Viewing Capabilities Of A User; Viewing Zone Descriptors; Viewing Downloaded Messages; Using The Built-In User's Manual - ADEMCO VISTA-128B Installation And Setup Gude

VISTA-128B Installation and Setup Guide
You must program data field 2*18 to enable the GOTO function. This is a partition-specific field
that must be set for each partition the user wants to access from another partition's keypad

Viewing Capabilities of a User

The keypad will display the partitions that a user is authorized for, the user number, and the
authority level for all partitions authorized. Enter [User Code] + [∗] + [∗]. The user's
capabilities in each authorized partition will typically be displayed as follows:
Part. 1 A0
User 01 Auth.=1G.

Viewing Zone Descriptors

The Alpha Keypads can display all programmed descriptors, which is useful to the installer
when checking entries, and can be helpful to the user when there is a need to identify zones.
To display descriptors, the system must be disarmed and ready to arm. Press and
hold the READY key until the built-in instructions for that key appear, then release the key.
The zone descriptors will appear one at a time, for about 2-3 seconds each. For faster
viewing, press the READY key to display the next descriptor in numerical order, and so on.
When all descriptors have been displayed, the control will exit Display Mode. Enter the
Security Code and press the OFF key to exit Display Mode before all descriptors have been
displayed.

Viewing Downloaded Messages

Users may occasionally receive a message from their installation company displayed on an
alpha keypad. When this occurs, the keypad will display "Message. Press 0 for 5 secs."
Instruct the user to press and hold the 0 key to display the central station's message. Note
that the system must be in the READY state to view these messages.

Using the Built-in User's Manual

An abbreviated User's Manual is stored in the system's memory, and can be particularly
useful to the end user if the printed User's Manual is not conveniently accessible when the
user needs to perform a seldom-used and unfamiliar system procedure. The Built-in User's
Guide is displayed by simply pressing any of the function keys (e.g., OFF, AWAY, STAY,
MAXIMUM, BYPASS, INSTANT, CODE, TEST, READY, #, and CHIME) for approximately
5 seconds and then releasing it. Abbreviated instructions relative to the key that has been
pressed will then be displayed (2 lines of text are displayed at a time). This function operates
in either the armed or the disarmed state.

Panic Keys

There are three panic key pairs (shown below) that, if programmed, can be used to manually
initiate alarms and send a report to the central station. Each key pair can be individually
programmed for 24 Hour Silent, Audible or Auxiliary (Emergency) responses, as well as Fire.
The panic function is activated when the appropriate key pair is pressed at the same time.
The panic functions are identified by the system as follows:
29-4
The user's Open/Close report capability is shown by the dot
*
WHSE
following the authority level. If Open/Close is not enabled for a
user, the dot will not appear.
PANIC Zone Number
* + 1 995
# + 3 996
* + # 999
For alpha keypads, these panic keys can
also be programmed with an alpha
descriptor.