Zones

For configuration, see Editing a zone.

  1. To view all zones, select Status > Inputs > All Zones. To view X-Bus only zones, select the X-Bus Zones tab or to view wireless zones only, select the Wireless Zones tab.

    See tables below for further information.

Zone

Text description of the zone (max. 16 characters).

Area

Areas to which this zone is assigned.

Zone Type

The type of zone (Alarm, Entry/Exit, Tech, etc.).

EOL Quality

Displays the EOL quality for the zone state resistance range. Possible values are:

  • Good — Nominal value +/-25% of the defined range.

  • OK — Nominal value +/- 50% of the defined range.

  • Poor — Nominal value +/- 75% of the defined range.

  • Unsatisfactory — any other value.

  • Noisy — indicates a problem detecting the signal. The cabling may be in close proximity to a mains cable or other source of interference.

This column is only visible in Engineer mode.

For more information on nominal resistance values and their defined ranges, see Wiring the zone inputs.

Input

The detected input state of that zone (Unknown, Open, Closed, Disconnect, Short, Pulse, Gross, Masked, Fault, Out of bounds, Unstable, DC Sub, Noisy).

DC Sub is an input tamper alert. DC substitution performs a periodic check to ensure that no external voltages are being applied to that circuit.

Unstable: An unstable state occurs when the zone input resistance value is not stable over a defined sampling period.

Noisy: A Noisy state occurs when an external interference is induced onto the input circuit over a defined sampling period.

Out Of Bounds: An Out of Bounds state will occur when the resistance value on the zone input does not come within accepted tolerances of the present EOL values.

Status

The programmed status of that zone. A status value of Normal means that the zone is programmed to operate normally. The following is a complete list of possible values:

Isolate, Soak, Inhibit, Tamper, Alarm, Fire Exit, Warning Fault, Holdup Fault, Detector Fault, Line Fault, Panic, Hold Up, Tech, Medic, Lock, Fire, Trouble, PIR Masked, Normal, Actuated, Tamper, Post Alarm. A zone is in the post alarm status if an alarm occurred and the confirmed alarm timed out. This reinstates the zone, however it also flags that an alarm did occur.

Performable actions

Refresh

Updates the status information displayed for the panel.

Log

Click the Log button to view a log of the input status of that zone.

Inhibit

Click this button to inhibit a fault or open zone. The inhibit operation will disable that fault or zone for one arming period only.

Inhibit operation is not available in Security Grade EN 50131 Grade 3.

Restore

Click this button to restore the alarm condition of the panel.

Isolate

Zone . Isolating a zone will deactivate that zone until such time as the zone is explicitly deisolated again.
It is recommended that you exercise caution when isolating zones as those zones will not be active every time the system is SET.

Soak

Highlight a zone and click this button to perform a Soak test on that zone.

Seismic Test

Click this button to initiate a test of the selected seismic sensor. For more information on seismic sensors, see Seismic Sensors.

Hide Closed

Click this button to hide all closed inputs.