ADT Security Services 8112 User Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction
Command Center Function Keys
Security System Basics
Your Custom Display
View Faulted or Bypassed Points
Warning Displays and Tones
Fire Alarms
Burglary Alarms
Fire Trouble Event
Silencing Fire Troubles
Special Fire Trouble Display
Viewing Fire Troubles
Non-Fire Trouble Events
Silencing Non-Fire Trouble Events
Viewing Non-Fire Trouble Events
Special System Trouble Display
Cleared Events Are Not Lost
Entry Delay Tone and Display
Exit Delay Tone and Display
Keystroke Checking Tones
Silencing an Alarm
How Your System Reports Alarms
System Commands & Functions
Turning the System On (Arming)
Turning the System Off (Disarming)

Page Code

Turning the System On (Arming)

With a Duress Passcode

Turning the System On (Arming)

With Doors or Windows Open

MASTER ARM ?
MASTER ARM INST ?
PERIMETR INST ?
PERIMETR DELAY ?

Silence the Trouble Sounder &

Clear Trouble Display COMMAND 4

VIEW MEMORY ?
WALK TEST ?
RESET SENSORS?
WATCH MODE ?
PERIMETR PART?

Special Alerts COMMAND 7
Security System Limitations

Fire Safety and Evacuation
Standard Displays
System Trouble Displays
Security System Glossary
Maintenance and Service
How to Clean the Command Center

COMMAND 1
COMMAND 11
COMMAND 2
COMMAND 3

COMMAND 40
COMMAND 44
COMMAND 47
COMMAND 6
COMMAND 8

COMMAND 9

Page Code

ALPHA NUMERIC DISPLAY

AREA X IS OFF

ALL

1

RESET

4

SPECIAL

7

BYPASS

0

MENU

ESC

INSTANT

56

PARTIAL POLICE

89

COMMAND

NEXT

PREV

FUNCTION KEYSSIREN/SPEAKER

DELAY

32

WATCH

DIGITAL KEYPAD

COMMAND BAR

YES
ENT

Introduction

Your security system helps to secure life, property, and
investments against fire, theft, and bodily harm. The
command center is an advanced digital device that
offers a variety of features not available with other
systems. Its highly visible, back-lit keypad and built-in
sounder alert you to a number of system events. Stylish
design and ease-of-use make it ideal for property
protection.

Your security company can program the system to
meet your individual needs. Your property is given its
own English language description which appears in the
command center display.

About This Users Guide

This users guide covers basic system commands, such
as turning the system on and off. It is designed to be an
everyday type of reference for system users. The
functions described in this guide are programmed by
your security company. Some of them may not be
included in your system. Some of the functions
covered may require you to enter your personal
passcode.

Throughout this guide the # symbol refers to a variable
numerical quantity, such as the number of points to test
or exit delay time. Messages that appear in the
command center display appear in this guide LIKE
THIS. Keys that you must press appear LIKE THIS.

Using the Command Center

Your security system provides quick access to functions
by pressing the COMMAND bar and one or two
additional keys.

Another way to access functions is through the
Command Menu. Access the Command Menu by
pressing the MENU key. Pressing the PREV or NEXT
key allows you to scroll up or down through the list of
functions programmed by your security company.
Pressing the ENT key initiates the function displayed.
To exit the Command Menu, press the ESC key. Use
the Command Menu to locate functions you don’t use
often or that don’t have a command number.

Command Center Function Keys

ESC/MENU

Your command center has five function keys. These
keys are used to control your system.

COMMAND

Use the COMMAND bar in combination with one or
two numeric keys to perform a function.

ENT/YES

The ENT (Enter)/YES key has two functions. The first
is to complete the entry of your passcode at the
command enter. When ever a function requires that you
enter your passcode at the command center, first press
the digits of the code and then press the ENT key. Your
system will not recognize your passcode until you press
ENT.

The second function of the ENT/YES key is to select
the menu item displayed. Some menu items require
your personal passcode be entered before starting the
function. Remember to press ENT after entering your
passcode.

The ESC (Escape)/MENU key has two functions.
First, the ESC/MENU key is used to enter the
Command Menu. Pressing this key when at idle text
takes you to the first item in the menu.

Second, pressing ESC will take you back to the idle
display.

PREV (Previous)

When viewing a list, pressing the PREV key will take
you back to the previously shown item.

