Home/Away System Arming - Security Command XR20 User Manual

Home/Away System Arming

Area Assignment: Your security system is divided into two or three
separate areas. Motion detectors, inside doors, and other interior
devices are assigned to an Interior and possibly Bedroom area while
windows and exterior doors, are assigned to a Perimeter area.
Arming the system: When arming a Home/Away system, the
keypad displays HOME AWAY or HOME SLEEP AWAY. If you
select AWAY, you arm all areas of the system. You will want to arm
all areas when leaving with nobody staying inside. Selecting HOME
arms only the Perimeter of the system. Perimeter arming is for when
you are staying inside but want the comfort of knowing the exterior
doors and windows are armed. Selecting SLEEP arms the Perimeter
and Interior devices but leaves devices near bedrooms and other
nighttime areas off.
System Ready/System Not Ready Keypad Displays
When all zones in the system are in a normal condition and can be
armed without bypassing, the keypad displays SYSTEM READY. If
there are one or more zones that are not in a normal condition, the
keypad displays SYSTEM NOT READY. Pressing any top row
SELECT key during this display shows the bad zone name.
Arming a Home/Away System
1. Enter your 4-digit user code. The keypad displays HOME
AWAY or HOME SLEEP AWAY (you may have three areas).
2. Select HOME to arm the Perimeter only.
3. Select SLEEP to arm the Perimeter and Interior.
4. Select AWAY to arm the Perimeter, Interior, and Bedroom.
Arming and Disarming
5. The keypad displays zones that have been bypassed prior to
arming and 24-hour zones that are in a bad condition. No action
is required by you.
6. At this point you can force arm or bypass any bad zones. A
zone that is force armed will be restored into the system if it later
returns to normal. A zone that is bypassed will remain bypassed
until the system is disarmed. See steps 6a through 6d.
6a. If a problem exists on any zones, the zone name and
problem are shown followed by: OKAY BYPASS STOP.
6b. Select OKAY to force arm the zone(s) before arming.
6c. Select BYPASS to bypass the zone(s) before arming.
6d. Select STOP to stop the system from arming. Correct the
zone problem(s) and return to step 1.
7. The keypad displays PERIMETER ON if you selected HOME,
or PERIM/INT ON if you selected SLEEP, or ALL SYSTEM ON
if you selected AWAY.
8. The keypad next displays EXIT: ## INSTNT and begins to count
down the number of seconds remaining for you to exit. When the
delay expires, all zones are armed.
9. You can select INSTNT while EXIT: ## INSTNT is displayed to
immediately arm all zones and make them instant. The keypad
displays INSTANT.
10. When the system is fully armed, the keypad displays PERIMETER
ON for Perimeter arming, PERIM/INT ON for Perimeter and
Interior arming, and ALL SYSTEM ON for all areas armed.
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