Zone Types - DSC Maxsys PC4020 Installation Manual

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Zone Types

The following is a description of each zone type:
Standard Delay (00)
Standard Delay zones have an entry and exit delay. The
exit delay will begin as soon as arming is initiated. The
delay zone may be opened and closed during the delay
time without causing an alarm. After the exit delay time
has expired, the zone is armed. Opening the zone will
start the entry delay. If the panel is disarmed before the
entry time expires, no alarm will be generated.
Auxiliary Delay (01)
The Auxiliary Delay zone operates the same way as the
Delay zone, except different entry and exit delay times can
be programmed: Auxiliary Entry and Auxiliary Exit
Delay. Having a second delay zone provides greater flexi-
bility for areas which require more time to arm and dis-
arm the system.
Instant (02)
An Instant zone will be armed when the exit delay
expires. Violating this zone when armed will cause an
instant alarm.
Interior (03)
An Interior zone will be armed when the exit delay
expires. If a Delay zone is violated first, this zone will wait
for the Delay time before going into alarm. If this zone is
violated first, it will create an instant alarm.
Interior Delay (04)
When the partition is armed in the Away mode (interior
zones active), this zone will operate as an Interior zone.
When the partition is armed in the Stay mode (interior
zones bypassed), this zone will operate as a delay zone.
Interior Stay/Away (05)
This zone acts as an interior zone. The zone will be auto-
matically bypassed if no delay zone on the partition is vio-
lated during the exit delay or if the partition is armed in
the Stay mode.
Delay Stay/Away (06)
This zone will operate the same as the Delay zone with
one exception: this zone will be automatically bypassed if
the partition is armed in the Stay mode.
Standard Fire (07)
When a Standard Fire zone goes into alarm, the panel will
activate all fire outputs and will immediately transmit a
reporting code to the central station, if programmed. The
fire output can be programmed to pulse—two seconds on,
two seconds off—or to follow one of the other fire bell pat-
terns (see 11.3 'Programmable Output Options', options
49-53). If an open condition is present, the panel will
immediately display and communicate a trouble condi-
tion. All keypads will annunciate the trouble by activating
the Trouble light and beeping twice every ten seconds.
The keypads can be silenced by pressing any key.
NOTE: Fire zones always require single EOL resistors
regardless of any other programming. Never program a
fire zone as silent. Refer to the wiring diagram or Sec-
tion 2.9 'Zone Wiring' for fire zone configuration.
Delayed Fire (08)
This fire zone works the same way as a Standard Fire zone
except that the alarm memory and communication are
delayed by 30 seconds. The fire outputs are activated
P a r t i t i o n s
immediately. The alarm can be acknowledged by the user
by pressing any key before the 30-second delay expires.
If the alarm is acknowledged, the panel will silence the
alarm and delay communication of the signal for 90 sec-
onds to allow the user a chance to correct the problem. If
the Delayed Fire zone is still in alarm 90 seconds later, the
panel will again activate the fire output and delay com-
munication for 30 seconds, at which point the user can
acknowledge the alarm again.
If the alarm is not acknowledged, the panel will latch the
alarm after the 30-second delay and will communicate to
the central station.
NOTE: Fire zones always require single EOL resistors
regardless of any other programming. Never program a
fire zone as silent. Refer to the wiring diagram or Sec-
tion 2.9 'Zone Wiring' for fire zone configuration.
Auto Verifying Fire (09)
Auto verify Fire zones operate similar to Standard Fire
zones. When the zone goes into alarm, the panel will per-
form a sensor reset for 20 seconds and then will wait 10
seconds for the detectors to clear. If the same zone goes
into alarm within 60 seconds, the panel will immediately
activate the fire outputs and will communicate to the cen-
tral station, if programmed.
NOTE: In order for this zone to operate, the smoke
detector power supply must be connected to an output
programmed as Command Output #2.
NOTE: Fire zones always require single EOL resistors
regardless of the programmed zone supervision. Never
program a fire zone as silent. Refer to the wiring dia-
gram or Section 2.9 'Zone Wiring' for fire zone configu-
ration.
Waterflow (10)
When an alarm occurs, the fire outputs will activate. If
programmed, the panel will immediately send a Water-
flow Alarm reporting code to the central station. The
Waterflow zone will also follow the Waterflow delay, if
programmed (see 10.9 'Transmission Delay').
NOTE: Waterflow zones always require single EOL resis-
tors regardless of any other programming. Refer to the
wiring diagram or Section 2.9 'Zone Wiring' for zone
configuration.
Fire Supervisory (11)
A Fire Supervisory zone monitors fire critical systems to
indicate when those systems are in a condition that could
prevent normal operation. This zone will indicate an 'Off-
Normal Supervisory' condition when a short circuit is
detected. When the zone is open, a zone trouble will be
indicated and the keypad will beep. This zone will not
activate the verbal alarm feature on the PC4936.
24 Hour Zones (Types 12-23)
These zones are always active. When violated, they will
create an alarm, whether the partition is armed or dis-
armed.
For Types 16-21: When violated, the panel will immedi-
ately latch the bell outputs and will communicate to the
central station. Each zone has a different SIA identifier.
• 24 Hr Bell (12): This zone, when violated, will activate
the burglary outputs. This zone will not activate the
verbal alarm feature on the PC4936.
• 24 Hr Bell/Buzzer (13): This zone, when violated, will
create an alarm whether the partition is armed or dis-
armed. However, if the panel is armed, it will activate
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