Honeywell control panel VISTA10SE VIA30PSE Security Systems User Manual

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EXIT ALARMS
Exit Alarm Warning
Displays and Sounds
Ask your installer if ExitAlarm Warning is activefor your system, and ifso, check here:  
   
Your system may support and have been programmed for this feature.
When arming, if an exit or interior zone contains a fault during closing 
at the time the exit
delay ends
, the alarm sounder and keypad sound continuously to alert you that an
unwanted alarm can be prevented if you take action:
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If you disarm the system during the entry delay period that...

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PANIC KEYS
(FOR MANUALLY ACTIVATING SILENT AND/OR AUDIBLE ALARMS)
Using
Panic KeysYour system may have been programmed to use special keys or combinations of keys to
manually activate emergency (panic) functions. The functions that might be programmed
are: Silent Emergency, Audible Emergency, Personal Emergency, and Fire.
A silent emergency sends a silent alarm signal to the central station*, but there is no
audible alarm or visual display.
An audible emergency sends a signal to the central station*...

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PANIC KEYS (Continued)
CHECK IF PANIC PLACE A CHECK NEXT TO PROGRAMMEDZONEACTIVE KEY(S)FUNCTION NUMBER
   
[A]____SILENT,
   ____AUDIBLE,
   ____PERSONAL,   ____FIRE 9 5
   
[B]____SILENT,
   ____AUDIBLE,
   ____PERSONAL,
   ____FIRE 0 7
SEE YOUR INSTALLER
   
[C]____SILENT,
   ____AUDIBLE,
   ____PERSONAL,
   ____FIRE 9 6
AND NOTE HEREOR
THE KEY(S) & FUNCTION(S)
   
[1] & [Q]____SILENT,
   ____AUDIBLE,
   ____PERSONAL,
  ____FIRE 9 5
PROGRAMMED
   
[Q] & [#]____SILENT,
   ____AUDIBLE,...

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TESTING THE SYSTEMTO BE CONDUCTED WEEKLY
Using the
 
 5 
 TEST Key
NO ALARM REPORTSWILL BE SENT TO THECENTRAL MONITORINGSTATION while thesystem is in Test mode.
The TEST key puts your system into the Test mode, which allows each protection point
to be checked for proper operation.
1 . Disarm the system and close all protected windows, doors, etc. The keypads READY
message should be displayed and the READY indicator (if present) should be lit.
2 . Enter your security code and press the TEST key.
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TESTING THE SYSTEM (Continued)
7 . After all protection points have been checked and restored, there should be no zone
identification numbers displayed. If a problem is experienced with any
protection point (no confirming sounds, no display), CALL FOR
SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.
8 . Turn off the Test mode by entering the security code and pressing the OFF key.
PAGING FEATURE
If the paging feature has been programmed for your system, your pager will respond to certain conditions as they
occur in your system...

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TROUBLE CONDITIONS
Check and
Battery Displays
* Not all systems usewireless sensors.
The word CHECK on the keypads display, accompanied by a beeping at the keypad,
indicates a trouble condition in the system.
To silence the beeping for these conditions, press any key.
1.A display of CHECK and one or more zone numbers indicates that a
problem exists with the displayed zone(s) and requires your attention. If the
CHECK display relates to a fire zone, CALL FOR SERVICE
IMMEDIATELY.
Determine if the...

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TROUBLE CONDITIONS (Continued)Words or letters in parentheses (   ) are those that are displayed on Fixed-word keypads.
¯
Other Trouble
Displays
*
 Any “beeping” that  accompanies a  trouble display can be  stopped by entering  an OFF sequence  (code + OFF)**    Not all systems use    wireless transmitters.
1.COMM. FAILUREIndicates that a failure has occurred in the telephone com-
(or FC) munication portion of your system.
CALL FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.
2.SYSTEM LO BATIndicates that a low system...

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TROUBLE CONDITIONS (Continued)
Other Trouble
Displays
(Continued)5.AC LOSS  is  displayed  The system is operating on battery power only due to a
(or NO AC)
power failure.
If only some lights are out on the premises, check circuit
breakers and fuses and reset or replace as necessary.
CALL FOR SERVICE if AC power cannot be restored to
the system.
6.Busy-Standby
(or dI)If this remains displayed for more than 1 minute, system is
disabled. CALL FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.
7.OPEN CIRCUIT  The keypad is not...

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FIRE ALARM SYSTEM (IF INSTALLED)
GeneralYour fire alarm system (if installed) is on 24 hours a day, for continuous protection. In the
event of an emergency, the strategically located smoke and heat detectors will au-
tomatically send signals to your system, triggering a loud, interrupted pulsed sound* from
the Keypad(s). This sound will also be produced by optional exterior sounders. A FIRE
message will appear at your Keypad and remain on until you silence the alarm (see below
for silencing fire...

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FIRE ALARM SYSTEM (Continued)
Manually Initiating
a Fire Alarm1 . Should you become aware of a fire emergency before your detectors sense the
problem, go to your nearest Keypad and manually initiate an alarm by pressing the
appropriate panic key(s), assigned for FIRE emergency (if programmed by the
installer).  Check below, and on page 23.
2 . Evacuate all occupants from the premises.
3 . If flames and/or smoke are present, leave the premises and notify your local Fire De-
partment immediately.
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