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ATS2000/3000/4000/4500 Programming manual

15. ALARM GROUP RESTRICTIONS

Alarm group restrictions provide means to define certain alarm control functions for

certain areas in alarm groups. Alarm control can be restricted to “Timed disarm” and

“Arm/Reset only”.

Two special restrictions are available:

• Alarm group restriction Emergency

• Alarm group restriction Counter

The combination of alarm group and alarm group restriction provides the available alarm

control to a user (or keyswitch). An alarm group is only restricted if a restriction is

programmed. The restriction is only applicable if the areas from the alarm group

restriction are also in the alarm group. Areas that are not in the alarm group restriction but

are available in the alarm group, do not have any restriction (except if programmed in the

Alarm groups).

Examples:

1. Cleaners are only allowed to arm/reset area 1, 2 and 3. They are not allowed to

disarm. Area 4 however, they can arm and disarm without restrictions.

An alarm group is programmed with areas 1 through 4 and alarm group restriction 1.

Alarm group restriction 1 has arm/reset only for areas 1, 2 and 3.

2. A security guard has permission to disarm areas 3, 4 and 5. After 15 minutes, the

areas should re-arm automatically.

An alarm group is programmed with areas 3, 4 and 5 and alarm group restriction 3.

Alarm group restriction 3 has areas 3, 4 and 5 for timed disarm. In Timers, the

disarmed time is programmed for 15 minutes.

Alarm group restriction options

1. Timed disarm of areas

The Timed Disarm option applies to areas assigned to an alarm group and programmed

as Timed disarm areas in the Alarm group restriction menu.

Alarm group restrictions 1 to 6:

When disarming the programmed

areas and a timer starts running.

• The areas arm again when the timer has

expired unless other timers are still running.

• Users can arm the area by re-entering their

code, provided the display does not show

Ending. If other timers are running and the

code is re-entered, the individual alarm

group restriction is cleared but the area is

not armed.

• Users can extend the timer by re-entering

their code when the display shows Ending

for their alarm group restriction.

• A buzzer sounds as a warning when the

timer is running out and the area is about to

arm.