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Concord
Basic System Operations
This section describes:
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Arming your system.
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Using the chime feature.
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Delay times.
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Bypassing sensors.
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Basic light control.
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Basic output control.
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Checking the system status.
For instructions on using a phone to perform any of these
functions, see “Using a Touchtone Phone to Operate Your
System” on page 23.
Arming Your System
Since your security needs may vary throughout the day,
this system was designed with three arming levels to meet
these different needs. By arming your system to a particu-
lar level, only those sensors programmed to detect in that
arming level will report alarm conditions to the panel.
No matter which level your system is in, all sensors pro-
grammed to be active 24 hours a day will continue to
report alarm conditions. This includes smoke detectors,
fire sensors, panic buttons, and environmental sensors.
Arming Level 1—OFF
Use arming Level 1 when the system is not being used for
intrusion detection. For example, on an active Saturday
morning—kids playing inside and out, someone working
in the garage, various house projects going on.
Even though Arming Level 1 disarms the system, your
system continues to monitor fire, smoke, and panic alarms.
Here are some other situations in which you’d set the sys-
tem to Level 1—OFF:
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Upon entering your armed home or business. When
entering the armed premises through a designated
delay door, the Entry Delay time begins. Sirens and
touchpads beep to remind you to disarm the system.
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Before opening a door or window while inside or out-
side the home or business. When you wake up in the
morning and want to get your newspaper, you must
disarm the system before opening the door to prevent
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a d e l a y t i m e s e t f o r i t . I f y o u a r m y o u r s y s t e m ,
t h e n l e a v e t h r o u g h a d o o r w i t h o u t a d e l a y t i m e ,
a n a l a r m w i l l i m m e d i a t e l y s o u n d .
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B e a w a r e o f t h e d e v i c e s i n y o u r s e c u r i t y s y s t e m
a n d l e a r n h o w e a c h o n e o p e r a t e s .
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T a k e n o t e o f i n d i c a t o r l i g h t s a n d t o u c h p a d m e s s a g e s
w h i c h i n d i c a t e t h e c u r r e n t s y s t e m s t a t u s .
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l e n s e s i n y o u r m o t i o n d e t e c t o r s . P e t s c l i m b h i g h e r
t h a n y o u m a y g u e s s , c a u s i n g a l a r m s w h e n
y o u a r e a w a y .
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C h e c k t h e l o c a t i o n o f y o u r s m o k e d e t e c t o r s .
S m o k e d e t e c t o r s n e a r b a t h r o o m s c a n
b e t r i p p e d b y s t e a m f r o m a s h o w e r .
S m o k e d e t e c t o r s n e a r t h e k i t c h e n
c a n b e t r i p p e d b y c o o k i n g s m o k e .
R e f e r t o t h e U s e r S h e e t s i n A p p e n d i x A
t o d e t e r m i n e w h a t t h e s p e c i f i c
s e t t i n g s a r e f o r y o u r s y s t e m .
L e v e l 2 S T A Y
P e r i m e t e r p r o t e c t i o n i s o n .
I n t e r i o r s e n s o r s a r e n o t a c t i v e , s o p e o p l e
a n d p e t s c a n m o v e a r o u n d f r e e l y .
L e v e l 1 O F F
I n t r u s i o n d e t e c t i o n o f f .
S m o k e , h e a t , a n d e n i r o n m e n t a l
s e n s o r s r e m a i n a c t i v e .
L e v e l 3 A W A Y
A l l p e r i m e t e r s e n s o r s a r e a c t i v e ,
p l u s i n t e r i o r s e n s o r s .
S m o k e d e t e c t o r s , f i r e
s e n s o r s , a n d o t h e r
e n i r o n m e n t a l s e n s o r s
c o n t i n u e t o r e p o r t
a l a r m s i n a l l l e v e l s .
