Security Command XR20 User Manual page 9

Understanding Security System Terms
Central Station Monitoring
Your system can also be programmed to automatically send alarm,
trouble, and arming and disarming reports to a central station.
Operators at the central station can in turn dispatch the appropriate
authorities or contact you with the specific event information.
Status
Status is a feature that automatically displays the armed or disarmed
status of your system on the Security Command keypads. Alarm or
trouble conditions on a zone or a system monitor such as AC or
battery trouble can also be displayed. There are two types of status
information available: Armed Status and Status List.
Armed Status
With Armed Status, the keypad displays the current armed condition
of areas within your security system.
The keypad displays When
PERIMETER ON The perimeter areas are on
ALL SYSTEM ON All areas are on
PERIM/INT ON The perimeter and interior areas are on
but the bedroom area is off
Status List
The keypad Status List displays any alarm or trouble condition on a
zone and any trouble condition that occurs with the AC power or
battery power. If more than one alarm or trouble condition occurs at
the same time, the keypad sequences this information on its display.
If your system contains any Panic zones, these are not displayed on
the keypad for security reasons.
If an alarm occurs on a non-fire 24 hour zone or a system monitor,
it remains in the Status List until it restores. If one or more armed
burglary zones trips, the last one to trip remains in the Status List.
The burglary zone alarm remains in the Status List for several
minutes or until it's cleared by disarming the system.
Exit Error
This is an automatic function of the panel that prevents an alarm
from occurring if an exit door doesn't close all the way after the
system has been armed. Here's how it works:
You close all doors and windows, arm the system, and then leave
by the front door. You close the door but it doesn't latch and opens
slightly causing the front door zone to show as an open to the
system. After the exit delay time expires the system attempts to arm
the front door zone but recognizes the open condition and, instead
of sending an alarm report to the central station, sends an Exit Error
report and force arms the door. (If the door closes at a later time it
will be included back into the system.) The system sounds the alarm
sirens for 15 seconds to alert you of the condition and provide an
opportunity for you to close the door.
The Exit Error feature allows the central station to acknowledge the
arming error without dispatching the police on a false alarm.
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