System Overview; General; A Partitioned System; Zones - ADEMCO VISTA-50P User Manual

System Overview

General

Con gr a t u la t ion s on you r own er sh ip of a n Adem co P a r t it ion ed Secu r it y
Syst em . You 've m a de a wise decision in ch oosin g it , for it r epr esen t s
t h e la t est in secu r it y pr ot ect ion t ech n ology t oda y. Adem co is t h e
wor ld's la r gest m a n u fa ct u r er of secu r it y syst em s a n d m illion s of
pr em ises a r e pr ot ect ed by Adem co syst em s.
Th is syst em offer s you t h r ee for m s of pr ot ect ion : bu r gla r y, fir e a n d
em er gen cy. To r ea lize t h e syst em 's fu ll pot en t ia l, it is im por t a n t t h a t
you feel com for t a ble in oper a t in g it . You r syst em con sist s of a t lea st
on e Keypa d wh ich pr ovides fu ll con t r ol of syst em oper a t ion , va r iou s
sen sor s wh ich pr ovide per im et er a n d in t er ior bu r gla r y pr ot ect ion ,
plu s a select ed n u m ber of st r a t egica lly pla ced sm oke or com bu st ion
det ect or s design ed t o pr ovide ea r ly wa r n in g in ca se of fir e.
Th e syst em u ses m icr ocom pu t er t ech n ology t o m on it or a ll pr ot ect ion
zon es a n d syst em st a t u s a n d pr ovides a ppr opr ia t e in for m a t ion for
displa y on t h e Keypa d(s) u sed wit h t h e syst em , a n d in it ia t es
a ppr opr ia t e a la r m s. You r syst em m a y a lso h a ve been pr ogr a m m ed t o
a u t om a t ica lly t r a n sm it a la r m or st a t u s m essa ges over t h e ph on e lin es
t o a cen t r a l a la r m m on it or in g st a t ion .

A Partitioned System

Sim ply st a t ed, a pa r t it ion ed syst em sh a r es on e ph ysica l a la r m syst em
a m on g differ en t u ser s, ea ch wit h t h eir own r equ ir em en t s. F or t h e
m ost pa r t , you a s a u ser n eed n ot kn ow a bou t ot h er u ser s a n d t h eir
st r u ct u r e in t h e syst em , bu t fr om t im e t o t im e, you m a y see displa y
m essa ges wh ich in dica t e t h e syst em is in u se by a n ot h er u ser . Do n ot
be con cer n ed, t h is is n or m a l. Refer t o t h e ACCE SSING OTH E R
P ARTITIONS sect ion for a ddit ion a l in for m a t ion .

Zones

You r syst em 's sen sin g devices h a ve been a ssign ed t o va r iou s "zon es."
F or exa m ple, t h e sen sin g device on you r E n t r y/E xit door m a y h a ve
been a ssign ed t o zon e 01, sen sin g devices on win dows in t h e m a st er
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