Alarms

Question 1

What is the sequential listing of events from a control panel or module?

Answer 1

Alarm detail area

Question 2

What provides an alarm description, partition, alarm point location, state, and the operator action in Alarm Resolution?

Answer 2

Alarm detail

Question 3

What items appear on the alarm detail bar?

Answer 3

Facility, panel, priority, and alarm description

Question 4

On the alarm panel where can you find information on system activity and recent history?

Answer 4

Alarm detail area

Question 5

“AC Power Down” means that the panel lost power at least 5 or more minutes ago

Answer 5

False

Question 6

The “Battery Problem” alarm tells you there is no?

Answer 6

AC power present and low battery power

Question 7

What does the Delay Door Violated alarm mean??

Answer 7

The time for entry delay has expired

Question 8

What does the alarm code “disarm with alarm” mean?

Answer 8

The authorized user disarmed a facility with an alarm

Question 9

Which of the following colors shows up on your alarm panel?

Answer 9

Blinking and solid red, green, white, gray, and yellow

Question 10

What does a blinking red facility mean

Answer 10

There is an alarm at the facility

Question 11

What does a solid red facility mean?

Answer 11

Point in alarm state

Question 12

What does a yellow colored facility mean?

Answer 12

Alarm point has been disabled or disarmed?

Question 13

What does a gray facility mean?

Answer 13

Inactive alarm point

Question 14

What does a green facility mean?

Answer 14

Armed or normal point

Question 15

What does a white facility mean?

Answer 15

Unknown alarm point

Question 16

How will you treat all alarm activations??

Answer 16

As actual robbery attempts until investigation proves otherwise

Question 17

The desk sergeant will instruct installation entry control points to stop all in bound and out bound traffic when alarm originates from what types of facilities?

Answer 17

AA&E facilities

Question 18

What is the monitored device that is connected to a control panel or module?

Answer 18

Alarm point

Question 19

Who is the person that is allowed inside a facility or an access controlled facility

Answer 19

User

Question 20

What provides an alarm description, partition, alarm point location, state and the operator action

Answer 20

Alarm detail area

Question 21

Will the alarm monitor continue to receive alarms while while the system operator is logged out

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

True or false alarms can be acknowledged while the operator is logged out

Answer 22

False

Question 23

What provides the most recent history of system activity

Answer 23

Alarm activity history tab

Question 24

True or false AC power down activated within 10 seconds to 5 minutes after an AC power loss, depending on panel type and firmware version

Answer 24

True

Question 25

True or false the battery problem tells you there is no AC power present and low battery power

Answer 25

False

Question 26

What does “disarm with alarm” stand for

Answer 26

The authorized user disarmed a facility with an alarm

Question 27

True or false down panel means the panel has powered down. There is no power reaching the panel, therefore it’s unprotected

Answer 27

True

Question 28

What type of alarms are “trap 1 & 2 alarms

Answer 28

Internal motion device alarm

Question 29

What is the definition of the term user

Answer 29

A person allowed inside a facility or an access controlled facility

Question 30

The person that monitors and takes action regarding the alarm and status messages received at the monitoring computer is called —

Answer 30

Operator

Question 31

Where is the status bar located and what does it display?

Answer 31

Located in the alarm detail area of the imonitor screen. “Right click” the highlight alarm and select details. It displays partition, the control panel number and the time of the alarm activation

Question 32

What will the system continue to receive when the operator is logged out of the system?

Answer 32

Alarms

Question 33

What are two ways to acknowledge an alarm?

Answer 33

Click acknowledge only or tap f5

Question 34

Name four out of the 12 tabs on the advantor tool bar

Answer 34

Acknowledge, reset panels, enable panel, disable alarm point, test alarms, test status, arm panel, arm partition, disarm partition, download, log comment, find facility, system notes, and video alarm point

Question 35

The dispatch tab displays what information?

Answer 35

The address and phone numbers of the monitored facility

Question 36

In order to review your most recent system activity, what tab must you press to view the command?

Answer 36

Activity tab

Question 37

This command is used after responding to activation. It clears the alarm line and ends panel communications. Once done, a dial account cannot receive further commands until the control panel redial and this command erased stored audio. What is the name of the command described?

Answer 37

Reset panel

Question 38

What is reported one to five minutes after power loss?

Answer 38

The AC power down notification will appear

Question 39

This alarm indicates that AC power is present, but the backup battery is inoperative

Answer 39

Battery problem

Question 40

You are posted as the alarm monitor and receive an alarm that reads, “delay door violated” what does that alarm mean

Answer 40

The time allowed for disarming the system or partition has expired

Question 41

What will the alarm resolution screen read, when authorized user disarmed a facility with an alarm?

Answer 41

Disarm with alarm

Question 42

What type of alarm indicates the panel has powered down (AC power is off and the battery power depleted?

Answer 42

Down panel

Question 43

What is an emergency status alarm?

Answer 43

Indicates a violation of an alarm point programmed for a general emergency condition

Question 44

On a dedicated system what command would you perform if you receive a line interrupt alarm

Answer 44

Enable panel

Question 45

What would show a restoral of power after total power loss

Answer 45

Panel up

Question 46

What type of alarm would you receive when a cabinet door is opened or tampered bell or siren cabinet

Answer 46

Tamper alarm

Question 47

Where would you be able to find information about command activity and alarm activity

Answer 47

Activity report

Question 48

Why is a balance magnetic switch (BMS)?

Answer 48

An alarm point typically used for doors and windows

Question 49

What is a passive infrared sensor (pir)?

Answer 49

An alarm point that measures infrared light radiating from objects in its field of view

Question 50

What is a tamper

Answer 50

An alarm point indicating attempted access to either a sensor component and or a cabinet

Question 51

What is a duress

Answer 51

A device that, when activated, sends a signal indicating an individual is under distress

Question 52

Which device is commonly referred to as a motion sensor

Answer 52

Passive infrared (PIR)

Question 53

After activation, how is a duress button normally reset?

Answer 53

With a key

Question 54

What is a panel

Answer 54

The electronic control board used in IDS and or ACS

Question 55

What is a partition?

Answer 55

A software grouping of alarm points that arm and disarm collectively

Question 56

What is a keypad

Answer 56

User interface for arming/disarming panels and partitions locally

Question 57

What is a workstation

Answer 57

A networked computer that runs ASN software

Question 58

The keypad can be used to do which of the following?

Answer 58

Arm/disarm panels, identify problems, display current status

Question 59

What code is the first part of the arm/disarm sequence and is common to all individuals having authorization to arm/disarm a secure area?

Answer 59

Access code

Question 60

What code is the second part of the arm/disarm sequence and is unique to each individual having authorization to arm/disarm a secure area

Answer 60

3 digit personal pin

Question 61

Which of the following is used to monitor alarms and system inactivity

Answer 61

Imonitor

Question 62

Which of the following displays alarm and radar information on a base map

Answer 62

I graphics

Question 63

This message indicates a problem with keypads, loss of options from memory, or panel RAM failure

Answer 63

Board failure

Question 64

This message indicates an auxiliary power overload

Answer 64

Auxiliary power down