3GS Technical Manual
Issue 4.5 August 2005
8-16 Programming Menus
Zone Attributes
Zone attributes allow you to further customise the behaviour of zones. 3GS allows for up to 16 different attributes. The following
attributes are applicable to areas 1 to 32, Common, and Alarm zone types. Some attributes are applicable to both zones and
doors, some to zones only, and some to doors only. With the exception of the Inhibit attribute, only one other attribute should be
assigned per zone.
Inhibit
This attribute allows the zone in question to be inhibited. Must be used in conjunction with the Inhibit
mode (Zones and Doors).
Exit
Applying the Exit attribute to an alarm or area zone will change it to an exit zone for that area/system.
Opening the zone while the area/system is set/armed will start an entry timer.
Access
Usually for movement detectors on the exit/entry route. Behaves as an Exit zone during exit/entry and
otherwise as a Alarm zone (Zones and Doors).
Push
The Push attribute is used for push-button arming of the area outside the final exit, avoiding the need to
wait for the final timer to expire before the buzzer sounds to confirm arming of the area. The Push func-
tion is enabled by setting the final set variable to YES (giving an infinite exit time until the Push button is
pressed). Assign to an area zone to allow setting/arming of the area, or to a Common or Alarm zone to
allow setting/arming of the whole system (Zones only).
Fire-x
To be used with fire exit doors which should not be opened during the day. Outputs 177 to 206 and
Common 209 for relevant areas (Fire Exit) are dedicated to this attribute. When the area is unset/dis-
armed and the Fire-x zone is opened, the output is triggered, the buzzer sounds, and an alert message is
displayed. When the area is set/armed, the zone will behave as a normal area zone (Zones and Doors).
Note: When this attribute is applied to an Area zone, if the Area is set but the System is not Full set, i.e.
one or more other Areas on the system are unset, opening this zone will turn on the relevant Fire-x out-
put for that Area but will not generate a Full Alarm unless System is Full Set.
Xshunt
The Xshunt attribute when applied to a zone will cause the next zone in line to be shunted or inhibited
when the area is unset/disarmed. For example, if applied to zone 23, when opened it will shunt or inhibit
zone 24. Usually used in conjunction with a Fire-x zone. If the enable xshunt variable is set to YES, the
xshunted zones will be re-enabled after an unset (Zones only).
Note: Zone 24 will only be shunted as long as zone 23 remains open. If the “Enable Xshunt” variable is
set to YES, the Xshunted zones will be re-enabled after a System unset - this does not apply to an Area
unset. The area/system will not set/arm while the shunt zone remains open.
Xtampr
The Xtampr attribute will cause the zone to behave as a bell tamper when the system is unset/disarmed,
firing the external bell outputs (111 to 140, and 143) and strobe outputs (217 to 246, and 249)) for
relevant areas (Zones only).
Panic
The Panic attribute is used in conjunction with 24 hour panic buttons. Activation of a zone with the Panic
attribute assigned will turn on output 3 (Panic) and output 214 (Raid Camera), but no audible system
alarm. The panic attribute will not display an alert message on the keypad until the unset has been per-
formed (Zones only).
Note: Opening a zone with that has been assigned the Panic Attribute while the system is Set or the Area
it is in is Set will generate a Full alarm as well as generating a Panic Alarm.
Day-PA
This attribute is similar to Panic but operates in unset/disarm mode only. When assigned to an area zone
which is then opened (for example, a self-locking panic button), Day-PA generates a silent alarm and trips
outputs 3 and 214 (Zones and Doors).
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