CS875-575-375-275-175 Installers Manual with CS5500 keypad B.2.14
2.10 Glossary
Location Term Definition
2 Control Panel This groups all options relating to the central processing unit of the alarm 
system. The control panel monitors the detection devices and activates any 
number of signalling devices.
2.1 Inputs A menu entry that groups options relating to all zones. 
2.1.1 Zones An  menu entry that groups zone options. 
2.1.1.1.1 Zone Type An  menu option that specifies the zone type of a particular zone. 
2.1.1.1.2 Zone Name An  menu option that allows the installer to define names for each installed 
zone. For example, Zone 1 can be named Living Room PIR. 
2.1.1.1.3 Partitions A  menu entry that lists the partitions assigned to the selected zone. The 
selected zone can trigger an event on these partitions.
A zone may reside in any combination of partitions. A zone that resides in 
more than one partition becomes a common zone and is reported to its lowest 
partition number. A common zone is armed only when all the partitions that it 
belongs to are armed. It is disarmed the moment one of the partitions it 
belongs to is disarmed. 
2.1.1.1.4 Copy Zone  A menu option that copies the settings for an individual zone to a contiguous 
set of other zones. 
2.1.2 Swinger Shutdown A  zone characteristic that allows the selected zone to be automatically 
bypassed after a specified number of alarms. 
An Inputs menu entry that contains the swinger count. 
2.1.3 Zone Types A menu entry that groups zone type characteristics and allows the installer to 
select a pre-defined zone type. There are 20 pre-defined zone types. The 
characteristics of each zone can be changed. For example, if a keypad beeps, 
if the zone is a delay 1 or delay 2 zone, a 24-hour zone and so on.
2.1.3.1.1 Input Type A menu entry that groups options that determine the basic features of the 
selected zone type.
2.1.3.1.1.1 Fire A zone type that reports a fire alarm when activated. 
2.1.3.1.1.2 24-hour A zone type where reaction is not dependent on the arm/disarm state of the 
system. It is permanently active 24 hours a day unless bypassed by forced 
arming. An example of a 24-hour zone is a fire, panic or glassbreak zone.
2.1.3.1.1.3 Keyswitch  A zone type that can be used to arm or disarm a partition using a switch 
connected to a zone instead of a code. Both pulsed and maintained 
keyswitches can be used.
2.1.3.1.1.4 Follower/Access A zone type that acts like a normal burglary zone except during entry and exit 
times when it is inhibited. The entry time is started when a Delay zone is 
opened. The zone is instant when the system is armed and no entry or exit 
delay is timed. 
2.1.3.1.1.5 Delay 1 A zone type whose events can be delayed for a specified interval before a 
zone creates an alarm. This type of zone is usually used to allow exit and entry 
to a building. The time intervals for a Delay 1 zone are defined in Entry 1 and 
Exit 1. 
2.1.3.1.1.6 Delay 2 A zone type whose events can be delayed for a specified interval before a 
zone creates an alarm. This type of zone is usually used to allow exit and entry 
to a building. The time intervals for a Delay 2 zone are defined in Entry 2 and 
Exit 2.