About The Keypads - ADEMCO VISTA-20SE User Manual

General
Your keypads allow you to control all system functions. The keypads feature a
telephone style (digital) keypad and a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) which shows the
IMPORTANT: If the key-
nature and location of all occurrences.
pad beeps rapidly upon
The keypads also feature a built-in sounder which will sound during alarms and
entering the premises, it
indicates that an alarm
troubles. The keypads also "beep" during certain system functions, such as during
has occurred during
entry/exit delay times, in CHIME mode, and when depressing any of the keys (to
your absence and an
acknowledge the key press).
intruder may still be on
the premises. LEAVE There are two basic types of keypads – a Fixed-Word keypad and an Alpha key-
IMMEDIATELY and
pad (both described below). Fixed-Word and Alpha keypads are functionally the
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same, even though they have different types of displays.
from a nearby safe
location.
2-Line Alpha Keypad 2-line Alpha keypads feature a 2-line, 32-character alphanumeric LCD which can
display system messages in friendly English. These keypads can also be
programmed with custom zone descriptors. The screen displays depicted in this
manual are those that typically appear on a 2-line Alpha keypad.
1-Line Alpha Keypad 1-line Alpha keypads feature a 16-character alphanumeric LCD which can display
system messages in friendly English. Messages are the same as those for 2-line
Alpha keypads, but are displayed one line at a time. To view the second line of the
message, simply press the
or wait 3 seconds.
After pressing the
Fixed-Word Keypad Fixed-Word keypads are functionally identical to Alpha keypads, but the LCD display
uses pre-designated words to identify the nature and location of occurrences.

ABOUT THE KEYPADS

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key, wait at least 3 seconds before entering a command.
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key. To return to the first line, press the again,
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