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unique code different from the other
User Code
s. This is set on Blue by ADT app | Security | Security
Circle.
Panic Alarm via Blue Keypad – In order to avoid false alarms, the keypad requires a 2-step process. First,
you must enable the panic feature via Blue by ADT app | Settings | Keypad. Second, you must press and
hold the “*” and “#” keys for 2 seconds. Panic is set separately for each keypad and the default setting for
Panic is OFF.
Panic Alarm via Blue Keychain Remote – In order to avoid false alarms, the keychain remote requires a
2-step process. First, you must enable the panic feature via Blue by ADT app | Settings | Keychain
Remote. Second, you must press and hold the Away and * button for 2 seconds. Panic is set separately for
each keychain remote and the default setting for Panic is OFF.
Sensor false alarm prevention
Cross Zoning – The system includes an option whereby 2 sensors must trip within 30 seconds before an
Alarm is sent to the monitoring center. Cross Zone is selected by sensor in Blue by ADT app | Settings |
Sensors. The default setting for Cross Zoning is OFF. Cross Zoning only works if at least 2 sensors have
Cross Zoning turned ON. Typically, a door & window sensor and a motion sensor are included in the
Cross Zoning list. But you may place any door & window or motion sensor in the Cross Zoning list. Note
that if only 1 sensor trips, but not a second sensor, the system does not alarm. If the first sensor does not
restore (close), that sensor will be bypassed until the next Disarm. If the first sensor restores, that sensor
will continue to participate in the Cross Zone logic.
Swinger shutdown –The system includes an operating mode whereby the system ignores a sensor if that
sensor repeatedly trips after a limited number of trips. This might occur if a door or window was not
completely shut and is “swinging in the wind”. Swinger Trips is selected by sensor in Blue by ADT app |
Settings | Sensors. The default setting is 2 and setting range is 1 to 6. For example, if the setting is 2, a
sensor will be ignored after a “trip – Alarm – trip – Alarm” sequence. After that, no further trips will
cause an Alarm. The Swinger count is only reset after a Disarm.
Fire alarm verification – The system includes an option whereby the system will check twice within 60
seconds to verify that a smoke detector is signaling a fire condition before sending a Fire Alarm to the
monitoring center. The alarm will audibly sound at the first triggering of a fire detector, but no
transmission to the monitoring center will be made until 60 seconds later if the sensor is still open. This
enables a potential false signal to reset at the sensor. Fire Verify is selected by sensor in Blue by ADT app
| Settings | Sensors. The default setting is OFF, meaning that the Fire Alarm will be sent to the monitoring
center without checking twice that a fire related sensor is tripped.
Other
System Test – The system includes an operating mode whereby the system allows testing of all sensors,
the controller, the siren, and communications. This system test is available on the Blue by ADT app |
Settings | Test. System Test cannot be accessed if the system is Armed. During System Test mode, no
Alarm will be sent to the monitoring center. During the test, the display will indicate the test mode
selected. The Blue Smart Home Hub will time out of System Test upon 5 minutes of no activity, and will
continually beep to indicate that the System Test has terminated.
