Advisor Advanced ATSx500A User Guide  19 
Zone options 
1 Zone options 
 
1>Inhibit zones 
2 Camera menu 
The menu allows inhibiting zones and performing user operations on cameras. 
Inhibiting / uninhibiting zones 
1.1 Inhibit zones 
The Inhibit function is used to inhibit zones and exclude them from the security 
system until the next unset.    
There may be occasions when you want to inhibit a zone. For example, if you 
want to leave a window open when the system is set. By inhibiting the zone 
associated with the window, when you set the system you will not activate an 
alarm. 
Note: It is also possible to inhibit active zones while setting an area. See “Active 
zones” on page 8 for more information. 
Enter the “Inhibit zones” menu to inhibit or uninhibit zones. What happens next 
depends on whether or not there are active zones: 
All zones are normal 
You can inhibit normal zones if you know their zone number. 
 
1.  Press Up or Down to scroll through the zones. 
2.  Press the zone number, or use Enter to select a zone. 
3.  Change the zone state using Up and Down.  
4.  Confirm the changes by pressing Enter.  
5.  Press Clear twice to exit programming. 
Active zones 
When one or more zones are active, the system displays: 
 
The active zones are listed one by one. 
1.  Press the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the zones. 
2.  To inhibit the selected zone, press Enter. The confirmation is displayed: