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An example of a partitioning application is a busi-
ness that is divided into two departments with both
departments occupied by a different manager. The
control communicator would be installed in a se-
cure area (common utility closet) with dedicated and
uninterrupted AC power and telephone service. This
must be considered when planning the control panel
position as the power and phone service to a tenant
may be terminated if that tenant leaves.
Each tenant’s compartment is assigned an area with a
number of zones, codes, and Control Stations. When
an area experiences an alarm or other event, the adja-
cent system area is not alerted to the event since the
Control Station would be programmed to respond only
to events in the assigned area (see Table 1).
Another programming feature is the ability to allow
crossover between areas. This allows the user(s) from
one area to operate the other area from a desig-
nated Control Station. Programming is discussed in
detail later in this manual. By factory default, users
are only allowed to see and operate their primary
assigned area. Multi-area operation may be useful
for applications where the security system is installed
in a facility that is divided into departments. Each
department has a set of users who are responsible
for arming and disarming only the security system
to which they are assigned. If desired, the system
may be set up to allow one or more users to have
control over both areas (see Table 2).
Another programming feature is common area bur-
glar zones (see Operating the System - Introduction).
These zones may be used when a system needs to
be configured with two separate areas of protection
and a common area. For example, an office build-
ing with two separate offices and a common lobby.
The lobby (or common area) only gets armed when
both areas are armed in the AWAY mode. When one
area is armed in the AWAY mode, the common area
becomes an extension of the other area. When ei-
ther area is disarmed, the common area also is dis-
armed. Faulted common area zones may be viewed
on all Control Stations.
PROGRAMMING THE CONTROL
Arming and disarming operations with a common
area are the same as without a common area, ex-
cept that when an area is armed in the AWAY mode,
all common area zones may need to be secure.
Common area zones may not be force-armed, but
they may be bypassed. Common area zones may
be violated while either of the two areas is in Exit or
Entry time countdown.
Maximum Zones = 30
Up to 28 zones may be assigned to either area or
the common area (fire zones are system-wide and
have no area assignment).
Maximum Users = 50
Any number of users may be assigned to either or
both areas.
Maximum Supervised Control Stations = 6
SSD, LCD, and VFD Control Stations can be assigned
to operate in both areas if desired. LED Control Sta-
tions can only be assigned to operate in either Area
1 or Area 2.
When reporting to the Central Station, the control
has three sets of Account Numbers. One set for sys-
tem events, one set for Area 1 events and one set for
Area 2 events. Examples of System events include:
Fire Alarms and Troubles, Common Area Burglar
Alarms, AC Power Failure, Low Battery and automatic
tests. Examples of Area 1 or Area 2 events include:
Burglar Alarms, Holdup Alarms, Opening/Closings.
All events are grouped into several categories with
each category having options of reporting to receiver
A, receiver B and/or a Pager.