Advanced Programming; Multi-Area Mode; Copying Zones; Modifying Existing Zone Types - GE CS5500 Programming Manual

5.1

Multi-area mode

You can program a keypad to act as a single-area keypad or a multi-area keypad by
default. A single-area keypad allows the user to arm one area only while a multi-area
keypad allows the user to arm one or more areas. A user with rights can change a single-
area keypad to a multi-area keypad and vice versa.
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2. Press OK to save the setting.
3. The keypad beeps once to confirm the change and returns to Multi-Area Keypad.
5.2

Copying zones

You can copy the settings for the current zone to another zone or a set of other zones. All
the zone settings (except the user defined zone name and RF settings) are copied to the
target zones.
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5.3

Modifying existing zone types

You can change the input type, name, attributes, sound and reporting features of an
existing zone type. The following steps describe how to change the input type.
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5.4

Setting up a keypad to use multiple languages

You can set several languages on the keypad.
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Navigate with the keys to Multi-Area Keypad and press OK.
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Select Enable to set the keypad as a multi-area keypad by default.
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Select Disable to set the keypad as a single-area keypad by default.
Navigate with the keys to Copy Zone and press OK.
The keypad prompts you to enter the start zone.
Enter the number of the first zone to which the settings will be copied and press OK.
The keypad prompts you to enter the end zone.
Enter the number of the last zone to which the settings will be copied and press OK.
Navigate with the keys to Zone Types and press OK.
Scroll to the zone type to be modified and press OK.
To change the input type of the selected zone, navigate to Input Type and press OK.
Use the keys to select an input type that you want to enable/disable for the
selected zone type and press OK.
Navigate with the keys to This Keypad and press OK.
Scroll to Text>Set Languages and press OK.
The current language is displayed as Language 1.
Scroll to Language 2 and press OK. If no language 2 is set, a blank line is displayed.
Use the keys to select the second language and press OK.
The keypad beeps once to accept the change and returns to Set Languages.
Press NO to cancel the change and return to Set Languages.