Automation Item

Options for more information.

Event Initiated and Scheduled Automation Item
Activation

In addition to manual and global control, you can
program Automation items to follow pre-set
schedules, and/or the state of programmable
outputs on the control panel (PGM outputs). PGM

outputs can be programmed to activate when
events occur. See your system’s

Installation Manual

for more information on PGM outputs.

Enter a 2-digit number in sections [134]-[289] to
determine how the Automation item will operate.

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Automation Item Schedule/

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Output Condition ............. sections [134] - [289]

(00) Does not follow schedules or PGM outputs

The item will not follow schedules or PGM output
assignments.

(01) Event Initiated (Follows PGM Output Only):

The item will follow the state of its assigned PGM
output. See

Assigning Automation Items to PGM

Outputs in section 6.8.

Example

: Item 1 controls a light. If item 1 is assigned

to a PGM programmed to follow alarm status, the
light will be on when the system is in alarm, and off
when the system is not in alarm.

(02) Follows Schedule Only:

The item will follow

its assigned schedules. See section 6.6,

Assigning

Automation Items to Schedules.

Example

: Item 1 controls a light. If item 1 is assigned

to schedule 3, which activates at 19:00 and
deactivates at 22:00 every day, the light will turn on
at 7:00pm and off at 10:00pm every day.

(03) Follows Schedule

or Event Initiation (PGM

Output):

The item activates when its assigned

schedules are active. The item will also activate when
its assigned PGM output is active. If the schedules
and the output are active at the same time, the item
will also be active. See

Assigning Automation Items

to Schedules and Assigning Automation Items to
PGM Outputs (sections 6.6 and 6.8).

Example

: Item 1 controls a light. Item 1 is assigned

to schedule 3, which activates at 19:00 and
deactivates at 22:00 every day and a PGM output
programmed to follow alarm status.

The light will be on between 7:00pm and 10:00pm
every day. If the system goes into alarm any time,
the light will turn on.

(04) Follows Schedule

and Event Initiation (PGM

Output):

The item activates only when its assigned

schedules are active at the same time as the

A U T O M A T I O N I T E M P R O G R A M M I N G

Label Programming

(Please see Appendix A for a list of available words.)

Do not program a number command as the 6th word of a label. See section 3.4.

Automation Item Labels

Default

[451]

Item 1

Label