ADEMCO 6139 User Manual

Ademco Vista-20SE/Vista-20HWSE
General
This system offers you three forms of protection: burglary, fire and emergency. Your system consists of at least one
keypad that provides control of system operation, and includes various sensors that provide perimeter and interior
burglary protection, plus smoke or combustion detectors designed to provide early warning in case of fire.
Zones
Your system’s sensing devices have been assigned to various “zones.” For example, the sensing device on your Entry/Exit
door may have been assigned to zone 01, sensing devices on windows in the master bedroom to zone 02, and so on.
These number will appear on the display, along with a description for that zone (if programmed), when an alarm or
trouble condition occurs.
Burglary Protection
Your system provides four modes of burglary protection: stay, away, instant and maximum, and allows you to bypass
selected zones while leaving the rest of the system armed. You must turn on or “arm” the burglary protection portion of
your system before it will sense burglar alarms. The system also provides a chime mode, for alerting users to the
opening of protected doors and windows while the system is disarmed. Refer to the other sections of this manual for
procedures for using these features.
The following table lists the four different arming modes and the results of each:

ADEMCO 6139 Specifications

General

Mounting	Surface mount
Backlight	Yes
Voltage	12V DC
Operating Temperature	32°F to 122°F (0°C to 50°C)
Compatibility	ADEMCO Vista Series Control Panels

Summary

Arm & Disarm the System

Checking for Open Zones

How to check and secure open zones before arming the system.

Bypassing Protection Zones

Method to bypass specific zones, making them unprotected when the system is armed.

Quick Bypass

Chime Mode

To turn Chime Mode on

Instructions for activating the chime mode for audible alerts.

To turn Chime Mode off

Instructions for deactivating the chime mode feature.

Panic Alarms

Panic Keys (for Manually Activating Silent and/or Audible Alarms)

Using specific key combinations to trigger panic functions.

Types of Panic Alarms

Differentiates between silent, audible, and personal emergency alarms.

Fire Alarm System

Fire Alarm System (If Installed)

Details regarding the installation and automatic functions of the fire alarm.

Silencing a Fire Alarm

Steps to silence a fire alarm and clear the display after an event.

Trouble Conditions

Typical "Check" Displays

Meaning of "CHECK" messages and how to silence them.

CHECK + Zone Descriptors

Identifying and resolving zone-specific trouble conditions.

Telco Fault (or CHECK and zone 94)

User Access Codes

Entry and Exit Delays

Understanding the time delays for entering and exiting the premises.

Exit Alarms

Using Device Commands

To Activate Devices

To Deactivate Devices

Security Codes

Babysitter Code

Specific code for temporary users with limited arming/disarming capabilities.

Duress Code

Code used under threat to silently alert monitoring services.

Quick Arming

Feature allowing faster system arming without entering a full code.

To Add a User or Change a User's Code

Step-by-step process for managing user access codes.

To Delete a User

Changing the Master Code

Paging Feature

Code Format

Explanation of the 10-digit code structure for pager notifications.

System Testing

Using the [5] TEST Key

How to enter test mode to verify sensor and alarm operation.

Other System Information

Common Zone Operation

Explains how zones shared between partitions behave.

Maintaining Your System

Replacing Batteries in Wireless Sensors

Instructions for changing batteries in wireless security sensors.

Silencing Low Battery Warning Tones at the Keypad

Routine Care