Interlogix Topaz User Manual - Manual (Page 265)

Chapter 9
Hardware
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How to add an alarm point
1. Click Clear to clear all fields.
2. Fill in the information for the new alarm point.
3. After all fields have been added to the Alarm Point Setup page, click Save/Add. A message
“Operation Complete” displays.
How to modify an alarm point
1. To modify an alarm point, select the name of the point from the “Alarm Input Points” window.
2. Make any necessary changes to the Alarm Point fields.
3. After all changes have been made to the Alarm Point Setup page, click Save. A message
“Operation Complete” displays.
How to delete an alarm point
1. To delete an Alarm Point from the System, select the Alarm Point to be deleted by scrolling
through the Alarm Input Points window and clicking on the name of the Alarm Point.
Alarm Can Be Masked The Alarm Can Be Masked field is used to allow the alarm to be masked by authorized personnel.
Click the box to the right placing a check mark in the check box. If the alarm point should never
be masked, then leave the default with no check mark.
CAUTION: Alarms that report the state of an alarm such as Alarm Off line or Tamper should not
be masked. Allowing these status alarms to be masked reduces the security and effectiveness
of the system.
Description The Description field allows you to enter other information about this alarm point. The field allows
up to 256 alphanumeric characters. For example, “High Temp in Computer Room Build-23” or
“Emergency Exit door By Southwest Stairwell - Build #501”. You could even include an address
like “Roof Hatch Southwest Corner - 254 E. Main St.”
Alarm Reporting Delay The Alarm Reporting Delay field is used in conjunction with Keypad Masking, etc., where the
keypad is located inside the protected area. For example, if the alarm point being configured is
the door you would use to enter the area, the alarm can be delayed for between 1and 255
seconds to give you time to enter the area and deactivate the alarms before they are reported to
the operator. Select the number of seconds the alarm report should be delayed from the drop-
down list.
Save After all changes have been made to the Alarm Point Setup page, click Save.
One of the following messages displays.
• If “Operation Complete” is displayed, then no further changes are needed.
• If “Duplicate Record” is displayed, then the Alarm Number has been repeated. Enter a new
name and try again.
• If “Operation Failed” is displayed, then a required field was not entered. Enter the field and
try again.
Clear At any point if you wish to clear out all entered information, click Clear.
CAUTION: Clicking Clear before clicking Save deletes newly entered data.