About The Alarm System; Introduction; About This Manual; Fire Detection - Texecom Premier 832 Master User Manual

Premier 412/816/832 Master User Manual

1. About the Alarm System

Introduction

Your alarm system consists of a control panel, one or more
keypads and various detectors and sensors. The control
panel will normally be mounted out of sight in a utility room
or basement etc. The control panel houses the system's
electronics and stand-by battery. There is normally no
reason for anyone except an installer or service person to
have access to the control panel.
The remote keypad is used to send commands to the
system and to display the current system status via the
various coloured lights (LED's). The keypad also provides
audible feedback each time a key is pressed. Each keypad
will be mounted in convenient locations inside the protected
premises, near designated points of entry/exit.
Read this manual carefully and have your installer instruct
you on your system's operation. Become familiar with the
features that have been implemented on your system. All
users of this system should be equally instructed in its use.

About this Manual

This manual is a thorough explanation of all system
functions, including troubleshooting and programming
Access codes in addition to performing basic system
functions. Most users of the system will not need to know all
of this information. The section of this manual, titled
"Operating your Alarm System" explains general system
concepts and instructs the user on how to arm and disarm
the system and bypass zones. The remaining sections of the
manual are reserved for more detailed system information.

Fire Detection

This equipment is capable of monitoring fire detection
devices such as smoke detectors and providing a warning
alarm if a fire condition is detected. Good fire detection
depends on having adequate numbers of fire detectors
placed in appropriate locations. This equipment should be
installed in accordance with the relevant local authority fire
regulations. Carefully review the "Fire Escape Planning"
guidelines in this manual.
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Your installer must enable the fire detection feature of
this equipment before it will work.

Monitoring

This system is capable of transmitting alarms, troubles and
emergency information over telephone lines to an alarm
monitoring station. If you inadvertently initiate an alarm,
immediately call the Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) to
prevent an unnecessary response.
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Your installer must enable the monitoring function
before it will work.
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Zones and Partitions

Your installer has divided the protected premises into zones
and partitions. A zone is an area of protection that has one
or more detection sensors connected to it (motion detectors,
glass-break detectors, door contacts or shock sensors). A
single zone might be a room, a hallway or a door or window.
Two or more of these zones will be linked together by the
control panel to form a partition.
A partition is an area of the protected premises. A partition
can be armed and disarmed independently from other
partitions. All of the partitions together form the entire alarm
system. If your alarm system is not divided into partitions
then all devices will be assigned to Partition 1.
Some zones may belong to more than one partition, such as
points of entry/exit and hallways. These are called Global
Zones because they are not assigned to a single partition.
The following table shows the number of zones and
partitions for the Premier 412, 816 & 832 control panels:
Control Panel Partitions
Premier 412 2
Premier 816 4
Premier 832 4

Access Codes

As a user of the alarm system, you will be assigned a 4, 5 or
6 digit Access code. Access codes are used to arm and
disarm the partition(s) to which they are assigned. Some
Access codes can perform additional system functions,
such as programming system options, bypassing zones and
performing system tests.
Your Access code may not allow you to access certain
system functions. For instance, if your code is only allowed
to arm and disarm Partition 1, you will not be able to arm or
disarm other partitions, or the entire system.
Your Access code may also be programmed for Global
Access. A Global Access code can be used at any keypad
and will allow you to arm and disarm any of the partitions
assigned to your code. Alternatively your code may be
programmed for Partition Access. A Partition Access code
will only allow you to arm and disarm the partitions that are
assigned to both the keypad and your code.
The following table shows the number of users for the
Premier 412, 816 & 832 control panels:
Control Panel
Premier 412
Premier 816
Premier 832
About the Alarm System
Zones Zones (max)
4 12
8 16
8 32
Number of Users
32
32
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