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Glossary
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EXIT DELAY:
The period of time allowed between turning the system on and
leaving through a designated exit/entry door before the system will register an
alarm condition. This is determined at the time of installation.
INTERIOR ZONE:
An interior zone is a group of points that protect the interior
of your premises. You may want to turn the perimeter portion of your system
on while leaving the interior zones off to allow you to open interior doors and
pass interior motion detectors without causing an alarm.
KEYPAD:
A keypad is your link into your system. It displays alarm and trouble
messages, shows faulted zones and allows you to turn the system on/off by
using the buttons. Your system will have one or more keypads.
ON/OFF:
These terms refer to the burglary portion of your security system.
There are several levels of operation that allow you to protect part of your
premises while you remain inside. Fire sensors and other emergency and
environmental features are always active and ready; they are not affected in
any way by turning the burglary portion of your security system on or off.
Other terms used are "armed" (system is on) and "disarmed" (system is off). See
ON-INSTANT, ON-STAY, and STAY.
ON/OFF INDICATOR:
Red light in the upper portion of the keypad labeled
"Armed." When lit, some part of the burglar alarm system is on; when not lit,
the burglary portion of the system is off.
ON-STAY:
A system setting that turns on the perimeter protection of the
building but allows movement throughout the interior.
PANIC BUTTON:
A push button that allows you to signal the central station
that you need immediate assistance. Your system has programmable Keypad
Send Help Alerts that can also serve as Panic buttons.
PERIMETER ZONE:
A perimeter zone is a group of points that protect the
exterior of your premises. Your outside doors and windows would be
programmed as a perimeter zone.
SENSOR:
The actual alarm sensor, detector or device installed to detect an
intrusion, fire, or environmental problem. Examples include: door contacts,
window contacts, motion sensors, glassbreak sensors, smoke detectors, rate-of-
rise heat detectors, temperature sensors, flood/water sensors, and carbon
monoxide gas detectors.