NEXT

Press the NEXT key to pass over the present item in a
menu or list.

Security System Basics

Controlled Points

What is a Point?

A “point” is a detection device, or group of devices
connected to your security system. Points display
individually at the command center with custom text.
The text 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
command center and disarm the system. The words
A1 # ALARMS appear before the point text when
there is an alarm. There are two types of controlled
points, perimeter points and interior points.

Perimeter Points

These points usually include all exterior doors and
windows of the building.

Interior Points

These points usually include interior forms of burglary
detection devices, such as carpet mats, motion sensors,
or inside doors, for example.

24-Hour Points

24-hour points are always on, even when the burglary
system is disarmed (turned off). There are two types of
24-hour points, fire points and non-fire points.

Fire Points

Fire points exclusively monitor fire detection devices.
They are always armed and cannot be disarmed. You
can clearly distinguish fire points from other non-fire
points at the command center. When there is a fire
alarm, the text identifying the point as a fire point is
displayed; pressing the PREV key causes the
summary display, such as A1 # FIRE ALARM to
appear in the display and pressing NEXT displays any
other points in alarm. Fire alarms have a unique
audible warning signal.

Non-Fire Points

Non-fire points are always armed and cannot be
disarmed.

Your Custom Display

“At an idle state” means that the system is not currently performing a function entered by a user. There are three idle
states the system may be in:

• Turned on (Armed)

• Turned off (Disarmed) with no points faulted (doors or windows open) in the area

• Turned off with faulted points (doors or windows open) in the area.

This guide uses the default idle state displays for examples of these idle states. Your security company may have
programmed custom text for the idle displays in your system. The custom text and the default text for the three
system idle displays follow.

Custom Displays Default Text / Function

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AREA _ IS ON

Indicates the area is turned on (armed) and ready to detect intruders.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AREA _ IS OFF

Indicates the area is turned off (disarmed). 24-hour points remain armed.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AREA _ NOT READY

Indicates that the area is turned off, but not ready to arm. Perimeter and/or
interior points are faulted (doors or windows open).

View Faulted or Bypassed Points

To properly arm your 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 proper arming is
possible.

Your command center 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.

To automatically scroll faulted or bypassed
points:

1. Ensure your command center shows idle text.

2. Press any number key. If there are faulted points,

AREA 1 ## FAULT (## = total number of faulted
points) is displayed first. This display is followed
by the point text descriptions of the faulted points.

If there are bypassed points, AREA 1 ## BYPAS
(## = total number of bypassed points) is
displayed, followed by the point text descriptions
of the bypassed points. These displays scroll at the
rate of 2 seconds each. If there are no faulted or
bypassed points, the displays will not appear.
Instead, the display shows NO FAULTS/BYPAS.

3. The display returns to idle text after scrolling
through the faulted and bypassed point
information. You may also press ESC to stop the
display from scrolling.

To manually scroll faulted or bypassed points:

1. Ensure your command center shows idle text.

2. Press the NEXT key repeatedly to display the
faulted and bypassed point information. If there
are no faulted or bypassed points the displays will
not appear. Instead, the display shows NO
FAULTS/BYPAS.

3. You can return to idle text at any time by pressing
ESC.

Warning Displays and Tones

Your command center emits one of several distinct
tones and displays custom 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 your premises alert neighbors to
emergencies and provide an audible guide for police
and fire fighters.

Command Center Quiets for Keystrokes

Pressing any key on the command center lights the
keys and quiets any warning tones. If you don’t press
another key within 20 seconds, the keypad lights go out
and the warning tones resume.

Priority of Events

If more than one event occurs, your system sorts them
into one of four groups. The groups (highest priority
first) are: Fire Alarms, Burglary Alarms, Fire
Troubles, and Non-Fire Troubles.

The group with the highest priority scrolls first in the
command center’s display. Descriptions of the tones
and displays for each group and instructions for
silencing the tones are included in the descriptions that
follow.

Fire Alarms

Fire alarms are the highest priority events. When a fire
point activates, your command center emits a pulsating
high-pitched fire tone. Evacuate all occupants and
investigate for smoke or fire. Ensure that all occupants
know the difference between the burglary tone and the
fire tone. The tone sounds for the time set by your
security company.

