Protege System Controller Reference Manual

Area Group Disarming
Area group processing allows you to arm or disarm a group of areas rather than one area at a time. The area
group controlled is the area group assigned to the keypad used to access the system. To disarm the area
group the user must be able to access ALL the areas in the area group. The user must have the access area
group option enabled to access the area group function.
• Access the area status display screen as explained in section Area Status Display (see page 15).
*Area 001
is DISARMED
• From the Area Status screen, press the [] key to select the Area group control screen.
Press [ARM] or
[DISARM] to
The screen will scroll between the screen above and below prompting the user to press the [ARM] or
[DISARM] key to control the area group that is shown.
control group
*Area Group 001
• From the Area Group Control screen, press the [DISARM] key to disarm the selected area group. Pressing
the [DISARM] key starts the disarming process for each area in the area group.
• When the area group disarming process is completed the display will return to the area group control
screen.
• Press the [] key to return to the area status display.
• Press the [CLEAR] key to exit or the [MENU] key to select another menu option or function.
Arming Failure
There are a number of reasons why an area might fail to arm, such as zones within the area that remain open,
or a trouble condition within the system. The different arming failures and possible user actions are described in
the following sections.
Zone(s) Open Display
*CP001:01
is OPEN
• If a zone is not closed and secure, the keypad immediately beeps and displays the first open zone.
Press [ARM] to
Re-test zone(s)
The keypad then automatically scrolls through the different possible actions that the user is allowed to take
to continue with the arming process.
Press [] for
next zone(s)
• Press the [ARM] key to retest all the zones. Any exit zone with the exit delay or delay zone type
programmed will not prevent the system from arming if the Exit Zone option is enabled. A bypassed zone
will not prevent the system from arming unless the number of bypassed zone(s) exceeds the maximum
number allowed for the selected area. To program a maximum number bypassed zones that an area can
have refer to the Bypass Count option in Area Programming (see page 115).
Press [FORCE] to
force arm area.
• Press the [] key, to scroll through the zones that remain open when arming the area.
Press [MENU, 7]
to bypass zones.
If the zone is still open and the area disarmed, you can force the area to arm. Press the [FORCE] key to
force arm the area. Force arming must be enabled for the area being controlled and the user must have
access to this operation. Refer to the Force Arming section (see page 17) for more information.
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