Arming Before You Leave
Check the green STATUS light on the key-
pad. If it is on, enter your code. The red
ARMED/ALARM light will come on and the
green light will go off. If your system was pro-
grammed for an automatic audible test on
arming, the alarm will sound briefly shortly af-
ter arming. Note: It is possible to arm your
system with a bad or disconnected battery.
Leave immediately through the exit/entry
door before your exit delay time runs out. If
you wait too long, the keypad sounder will
warn that your exit delay time has elapsed
and entry delay has started. To avoid causing
an alarm, quickly return to the keypad and en-
ter your code to reset the control panel. You
may then arm the system again.
Arming With A Zone In Trouble
A flashing green STATUS light indicates that
at least one zone is “in trouble”, that is, the
zone is not secured. If a Day Zone is in
trouble, the zone will also display numerically
and the sounder will be pulsing. Any zone in
trouble may be displayed by holding down
Key [3] until the sounder beeps. Try to fix the
zone by closing windows or doors that may
be open. If a Day Zone is in trouble, reset the
Day-Zone indication by arming and disarming
or, if so programmed, by holding down Key
[9] until the sounder beeps. (Reset the Day
Zone by correcting the condition, then arming
and disarming.) If no zones are in trouble, the
green light will come on, indicating that the
system is ready to be armed.
If a zone cannot be fixed immediately, you
may still be able to arm without the protection
of that zone. Check your Alarm Plan (see con-
trol-panel instructions). If Auto-Bypass was
programmed for the zone in trouble (not for
UL installations), simply arm your system. A
short beep will sound at the keypad, indicat-
ing that a zone has been auto-bypassed, that
is, it has been removed from the system and
cannot cause an alarm.
If the zone is programmed for Selective By-
pass, pressing Key [S] and then the number
of the zone will manually bypass that zone.
(Caution: Temporary users should never be
shown how to bypass a zone.) Group-Bypass
Zones are a group of zones that can all be
manually bypassed simultaneously by simply
pressing Key [S] twice See PROTECTING
YOURSELF WHILE ON THE PREMISES: By-
passing Interior Zones.
You will not be able to arm your system if
(a) a Priority Zone is in trouble; (b) a Day-Zone
numerical display is still flashing; or (c) the
first three keypad lights are flashing due to a
system trouble. If you attempt to arm, the
sounder will come on and a “P” will be dis-
played. Enter your code again, and reset the
keypad indication by holding down Key [9] (re-
member to test your system!). The “P” must
be cleared by fixing or bypassing the zone in
trouble. Priority Zones must be corrected be-
fore the system can be armed. Zones selected
for Priority with Bypass may be bypassed by
holding down Reset Key [9] before arming.
Be sure to have all zones in trouble fixed
quickly.
SETTING THE ALARM (ARMING) WHEN LEAVING
SYSTEM TROUBLES
Check your keypad before you attempt to arm. A number flashing together with the ARMED/ALARM, STATUS, and BYPASS
lights will alert you of a problem in the system, as indicated below. If you must arm in this condition, hold down Key [9] until
the function beep sounds to temporarily reset the keypad, then test the system by holding down Key [1]. If the alarm sounds,
arm the system, however be sure to have the problem corrected as soon as possible. If the alarm does not sound or is weak call
your alarm specialist. TEST YOUR SYSTEM WEEKLY!
•
“ 1” (Power Failure). Check for an area power outage. Also
check that the panel’s power transformer is plugged in.
•
“ 2” (Low Battery). Hold down Key [9] to clear the display,
then hold down Key [1] to intiate a Bell/Battery Test. If the
low-battery display returns, the battery may need replace-
ment. Call for service. Note: If arming with a low-battery
indication (not in all models), backup power may not be
present in the event of a power failure.
•
“ 3” (Failure to Communicate). (Displayed with steady
sounder.) Hold down Key [9] to reset the keypad, then hold
down Key [6] to test the phone lines. If the indication
returns, call for service. (A successful communication will
clear the system trouble display.
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ANY OTHER NUMBER — Call your alarm professional.
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