Chapter 3
3.0 Understanding Your Keypad 
The PowerSeries Neo Alarm System supports a variety of wireless, hardwired and proximity sensor LCD, 
LED and Icon keypads. All keypads come equipped with the LED status lights described in section 1 
"Quick Reference". HS2LCD series keypads display system messages on their LCD screen. HS2ICN 
series keypads display messages, as described in the following section. HS2LED series keypads display 
messages via a series of numbered LEDs, as described in the following section. All keypad versions will 
have a solid blue LED bar that is always on except when, if enrolled, a proximity tag is presented and suc-
cessfully read by the keypad.
3.1 Icon and LED Keypad Symbols
HS2ICN Series HS2LED Series
 
1.  Clock Digits 1, 2 These clock digits indicate the hour when the local clock is active. Digit 2 is 
also used to identify the zone number.
2. : (Colon) This icon is the hours/minutes divider and will flash once per second when 
the local clock is active.
3. Clock Digits 3, 4 These  are the minute digits when the local clock is active. The digits 3 and 
4 are used to indicate the zone number for open zones or alarm in 
memory. These two digits combined with the clock digit 2, scroll one zone 
per second from the lowest number to the highest, when scrolling through 
zones.
4. 1 to 8 These numbers identify troubles when [*][2] is pressed.
5. Memory Indicates that there are alarms in memory.
6. Bypass Indicates that there are zones bypassed.
7. Program Indicates that the system is in Installer or User's programming, or that the 
keypad is busy, and the LED will flash. If an Access Code is required, 
while accessing [*] menus, this LED is ON and solid to indicate that the 
code is required.
8. Away Indicates that the panel is armed in the Away Mode.
9. Fire Indicates that there are fire and/or CO alarms in memory.
10. Stay Indicates that the panel is armed in the Stay Mode.
11. Chime This icon turns on when the Chime function key is pressed to enable Door 
Chime on the system. It will turn off when the chime function key is pressed 
again to disable Door Chime.
12. OPEN This icon is used with clock digits 1 and 2 to indicate activated zones (not 
alarm) on the system. When zones are opened, the OPEN icon will turn on, 
clock digits 1 and 2 will scroll through the violated zones.
13. AC Indicates that AC is present at the main panel.
14. System Trouble Indicates that a system trouble is active.
15. Night Indicates that the panel is armedin the Night Mode.
16. Ready Light (green) If the Ready light is on, the system is ready for arming. If the toggle of the 
Ready LED flashes for Force Arming enabled, the LED flashes with force 
armable zones open on the partition.
17. Armed Light (red) If the Armed light is on, the system has been armed successfully.
NOTE: For UL listed installations, zones can only be bypassed manually.
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