Appendix C. Working With Partitions; C1. User Interface And Operation; C2. Common Areas - Visonic PowerMaster-10 Installer's Manual

APPENDIX C. Working with Partitions

Your PowerMaster-30 system is equipped with an integrated partitioning feature that can divide your alarm system
into three distinct areas identified as Partition 1 through 3. Partitioning can be used in installations where shared
security systems are more practical, such as a home office or warehouse building. When partitioned, each zone,
each user code and many of your system's features can be assigned to Partition 1 to 3.
Note: When Partition Mode is disabled, all zones, user codes, and features of the PowerMaster-30 will operate as
in a regular unit. When partition mode is enabled, all zones, user codes, and features of the PowerMaster-30 are
automatically assigned to Partition 1.

C1. User Interface and Operation

Refer to the PowerMaster-30 User's Guide Appendix A PARTITIONING for a detailed description of the user
interface (Arming/Disarming, siren behavior, show function, keyfobs and keypads operation, etc.), in Partition
Mode.

C2. Common Areas

Common areas are areas used as walkthrough zones to areas of 2 or more partitions. There may be more than
one common area in an installation depending on the layout of the property. A common area is not the same as
a partition; it cannot be armed / disarmed directly. Common areas are created when you assign a zone or zones
to 2 or 3 partitions. Table A1 summarizes the behavior of the different zone types in a common area.
Table A1 – Common Area Definitions
Common area zone
types
Perimeter
Delay zones
Perimeter follower
Interior
Interior follower
Home / Delay
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Definition
• Acts as defined only after the last assigned partition is armed AWAY or HOME.
• In case that one of the partitions is disarmed, an alarm initiated from this zone is
ignored for all assigned partitions.
• Delay zones will not trigger an entry delay unless all assigned partitions are armed. It
is, therefore, not recommended to define delay zones as common areas.
• Act as defined only after the last assigned partition is armed AWAY or HOME.
• In case that one of the partitions is disarmed, an alarm initiated from this zone is
ignored for all assigned partitions.
• In case that one of the common area assigned partitions is in a delay state (and
the other partitions are armed), the alarm will behave as a perimeter follower for
this partition only. The event will be ignored for other assigned armed partitions.
• Acts as defined only after the last assigned partition is armed AWAY.
• In case that one of the partitions is disarmed or armed HOME, an alarm initiated
from this zone is ignored for all assigned partitions.
• Acts as defined only after the last assigned partition is armed AWAY.
• In case that one of the partitions is disarmed or armed HOME, an alarm initiated
from this zone is ignored for all assigned partitions.
• In case that one of the common area assigned partitions is in a delay state (and
the other partitions are armed), the alarm will behave as an interior follower for
this partition only. The event will be ignored for other assigned armed partitions.
• Acts as a Perimeter-Follower type when all assigned partitions are armed AWAY.
• Acts as a Delay type when at least one of the assigned partitions is armed HOME.
• Will be ignored when at least one of the assigned partitions is disarmed.
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