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SYSTEM OVERVIEW
SYSTEM OVERVIEWSYSTEM OVERVIEW
SYSTEM OVERVIEW 
About the Display and Indicators 
Display Definitions (for other displays, see Trouble Messages) 
ALARM
AWAY
INSTANT
STAY
FIRE
REC MESSAGE
BYPASS
FAULT
CHIME TEST 
LOW BAT AC
ALARM:   Appears when the system is armed and an intrusion has been detected (also appears 
during a fire alarm or audible emergency alarm). Accompanied by the protection zone 
that is in alarm. 
AWAY:  All burglary zones, interior and perimeter, are armed.   
INSTANT:  Entry delay is turned off. 
STAY:  Perimeter burglary zones, such as protected windows and doors, are armed. 
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LYNXR-I is not intended for UL985 Household Fire applications unless a 24-hour backup battery (P/N 
LYNXRCHKIT-HC) is installed. 
FIRE:   Appears when a fire alarm or fire fault is present. Accompanied by a display of the 
zone that is in alarm. 
LOW BAT:   Low battery condition in a wireless sensor (if zone number is displayed) or low system 
battery (if no zone number is displayed). If 00 is displayed, a wireless keypad (5827) 
has a low battery condition. 
AC:  Appears when AC power is present. If not displayed, the system is operating on 
backup battery power. 
CHIME:   Appears when the Chime feature is activated. 
TEST:  Appears when the system is in Test mode. Blinks during the last 5 minutes of test. 
REC:  Appears when the system is in Recording mode. 
MESSAGE:  Appears when a message has been recorded and has not yet been played back. 
BYPASS:  Appears when one or more burglary protection zones have been bypassed. 
FAULT:   Appears at any time a malfunction is discovered in the system; or any time an open 
is detected in a fire zone; or when a fault in a day/night burglary zone is discovered 
during a disarmed period. Accompanied by a display of the zone number in trouble. 
PH:  Appears in place of the clock when the speaker phone mode is active. 
PC:  Appears during a remote phone control session. 
LED Meanings 
ARMED LED:  ON = System armed 
(Red)  OFF = System disarmed 
  Blinking = System armed, but a fault exists 
  Blinking alternately with READY LED = AVM (VOX or Talk) or speaker phone mode 
is active 
READY LED:  ON = System disarmed, ready to arm 
(Green)  OFF = System armed 
  Blinking = System disarmed, not ready to arm (a fault exists) 
  Blinking alternately with ARMED LED = AVM (VOX or Talk) or speaker phone 
mode is active. 










