GE 4 Series Home Security System User Manual


 
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Contents
Commands at a Glance - 1
Getting to Know Your Security System 1
Panel ..........................................................................................................................................1
Touchpads .................................................................................................................................1
Door/Window Sensors ..............................................................................................................1
Motion Sensors .........................................................................................................................1
Environmental Sensors .............................................................................................................1
Optional System Components ...................................................................................................1
Communicating with the System 2
Alphanumeric and Fixed Display Touchpads ...........................................................................2
Wireless Handheld Touchpad ...................................................................................................2
Keychain Touchpads .................................................................................................................2
Touchtone Phones .....................................................................................................................2
Instructing the System ...................................................................................................................2
Beeps and LEDs— How Your System Talks to You ....................................................................3
Key Beeps .................................................................................................................................3
Status Beeps ..............................................................................................................................3
LEDs .........................................................................................................................................3
Notification by Pager ....................................................................................................................3
Basic System Operations 4
What Happens in an Alarm Condition ..........................................................................................4
Fire Alarms ....................................................................................................................................4
Automatic and Manual Fire Alarms .........................................................................................4
Clearing Alarms and Resetting Smoke Detectors .....................................................................5
Preventing Accidental Alarms ......................................................................................................5
Guidelines for Preventing Accidental Alarms ..........................................................................5
Aborting Accidental Alarms .....................................................................................................6
Arming and Disarming Your System ............................................................................................6
Level 1—OFF ...........................................................................................................................6
Level 2—STAY .........................................................................................................................7
Level 3—AWAY .......................................................................................................................7
Quick Arm ................................................................................................................................7
Quick Exit ..................................................................................................................................7
Keychain Touchpad Arming ..................................................................................................... 8
Using the Chime Feature ...............................................................................................................8
Chime-On-Close .......................................................................................................................8
Using the Voice Chime Feature .....................................................................................................8
No Delay—For Instant Alarm....................................................................................................... 8
Auto STAY Arming Feature.......................................................................................................... 9
Exit Extension Arming Feature .....................................................................................................9
Arming Your System Silently .......................................................................................................9
Bypassing—Arming With a Door or Window Open .................................................................... 9
Bypassing a Sensor Directly .....................................................................................................9
Bypassing a Sensor Indirectly .................................................................................................10
Was the Bypass Successful? ...................................................................................................10
Basic Light Control .....................................................................................................................10
Basic Output Control ................................................................................................................... 11