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User’s Guide
9125921 BB Revised 07/28/14
Awning window: Hinged at the top, this window has a
single sash that opens outward from the bottom.
Battery tray: A small plastic enclosure that holds the
battery for each sensor.
Casement window: A window with side hinges that
opens outward from either the right or left.
Casement operator: A hardware device used to operate a
casement window to any open position.
CHECK: Message indicating an inoperative sensor.
Check rail: On a double-hung window, the bottom rail of
the upper sash and the upper rail of the lower sash,
where the lock is mounted.
Control panel: The central security system monitoring
device in which the sensors communicate.
Crank handle: A handle that attaches to an awning or
casement operator, used to open the venting window.
DISARMED: Message indicating that the security system
has been deactivated.
Double-hung window: A window with two vertically
moving sashes, each closing a different part of the
window.
FAULT: Message indicating an event a sensor is
monitoring is detected such as the opening or unlocking
of a window.
Frame: An enclosure or combination of parts that
surround a window sash or door panel.
Gliding patio doors: Operating panel(s) glide, eliminating
the need for the additional room space that a hinged
door requires. Available with narrow or wide panel
members.
Head jamb (also head): All of the horizontal members
that make up the top of the window or door frame.
Hinged patio doors: Patio door(s) that have hinged
panels. Available as inswing or outswing.
Integrated security: Security sensor technology
embedded in E-Series/Eagle windows and doors that
communicates when the window or door is open/closed
and locked/unlocked.
Keypad: A security system monitoring device which
displays transmitted information and allows the user to
control all system functions of the security system.
Lithium coin cell battery: A small low-voltage battery
designed for use in watches, calculators and similar
compact portable electronics products.
L.E.D.: Light-emitting diode - An electronic light source
emitting low-intensity light.
LO BAT: Message referring to a low battery detected in a
sensor.
Lock bezel: The trim component of casement sash lock
hardware.
Lock lever: The operating lever component of casement
and/or double-hung sash lock hardware.
Meeting rail (also lock rail): One of the two horizontal
members of a double-hung sash that come together. A
check rail.
Panel: Framework of stiles and rails in which the glass
of a gliding or hinged door is set.
READY TO ARM: Message indicating that the security
system is ready to be activated.
RF transmit power levels: The power levels in which
radio frequencies are transmitted and regulated by the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Sash: Framework of stiles and rails in which the glass of
a window is set.
Sash lock: A lock applied to the window to pull the sash
tightly against the frame (casement) or to pull the check
rails together (double-hung) in order to seal the sash
from weather and for security.
Sash lock cover: The trim component of double-hung
hardware that covers the sensor.
Sensors: A security device embedded within windows
and doors to monitor events, and when detected, report
the events back to the security system control panel.
Side jamb (also jamb): The vertical members at the side
of the window or door frame.
Side stop: A wood side trim member attached to a
window frame to hold, position or separate window
parts.
Single-hung window: Window similar to double-hung
window, except the top sash is stationary.
Strike plate: The protective metal plate installed in the
door jamb that receives the latch or dead bolt lock when
the door is closed.
Transmitter: An electronic device, which usually with the
aid of an antenna, propagates an electromagnetic signal.
Zone descriptors: The description programmed into the
security system control panel that identifies (1) sensor
location (e.g., kitchen), (2) sensor type (e.g., window)
and (3) sensor status (e.g., open).
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