Visonic PowerMaster-360R User Manual page 60

Appendices
Forced Arming: When any one of the system zones is disturbed (open), the alarm system cannot be armed.
One way to solve this problem is to find and eliminate the cause for zone disturbance (closing doors and
windows). Another way to deal with this is to impose forced arming - automatic de-activation of zones that are
still disturbed upon termination of the exit delay. Bypassed zones will not be protected throughout the arming
period. Even if restored to normal (closed), bypassed zones will remain unprotected until the system is
disarmed.
Permission to "force arm" is given or denied by the installer while programming the system.
HOME: This type of arming is used when people are present within the protected site. A classic example is
night-time at home, when the family is about to retire to bed. With HOME arming, perimeter zones are protected
but interior zones are not. Consequently, motion within interior zones will be ignored by the control panel, but
disturbance of a perimeter zone will cause an alarm.
Instant: You can arm the system AWAY-INSTANT or HOME-INSTANT, thereby canceling the entry delay for all
delay zones for the duration of one arming period.
For example, you may arm the control panel in the HOME-INSTANT mode and remain within the protected
area. Only perimeter protection is active, and if you do not expect somebody to drop in while the system is
armed, alarm upon entry by the main door is an advantage.
To disarm the system without causing an alarm, use your control keypad (which is normally accessible without
disturbing a perimeter zone) or use a keyfob transmitter.
It's me: The PowerMaster-360R system includes a powerful device locator that helps you to identify the actual
device displayed on the Keypad display, as follows:
While the Keypad displays a zone (device), the LED on the respective device flashes indicating "it's me". The
"it's me" indication appears after a certain time delay (max. 16 seconds) and will last for as long as the Keypad
displays the device with a timeout of 2 minutes.
Latchkey: The Latchkey mode is a special arming mode in which designated "latchkey users" will trigger a
"latchkey message" to be sent to a telephone when they disarm the system.
For example, if parents want to be sure that their child has returned from school and disarmed the system.
Latchkey arming is only possible when the system is armed in the AWAY mode.
Magnetic Contact Sensor: A Magnet-controlled switch and a wireless transmitter in a shared housing. The
sensor is mounted on doors and windows to detect changes in state (from closed to open and vice versa). Upon
sensing that a door or window is open, the sensor transmits an "alarm" signal to the control panel. The control
panel, if not armed at that time, will consider the alarm system as "not ready for arming" until the door or window
is secured and the panel receives a "restored" signal from the same sensor.
Motion Sensor: A passive Infrared motion sensor. Upon sensing motion, the sensor transmits an alarm signal
to the control panel. After transmission, it stands by to sense further motion.
Non-Alarm Zone: Your installer can designate a zone for roles other than alarm. For instance, a motion sensor
installed in a dark stairway may be used to switch on lights automatically when someone crosses the dark area.
Another example is a miniature wireless transmitter linked to a zone that controls a gate opening mechanism.
Quick Arming: Arming without a user code. The control panel does not request your user code when you press
one of the arming buttons. Permission to use this arming method is given or denied by the installer while
programming the system.
Remote Responder: A responder can be either a professional service provider to which the home or business
owner subscribes (a monitoring station) or a family relation/friend who agrees to look after the protected site
during absence of its occupants. The control panel reports events by telephone to both kinds of responders.
Restore: When a detector reverts from the state of alarm to the normal standby state, it is said to have been
"restored".
A motion detector restores automatically after detection of movement, and becomes ready to detect again. A
magnetic contact detector restores only upon closure of the protected door or window.
Sensor: The sensing element: pyro electric sensor, photo-diode, microphone, smoke optical sensor etc.
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