11
Section 1: General Description
⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠ā¢
SIA Installations
The VISTA-128FBPT and VISTA-250FBPT are not certified as SIA compliant, but can be programmed for False Alarm
Reduction. To program for False Alarm Reduction, follow the SIA Guidelines noted in the applicable programming fields.
About the VISTA-128FBPT/VISTA-250FBPT
The VISTA-128FBPT and VISTA-250FBPT are 8-partition, UL Listed commercial fire and burglary control panels that
include the features described below.
NOTE: All sections of this manual reference the capacities of the VISTA-250FBPT when describing system
features. Please note the differences between the VISTA-128FBPT and VISTA-250FBPT in the table below.
All other features are identical.
Number of Zones 128 250
Number of User Codes 150 250
Event Log Capacity 512 1000
Number of Access Cards 250 500
Features
Hardwire and Optional Expansion Zones
⢠Provides 8 hardwire zones.
⢠Supports up to 16 2-wire smoke detectors each on zone 1 and zone 2 (32 total).
⢠Automatically resets 4-wire smoke detectors if the Aux Relay is programmed for smoke reset (3*61 = 2).
⢠Triggers the built-in sounders on other hardwired smoke detectors if one smoke detector annunciates an alarm.
This feature requires a System Sensor RRS-MOD.
⢠Supports up to 242 additional expansion zones (120 for the VISTA-128FBPT) using a built-in polling (V-Plex)
loop.
⢠Supports up to 250 wireless zones (128 for the VISTA-128FBPT) fewer if using hardwire and/or polling loop
zones.
Wireless devices are not ULC Listed for and cannot be used in ULC Installations.
Peripheral Devices
⢠Supports up to 31 addressable devices, (keypads, RF receivers, relay modules, etc.).
⢠Supervises devices (keypads, RF receivers, and relay modules) and individual relays (up to 32), as well as
system zones.
Keypads
⢠6160CR2 keypads for Fire applications
⢠6160 keypads for Burglary applications
(Alpha keypads provide three panic key functions: 1 + ā (A), ā + # (B), and 3 + # (C).)
⢠Up to six 6280 Graphic/Touch-Screen keypads for burglary applications.
⢠AlarmNet Total Connect (Remote Interactive Service) allows access from a wireless smart phone or web browser
via any Total Connect 2 compatible AlarmNet device.
Use of Remote Interactive Service (Total Connect) is not permitted in UL installations.
NOTE: If using Total Connect Remote Interactive Services, the virtual keypad must be assigned to a burglary partition,
and the GOTO feature (program field 2ā18) must be ā0ā (disabled) for partition 1 (the fire partition) so that the Fire
system cannot be accessed remotely. This is the system default setting.