False Alarm Prevention Features - Honeywell LYNX Touch User Manual

False Alarm Prevention Features

Many false alarms are caused by simple accidents, like forgetting to close a door when you
leave. The LYNX Touch includes several features that help prevent false alarms and some of
these are optional or programmable. Although turning off some of these features may provide
additional security, it may also increase the chance of false alarms. Your installer can help
you decide whether to use the features or not. The following provides a brief explanation of
the features included with your security system that help prevent false alarms from
occurring, and what you should do if such alarms occur.
 Exit/Entry Delays: Your security system has been programmed with delay times that
allow you to exit the premises after arming, and to disarm the system upon entry, before
an alarm occurs. If you leave the premises too late when exiting, or disarm too late when
arriving home, it will cause a false alarm. If an alarm occurs, you should disarm the
system immediately, and wait for your monitoring company to call you.
 Exit Alarms: Leaving the premises and forgetting to close the door is a common cause of
false alarms. The security system will sound an alarm, and display "Exit Error". The
security system provides extra time for you to disarm the system before contacting your
monitoring company. Disarming the system immediately may prevent a call to your
monitoring company.
 Exit Time Restart-Exit Delay Restart/Reset: If you leave the premises and enter again
before the exit delay has expired, the system will restart the exit time giving you more time
to leave. If there are less than 10 seconds left to exit, the system will sound fast beeps,
indicating an alarm will occur soon if you fail to exit or disarm immediately. If this occurs,
disarm the system and arm it again when you are ready to leave. The Exit Delay can also
be restarted by pressing the RESTART Icon.
 Auto Stay Feature: If you arm the system in the "AWAY" mode from the control's keypad
or an RF keypad but no one exits, the alarm system will automatically change to the
"STAY" mode. This will prevent you from tripping alarms by remaining on premises.
Disarm the system and arm away again when you are ready to leave.
 Burglary Abort Window: Your security system has a delay between the time a burglary
alarm sounds, and the time the monitoring company is contacted. This delay gives you
time to disarm the security system before the alarm is reported to the monitoring company.
This delay is factory preset at 30 seconds, but may be increased or decreased by your
installer.
 False Alarms: If a burglary or fire alarm condition occurs and the system has been
disarmed, the keypad will display "Alarm Cancelled". If this was a false alarm, wait for the
monitoring company to call you. They will verify your security code or password and
prevent them from calling emergency personnel to respond to a false alarm.
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