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Alarm Memory
How to Use Event Memory – LED Keypad
Your system records important events, such as alarms, in Event Memory. You can review Event Memory to monitor the status of your system. As many as 500 events may be recorded, depending upon your system’s configuration.
Within Event Memory, your keypad’s zone LEDs light in patterns to identify different events. The table on the next pages shows the various patterns the keypad uses.
To Review Event Memory:
1. Press and hold the 5 [walk test] key for 2 seconds until you hear two beeps. Enter the master user code.
2. Press the BYPASS key until you see the following pattern of lit zone LEDs:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
3. Press the HOME Key.
4. To view the oldest events first, press 1. To view the latest events first, press 4. The keypad beeps twice. For the next 15 seconds, the zone LEDs display the earliest or latest event.
5.Press 1 to view the next event, or 4 to view the previous event.
6. To exit, press the CANCEL key.
Lit Zone LEDs Meaning
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 An alarm occurred on the zone listed.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A system device was deliberately damaged.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A sensor was in need of service.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 An alarm condition was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A zone was bypassed.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A bypass on a zone was removed.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The system was disarmed.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The system was armed.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A walk-test began.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A walk-test ended.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A user cancelled an alarm.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 An attempt to contact the monitoring station failed.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A communications problem was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The system lost its ACT (house current) power.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The system’s AC (house current) power was restored.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The system’s backup battery was low.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A low battery condition was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Not used.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The primary phone line was disconnected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The primary phone line was reconnected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The secondary phone line was disconnected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The secondary phone line was reconnected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A medical emergency alarm occurred.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A medical emergency alarm was restored.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A police emergency alarm occurred.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A police emergency alarm was restored.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A fire alarm occurred.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A fire alarm was restored.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The system was placed in the programming mode.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The system was taken out of the programming mode.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A wireless device malfunctioned.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A malfunction in a wireless device was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A wireless device had a low battery.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A wireless device’s low battery was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The system reset itself, most likely because of a momentary power loss.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The sirens or bells malfunctioned.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A malfunction in the system’s sirens or bells was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 An alarm occurred when an exit door was not completely closed during arming.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The duress code was used.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Kidwatch Code was not entered within the Kidwatch window.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Not used.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Not used.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Not used.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A test report was sent using phone line 1.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A malfunction in a sensor was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Not used.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A damaged sensor was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 An electrical circuit is shorted. (Ground fault.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A ground fault condition was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A partial power loss occurred (brown out).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A partial power loss was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 An accessory device trouble condition occurred.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 An accessory device trouble condition was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A sensor was tampered with.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Problems caused by a sensor being tampered with were corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A keypad was malfunctioning.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A malfunction in a keypad was corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A keypad was tampered with.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Problems caused by a keypad being tampered with were corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A SpreadNet (wireless) keypad did not communicate with the system.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Problems with a SpreadNet (wireless) keypad’s communication were corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A SpreadNet (wireless) keypad had a low battery.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Problems with a SpreadNet (wireless) keypad’s battery were corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A system user used the Quick Exit feature.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The system’s power was turned on.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The system had too many messages to report to the monitoring station.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A wireless keyfob or remote had a low battery.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Problems with a keyfob or remote’s low battery were corrected.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A test report was sent using phone line #2.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A memory error occurred.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 User code entry problem, keypad lock.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 User code entry problem corrected.
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