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S e c t i o n 1 : G e n e r a l S y s t e m O p e r a t i o n
1.6 If An Alarm Sounds
Fire Alarm
If your system has been installed with fire detectors, a fire alarm will be
indicated by a pulsing siren. If you hear a fire alarm, follow your
emergency evacuation plan immediately (see Section 6.5 “Fire Escape
Planning”).
Intrusion Alarm
An intrusion alarm will be indicated by a continuous bell or siren. An
intrusion alarm may be silenced by entering a valid access code. If the
alarm was unintentional, call local authorities immediately to avoid an
unnecessary response.
You can determine the source of the alarm by entering the alarm memory
mode. Once the source of the alarm has been corrected, the panel can be
restored to its original armed state.
1.7 Zone Bypassing
You can use zone bypassing when access is needed to part of the protected
area while the system is armed. Zones which are temporarily out of service
due to damaged wiring or contacts may be bypassed to allow system
arming until repairs can be made. Armed zones cannot be bypassed.
Bypassed zones will not cause an alarm. Zones cannot be bypassed once
the system is armed. Bypassed zones are automatically canceled each time
the system is disarmed and must be reapplied before the next arming.
NOTE:
For security reasons, your system administrator may program
the system to prevent you from bypassing certain zones.
Bypassing zones reduces your security protection. If you are bypassing a
zone due to damaged wiring or contacts, please notify your system
administrator or call a service technician immediately so that the problem
can be resolved and your system returned to proper working order.
NOTE
: Your installer may have included the ability to bypass fire zones
on your system. Ask your installer for more information.
If fire zone bypassing is possible, when you bypass a fire zone the panel
will indicate a fire trouble until the bypass is turned off. You cannot turn
off fire zone bypasses by disarming and/or arming the system. You must
turn off the bypass manually, as described below.
To bypass zones, enter [*] [1]. You may be required to enter your access
code. A menu will appear outlining the various bypassing options. Use
the arrow (< >) keys to scroll through each option and press the [*] key to
select it, or press the corresponding number in parentheses. The bypassing
options are as follows:
[0] Bypass Open Zones
– This section will only display the zones which
are currently open or bypassed. Use the arrow (< >) keys to scroll through
these zones. Zones that are open will be indicated by an exclamation (!)
mark in the lower right hand side of the keypad display. To select a zone
to be bypassed, press the [*] key. A “*” will appear next to the zone label
to indicate that the zone has been bypassed.
