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Event CID 
Zone pre alarm  118 
Zone alarm verify  118 
Zone maintenance alert  393 
Zone test  614 
Device type descriptions 
Device types determine the operation of the points to which they are assigned. The 
following tables contain all possible device types. Available device types depend on 
the device and on the marketplace selected for the panel. Some device types are 
unavailable in some marketplaces. For this reason, the LCD listing for the selected 
device may differ from this table. 
Note: To correlate device types with personality codes when programming Signature 
Series devices, see Appendix E “Device types to personality codes correlation” on 
page 257. 
Table 9: Alarm device types 
Device type  Description 
Photo detectors 
Smoke  For smoke detectors and contact devices.
All activations are immediately
considered as alarms. Circuit cannot be restored until devices are 
restored to normal and the panel is reset. 
Smoke verified  For smoke detectors and contact devices. Two-wire smoke detector 
activations are verified (delayed and confirmed) before activating an 
alarm. Four-wire smoke detectors and contact devices are not verified 
and immediately considered as alarms. Circuit cannot be restored until 
devices are restored to normal and the panel is reset. 
Supervisory latching  For detectors that trigger an active (supervisory) event. Detectors with 
this device type remain active until the condition that activated them is 
restored and the control panel is reset. 
Supervisory nonlatching  For detectors that trigger an active (supervisory) event. Detectors with 
this device type remain active until the condition that activated them is 
restored. Resetting the control panel is not required.  
Ion detectors 
Smoke  For smoke detectors and contact devices. All activations are immediately
considered as alarms. Circuit cannot be restored until devices are 
restored to normal and the panel is reset.