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B: Keypads / Readers
Arming/Disarming Methods:
Therearethreedifferentdevicesthatmaybeusedintheprocessofarming/disarmingthealarm
system;thesearethekeypad,tagreaderandkeyfob.
Keypad Button Operations
a = Exit user menu / Select area A.
b = Moves backwards to the previous main menu item / Selects area B.
c=Displaysadditionalinformationinthelog/Scrollstopreviousoptioninasub-menu/Selects
area C.
d = Moves forward in the log / Selects area D.
0 1 2 3=Selectsarea0,1,2or3.
f p = Used for activating Fire and PA alarms.
[ ] = Directional buttons (used for choosing options and moving through text).
t = Selects items and enters menus.
x=Movesforwardinthemainmenuandsub-menu/Exitsoptiontosub-menuandsub-menuto
main menu.
TagArea(Whereyoupresentyourtagtoarm/disarm)
Ready LED (Ready to arm and all inputs are closed)
Alarm LED (Shows alarms)
TamperLED(Showstamperalarms)
Alert/Pending (Fault) LED (Shows system faults)
Disarm LED (Shows system disarmed)
LEFT GREEN LED:
After a valid tag is
presented,theGREEN
LED will illuminate
indicating the power
status.
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There are four different devices that may be used to arm/disarm the alarm system; these are
the main keypad, the external tag reader, internal tag reader and the keyfob.
Control Panel Keypad
a
= Quick exit manager menu.
b = Moves backwards to the previous menu
item.
c
= Enables chime and displays additional
information in the log.
D
= Moves forward in the log, scrolls between
options and enters the master manager menu.
f p = Used to activate FIRe/PA alarms.
[ ] = Directional buttons.
t = Selects items and enters menus.
x = Cancels items, and moves to the next
item in master manager menu
.
The Internal Tag Reader
Tag Area (Where you present
your tag to arm/Unset)
Ready LED
Alarm LED
Tamper LED
Fault LED
Disarmed LED
The External Tag Reader
LEFT GREEN LED: Status indicator
(extinguishes after a couple of seconds)
RED LED: This can be programmed by your
engineer to illuminate when the alarm has
activated for example.
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C H A P T E R 2 : K E Y P A D S / R E A D E R S
There are four different devices that may be used to arm/disarm the alarm system; these are
the main keypad, the external tag reader, internal tag reader and the keyfob.
Control Panel Keypad
a
= Quick exit manager menu.
b = Moves backwards to the previous menu
item.
c
= Enables chime and displays additional
information in the log.
D
= Moves forward in the log, scrolls between
options and enters the master manager menu.
f p = Used to activate FIRe/PA alarms.
[ ] = Directional buttons.
t = Selects items and enters menus.
x = Cancels items, and moves to the next
item in master manager menu
.
The Internal Tag Reader
Tag Area (Where you present
your tag to arm/Unset)
Ready LED
Alarm LED
Tamper LED
Fault LED
Disarmed LED
The External Tag Reader
LEFT GREEN LED: Status indicator
(extinguishes after a couple of seconds)
RED LED: This can be programmed by your
engineer to illuminate when the alarm has
activated for example.
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C H A P T E R 2 : K E Y P A D S / R E A D E R S
There are four different devices that may be used to arm/disarm the alarm system; these are
the main keypad, the external tag reader, internal tag reader and the keyfob.
Control Panel Keypad
a
= Quick exit manager menu.
b = Moves backwards to the previous menu
item.
c
= Enables chime and displays additional
information in the log.
D
= Moves forward in the log, scrolls between
options and enters the master manager menu.
f p = Used to activate FIRe/PA alarms.
[ ] = Directional buttons.
t = Selects items and enters menus.
x = Cancels items, and moves to the next
item in master manager menu
.
The Internal Tag Reader
Tag Area (Where you present
your tag to arm/Unset)
Ready LED
Alarm LED
Tamper LED
Fault LED
Disarmed LED
The External Tag Reader
LEFT GREEN LED: Status indicator
(extinguishes after a couple of seconds)
RED LED: This can be programmed by your
engineer to illuminate when the alarm has
activated for example.
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C H A P T E R 2 : K E Y P A D S / R E A D E R S
There are four different devices that may be used to arm/disarm the alarm system; these are
the main keypad, the external tag reader, internal tag reader and the keyfob.
Control Panel Keypad
a
= Quick exit manager menu.
b = Moves backwards to the previous menu
item.
c
= Enables chime and displays additional
information in the log.
D
= Moves forward in the log, scrolls between
options and enters the master manager menu.
f p = Used to activate FIRe/PA alarms.
[ ] = Directional buttons.
t = Selects items and enters menus.
x = Cancels items, and moves to the next
item in master manager menu
.
The Internal Tag Reader
Tag Area (Where you present
your tag to arm/Unset)
Ready LED
Alarm LED
Tamper LED
Fault LED
Disarmed LED
The External Tag Reader
LEFT GREEN LED: Status indicator
(extinguishes after a couple of seconds)
RED LED: This can be programmed by your
engineer to illuminate when the alarm has
activated for example.
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C H A P T E R 2 : K E Y P A D S / R E A D E R S
There are four different devices that may be used to arm/disarm the alarm system; these are
the main keypad, the external tag reader, internal tag reader and the keyfob.
Control Panel Keypad
a
= Quick exit manager menu.
b = Moves backwards to the previous menu
item.
c
= Enables chime and displays additional
information in the log.
D
= Moves forward in the log, scrolls between
options and enters the master manager menu.
f p = Used to activate FIRe/PA alarms.
[ ] = Directional buttons.
t = Selects items and enters menus.
x = Cancels items, and moves to the next
item in master manager menu
.
The Internal Tag Reader
Tag Area (Where you present
your tag to arm/Unset)
Ready LED
Alarm LED
Tamper LED
Fault LED
Disarmed LED
The External Tag Reader
LEFT GREEN LED: Status indicator
(extinguishes after a couple of seconds)
RED LED: This can be programmed by your
engineer to illuminate when the alarm has
activated for example.
How to navigate through the menu’s.
x=“NO”-Presstomoveforwardwhenintheusermode
b=“BACK”-Presstomovebackwardwhenintheusermode
t=“YES”-Presstoenterinasubmenuoroptionwhenintheusermode
] = Press to move from one option into another option while in a submenu
a=Presstoquickexittheusermenufromanymainmenu(writtenincapitalletters)
c=“CANCEL”-Presstomovebackfromoneprogrammableoptiontothepreviousoption.
Mainmenusareindicatedwithcapitallettersandendwithaquestionmark(?),forexample“LEARNUSERCODESKEYFOBS&TAGS?”.Thesub-
menusareindicatedwithsmalllettersandtheyalsoendwithaquestionmark,forexample“Learncodes/tags/keyfobs?”.Programmableoptionsare
indicatedwithsmalllettersanddonotnishwithquestionmark(?)butYes/Noorotheroptionsareoffered.
Inordertonavigateinthemenusystemonehastoanswertothequestionsinthemainandsubmenus.Forexample,ifthequestionis“LEARN
USERCODESKEYFOBS&TAGS?”.Pressingt‘YES’willbringyouinthesub-menu“Learncodes/tags/keyfobs?”.Pressingt (YES) will take you to
the programmable options of this submenu. Pressing x‘NO’willtakeyououtoftheindividualoption,willmoveyouupfromonesub-menutothe
nextsub-menuorbacktothemainmenu.