Honeywell control panel VISTA128FBPTVISTA250FBPT User Manual

  
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Trouble Conditions (cont’d) 
  A  display  of   COMM.  FAILURE   at  the  Keypad  indicates  that  a  failure 
has  occurred  in  the  telephone  communication  portion   of  your  system. 
CALL FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.  
   A  display  of   SYSTEM LO  BAT ,  accompanied  by  a  once  per  minute 
beeping  at  the  Keypad  indicates  that  a  low  system   battery  condition 
exists. CALL FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. 
   A display of  LO BAT and a zone descriptor, accompanied by a once per...

   
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Emergency Evacuation 
Establish and regularly practice a plan of escape i n the event of fire. The following steps are 
recommended by the National Fire Protection Associa tion: 
 
1.  Position  your  detector  or  your  interior  and/or  exte rior  sounders  so  that 
they can be heard by all occupants. 
2.   Determine  two  means  of  escape  from  each  room.  One  p ath  of  escape 
should  lead  to  the  door  that  permits  normal  exit  fr om  the  building.  The 
other  may  be  a...

  
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Maintaining Your System 
Taking Care of Your System 
The  components  of  your  security  system  are  designed  to  be  as  free  of 
maintenance as possible. However, there are some th ings you can do to make 
sure that your system is in reliable working condit ion. 
1.  Test  your  system  weekly.  (See  TESTING  THE  SYSTEM  and FIRE 
ALARM SYSTEM  sections). 
2.  Test the system after any alarm occurs. 
Replacing Batteries in Wireless Sensors 
Wireless sensors may not have been used in...

   
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Maintaining Your System (cont’d) 
Silencing Low Battery Warning Tones at the Keypad 
The  keypad’s  warning  tones  can  be  silenced  by  perfo rming  an  OFF  sequence 
(code  plus  OFF  key) ,  but  the  Keypads  low  battery  message  display  will 
remain on as a reminder that you have a low battery  condition in one or more 
of  your  sensors.  When  you  replace  the  weak  battery  with  a  fresh  one,  the 
sensor will send a good battery signal to the con trol as soon as the sensor...

  
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Quick Guide to Fire System Functions 
ACTION PROCEDURE 
Displaying Event  
The  system  is  programmed  to  lock  the  keypad  display   with  the  first  event  that 
occurred in priority order.  
1.  Fire – highest priority  
2.  Life Safety  
3.  Troubles and Supervisory  
4.  System Events (i.e. low battery) – lowest priori ty 
To display the next event, press the [
] key.  Repeat as necessary.   
To revert to the first event displayed, press the #  key.   
Silencing Fire Alarms  Enter...

   
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Quick Guide to Burglary System Functions 
FUNCTION PROCEDURE COMMENTS 
Check Zones 
Press [].  To view faulted zones when is system not ready 
Display All 
Descriptors  Press and hold [] for 5 seconds. 
Displays all alpha descriptors programmed by 
installer. 
Arm System  Enter code.  Press arming key desired (AWAY, STAY, INSTANT, MAXIMUM).  Arms system in mode selected. 
NOTE: After pressing the STAY or INSTANT  arming key, enter 1, 2 or 3 to arm in  
the desired STAY or INSTANT mode....

  
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Quick Guide to Burglary System Functions (cont’d) 
FUNCTION PROCEDURE COMMENTS 
Delete a User  Enter master/manager code. Press CODE [8].  
Enter user no. to be deleted. 
Enter master/manager code. 
Press 1 (Yes) at prompt.  Master and Manager level users can delete 
users. 
A user can only be deleted by a user with  higher authority level. 
Control Output  Device  Enter security code.  Press [#]  
Enter 71 or 72.  Activate output device as programmed. 
Enter security code.  Press [#]  
Enter...

   
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Summary of Audible Notification 
(Alpha Display Keypads) 
SOUND CAUSE DISPLAY 
LOUD, 
INTERRUPTED* 
  Keypad & External
 
FIRE ALARM FIRE is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is 
displayed. 
LOUD,  CONTINUOUS* 
  Keypad & External
 
BURGLARY/AUDIBLE EMERGENCY 
ALARM  ALARM is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is 
also displayed. 
ONE SHORT BEEP  
  (not repeated)  Keypad only
 
a.  SYSTEM DISARM   
b.  SYSTEM ARMING ATTEMPT WITH AN OPEN ZONE. 
c.  BYPASS VERIFY 
 
a....

  
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION STATEMENTS  
The user shall not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless authorized by the Installation Instructions 
or Users Manual. Unauthorized changes or modificat ions could void the users authority to operate the equipment. 
 
FCC CLASS B STATEMENT  
This equipment has been tested to FCC requirements  and has been found acceptable for use. The FCC requ ires the 
following statement for your information: 
 
This equipment generates and...

   
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FCC PART 68 INFORMATION  
This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rul es. A label is located on the front cover of 
this equipment containing the FCC registration numb er and the Ringer Equivalence Number 
(REN). You must, upon request, provide the followin g information to your local telephone 
company: USOC Jack Type: RJ31X; REN: 0.7B. The REN  is used to determine the quantity of 
devices which may be connected to the telephone lin e. Excessive RENs on the telephone line 
may...