NAPCO MAGNUM ALERT-725 Operating Manual - page 10
PROTECTING YOUR PREMISES
WHILE YOU ARE AWAY
Arming the System Before You Leave
Before you attempt to arm the system, check
the STATUS light on the panel. If the light is
on, you may enter your code, but be prepared
to leave immediately. Upon arming, the red
ARMED/MEMORY light will come on and the
green STATUS light will go out. Leave
immediately through the exit/entry door before
the exit delay time runs out. If you take too
long to leave the premises, the Mini-Sounder
will warn you that exit delay time has expired
and entry delay time has started. To avoid
causing an alarm, quickly return to the panel
and enter your code to disarm. You may then
rearm and try to exit again.
Arming with a Zone in Trouble
If the green STATUS light is flashing, at least
one non-24-Hour Zone is in trouble (in an
abnormal open or shorted condition) and
incapable of being armed. Count the number
of flashes to determine zone(s) in trouble. For
example, if your back door is open on Zone 1
and a window is open on Zone 3, the STATUS
lamp will flash once for Zone 1; pause; then
flash three times for Zone 3. Try to clear the
troubled zone(s) yourself. In this example, you
can clear the zones by merely closing the back
door and the window.
If the zone cannot be fixed (green light still
flashing), it may still be possible to arm the
system without the protection of that zone.
Check your Alarm Plan (see page 15). If the
zone in trouble is not designated as a Priority
Zone, you will be able to arm your system any-
way. A momentary beep from the Mini-Sounder
will alert you that the system was armed with a
zone automatically bypassed (auto-shunted)
and no alarm will occur. Be sure to have
all
zones in trouble repaired as soon as possible!
If you cannot clear the zone yourself, call your
alarm specialist.
You cannot arm your system if a Priority Zone
is in trouble. The Mini-Sounder will come
on, but the ARMED/MEMORY light will not.
To silence the sounder, re-enter your code
to disarm.
Check your Alarm Plan on page 15. If the
Priority Zone in trouble is also programmed for
Selective Shunt (or Group Shunt), press [S],
then the zone number to shunt that zone (or
press [S] twice to shunt all group-shunt
zones), then rearm.
If trouble is encountered on a Priority Zone
With Bypass, enter your code to silence the
Mini-Sounder and hold down Reset Key [9]
until it beeps (this will bypass the trouble con-
dition); then enter your code to arm.
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RUN/LOAD Switch (behind hinged front panel,
not shown). Used to load the user arm/disarm
codes. This switch is set to the LOAD position
when entering personal codes (refer to
Loading Personal Codes). The switch must
be returned to the RUN position after all codes
have been entered to resume alarm operation.
The system will not operate with the switch in
the LOAD position.
Hold-Down Functions
In addition to its regular functions, the keypad
provides a series of dual functions. Note that
these functions are accessed by
holding down
the designated key for about 2 seconds, until a
beep sounds from the Mini-Sounder, and are
thus known as “Hold-Down” functions,
Key [1]
-
Test. This will momentarily sound
the bell or siren. A weak alarm may indicate
the need for battery replacement. Make
this
test weekly.
Key [2] - Alarm History. This will flash the
red ARMED/MEMORY light to indicate all
alarm conditions that have occurred. While
holding down Key [2], count the number of
flashes to determine the zone(s) violated. After
the system is rearmed, the previous alarm his-
tory will remain in alarm memory until
automatically reset by a new alarm condition.
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