Understanding Security System Terms - Security Command XR200 User Manual

Understanding Security System Terms

Throughout this guide, and in some displays on your keypad, you
will see certain words or phrases that might be unfamiliar. Although
every effort has been made to use terms that are commonly known,
there are some for which there was no acceptable substitute.
Below are some terms you will see here and on your keypad:
Arming
This is the term used for turning on the burglary protection in one
or more areas of the system. Your system may require you to enter
a user code. When armed, the system is able to sound alarm bells
or sirens and, if monitored, send alarm reports to a central station
when a burglary zone is tripped.
Fire, panic, and other 24-hour devices are always turned on and do
not need to be armed.
Disarming
This means turning off one or more areas of the system. When
disarmed, the system does NOT sound alarms or send alarm reports
to a central station when a burglary zone is faulted.
Zone
A zone refers to one or more protected openings (doors or windows)
or pro tection devices (motion or glassbreak detectors) grouped
together under the same zone name and number.
Often, similar devices in the same general area will share the same
zone. For example, the windows on the east side of the premises
can all be grouped together in a zone named E. WINDOWS.
Introduction
Entry or Exit zone
Almost all systems have one or more doors through which you can
enter or exit the premises. These doors are programmed with a
delay time to allow you to enter or exit without setting off the alarm.
When you arm the system, activity on this zone is ignored until the
programmed exit delay time expires. Once that time has expired
and the system is fully armed, opening the door causes the panel to
start the entry delay time. During the entry delay time, you must
enter a valid user code to disarm the system or an alarm will occur.
Instant Zone
Exterior windows and non entry doors, or interior protection
devices, are typically not programmed with delay times. If these
zones are tripped while the system is armed, an alarm occurs
instantly.
24-Hour Zone
A 24-hour zone is not turned on or off by arming or disarm ing your
system. Some examples of 24-hour zones are Þ re zones, panic
zones, and temperature control zones.
Areas
An area is made up of burglary zones that can be armed or disarmed
together. One area might consist of the ofÞ ce doors and windows.
When you arm the ofÞ ce, these zones arm together and sound an
alarm if opened.
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