Setting And Unsetting; Alarms And Reset; Security Levels; 24 Hour Alarms - Eaton i-on16 Administrator's And User Manual

i-on16 1. Introduction
In addition, each user can be assigned one portable four-button remote
control (or one two-way remote control) and/or one two-button hold up
alarm.

Setting and Unsetting

The majority of alarm systems are intended to detect the movements of
people, and to notify others when people move into protected areas.
Readying the system to start an alarm when someone moves into a
protected area is called "setting" the system. Disarming the system so that
people can move freely is called "unsetting" the system.

Alarms and Reset

When the system starts an alarm it usually includes activating sounders
and strobes and sending messages to an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC).
The ARC may then call the police or other security service to come and
investigate the alarm.
Before you can set the system again you must silence the sounders and
then "reset" the system so that it is ready for setting again (see page 14 for
instructions). Please note that your Installer may have programmed your
system so that although you can silence the sounders, you cannot reset the
system yourself, but have to call the Installer to come and do it for you.

Security Levels

The installer can program the control unit to provide four levels of security:
Full Set and three different Part Sets. Any user can put the alarm system
into any of the security levels. Each security level is a collection of one or
more detectors that monitors a different area. The highest security level is
called Full Set, and includes all the detectors. There are three other
security levels called Part Set B, C and D. For example, in a small shop
Full Set might monitor the whole premises, while Part Set B might monitor
just the store room and rear doors.

24 Hour Alarms

The control unit can also monitor detectors that are nothing to do with the
movements of people: fire and smoke detectors, flood sensors, Hold Up
Alarm buttons, or monitors for machinery (for example freezers). These are
collectively known as "24-hour alarms" because they can cause an alarm
24 hours a day: it does not matter whether a user has set or unset the
system.
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