The term point refers to a detection device, or group of devices connected to your security system. Points show individually at the keypad with their names. The point name can describe a single door, motion sensor, smoke detector, or an area such as Upstairs or Garage. There are two basic types of points, controlled and 24-hour. 

Controlled points respond to alarm conditions depending upon whether the system is turned on (armed) or turned off (disarmed). Controlled points are programmed to respond instantly to alarm conditions or to provide a delay for you to reach the keypad and turn your system off. There are two types of controlled points, part points and interior points. 

Part points often include the exterior doors and windows of the building (the perimeter). When you turn your system Part On, you only turn on (arm) the part points. 

These points often include interior forms of burglary detection devices, such as motion sensors or interior doors. When you turn your system All On, you turn on (arm) both part points and interior points. 

An area is a number of points that are grouped together so that you can control them together as one unit. For example, if a security system protected a building with three sections – an office, a laboratory, and a cafeteria – the points in each of those sections could be grouped together as an area. With each section being its own area in your security system, you can turn them on (arm) and off (disarm) individually, in groups (office and laboratory, for example), or all together. 

The keypad emits several distinct tones and shows text to alert you to system events. Additional bells or sirens may also be connected to your system. Bells or sirens mounted on the exterior of the premises alert neighbors to emergencies and provide an audible guide for police and fire fighters. 

The keypad has status icons that show the status of the system. For more information, refer to the status icons overview section. 

Pressing any key on the keypad lights the keys and quiets any warning tones. If you do not press another key within 20 seconds, the keypad lights go out and the warning tones resume. 

The audible alarm sounds for a specific period of time before it automatically shuts off. To silence the alarm before the time expires, simply enter your personal passcode and press ENTER. 

When you enter a system that is on (armed) through a point programmed for entry delay, the keypad emits the entry delay tone as a reminder to turn off the security system. 

Failure to turn off your security system before the entry delay time expires might sound the burglary tone and could result in an alarm report being sent to your security company. 

Your security company programmed the entry delay times for you: My entry delay time is: _______________________________

When you first turn on (arm) your system (using your keypad or keyfob), the keypad emits the exit delay tone, shows Exit Now!, and counts down the exit delay time. The tone pulsing rate increases during the last 10 sec of exit time. 

If you exit and re-enter before exit time expires, the exit delay timer restarts the countdown. The restart only applies once. 

Your security company programmed the exit delay times for you: 

My exit delay time is: _______________________________ 

The keypad sounds the keypress tone (a short beep) when you press any key. Use the Settings menu to enable/disable the keypress tone. 

The invalid entry tone follows the keypress tone when the keypress completes an invalid entry. 

Some entries require one keypress. Other entries require a series of two or more keypresses. 

Your security system makes repeated attempts to send reports to your security company. In the event your security system fails to communicate, the keypad sounds the trouble tone and the keypad shows a communication failed message. Notify your security company of the communications failure. 

If your telephone, internet, or cellular service is interrupted, your security system cannot send reports to the security company unless an alternate means of transmitting the reports exists. 

For telephone communication, your security company can program your security system to automatically disconnect the telephones when sending reports to the security company. Once the report finishes, the security system returns the telephones to normal operation (check with your security company). 

Consult with your installer to determine if your security system is configured with a communicator delay. A communicator delay aborts reports to your security company if the control panel is disarmed within 30 to 45 seconds after a burglary alarm is triggered. Note that fire-type alarms are always reported without a delay. 

Consult with your installer to determine if your security system is configured with a cancel feature. If you silence a non-fire alarm before the alarm sound timer expires, your security systems sends a cancel report to your security company. 

Consult with your installer to determine if your security system is configured with a swinger shutdown feature for non-fire alarms and trouble events. After a programmable number of alarm or trouble events, your security system automatically bypasses points. 

