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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 the premises IMMEDIATELY and CONTACT
THE POLICE from a safe location nearby.
Your keypads allow you to control all system functions. The keypads feature a
telephone style (digital) keypad and a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) that 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 that 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
perform system functions (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.
The Alpha Keypad
Alpha keypads feature a 2-line, 32-character alphanumeric LCD that can display
system messages in user-friendly English. Abbreviated user instructions can also
be displayed (see Self Help paragraph in the SYSTEM OVERVIEW section).
These keypads can also be programmed with custom zone descriptors.
NOTE
: There may be multiple keypads on your system. One, the primary
keypad, will continue to operate under faulted conditions.