Glossary - Radio Shack CENTRAL 5000 49-2570 Owner's Manual

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GLOSSARY

Here are a few terms that will be help-
ful to know as you read this manual.
Arm and Disarm — Terms for on and
off. When you arm the system, you
turn on protection. Disarming the sys-
tem turns off protection.
Away Mode — Your system's armed
mode when all sensor transmitters (in-
cluding motion detectors) are armed.
Console — The system's main control
panel.
Delay Mode
—A way of arming the
system so it delays sounding an alert if
a door/window sensor transmitter set
to reports an intrusion.
DELAY
Door/Window Sensor Transmitter
— Triggers the alarm when a secured
door or window is opened.
Entry/Exit Delay — A setting on the
handheld remote control that allows
you time while entering and exiting
your house before the system arms or
the alarm trips.
Home Mode — The system's armed
mode when only doors and windows
are armed (not motion detectors). This
prevents you from accidentally tripping
the motion detector(s) as you move
around the house.
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Instant Mode — A way of arming the
system so the alarm immediately trips
if a door/window sensor transmitter set
to or the motion detector re-
INSTANT
ports an intrusion.
Note: The keychain remote control
only arms the system in the instant
mode.
Motion Detector — Senses motion by
detecting a change in temperature
when someone walks across its path.
Remote Control — A device that lets
you arm and disarm the system away
from the console.
Violation — An alarm condition, such
as that caused by an opened door or
window, detected by a sensor trans-
mitter.
Zone — The area protected by a door/
window sensor transmitter, a motion
detector, or other sensing/transmitting
device.