What To Do When There Is An Alarm; What Happens When There Is An Alarm; Who To Contact When An Alarm Occurs - Interlogix ATS 500A Series User Manual

What to do when there is an alarm

When there is an alarm, the LED of the area in alarm and the alarm LED flashes
on the keypad. If the armed display is active, the LEDs start flashing when a user
code has been entered. The time and date message is no longer displayed.
An area can have several zones associated with it. When there is an alarm, it is
important that you know exactly which zone is causing the alarm so that you can
quickly deal with it.

What happens when there is an alarm

There are different types of alarm and they occur under different situations.
Alarm
An alarm is raised if:
•
The area is set and one of its zones has been activated. For example, a door
lock has been forced open causing a siren to sound.
•
The area is unset and a 24 Hour zone was activated. Examples: a hold-up
button is activated, or a tamper switch is open.
The exact type of alarm signal depends on how the system has been
programmed (strobes, sirens etc.) The LED on the keypad flashes quickly. The
area LED on the panel identifies the location of the alarm.
When programmed, the alarm is sent to the central station.
Local alarm
The alarm is only heard inside the premises and is dealt with locally. An internal
siren activates. The area LED on keypad flashes (depending on how it has been
programmed). The keypad beeps until someone acknowledges the alarm at the
keypad.
It occurs, for example, when a zone programmed as fire door has been activated.
The central station does not need to be contacted.
System alarm
This alarm can occur at any time. The exact type of alarm signal depends on how
the system has been programmed (strobes, sirens etc.) It occurs when the
security equipment (such as the panel) has been tampered with, or detects a
fault.
You can only reset a system alarm if your PIN has been authorised to do so, and
only after the fault is restored.
When programmed, the central station is contacted automatically by the system.

Who to contact when an alarm occurs

Contact the manager of your security system when an alarm occurs.
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