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VISTA-10SE Installation and Setup Guide
21-2
Duress Code
This feature is intended for use when you are forced to disarm or arm the system under
threat. When used, the system will act normally, but can silently notify the central station of
your situation, if that service has been provided.
Important: This code is useful only when the system is connected to a central station.
The Duress code may be any 4-digit code assigned to User Number 8.
To program a Duress code
1. Enter Master Code.
2. Press the CODE [8] key.
3. Press the [8] key again (8 = Duress Code User No.).
4. Enter the desired 4-digit Duress Code. The keypad will beep once.
NOTE: The Duress Code must differ from the Master Code or any other User’s Code.
To change the Duress Code:
Repeat above steps 1, 2, and 3, and then step 4 with the new Duress Code.
To delete the Duress Code
Perform steps 1, 2, and 3, and then stop. When the keypad beeps once, it signifies that the
code has been deleted.
Keypad Functions
Note that if you enabled QUICK ARM (field
✱
21), you can press the [#] key instead of
entering the security code, for any of the arming procedures (AWAY, STAY, INSTANT, or
MAXIMUM). The security code is always required, however, when disarming the system.
NOTE: The “Quick Arm” feature will function only if the Master Code has been programmed
(see Assigning the Master Code on a previous page).
The keypad displays zone descriptors and allows the user to perform such system functions
as arming and disarming the system, and bypassing zones. Zone and system conditions
(alarm, trouble, bypass) are displayed in the display window.
When an alarm occurs, keypad sounding and external sounding occur, and the zone(s) in
alarm are displayed on the keypad. Pressing any key will silence the keypad sounder for 10
seconds. Disarming the system will silence both keypad and external sounders. When the
system is disarmed, any zones that were in an alarm condition during the armed period will
be displayed (memory of alarm). To clear this display, simply repeat the disarm sequence
(enter the security code and press the [OFF] key) again.
The keypads also feature chime annunciation, and 3 panic key pairs, or individual panic keys
(depending on keypad type – see Panic Keys on next page), for silent, audible, fire, or
personal emergency alarms. These keys can notify the central station of an alarm condition,
if that service is connected.
Arming Functions
The following is a brief list of system commands. For detailed information concerning system
functions, refer to the User's Manual.
Disarmed, Not Ready........ Before arming, the system must be in the READY condition (all
zones must be intact). If the "NOT READY" message appears,
press the READY [
✱
] key to display faulted zones.
Arming AWAY..................... Enter code + AWAY [2].
Arming STAY...................... Enter code + STAY [3].