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V8-U-TXT.PM6 : Issue I , Revision I : October 1997
TYPES OF ALARMS
The are three types of alarms that are used in
The Challenger
.
A description of each of the three types is provided here.
1.
Local Alarm.
2.
Alarm.
3.
System Alarm.
Local Alarm:
An alarm which is transmitted only within a building, and occurs when an area is occupied.
The circumstances which cause a local alarm can be checked and rectified by personnel on site and it is therefore
unnecessary for the alarm to be relayed to a remote monitoring station.
To acknowledge a local alarm on the keypad a PIN code is NOT required.
e.g.
Fire door opened during the day when building is occupied.
See "Local Alarm" for the procedure to identify, acknowledge and reset a local alarm.
Alarm:
The state of a security system when an armed input device is activated. eg. A door lock is broken causing a siren to sound.
The alarm signal (siren, flashing light etc.) and the circumstances which cause it, will depend on the system programming.
A PIN code is required to be entered at the keypad to reset an Alarm.
e.g.
PIR Detector activated when building is unoccupied.
Fire Door opened at night when building is unoccupied.
Tamper switches on Input devices activated.
Holdup button/s activated.
See "Alarm" for the procedure to identify and reset an alarm.
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