Ademco Vista and Advantage - Support Information

Arming the System
Disarming the system
Bypassing (Switching off) Zones on Arming
Force Arming the alarm
Home Arming the alarm
Viewing the Alarm Memory
Viewing User Codes
Changing User Codes
Setting User Access Privledges
Turning On / Off Zone chimes
Alarm Troubleshooting
Testing the Alarm System
Setting the Time and Date

Arming the Panel

1) Enter a valid user code and press the Hash [#] or [AWAY] Button.
2) The AWAY LED / LCD Segment will now Illuminate, and the Exit delay will commence.
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Disarming the Panel

1) Enter a valid user code, and press the [OFF] Button.
2) The ARMED light will extinguish when the panel is disarmed.
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Bypassing (Switching Off) Zones on Arming

Manual Bypass Programming allows you to program the alarm system to ignore (deactivate) specified zones the next time the system is armed.
For example, you may wish to bypass certain zones when workers are renovating part of your establishment.
Please note that a Fire Zone cannot be bypassed.

2) Enter your access code.
1) Press the [BYPASS] Button.
3) Select the Zones that you wish to bypass by selecting the 2 Digit Zone Number.
4) The BYPASS LED / LCD Segment will Illuminate.
5) The selected zones will be bypassed next time the system is armed.
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Force Arming the alarm

Force arming allows you to rapidly arm the system without waiting for all zones in the system to close.
During Force arming, a Force zone is considered “deactivated” until it closes, after which the system will arm that zone.
Force arming is commonly used when a motion detector is protecting the area occupied by a keypad.
For example, when arming the system from within a Force zone, the system will allow you to arm even if the zone is open, and the system will arm the zone once it closes.

1) Press the hash [#] button.
2) Press the [AWAY] button.
3) The AWAY LED / LCD Segment will now Illuminate, and the Exit delay will commence.
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Home (Stay) Arming the alarm

This method allows you to remain in the protected area while partially arming the system.
Home zones are zones that are bypassed when Stay arming.
For example, when you go to sleep at night, doors and windows can be armed without arming other zones like motion detectors.

1) Enter your access code.
2) Press the [STAY] button.
2) The ARMED and STAY LED / LCD Segment will now Illuminate.
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Viewing the Alarm Memory

If a zone has been triggered whilst the alarm system is in its Armed state,
To display the zones have been triggered,
1) Disarm the alarm system as per normal.
2) the zones that have been triggered will Be displayed on the keypad once disarmed.
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Viewing User Codes

There is no way to view user codes entered within the system.
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Changing User Codes

User codes can be 4 digits long.
1) Enter the Master Code,
2) Press the [CODE] key,
3) Press the User Number you wish to change (03-22)
4) Enter the New 4 digit security Code.
The System will beep once when the code has been successfully entered.
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Testing the system

This feature allows you to enable or disable the chime mode.
A Chime-enabled zone will advise you every time it is opened by causing your keypad to emit Chime tone (Ding Dong).
1) Enter your access code.
2) Press the [CHIME] Button to enable or disable the chime feature.
NOTE : All Delayed Zones Will Chime when triggered.
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Alarm Trouble Codes

If a system fault has been detected, the corresponding fault Indicator will be on.
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Setting the Time and Date

This system does not utilise an internal Clock.
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Testing the System

There are no test modes available for this system.
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Panel Information used under license from MonPro TechVantage - Security Industry Supplies Sydney Australia