GE Concord express Operation & User’s Manual

Overview................................................................... 1 Communicating with the Panel........................................ 1 Instructing the Panel ................................................. 2 How Your System Communicates with You............. 2 Fire and Smoke Alarms.................................................... 2 Clearing Smoke Senso ...

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tions network protective, operational, and safety requirements. The department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user’s satisfaction. Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunicat ...

To do this: Press: Disarm the system. Cancel an accidental alarm. 1 + Code Arm to Level 2—STAY. 2 + Code Arm to Level 3—AWAY. 3 + Code Send a police alarm. Press and hold both POLICE buttons for 2 seconds. Send an auxiliary alarm. Press and hold both AUXILIARY buttons for 2 seconds. Send a fire alarm. Press and hold both FIRE buttons for 2 seconds. Arm system with No Delay. 2 + Code + 4 or 3 + Code + 4 Arm system to send a Latchkey ...

1 Getting to Know Your Security System This manual describes how to operate your system. It describes basic arming and disarming commands as well as how to program system features. The dealer or installer may have already discussed the details of your system with you. Record your system details in the User Sheets located in Appendix A. Overview Your security system is made up of different parts. Each plays a special rol ...

2 Instructing the Panel Not just anyone can walk up to a touchpad and operate your security system. Before the system will process most commands, users are required to enter a pre-programmed 4-digit access code. See “Access Codes” for detailed information. Keychain touchpads that are enrolled as part of the system do not require an access code, but are usually kept in an individual’s pocket or purse. If you would rather use an a ...

3 Clearing Smoke Sensors Once a smoke sensor has been in alarm, it is considered “Open” or in “Trouble” until it is reset:
Press 1 + Code once to silence the alarm, then press 1 + Code again to reset the smoke sensor. What Happens When There is an Alarm In the event of an alarm, several things happen at once:
Sirens and hardwired touchpads emit emergency tones
Panel notifies the central station for help.*
Message appears ...

4 Keychain Touchpad Arming To disarm your system with a keychain touch- pad, press the Unlock button. Your installer can set up your keychain touch- pad to arm the system in one of two ways: 1. Press the Lock button to arm the system directly to Level 3 with no Exit delay. Using this method, you would not be able to arm to Level 2. 2. Press the Lock button to increase the arming level each time it is pressed (Level 1 to Level 2, or ...

5 Aborting Accidental Alarms Your system can be set up with the opportunity to abort an accidental intrusion, Police or Auxiliary alarm. If the Dialer Abort feature is turned on, disarming the sys- tem within a specified time period will silence the siren and prevent the alarm from being reported to the central monitoring station (thus aborting the alarm). See “Alarm Information” in Appendix A to determine if this feature is ...

6 Your installer will work with you to decide which door(s) should be delay door(s), and determine the delay times that will work best for you and your family. Then, the installer will program the Exit and Entry Delay times into your system. Extended Delay In some situations, additional time is needed to arm or disarm the system from, for exam- ple, a protected outside gate or door. In these instances, the installer ca ...

7 know the sensor number of the door or window you wish to bypass. To bypass directly, the user code must have been given the Direct Bypassing attribute. See “Assigning the Direct Bypassing Attribute” for more information.
Indirectly — As you are arming, bypass sensors on already-open doors and window. This method should not be used in UL-listed installations.
 When a sensor is bypassed, you are allowing that ...

Your system sounds trouble beeps (five short beeps every minute).
Your touchpads display, “Zones,” “POLICE,” “AUXILIARY,” or “FIRE.”
Your touchpads display, “Press Status” or a blinking .
The green READY light on fixed display touchpads is off. Short System Status A Short Status indicates the current arming level, sensor status (whether open or bypassed), low battery, supervi- sory, AC ...

touchpad:
Press and hold the Auxiliary button(s) for 2 seconds. Siren Time-out If the system is not disarmed after an alarm, the sirens will continue to sound until the time-out period is reached. The time-out period can be programmed only by your installer or dealer. Even though reaching the end of the time-out period stops the sirens, if your system is monitored, the central station will consid ...

10 Assigning the System Test Attribute System Tests is a user code attribute that allows the user to perform system tests. If the user code does not have this attribute turned on, the user will not be able to perform phone or sensor tests. To assign the System Testing to a user: 1. Enter the programming menus by pressing 9 + Sys- tem Master Code. 2. Press 10 n n 2 where nn is user 00 through 15. 3. To turn System Testing: q on, pr ...

11 3. To turn Silent Arming: q on, press 2 + ƒ. No system status beeps will sound while arming. q off, press 1 + ƒ. System status beeps will sound from touchpad while arming. 4. Press ‚ + 4 + ƒ to exit the programming menus. Adjusting the Touchpad Beeps The frequency or pitch of chime and trouble beeps from each fixed display touchpad can be adjusted individually to a more desirable or distinct tone. Chime and trouble beep tones ...

12 Event Code in Page This part of the page let’s you know what has happened. Sensor Number or User Number in Page This part of the page let’s you know who or what is caus- ing the event. Account Number in Page This part of the page let’s you know where the event is occurring. Some pager providers transmit only numbers and not alpha-characters. If your account number contains alpha- characters, check with your provider to ...

13 Only Latchkey-designated user codes can cause a Latch- key page to be sent. By default, this includes the first 5 Regular User codes. If you’d like more user codes to be included, contact your installer. Preparing the system to send a Latchkey page:
Arm the system, then press 6. Touchpads display briefly: “Pager on,” or “LATCHKEY PAGER ON.” To send a Latchkey page:
Latchkey-designated user disarms the system. Users with ...

14 Testing the System The system contains a test mode that allows you to test sensors and panic signals without creating false alarms. Test your system weekly, by following the instructions in this section carefully. Automatic Test Features Your security system conducts routine tests, checking for problems like power failures, low batteries, sensors that aren’t working, and communication trouble with the cen- tral monitoring station. W ...

15 . Table 1. Testing Sensors and Zones Device Test Procedure Touchpad Result Touchpads Send a: q Police panic alarm, q Fire panic alarm, and q Auxiliary panic alarm. q Touchpad Panic POLICE OK q Touchpad Panic FIRE OK q Touchpad Panic AUXILIARY OK q POLICE PANIC OK q FIRE PANIC OK q AUXILIARY PANIC OK Wireless Touchpads Press the Bypass key. q Zones nn OK q Touchpad nn OK Keychain Touchpads Press and hold Lock and Unlock simultaneously ...

sirens, status beeps, and trouble beeps to communicate with you. The next few pages describe the different sounds and what they mean. Try to familiarize yourself with the differences. You will hear some sounds each time you tell your security system to do something, like arm or disarm. Some sounds you will hear only when there is a problem with the system, like a low ...