The command center display shows the point text of the
first point that went into fire alarm. Press the NEXT
key to manually display additional points (if any) that
went into alarm. Events scroll from the oldest to the
newest.

Silencing Fire Alarms

Entering a personal passcode with the proper authority
level silences a fire alarm and disarms the system if it
was armed. The system will now display ALARM
SILENCED and then the number of points in alarm
(A1 ## FIRE ALARM) and the custom text of all the
points in alarm, in the order of occurrence. Your system

may be programmed so that you cannot silence some
fire alarms until the fire event clears. Entering
COMMAND 4 clears the scrolling point text from the
display. The ALARM SILENCED message will
continue to scroll as a reminder that it is still possible
to view the text of the points in alarm by using the
View Memory function. See VIEW MEMORY ?
(Command 40) for more information. To clear the
event memory and remove the ALARM SILENCED
message from the display, enter a valid passcode and
press the ESC key, or re-arm the area.

If a fire trouble still exists, the display shows FIRE
TROUBLE. To remove this display, the fire point(s)
must be returned to normal. If you wish to review
cleared events, use COMMAND 40.

Burglary Alarms

Burglary alarms are the second priority. When a
burglary point activates while your system is armed,
your command center emits a steady high-pitched
burglary tone. The tone sounds for the time set by your
security company.

The command center display shows the number of
burglary points activated (A1 ## ALARMS) and then
custom text for each activated point. Press NEXT to
manually scroll the list if you wish. Events scroll from
the oldest to the newest.

Silencing Burglary Alarms

Entering a personal passcode with the proper authority
level silences a burglary alarm and disarms the system
if it was armed. The system will now display ALARM
SILENCED and then the number of points in alarm
(A1 ## ALARMS) and the custom text of all the points
in alarm, in the order of occurrence. Entering
COMMAND 4 clears the scrolling point text from the
display. The ALARM SILENCED message will

continue to scroll as a reminder that it is still possible
to view the text of the points in alarm by using the
View Memory function. See VIEW MEMORY?
(Command 40) for more information. To clear the
event memory and remove the ALARM SILENCED
message from the display, enter a valid passcode and
press the ESC key, or re-arm the area.

Fire Troub le Events

Special Fire Trouble Display

When a fire trouble occurs, your command center emits
three warble tones, then a pause (repeatedly).

The system displays the number of fire points with
troubles (A1 ## FIRE TRBLE) and then custom text
for each point.

Silencing Fire Troubles

Entering a personal passcode with the proper authority
level silences a fire trouble and disarms the panel if it
was armed. If you wish to clear the scrolling trouble
message from the display, enter COMMAND 4. If you
wish to review these cleared troubles, this can be done
by using COMMAND 40.

If you silence the command center or clear a trouble
for a Fire Point from the display and the fire point
remains in trouble, FIRE TROUBLE appears in the
command center’s display. FIRE TROUBLE remains
in the display until the condition causing the trouble is
cleared.

Note: Some fire points, when tripped, will display
FIRE TROUBLE for a preset amount of time. If no
other fire activity is detected, this condition will
automatically clear. If the condition remains or another
fire detector is tripped, a fire alarm will occur.

Viewing Fire Troubles

After you enter your passcode, the text of the fire point
in trouble continues to automatically scroll through the
display. Press NEXT to scroll these displays manually
if you wish. Events scroll from oldest to newest.

Non-Fire Trouble Events

Viewing Non-Fire Trouble Events

When a trouble event such as an AC failure occurs,
your command center may be programmed to emit
three warble tones, then a pause (repeatedly).

If the system was armed the command center display
shows the number of non-fire trouble (A1 ##
TROUBLES ) and then custom text for each activated
point.

Silencing Non-Fire Trouble Events

Entering a personal passcode with the proper authority
level silences a trouble and disarms the panel if it was
armed. If you wish to clear the scrolling trouble
message from the display, enter COMMAND 4. If you
wish to review these cleared troubles, this can be done
by using COMMAND 40.

After you enter your passcode, the text of the activated
points continues to automatically scroll through the
display. Press NEXT to scroll these displays manually
if you wish. Events scroll from oldest to newest. Use
COMMAND 4 to clear these messages from the
display.

