3: Arming And Disarming; Away Arming; At-Home Arming - DSC Voice Assisted Security Control Escort5580TC Instruction Manual

Arming and Disarming
A R M I N
With the Escort5580TC, you can use a telephone to arm your system/partition (so that
alarms, or other devices, will be activated when a zone on your premises is breached, such
as when an Entry-Exit Door is opened). This can be done either locally or remotely.
Similarly, you can use a telephone to disarm the system/partition.
NOTE: DO NOT use a telephone with a redial button to arm or disarm your system.
3.1

Away Arming

NOTE: When arming your system/partition from a remote telephone, the system/
partition will automatically be armed in Stay mode. (See section 3.2, below.)
Access your system (Section 2—Accessing Your Security System) and select a partition
(Section 2.5—If You Have a Two-Partition System).
If the system/partition is ready to be armed, the system will prompt:
Enter your [access code]. The system will then announce:
If the system/partition is not ready to be armed, the system will prompt:
When the "Secure before turning on" message is heard, ensure that any breached zones
on the system/partition are secure (e.g. by closing any open doors that the system/partition
monitors) before trying to arm the partition.
NOTE: Depending on the model of control panel you have, you may be able to toggle
Stay/Away zones on or off after your system has been armed. See your system's
Instruction Manual for more information.
3.2

At-Home Arming

At-Home Arming allows you to arm the system/partition and remain on the premises. When a
system is at-home armed, certain zones (Stay/Away zones) will not be armed, so that you can
move freely in certain areas of the premises. Your installer should tell you which zones are
Stay/Away zones. At-Home Arming also cancels the Entry Delay (see the Instruction Manual of
your control panel) on the Entry-Exit Doors so that an alarm will sound immediately if the Entry-
Exit Door is opened.
When the system prompts:
Activate the Stay Arming feature by pressing [ ]. The system will then prompt:
Press [9]. The system will prompt:
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S E C T
"{System} is OFF.
To turn ON, enter your access code."
"Turning {System} ON. Exit Delay in progress.
To turn OFF, enter your access code."
"{System} is open. {Zone XX}
Secure before turning ON."
"{System} is OFF.
To turn ON, enter your access code."
"To turn the system ON without Entry Delay, press [9],"
"Enter your access code."
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