Honeywell touchscreen Keypad 6270 User Manual

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SCREEN ACTION  
 
 3. The User Authorization screen is 
displayed with the instructions To Clear 
Bypasses, Enter Code. 
Note:
  A zone cannot be unbypassed 
while the system is armed. 
Enter your 4-digit user code.  The More 
Choices screen is displayed showing the 
system as  Ready to Arm . 
Note:   This will not occur if any zone(s) is 
open (not ready). 
  

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How to Disarm the System 
IMPORTANT:  If you return and the main burglary sounder is on, 
DO NOT enter the premises, but call the police from a nearby safe 
location. If you return after an alarm has occurred and the main 
sounder has shut itself off, the 6270 will beep rapidly upon entering, 
indicating that an alarm has occurred during your absence.  LEAVE 
IMMEDIATELY and CONTACT THE POLICE  from a nearby safe 
location. 
Disarm the system as follows:...

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SCREEN ACTION  
 3.  Press the 
DISARM ALL  button if you 
wish to disarm the system.  The 6270 
beeps once and the Arming screen is 
displayed showing the system as  Ready 
to Arm  or not ready if any zone is faulted 
(open).  
Note:   If you wish to disarm only selected 
partitions, you must first highlight the 
partition(s) to be disarmed, then press the 
DISARM SELECTED  button.   The 6270 
beeps once and the Arming screen is 
displayed showing the system...

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How to Check the Status of Other Partitions 
This system supports between one and eight Partitions (as configured 
by your installer.)  Partitioning enables a single physical alarm 
system to control up to eight areas of protection (partitions) 
depending on the system you have purchased. Each 6270 and other 
keypad is assigned a default partition for display purposes, and will 
show only that partitions information.  
For example, if your physical site is a...

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SCREEN   ACTION 
 2. Press the Current Partition tab (lower 
edge of the screen; in this case it displays 
P1
).  The User Authorization screen is 
displayed with the instructions  “
For 
Authorized Partitions, Enter Code ”
. 
 
 
  3.  Enter the code authorized to access 
other partition(s).   
If the code is accepted, the system 
displays the partitions that user has 
access to.   
Note:
  A code may have access to some 
(but not all) of the available...

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How to Send Emergency Messages 
 
x  Emergency messages are optional and may not be available on your 
system. Ask your system installer if emergency messages are 
available on your system. 
x  The 
Emergency  screen cannot be accessed while running a 
diagnostic test. 
An emergency message for panic or fire can be sent to the central 
monitoring station from the  Emergency screen.  The  Emergency 
screen can be accessed by activating the PANIC button located...

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How to View the Event Log  
Your system has the ability to record various events in a history log 
wherein each event is recorded with the time and date of its 
occurrence.  The control panel must be programmed to record various 
system events in installer programming mode.  
To view the Event Log, perform the following: 
SCREEN ACTION  
 1.  From the Home screen, press the 
SECURITY
 button.  The Arming screen 
is displayed. 
 
  2.  From the Arming screen...

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SCREEN ACTION  
 
 
 3.  Press the 
EVENT LOGS  button on the 
More Choices screen.  The Event Log 
screen is displayed. 
Note:  While 6270 is requesting and 
receiving the event log data from the 
control panel, the Event Log screen 
displays  Please Wait! . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To view additional events, press the 
up/down arrows to scroll through the 
event log.  To view all items, press the 
Show More  button. 
Note:   When 
All Partitions  or 
All Events...

 
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Fire Alarm System Operatio n  
Introduction to Fire Alarm System Operation 
Your fire alarm system (if installed) is on 24 hours a day, providing 
continuous protection.  In the event of an emergency, the installed 
smoke and heat detectors will automatically send signals to your 
Control/Communicator, triggering a loud interrupting sound from the 
keypad.  An interrupted sound will also be produced by optional 
exterior sounders.  A FIRE message will appear at your keypad and 
remain on until...

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Fire Display Lock 
If several zones produce an alarm before any are silenced, all zones in 
alarm will scroll. The system can be programmed to lock the keypad 
display with the first zone that produced an alarm. Ask your installer 
if your system has been activated with this feature. To display the 
other zone(s), press the [ ✴
] key for each zone.  Also the  “ A”, “ B” , or 
“ C”  key may be programmed to scroll the keypad display to view the 
previous or...