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TERMS
Areas:
A group of loops assigned together for arming and disarming. Each loop in your
burglary system must be assigned to an area. These loops are then armed and
disarmed by area. Example: The basement area may be made up of the basement
door loop, the basement window loop and the basement motion detector loop. By
arming the basement area all three loops would be armed. 24 hour loops are not
assigned to an area since they are always armed.
Transmit:
Reporting alarms, troubles, system disarming, etc. to a central station receiver.
Your system can be programmed to report alarms, troubles, or any combination of
the many system reports to a central station receiver. You should consult your alarm
dealer for information about which reports will be transmitted. When a combination
burglary and fire alarm system is installed all fire transmissions will have priority
over burglary transmissions.
Loop:
Loop describes the wiring run from your alarm control cabinet to each protection
point in your alarm. Therefore each door, window, motion detector, smoke
detector, etc. which has been individually wired to the alarm control cabinet via a
“loop” of wire is referred to as a loop. Since every loop can have a name and number
the SECURITY COMMAND can use these to identify a protection point for you.
Like, loop: 3 Front Door or loop: 12 Smoke Detector.
Entry/ Exit loop:
A loop which has an entry and exit delay time assigned. Each time the loop is armed
it will ignore any trips until the exit delay expires. When the system is armed and
the loop is tripped an alarm signal will not be transmitted if the loop is disarmed
before the delay expires. This allows you to enter the alarm system through the
entry door so you can disarm the system at the SECURITY COMMAND
SECURITY COMMAND
SECURITY COMMAND
SECURITY COMMAND
SECURITY COMMAND keypad.
Instant Loop:
A loop which has no entry/exit delay. If this loop is tripped when armed an alarm
will be transmitted.
24 Hour Loop:
A loop which is always armed. It is not controlled by arming and disarming.
Example: Fire loop, panic loop, etc.