Arming a building

Several options are available for arming and disarming. These include preventing the arming of the building if any points are in alarm.
Prerequisites: You have set up zones including required PINs.
  1. To test, before arming, if any points are in alarm, scroll down, select Arming Test and tap Enter.
  2. To select the zone to arm, scroll and select one of the following.
    • To arm all zones at once, select Arm system.
    • To arm zones one at a time, scroll up to the first line and select an intrusion zone.
    • To arm with a time delay, select Arm with Time Delay system.
    • To arm regardless of any points in alarm, select Force Arm.
    • To arm regardless of any points in alarm as well as apply a time delay, select Force Arm with Time Delay.
    The display indicates your selection.
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    The screen capture shows arming a single zone.

  3. To arm the zone, tap Enter.
    If you attempt to arm a building with a point in alarm, the display reports Unable to Alarm.
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    If you selected Arm with Time Delay, the display includes a countdown timer.

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    After arming, the keypad displays the summary page with the option to disarm selected.

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