Hey all back again, got great feedback and help from my last question that I thought I should post another. This is what I would like to do but not sure its possible. I currently have 6 zones in my home two zones are door switches with entry delays (Z-3 and Z-4) and the other 4 zones are motion sensors. What I would like to achieve (for my wife so she feels safe when I am out of town) is for her to be able to set the alarm in the evening, and still be able to mill around the house (i.e. tripping Z-1 and Z-2) but have that all other zones (Z-5 and Z-6 which are in the basement) including the doors if tripped would cause an instant alarm. From my readings in the installers manual I think this can be done but just not sure how to do it.

As always your help and insight is much appreciated.

TS.

 

The correct zone type for zones that you want to automatically bypass in stay mode os 05 (interior stay/away). The motions you want to stay armed should be zone type 04 (interior).

 

Thanks for your reply, with that being said, do I then do the following *8(installers code)(11)(05)(05)(00)(00)(04)(04)#

If that is correct then what about when we go out where we would want Z-1 and Z-2 to act normally like Z-5 and Z-6.

I maybe confusing this, hopefully not, but thanks for your dedicated time to this forum MrRonFL, I have learned so much.

TS

 

Yup, that's the right sequence. If you arm in stay mode the interior stay/away bypass. If you arm in away mode all motions are active. Arming the system without opening and closing an entry/exit zone automatically kicks you into stay mode.

 

I did as above but now the memory light stays on and everytime I walk by an interior zone in disarm mode the entry delay buzzer sounds??

What have I done wrong or is that normal?

 

Sorry about that, I looked at the zone list for a PC1555 which uses a different zone scheme.

Your correct zone setup should be *8 [installer code]
11
03 03 00 00 02 02

zone type 04 and 05 are 24 hour activation zones.

 

Ok thats better for Z-1 and Z-2 but still Z-3 and Z-4 (which are my entry doors) if tripped in stay mode give the delay signal and then full alarm, can I not have it that if in stay mode (meaning we are in the house) and a door is opened that I would get full alarm instant, without the delay??

Thanks for your help.
TS

 

Yes, in the user manual:
(http://www.dsc.com/assets/manuals/PC1500_PC1550_UM_EN_NA_29000203_R003.pdf)

"Entry Delay Off Arming
If you wish to arm your system and eliminate the entry delay, enter[*][9] before your access code. The “Armed” light will flash as a reminder that the system is armed and has no entry delay. An entry through any zone programmed as a delay zone will create an instant alarm.
e.g. To arm without entry delay, press[*][9][access code]"

 

Worked great.........As always your expertise is much appreciated, thanks for your continuing support.

 

DSC PC 1565-2P
PC1555RKZ
I need to program
z1, z2 as 24 hours zone
z3, z4 ,z5, z6 instant zone
How can I define a zone?
Thanks

 

This is assuming that you already have access to the programming:

go to program: *8 +[installer code]
enter 001 (zone 1-8 programming)
enter 11 11 03 03 03 03 00 00
(this sets zones 1 and 2 as 24hour burg zones, and the remainder as instant armed zones)
Press # repeatedly to exit programming.

Note that this configuration doesn't program any zones as entry/exit delay zones...

 

Thank you very much.
I know I don't have entry/exit delay and that was what I want. I got two partitions 1 access code for one and 1 access code for the other, I also put an general access code (for both) but when I'm on one partition I can't arm both with my general access code. How can I arm both partitions once?
I put code attribute
access code 1 attribute 1 and 3
access code 2 attribute 2 and 3
access code 3 (the general) attribute 1, 2 and 3
Thanks

 

Umm, you _can't_.

The PC1565 is a single partition system, unless there have been changes to the very most recent models that I've not seen the specs for.

 

Thank you.
Maybe what I've tryed can help.
From install manual:
Keypad assign:
* 8 1565 000 0 01 or 11 (global or partition 1)
Partitions defs:
* 8 1565 201 1 (partition 2 enable)
Partition operates:
* 8 1565 202 1 3 5
* 8 1565 206 2 4 6
I define zone as you instructed me
Zone attributes:
101, 102 1 and 2
103 - 106 1 and 4
Access code attribute:
* 5 master code 9 xx
and I have options
1 operate part 1
2 operate part 2
3 enable zone bypass
4 for future use
I belive that the new name of 1565 is Power 632.
Thaks again.

 

The "Power 864/832/632/432 marketing names have been standard from DSC for most of a decade. What's new is for the 632 panel to have partitioning capacity.

Clearly, that "2P" at the end of your model number means that it's partitioned. Annoyingly, they don't have the manual for this version posted yet, so all of my information will be filtered by you.

I'll use the PC5010 since it's programming model is what the whole series was based on...

The only odd thing you did was settng the instant zones for a pulsing alarm and disabling their ability to trigger the chime function while making the 2 24 hour zones non-bypassable.

Nothing earth shaking there...

For setting the code attributes, any code that can control both partitions would have options 1, 2 & 3 turned on.

The way DSC handles partitioning, you can only arm one partition at a time.

"Global and Partition Keypad Operation
A global keypad will not display any information (the trouble LED will light if a trouble condition is present) until a partition
is selected. To select a partition the user must press and hold the [1] key for Partition 1 or the [2] key for Partition 2 for
two seconds. The keypad will then display the status of the selected partition and allow normal operation.
A Partition keypad will display the status of the Partition for which it has been programmed. A user with access
to both partitions may temporarily assign the keypad to the other partition to gain access. To do this the user must first press and hold the [#] key for two seconds. The keypad will go blank. The user must then press and hold the [1] key for Partition 1 or the [2] key for Partition 2 for two seconds. The keypad will then display the status of the selected partition and allow normal access."
(This is from the last page of the operation section of the Power 832 (PC5010) installer manual; I've no idea where it might be in yours)

Basically, I get the impression that DSC's partition logic assumes that the end user will want the partitions treated as independent systems, and makes no provision for simultaneous control. The best you can do is to have all of the zones included in one partition and a subset only in partition 2.