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System Overview
General
Congratulations on your ownership of a Resideo partitioned Security System.
You've made a wise decision in choosing it, for it represents the latest in security
protection technology today. Resideo is the world's largest manufacturer of
security systems and millions of premises are protected by Resideo systems.
This system offers you three forms of protection: burglary, fire and emergency.
To realize the system's full potential, it is important that you feel comfortable in
operating it. Your system consists of at least one Keypad which provides full
control of system operation, various sensors which provide perimeter and interior
burglary protection, plus a selected number of strategically placed smoke or
combustion detectors designed to provide early warning in case of fire.
The system uses microcomputer technology to monitor all protection zones and
system status and provides appropriate information for display on the Keypad(s)
used with the system, and initiates appropriate alarms. Your system may also
have been programmed to automatically transmit alarm or status messages over
the phone lines to a central alarm monitoring station.
NOTE: All references in this manual for number of zones, number of user
codes, and the event log capacity, use the VISTA-250FBPT’s features. The
following table lists the differences between the VISTA-128FBPT and the
VISTA-250FBPT control panels. All other features are identical for both
panels.
Feature
VISTA-128FBPT
VISTA-250FBPT
Number of Zones
128
250
Number of User Codes
150
250
Event Log Capacity
512
1000
A Partitioned System
Simply stated, a partitioned system shares one physical alarm system among
different users, each with their own requirements. For the most part, you as a
user need not know about other users and their structure in the system, but from
time to time, you may see display messages that indicate the system is in use by
another user. Do not be concerned as this is normal. Refer to the ACCESSING
OTHER PARTITIONS section for additional information.