Special System Trouble Display

Entry Delay Tone and Display

SERVC AC FAIL and SERVC BATT LOW are
examples of system trouble displays. These displays
appear on all keypads in the system. All system trouble
displays begin with SERVC. See Standard Displays
for a description of each system trouble display.
Entering your passcode or a COMMAND 4 will silence
a system trouble tone, but the SERVC display will not
clear until the faulted condition is corrected.

Cleared Events Are Not Lost

If you clear the alarms and troubles from the display,
you can still view all the events that occurred since the
last time the system was armed by using COMMAND
40 (View Event Memory).

When you enter an armed system through a point
programmed for entry delay, the command center
emits a repeating tweedle tone and displays DISARM
NOW to remind you to turn off your security system.

If you fail to turn off the security system before the
entry delay time expires, it may sound the burglary
tone and may also send an alarm report to your
security company.

Exit Delay Tone and Display

After you arm your system, the command center emits
a repeating beep tone, displays EXIT NOW, and
counts down the exit delay time.

Keystroke Checking Tones

How Your System Reports Alarms

Valid Entry

If you press an appropriate key for the function or entry
you desire, the command center sounds a muted beep
tone, indicating it accepted your keystroke.

Invalid Entry

A flat buzz tone sounds when you press a key that
doesn’t have a function to execute or when the
command center has no information to display.

Silencing an Alarm

The audible alarm sounds for a specific period of time
before it automatically shuts off. If an alarm occurs and
you want to silence the siren before the time expires,
simply enter your personal passcode and press ENT.

To SILENCE an alarm:

• Enter your passcode and press ENT.

Your security system may be programmed to
automatically disconnect your telephones when
sending reports to your security company. Once the
report is completed, your security system returns the
telephones to normal operation (check with your
security company).

Your system makes repeated attempts to send reports
to your security company. In the event your security
system fails to communicate, the command center
buzzes and displays SERVC COMM FAIL. Notify
your security company of the communications failure.

Note: If your telephone service is interrupted, your
security system cannot send reports to your security
company unless it has an alternate means of
transmitting them.

System Commands & Functions

Below is a summary of the commands covered in this guide. Some of these functions may not be available in your
system. If you attempt to enter a function that’s not available, COMMAND DISABLED appears in the display for a
few moments before the display returns to idle text. If the function is available in the system but your passcode is
not authorized to perform the function, then NOT AUTHORIZED will display on the Command Center.

Press the COMMAND bar and then the one or two digits shown in the table below to perform the function. When
you use a command to perform a function, the displays in the function list below do not appear at your command
center.

Command Function

CMD 1 MASTER ARM
CMD 1 1 MASTER ARM INSTANT

CMD 2 PERIMETER INSTANT
CMD 3 PERIMETER DELAY
CMD 4 SILENCE THE TROUBLE SOUNDER &

CLEAR TROUBLE DISPLAYS
CMD 4 0 VIEW MEMORY
CMD 4 4 WALK TEST
CMD 4 7 RESET SENSORS
CMD 6 WATCH MODE
CMD 7 SPECIAL ALERT
CMD 8 PERIMETER PARTIAL
CMD 9 SPECIAL ALERT

Turning the System On (Arming)

To Turn Your Security System On (Arm):

Your security system can be turned on (armed) in
many different ways, depending on the arming
command used. Arming Commands are those
commands used to turn the system on. The most basic
arming command is to arm the entire system. The
simplest way to arm your system is to enter your
personal passcode or COMMAND 1.

There are several other arming commands to turn the
system on. These are described later in this guide.

1. Enter your passcode and press ENT.

2. The command center briefly displays ARMING,

and the exit delay tone begins. After exit delay
time expires, the display changes to idle armed
text.

Turning the System Off (Disarming)

Your security system is turned off by entering your
personal passcode. When the system is turned on, you
must enter through a designated entry door to prevent
an instant alarm condition. Opening the door starts
entry delay time and the Command Center emits a
pulsing “beep” tone to remind you to turn the system
off. Enter your passcode before the delay time expires
and the system will turn off.

If you enter through the wrong door or fail to disarm
before the entry delay time expires, you will cause an
alarm. If this happens, silence the alarm (by entering
your personal passcode and pressing ENT) and call
your security company to let them know that it is not an
emergency situation.

To Turn Your Security System Off
(Disarm):

1. Enter your personal passcode and press ENT.

2. You must press the ENT key within 8 seconds of

entering your passcode, or the passcode entry will
be invalid. The display returns to idle disarmed
text.