User manual GE SECURITY ADVENT COMMERCIAL SYSTEM REV B

[. . . ] Advent® Commercial System Document Number: 466-1767 Rev. 60-562-01, 60-562-04 Contents User's Manual Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Phone line tampering - A TROUBLE indication results if the phone line is cut. Equipment/sensor tampering - Results in a TAMPER TROUBLE indication and/or an alarm. Cancelling an Alarm Cancelling an alarm turns off the sirens and in some cases, also prevents the system from reporting to the monitoring service. Police alarm--You must cancel the alarm within 5 (programmable) seconds to prevent the system from reporting to the monitoring service. Advent® Commercial System 13 Security Protection Touchpad Access Code Tampering The system can be programmed to detect four or more incorrect access code entry attempts during any single session as unauthorized touchpad tampering. If this feature is enabled, the system will respond with a a KEYSTROKE VIOLATION trouble indication and a police alarm. If you know that this was done in error, contact the monitoring service and let them know. To cancel this alarm, Steps Response ALARM/REPORT CANCELED, SECURITY IS OFF Note Have the phone line repaired immediately and notify the monitoring service of the situation. Equipment/Sensor Tampering Tampering with system equipment, sensors, etc. (for example, opening enclosures), results in a TAMPER TROUBLE indication and/or an alarm. Replace any open system enclosures or sensor covers and clear the tamper indication. To clear a tamper/alarm indication: Steps Response Enter your primary ACCESS CODE. If canceled soon enough - within 5 seconds (programmable) - the alarm will be canceled and the report to the monitoring station stopped. If not canceled soon enough, the monitoring service will dispatch the police. Police sirens will sound until the alarm is canceled. Note To be on the safe side, call the monitoring service even if you think you may have canceled the false alarm in time to stop the report. To clear a trouble indication, press *. or To clear an alarm, enter your ACCESS CODE. SECURITY MENU; SECURITY IS OFF If any covers are still open, the trouble beeps will start again in 4 hours. The display continues displaying a flashing * until the trouble is fixed. Remote Phone Access Code Tampering Four incorrect attempts at entering an access code during any single operation session results in a TROUBLE indication. The system hangs up and will not allow further attempts for 24 hours or until the system has been disarmed via an on-site touchpad. Hang up and wait for 24 hours and try again or follow these steps at the premises: Steps Response Security Protection Turning Security Protection On Turning security protection on means arming the system against fire, intrusion, or other emergencies. You can arm the system to one of several levels depending on your needs throughout the day. Table 5 shows which sensors are active in the various arming levels. Table 5: Arming Levels Sensors: Active Arming Levels: Off Perimeter Night Full Silent 1. Press 1, 1, ACCESS CODE. Trouble beeps stop. SECURITY MENU; SECURITY IS OFF Indoor sensors (motion, etc. ). Outdoor sensors (door/window) Environmental sensors (smoke, heat, carbon monoxide, etc. ). * Trouble is acknowledged and further remote phone access is allowed. Phone Line Tampering If the phone line is cut, the system responds with a TROUBLE indication. To stop the trouble beeps: Steps Response Press * to clear trouble indication. Trouble beeps stop. Arming to Night is like arming to Full, except a few designated indoor sensors remain disarmed (hallway outside your bedroom). This would allow you to walk from your bedroom to the kitchen or bathroom at night without needing to disarm the entire system. If the phone line is still faulty, the trouble beeps will start again within 24 hours (at the daily trouble indication time). The display continues displaying a flashing * until the trouble is fixed. Arming to Perimeter Arming to Perimeter is used when you stay indoors but want security protection on all doors and windows leading outside. 14 Advent® Commercial System Security Protection To arm the system to perimeter: Steps Response SECURITY MENU; ARMING LEVEL CHANGE; ENTER YOUR CODE; TO QUIT PRESS * PARTITION/AREA X ARMED PERIMETER; OK TO EXIT All sensors will be active except those that are bypassed and those designated indoor sensors preset by your security consultant. Note Protected windows and doors must be either closed or bypassed in order for the system to arm. 1. [. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ! [. . . ]