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Waking the Touchscreen
During periods of inactivity, the touchscreen automatically times out and
enters sleep mode. To place it into full-power mode, you must wake the
touchscreen.
Figure 1
Wake the Touchscreen
To wake the touchscreen:
Tap any area on the
touchscreen.
OR
Press the
Home
button to the right of
the touchscreen.
This reveals the Home
screen. See "About the Home
Screen" below.
TIP:
The touchscreen goes into sleep mode after one (1)
minute of inactivity. To change this setting to between 30
seconds and 10 minutes, tap
System Settings
, enter the
Master User Code, tap
Screen
, and then change the
Screen Timeout
setting.
About the Home Screen
When you first wake the home screen, the system reveals the Home page.
Figure 2
Home Screen Features
NOTE:
Some features are PIN-protected . To gain access to
a PIN-protected feature, you must know the four-digit
Master User Code. See
"Users" on page 63
.
Table 3-1
Home Screen Features
This feature…
Does this…
To learn
more…
A
System Status
Messages
Reveals the current
system state.
See "System
Status
Messages" on
the facing
page.
B
System Icons
Provides access to
messaging features,
bookmarks,
brightness/volume
controls, and displays
the current energy
source.
See "System
Icons" on the
facing page.
C
System Logo
Tap the logo and then
enter the Duress Code
to transmit a User
Duress signal to the
Central Station.
See "System
Logo" on page
23.
D
Date/Time
View the current
date/time (when
broadcast by the
Remote Service
Provider).
See
"Date/Time"
on page 77.
E
Weather Forecast
View the current
weather forecast
(when broadcast by
the Remote Service
Provider).
See "Viewing
the Weather
Forecast" on
page 24.
F
System Settings
Access your system's
Z-Wave smart home
controls.
See "About
the Smart
Home
Controls
Menu" on
page 51.
G
System Info and
Usage
View general system
and usage information
for
Energy
,
Sensors
,
History
, and
Dealer
Info
.
See "System
Info and
Usage" on
page 59.
H
Smart Home Controls
Gives anyone who
knows the Master User
Code access to a
variety of general
system settings.
See "System
Settings" on
page 1.
I
Security Features
Lets users arm/disarm
the system.
See "Arm the
System" on
page 31.
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