User Manual

G-2 Glossary LC 1200 Manual
LT
“Long Term”, a Tag classification
Magnetic Lock
A device using a magnetic coil and plate to lock a door when a Tag is
detected in the monitored door zone. Accutech’s exclusive 3101 Magnetic
Lock feature Delayed Egress Circuitry.
Magnetic Switch
A device that monitors a door’s position (open or closed). A Magnetic
Switch is used on a door when alarm activation is not desired unless the
door is opened when a Tag in the monitored door zone.
Masking
In PIR applications, limiting the infrared beam by placing stripes of tape
over the lens. In Software applications, during text insertion into a field,
characters are replaced with symbols (usually asterisks “*”) for privacy.
Master Code
User Code Number 1 for the Keypad, used for Keypad programming
purposes only.
Monitored Zone
Any door, hallway, stairwell, elevator, or other passageway that has an LC
unit associated to it.
Nuisance Alarms
Undesired alarm activation stemming from such things as the mishandling
of Tags, improper storage of Tags, slow patient transferring, and/or Loiter
alarm time being too brief (passersby causing alarms).
Passive Infrared Reader
(PIR)
A device that uses an infrared light to detect motion.
Perimeter Door mode
If desired, the LC unit can be used as a perimeter door system. When in
this mode, the door would alarm the instant it is opened. If the door has
Magnetic Locks, the door would remain locked (Lock energized) at all
times and would require a valid code entered into the Keypad to open the
door.
Perimeter Door alarm
A Perimeter Door alarm occurs when the LC unit is in Perimeter mode and
the door is opened.
Power Loss Supervisor
alarm
A Power Loss Supervisor alarm occurs when a 9V NiCAD battery is
installed and the LC unit loses power.
Push Button Override
(PBO)
A switch (push button) that triggers the Keypad’s Escort function.
SB
“Slotted Back”, a Tag classification