4
“Bypass” light will be ON if a zone is bypassed and if Show Bypassed
Status While Armed is programmed in section [31], zone light 4 ON.
See [17] System Times for instructions on changing the Exit Delay time.
Auto-Bypass/Home-Away Arming
Interior zones can be programmed as Home-Away zones (section
[11]). This means that when a correct access code is entered, and you
do not
exit the premises, the system will, at the end of the exit delay time,
arm with interior zones automatically bypassed if those interior zones
have been programmed as “Home-Away” zones. The “Bypass” light will
come ON. This is a convenience feature for the user who wishes to
remain at home with the system armed.
To reactivate the interior zones that have been automatically bypassed,
press [
✱
✱
✱
✱
✱
][1]. The “Bypass” light will go out. If the bypassed zones were
programmed as Home-Away with delay, the “Bypass” light will go out after
the delay. This command is a quick method of fully arming the system
before going to bed and is useful for the user who has a keypad outside
areas protected by interior zones.
Arming Without Entry Delay
To eliminate the Entry Delay, arm the system using [
✱
✱
✱
✱
✱
][9] [ access
code]. An exit may be made as in normal arming. The system will arm
as described above in Auto-Bypass / Home-Away arming whether an
exit is made or not. The “Armed” light will flash to indicate that the
system is armed without the entry delay.
Disarming
Enter the premises through the designated entry-exit door. The keypad
sounder will be on as a reminder to disarm the system. Go to the keypad
and enter a valid access code. If an error is made entering the code,
press [#] and enter the correct code. The “Armed” light will go out and
the sounder will stop. The correct access code must be entered before
the entry time expires or the panel will go into alarm. To change the
entry time see section [17] System Times.
If an alarm occurred while the panel was armed, upon disarming the
“Memory” light and the zone light(s) of the zone(s) that caused the
alarm will flash for two minutes. Pressing [#] will stop the flashing,
extinguish the zone light(s) and return the panel to the ready mode. The
“Memory” light will stay on steady to indicate that an alarm did occur
during the last armed period. To view the zone(s) that caused the
alarm, see Alarm Memory Display [
✱
✱
✱
✱
✱
][3].
Zone Bypassing
[
✱
]+[1]
A bypassed zone will not be armed and will not sound an alarm. Use
zone bypassing when access is needed to part of a protected area or
if damage to contacts or wiring cannot be repaired immediately. The
panel can be armed with one or more zones bypassed even if the
zone(s) are open. The “Ready” light will be ON and the “Bypass” light
will be ON if a zone is bypassed. A fire zone
cannot
be bypassed.
Zone bypasses are automatically cancelled when the panel is disarmed.
NOTE:
Any zone defined as 24 Hour Bell, 24 Hour Bell/Buzzer, or 24
Hour Buzzer can not be bypassed while that zone is violated. To
bypass a 24 Hour zone, the zone must be physically restored.
To Bypass Zones:
Enter [
✱
✱
✱
✱
✱
][1] - the “Bypass” light will start flashing.
Enter [zone number to be bypassed]; the zone light will come ON to
indicate that the zone is bypassed. To remove a bypass, enter the zone
number and the zone light will go OFF. Continue entering the zone
numbers for the zones you want bypassed. Press [#] to return to Ready.
To Recall Bypassed Zones:
Enter [
✱
✱
✱
✱
✱
][1][9]
This command will recall the last zone or group of zones that were bypassed.
This feature is useful if the same group of zones is bypassed regularly.
Bypass Disable:
The installer can program the panel to prevent the user from being able to
bypass certain zones. Lights for these zones will not come ON in response
to the bypass command. See Zone Bypass Mask (section [16]).
Trouble Conditions
[
✱
]+[2]
The PC1550 continuously monitors a number of trouble conditions. If
one of these conditions occurs, the keypad “Trouble” light will come ON
and the buzzer will sound two short beeps every 10 seconds. To silence
the buzzer, press [#]. The buzzer will stop but the “Trouble” light will
remain ON until the trouble condition is cleared. See section [10]
Maintenance Alarms and Restorals for a list of codes that can be
transmitted to the monitoring station.
To view the trouble condition, press [
✱
✱
✱
✱
✱
][2].
1. Low Battery.
If the battery voltage is low, the battery is disconnected
or the battery PTC is open, a trouble will be displayed and can be
reported.
2. AC Failure.
On loss of AC power, the “Trouble” light will come ON
immediately, but the keypad buzzer will not sound. The keypad
buzzer will sound if AC power remains off and the battery reaches
a low voltage. The delay before transmitting AC Fail can be
programmed from 1 to 255 minutes. See Programming Section [17].
3. PTC Failure - Bell / Siren or AUX Output.
A trouble is displayed if
the Bell / Siren PTC is open. If the AUX output PTC fails, it will not be
displayed but will be transmitted if programmed to do so.
4. Unsuccessful Communication Attempt
If the digital communicator
is unsuccessful at communicating with the monitoring station after
8 attempts at each phone number that is tried, a trouble is generated.
See section [15], Communication Variables. If a later attempt at
communication is successful, the trouble is cleared. The trouble can
also be cleared by pressing [#] to exit from the trouble view mode.
5. Fire Alarm Circuit Trouble
An open circuit on the zone programmed
as a fire loop will initiate a trouble. See Zone Definitions section [11].
6. Loss of Time on System Clock
When the PC1550 is powered up or
reset, the internal time of day clock needs to be reset to the correct
time. The trouble will be cleared after entering the trouble view mode
and pressing [#] to exit. The trouble will also be cleared on any
attempt to set the time of day. See [
✱
✱
✱
✱
✱
][6] User Function Command
for setting the clock. Press [#] to return to Ready.
NOTE:
A trouble
will not be generated if both the test transmission and Auto-Arm
times are not programmed with valid times.
NOTE:
If [9] is pressed while in the trouble display mode, the most
recent trouble will be displayed on the zone lights. This trouble memory
is most useful as a diagnostic tool when installing and servicing the
PC1550. Press [#] to return to “Ready”.
Alarm Memory
[
✱
✱
✱
✱
✱
]+[3]
Alarms caused during the previous armed period are stored in memory.
To view these alarms, press [
✱
] [3]. The “Memory” light will flash and
the alarm(s) will be displayed on the flashing zone lights.
In addition to the last alarm memory, there are two history levels. After
entering the memory mode, pressing any key [0] to [9] will display the
two other levels of alarm history. Each time a key is pressed, the keypad
will beep 1, 2 or 3 times to indicate which level of history is being
viewed.
When the panel is armed, and if there is an alarm in the 1st level, the
1st level is cleared and the contents moved to the 2nd level. The 2nd
level contents are moved to the 3rd level and the 3rd level contents are
discarded. The “Memory” light will be ON only if there was an alarm
during the previous armed period. Press [#] to return to Ready.
Downloading Call-Up Command
[
✱
✱
✱
✱
✱
]+[4]
This command is used to initiate a call to the downloading computer so
that the panel can be accessed by the computer. This command must
be enabled in section [14], option [ 2]. Sections [26], [27] and [28] must