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4. Alarm Modes
Below you will find an explanation of the different operational modes of your Watchguard SMS 2010 Alarm and
when it is appropriate to use them.
4.1 Away, Home and Panic Modes
Alarm Mode When to Use
Indications
Triggering
Away Mode
This mode activates all
wireless detectors.
To be used when leaving the
building or premise, i.e. AWAY
from premises.
The siren will beep twice and
the strobe will flash twice. The
red warning light on the main
unit will turn on. The internal
screamer will beep for the 30-
second exit delay before the
system is fully armed. During
this delay only the 24-hour
detectors (e.g. smoke
detectors) and tamper signals
will trigger the alarm. Once the
system is fully armed the red
LED indicator will begin
flashing at 1-second intervals
on the Main Control Unit.
If a detector is triggered when
the system is fully armed, the
outside siren and internal
screamer will sound for 3
minutes or until the system is
disarmed (which ever occurs
first). Each detector zone can
only trigger the siren once in
one arming period, as per
Australian Standards
requirements.
When an alarm is triggered, a
text message is sent from your
main control unit to each of
your ‘written in’ phones –
details of the zone in which the
system was triggered are also
provided in the message.
Home Mode
This mode is used for
protecting only a selected
area(s) of the building while
you (and others) are on the
premises or someone is
staying home.
Generally used at night while
sleeping.
The red warning light will turn
on the main control unit. The
internal screamer will beep at
2-second intervals for the 30-
second delay before the
system is armed in HOME
mode. The red warning light
will now flash at 2-second
intervals on main control unit.
Arming the system in this
mode will enable only Zone 1
(default), unless other extra
detectors that have been
programmed to trigger the
alarm in HOME mode. When
any home mode detectors are
triggered in this mode after the
30-second exit delay the
internal screamer will beep 5
times.
Panic Mode
This mode is used in an
emergency situation.
This mode should only be
activated when a user is in a
distressing or emergency
situation.
The outside siren will sound
and the strobe will flash to alert
people in the area but the
internal screamer will not
sound.
Triggered via use of Panic
Button or SMS command
‘PANIC.’
Panic mode can also be
triggered by holding down
button 1 of your remote for 3
seconds.
4.2 Disarming the Unit:
Component
Used
Disarming Method
Indications
Remotes
Press the ‘2’ Button.
Wireless Keypad
(Large)
Type in your keypad PIN
followed by the ‘UNLOCK’
key.
Wireless Keypad
(Small)
Press the ‘#’ key, then
enter your keypad PIN
followed by the number ‘2’
button.
The internal screamer will give one long beep. If a siren is
installed it will beep twice and the strobe will flash twice
Mobile Phone
Send SMS containing your
mobile PIN followed by the
word ‘DISARM.’
SMS notifies system disarm – indicated by one long beep from
the internal screamer (and, if a siren is installed it will beep
twice and the strobe will flash twice).
