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Appendix B – Glossary
[Terms and Definitions] Understanding the following terms will help you to better
manage and operate your system.
Alarm Receiving Centre
: Your system is set up to report alarms to a alarm
receiving centre, which is a facility that continually monitors the activities of
many security systems (usually via the telephone network) and dispatches the
proper authorities.
Authority Level
: Each individual using the system is assigned a user code, which,
in turn, is linked to an authority level. Those with a "higher authority" have
access to a greater number of system functions, while those with a "lower
authority" are more restricted in what they may do. There are nine different
authority levels available for users of the LightSYS, as described on page 30.
Chime
: The chime is a series of three short keypad tones, which can be set up to
annunciate, during the unsetting period, the violation of selected intrusion
zone(s). For example, the chime tone can be used to annunciate the arrival of a
customer each time the front door opens. The chime can be disabled or enabled
at your discretion.
Configuration Software
: Software used by the engineer for programming the
LightSYS2 and by the user for operating the system and viewing system status.
Event Log
: A list of system events can be displayed on an LCD keypad or uploaded
to the alarm receiving centre via the configuration software and printed for
further analysis.
Exit/Entry Delay
: Your security system must incorporate an entry/exit delay to
allow proper entry and exit to and from the premises without causing
inadvertent alarms.
Follow-Me Destination
s: In addition to the standard event reporting to the alarm
receiving centre, the system can send event messages to a designated system
user's telephone/email.
Group
: A number of zones gathered as one unit to allow partial setting. Each zone
can be assigned to any one (or a combination) of four groups (A, B, C or D).
Each partition can be divided into a maximum of four groups.
Keyswitch
: Your system may also be equipped with a keyswitch, which is useful for
simple setting and unsetting operations (usually at a remote location).
Partition
: One of the LightSYS2 advantages is its ability to divide any system into a
number of partitions. You can think of each partition as a separate security
system that can be set and unset individually.
Proximity
: A technology that enables a keypad to sense when a proximity key tag is
near it. This provides an easy and user-friendly way to set or unset the security
system.
