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Section 1: General System
Operation
1.1 Getting to Know Your System
Your security system is made up of a control panel, one or more keypads
and various detectors and sensors. The control panel will be mounted
out of the way in a utility room or basement. The metal control cabinet
contains the system’s electronics and stand-by battery. There is normally
no reason for anyone except an installer or service person to have access
to the control panel.
The keypads each have an audible indicator, an alphanumeric liquid
crystal display (LCD), status lights and command entry keys. The keypad
is used to send commands to the system and to display the current system
status. Each keypad will be mounted in convenient locations inside the
protected premises, near designated points of entry/exit.
Zones and Partitions
The protected premises has been divided by your installer into zones and
partitions. A zone is an area of protection that has one or more detection
sensors connected to it (motion detectors, glassbreak detectors, door
contacts or shock sensors). A single zone might be a room, a hallway or a
door or window. Two or more of these zones will be linked together by
the control panel to form a partition.
A partition is a region of the protected premises. A partition can be armed
and disarmed independently from other partitions. All of the partitions
together form the entire system.
Some zones will belong to more than one partition, such as points of entry/
exit and hallways. These are called
global zones global zones
global zones global zones
global zones because they are not
assigned to a single partition.
Access Codes
As a user of the system, you will be assigned a 4- or 6-digit access code.
Access codes are used to arm and disarm the partition(s) to which they
are assigned. Some access codes can perform additional system functions,
such as programming system options and bypassing zones.
Your access code may not allow you to access certain system functions.For
instance, if your code is only allowed to arm and disarm Partition 1, you
will not be able to arm or disarm other partitions, or the entire system.
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