General Operation; Using Systems With Keyswitches; Global Settings; Partitions - Interlogix Advent User Manual

Global Settings

Button
0 Phone Displays Phone menu. Offers phone test and data communication functions.
Undo
Cancels current operation, if any. Also returns to the previous or Main menu.
Enter
Displays Main menu if system is idle. The Main menu lists all other menus. The # button also enters or accepts
#
displayed data or selection and skips to the next selection (if any).

General Operation

This system interface is menu-driven and self-prompting. It
will automatically request access codes and data if required.
The two main buttons used for "moving around" the menus
Action
Silence an Alarm
Acknowledge an Alarm
Manually Reset Smoke Detectors
View Main Menus or Exit a Menu
Enter Displayed Data or Menu Selection
Check System Status
Do Fire Drill
Silence Trouble Beeps
Check Alarm History
Check Event History Buffer

Using Systems with Keyswitches

If a keyswitch is installed with the fire touchpad(s), an
access code is not needed to utilize the touchpad
, , , and
EDGE SILENCE DRILL RESET
Global Settings
Global system settings specify how the entire system
behaves.

Partitions

The system can be set up by your security consultant to
operate as a multi-partition system. This way the same sys-
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Table 1: Touchpad Button Descriptions (Continued)
Table 2: Basic System Commands
1. Turn the access keyswitch (if any) on.
2. Press both
3. Enter your
4. Turn off access keyswitch (if any).
1. Turn the access keyswitch (if any) on.
2. Press both
3. Enter your
4. Turn off access keyswitch (if any).
1. Turn the access keyswitch (if any) on.
2. Press
3. Enter your
4. Turn off access keyswitch (if any).
Press the (
Press the (
Press
1. Turn the access keyswitch (if any) on.
2. Press and hold both
3. Enter your
4. Turn off access keyswitch (if any).
Press the (
Press
Press
ACKNOWL
control buttons.
Description
are the # (Enter) and * (Undo) buttons. Table 2 shows some
basic system commands and the most common ways to per-
form them. For a complete description of these commands,
go to the page number listed.
Steps
buttons.
SILENCE
, if prompted.
ACCESS CODE
buttons.
ACKNOWLEDGE
, if prompted.
ACCESS CODE
button.
RESET
, if prompted.
ACCESS CODE
* )
button.
UNDO
# )
button.
ENTER
1 , 9 (from main menu).
buttons for 2 seconds.
DRILL
, if prompted.
ACCESS CODE
* )
button.
UNDO
1, 0 (from main menu).
7, 5 (from main menu).
tem can be used to protect separate areas such as multi-ten-
ant office buildings, with each area having its own
touchpad, sensors, sirens and so forth. Your system can
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operate with up to four or eight (depending on model) sepa-
rate partitions.

Areas

Choose whether or not to treat partitions as areas. If treated
as areas:
Zones, touchpads, programming options, etc., belong
to areas instead of partitions.
Users may "jump" from one area to another area using
an alphanumeric touchpad.
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