Bypassing A Sensor Indirectly; Was The Bypass Successful; Checking The Status Of Your System; Short System Status - GE Security Pro 500 User Instructions

Note
You cannot bypass sensors
directly using a keychain
touchpad.
Checking the
Status of Your
System
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6. The bypassed door or window can now be opened.
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To arm bypassed sensors:
• Arm the system again.
OR
• At any touchpad, press
Touchpads display, "Zones 01 OK," or "SENSOR 01 UNBYPASSED," for example.
If the touchpad displays "INVALID," or if the touchpad sounds one long beep, make sure that
you entered a valid access code and a valid sensor number.

Bypassing a Sensor Indirectly

Use this method if you are arming the system and would like to bypass doors and windows
already open.
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To bypass sensors indirectly:
1. Leave open only those doors and windows that are to remain open. Close all others.
2. Arm your system to the desired level. The touchpad emits protest beeps and displays "PRO-
TEST," because of the open sensor(s).
3. At any touchpad. press BYPASS. Touchpads with displays show, "Bypassed Zones 01," or
"SENSOR 01 BYPASSED," for example.
4. The system sounds arming level beeps to indicate that the system is armed and open sensors
have been successfully bypassed.
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To arm bypassed sensors:
• Arm the system again.
OR
• At any touchpad, press
Touchpads display, "Zones 01 OK," or "SENSOR 01 UNBYPASSED," for example.
If the touchpad displays "INVALID," or if the touchpad sounds one long beep, make sure that
you entered a valid sensor number.
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To bypass sensors indirectly using a keychain touchpad:
• Press the Lock button once to arm the system and again to bypass open sensors:
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Was the Bypass Successful?

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To confirm whether or not a sensor was bypassed:
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• Press the button (labeled Status) on the touchpad. Touchpads with displays list bypassed
sensors or zones.
Checking the system status means finding out about the current condition of your system. This
includes finding out if any sensors are open or currently bypassed, whether or not the AC power
and backup battery are okay, the nature of the most recent alarm, and more, depending on the fea-
tures in use and the equipment in your system.
Check the system status if:
• Your system sounds trouble beeps (five short beeps every minute).
• Your touchpads display, "Zones," "POLICE," "AUXILIARY," or "FIRE."
• Your touchpads display, "Press Status" or a blinking .
• The green READY light on fixed display touchpads is off.

Short System Status

A Short Status indicates the current arming level, sensor status (whether open or bypassed), low
battery, supervisory, AC power or backup battery failures.
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(labeled Bypass) + Code + sensor number.
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(labeled Bypass) + Code + sensor number.
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