Service manual

Glossary
A–2 V Series Service Manual
Door unlock time
zone
Time zone when a security device automatically unlocks (or unlocks when
accessed by a valid token) and then later relocks.
Electronic lock Battery-powered, self-contained, electronically-controlled lock.
Emergency power Temporary, external power source, applied (through the communications
port) to open a lock, usually in the event of a battery failure.
ESD Electrostatic discharge.
Facility code only
door mode
Door mode that sets a security device to allow access to any token with a valid
facility code.
Handheld terminal Device that lets you program a security device with parameters and view
access control information, such as the token data, security device
configuration, and security device event history.
Intelligent
Programmer
Software (IPS)
Software that lets you define programming settings and the user database for
groups of security devices, as well as individual devices. The IPS also lets you
retrieve the history records from security devices, as well as view and print
security device information.
Key override Optional feature that enables an authorized user (in an emergency) to bypass
all electronic locking features, and open the lock with a mechanical key.
LED Light emitting diode, which indicates the status of the electronic lockset to the
user.
Magnetic stripe
card
Credit-card shaped device to which data is encoded in the form of a
magnetically encoded strip of tape.
Passage mode
privilege
Privilege that can be granted to a token for a security device. When the token
is used two times within the unlock duration and during the time zone
assigned to the token, the security device remains unlocked. When the
security device is unlocked, and the token is used twice, the security device
relocks.
Password One to six digits used with a communication token to access a security device
for programming. Or, one to six digits used to access the Intelligent
Programmer Software.
Personal
identification
number (PIN)
Sequence of digits, which generally includes a facility code and an access
code. A user enters a PIN to access a door controlled by a V Series Keypad
Security Device.
PROM Programmable read-only memory, which is the integrated circuit that stores
the security device program.
Request-to-exit
(RQE) device
Device, such as a button, that can be connected to a V Series Controller. When
someone activates the request-to-exit device, the controller does not trigger an
alarm. If the controller is programmed for the RQE unlock feature, the
controller also unlocks the door.
Security device V Series Electronic Lock or a V Series Controller.
Security device
serial number
Factory-assigned, unchangeable, and unique identifier for each security
device.
Sounder Device in the lock that produces sound. The sounder annunciates when
access is denied.