3-LCD operating instructions
EST3 System Operation Manual 2.13
Arming security partitions
A security partition is a group of devices intended to secure a
physical area. When you arm a partition, you instruct the system
to monitor those devices for armed alarm events.
Partitions can be armed for two states: Stay and Away. Arming
to Stay causes the system to monitor only those devices on the
perimeter of the protected area. This leaves you free to move
about inside the partition. Arming to Away causes the system to
monitor all devices, both perimeter and interior.
Before arming the partition, the system checks all the devices in
the partition to ensure that they’re in the normal state. Typically,
if a device is off-normal it may prevent the partition from being
armed. However, you can elect to disable the off-normal device
and arm the remaining devices in the partition.
When commanded to conditionally arm, the partition may arm
directly or may generate an error or warning under the following
conditions:
• The Partition is configured to issue a warning (not error) for
non-security objects that are “off-normal”. If non-security
objects are configured to issue an error on Partition arming,
then the Partition will always issue an error message and
will not arm conditionally when any one single error device
is “off-normal”. When this occurs, the Partition can only be
‘forced’ into an arm state.
• The total number of “off-normal” non-security devices plus
the total number of bypassed or disabled regular security
devices do not exceed the maximum number of
bypassed/disabled devices (as set in the 3-SDU.)
• When security devices are in a “Test” condition (see Testing
Security Devices), the Partition will arm with no warning
even if the number of devices in “Test” exceed the 3-SDU
setting for maximum number of bypassed/disabled devices.
Partitions can be commanded to arm unconditionally (i.e., forced
arm) irrespective of the error or warning conditions presented,
via the following methods:
• An SDU Rule activated by a switch on an EST3 panel.
• An unconditional arm command is issued via FireWorks.
This also requires the proper user access level.
Note: Issuing an unconditional forced arm command to a
Partition may result in undesirable false security alarm events.
A ‘Partition’ can comprise
any combination of security,
fire, supervisory, and
monitor device types as
well as EST3 System
Pseudo points. Note that
only security device types
will generate security alarm
events. Partition alarm
events are not annunciated
on the 3-LCD, they only get
annunciated in FireWorks,
Keypad Display units, or as
activated LEDs on 3-ANNs
and Envoy. Non-security
device types will not trigger
Partition Alarm events.
There is virtually no limit on
the number of ‘objects’ that
can be assigned to a single
partition.
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