Honeywell control panel VISTA15 Security System User Manual
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Recommendations for Proper Protection (contd) - 41 - Recommendations for Proper Intrusion Protection For proper intrusion coverage, sensors should be located at every possible point of entry to a home or commercial premises. This includes skylights and upper windows in a multi-level building. In addition, we recommend that radio backup be used in a security system so that alarm signals can still be sent to the alarm monitoring station in the event that the telephone lines are out of order (alarm signals...
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- 42 - Emergency Evacuation Establish and regularly practice a plan of escape in the event of fire. The following steps are recommended by the National Fire Protection Association: 1. Position your detector or your interior and/or exterior sounders so that they can be heard by all occupants. 2. Determine two means of escape from each room. One path of escape should lead to the door that permits normal exit from the building. The other should be an alternative route, such as a window, should your primary...
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- 43 - Maintaining Your System Taking Care of Your System The components of your security system are designed to be as maintenance-free as possible. However, to make sure that your system is in reliable working condition: 1. Test your system weekly. 2. Test your system after any alarm occurs (see Testing the System section). Replacing Batteries in Wireless Sensors Each wireless sensor in your system has a 9-volt or 3-volt battery. The system detects a low battery in any wireless sensor, including smoke...
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Maintaining Your System (cont’d) - 44 - Important: Use only batteries recommended by your installer as replacement. Silencing Low Battery Warning Tones at the Keypad You can silence the keypad’s warning tones by pressing the 1 key, OFF 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 control as soon as...
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- 45 - Quick Guide to System Functions FUNCTION PROCEDURE COMMENTS Check Zones Press [T]Do this to view faulted zones when system is not ready. Arm System Enter code or press # Press arming key desired (AWAY, NIGHT-STAY*, STAY, INSTANT, MAXIMUM) * Press STAY twice in rapid succession to arm NIGHT-STAYDo this to arm the system in the mode selected. Disarm System Enter code Press OFF [1]Do this to disarm the system and silence alarms. Bypass Zones Enter code Press [6] Enter zone numbers to be bypassed...
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- 46 - Summary of Audible Notification (Alpha Display Keypads) SOUND CAUSE DISPLAY LOUD, INTERRUPTED* Keypad & ExternalFIRE ALARM FIRE is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is displayed. LOUD, CONTINUOUS* Keypad & ExternalBURGLARY/AUDIBLE EMERGENCY ALARMALARM is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is also displayed. ONE SHORT BEEP (not repeated) Keypad onlya. SYSTEM DISARM b. SYSTEM ARMING ATTEMPT WITH AN OPEN ZONE c. BYPASS VERIFYa. SYSTEM READY is displayed. b. The number and descriptor of the...
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- 47 - Glossary The following terms are used throughout the manual. ARM/DISARM:Armed simply means that the burglary portion of your system is turned ON and is in a state of readiness. Disarmed means that the burglary system is turned OFF, and must be re-armed to become operational. However, even in a disarmed state, emergency and fire portions of your system are still operational. KEYPAD:This is the area on your keypad containing numbered pushbuttons similar to those on telephones or calculators. These...
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- 48 - UL NOTICE: This is a GRADE A system. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) Part 15 STATEMENT This equipment has been tested to FCC requirements and has been found acceptable for use. The FCC requires the following statement for your information: This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturers instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and...
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- 49 - FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) Part 68 NOTICE This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules. On the front cover of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, the FCC registration number and ringer equivalence number (REN) for this equipment. If requested, this information must be provided to the telephone company. This equipment uses the following jacks: An RJ31X is used to connect this equipment to the telephone network. The REN is used to determine the...
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- 50 - WARNING! THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM SYSTEM While this system is an advanced design security system, it does not offer guaranteed protection against burglary or fire or other emergency. Any alarm system, whether commercial or residential, is subject to compromise or failure to warn for a variety of reasons. For example: • Intruders may gain access through unprotected openings or have the technical sophistication to bypass an alarm sensor or disconnect an alarm warning device. • Intrusion...