If your telephone service includes the call waiting feature, your security company can configure your security system so that call waiting does not interfere with alarm reporting. Be sure to notify your security company if you enable call waiting. A system that is configured for call waiting cannot report alarms correctly when call waiting is disabled. If you disable call waiting after your system has been configured for it, be sure to notify your security company. 

The system produces several types of events. 

If more than one event occurs, the system sorts them into one of six groups. The groups are (highest priority first): Fire Alarms, Gas Alarms, User Alarms, Burglary Alarms, Fire Troubles, and Non-Fire Troubles. The group with the highest priority scrolls first. The descriptions and instructions that follow describe the tones and displays for each group, and explain how to silence the tones. 

User alarms have the third priority. User alarms are user initiated alarms that include hold-up, panic, and medical alarms, for example. Medical alarms are not available on UL listed systems. A steady tone sounds for the time set by your security company. 

Burglary alarms are the forth priority. When a burglary point activates while the system is on (armed), the keypad emits a steady burglary tone. 

Ensure that all occupants know the difference between the steady user or burglary tone, the pulsating gas tone, and the pulsating fire tone. The tone sounds for the time set by your security company. 

The audible alarm sounds for a specific period of time before it automatically shuts off. To silence user and burglary alarms before the time expires, simply enter your personal passcode and press ENTER. 

The security company can program a keypad to emit the trouble tone (three tones followed by a pause repeated), when a user or burglary trouble event occurs. If the system is on, the display shows the number of points with troubles and the name for each point.

8.3.1 Silence user and burglary trouble events Press ENTER to silence the trouble tone. 

After a user enters a passcode, the name of the point in trouble 

continues to scroll through the display. Use /NEXT to scroll text manually. Events scroll from oldest to newest. 

Examples of system trouble displays include Service AC Failure and Service Battery Low. These displays appear on all keypads in the system. All system trouble displays begin with SERV or Service. The Service text clears only after the faulted condition is corrected.

Press ENTER to silence the trouble tone. 

If you clear the alarms and troubles from the display, you can still view all the events. 

Using the events menu you can: 

To turn on (arm) the system, all the doors and windows in the system must be in the normal (not faulted) condition. Viewing the faulted points helps you find faulted points and correct them so arming is possible. 

The keypad offers two ways of displaying faulted and bypassed point information. The first causes the faulted or bypassed point information to scroll automatically through the display. The second allows you to manually scroll through each individual point description. 

Your security system provides quick access to functions through the keypad menus. 

To access menus using a B92x, press MENU. Press PREV or NEXT to scroll through the list of functions programmed by your security company. To initiate the function shown on the display, press ENTER or press the corresponding number key, as indicated in the on-display instructions (for example, Press 2 for Status menu). To exit a specific menu and return to the previous level, press ESC. To exit and return to idle text from any level of the menu structure, press and hold ESC. 

The keypad has a Shortcuts menu to quickly access functions you use most. Your security company programmed these Shortcuts for you. To access Shortcuts, press MENU, and then press [6]. 

Each keypad has 10 number keys, 7 function keys, and 6 navigation keys. When pressed, keys turn on keypad backlighting and emit the keypress tone (short beep). The function keys include programmable function keys and keys to initiate arming and bypassing with one keypress. 

Use the MENU key to open the keypad’s Main menu. Press MENU[6] to access the Shortcuts menu, which is the quickest way to access the functions you use most. 

Use the ALL key to turn your system All On. Use the PART key to turn your system Part On. Use the BYPASS key to access the menu to bypass points. 

Use the BYPASS key to complete the entry of your passcode other numbers, or to answer Yes to a keypad request. 

The ESC (Escape) key has two uses. First, use the ESC (Escape) key to exit from menus and functions. Also, use the key as a backspace when you enter names and numbers. 

Use the CMD (Command) key in combination with one or two number keys to perform functions. 

Use the PREV and NEXT keys to scroll through menus or menu selections. 

The Status indicators on the keypad provide a quick visual reference for you to see how your system is operating. 

Ready to arm. The green checkmark indicates whether the system is ready to turn on (arm).