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LCD
: (Liquid Crystal Display) The part of an arming station where messages or programming
input are displayed.
LED
: (Light Emitting Diode) A light indicator, on an arming station, which conveys a
condition. eg. Area in Alarm, communications fault etc.
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.
ON-LINE / OFF-LINE
: Operational/ Not Operational.
A device may be off-line due to a malfunction in the device itself or a disconnection
from the control.
PIN
: A 4-10 digit number given to, or selected by a user. It is necessary to enter a PIN on
The Challenger
keypad as a pre-requisite to performing most Challenger functions.
In
The Challenger
programming, the PIN is associated with a user number which
identifies the PIN holder to the system.
REMOTE MONITORING
: An installation which monitors whether an alarm has occurred in a security system. A
remote monitoring station is located away from the building/area it monitors.
SEALED/UNSEALED
: Describes the condition of an input device.
/ISOLATED
Sealed
:
The input device is NOT activated. eg. door closed.
Unsealed :
The input device is activated. eg. door open.
Isolated
:
The input device has been inhibited from indicating sealed or unsealed
status. It is excluded from functioning as part of the system.
SECURE
: The condition of an area or building when it is armed (security turned on) and
unoccupied.
SYSTEM ALARM
: The state of a security system when a Challenger device (Challenger panel, Data
gathering panel or Remote arming station) is tampered, stops communicating or detects
a fault condition such as mains fail, low battery, fuse fail etc.
The alarm signal (siren, flashing light etc) will depend on the system programming.
TAMPER
: A situation where an input device or associated wiring are tampered with, or
accidentally damaged.
The Challenger
Tamper Facility activates a signal (eg. flashing light) when Tamper
occurs.
TIMEZONE
: A program setting which identifies specific time periods on specific days.
Timezones are allocated to
Challenger
functions to control the activity of that function
by time and day and are primarily used to restrict access.
e.g. Timezones can be assigned to Door Groups, Floor Groups and Alarm Groups.
UNSEALED
: See Sealed/Unsealed/Isolated.
USER NUMBER
: A number which is associated with a user’s PIN or card to identify the user to
The
Challenger.
GLOSSARY
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