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    Using Zone Lists with SIA and Contact ID          Bulletin 1035  1/18/03  
    Copyright (C) 1999, Coastal Security Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.  
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    SIA, Ademco Contact ID and Radionics Modem alarm communication formats
provide the central station with sufficient information so that standardized
procedures can be followed.  There is no need to define these signals in a
subscriber's account unless some other procedure or a zone description is
required.

    In some cases the dealer will accept the default procedure but wishes to
add zone description text to the subscriber's account.  This is accomplished
by entering alarm code zero, the zone number (or range), the alarm type and
the description into the subscriber's database record.  The alarm type is
required to be entered but it is not used.  The system will use the alarm
type from the default SIA or Contact ID tables.  Only the zone description
will be used when a signal is received.  The procedure will come from the
defaults described in bulletin 1023.  Zone descriptions from the account are
not used when certain signals, such as bell tamper or open/close signals are
received.

    In those cases where a non-standard procedure is required by a dealer both
the alarm CODE and ZONE number fields must match the signal exactly.  It is
not sufficient to send a list of zones and descriptions.  You must send alarm
codes as shown in the following example:

CODE  ZONE  DESCRIPTION
 134    1   front and garage doors
 131    2   living and dining room sliders
 131    3   master bedroom glass breaks
 132    4   media room dual tech
 135    5   safe in mbr closet

As you can see there are four different alarm codes (131, 132, 134, and 135)
being used in the example.  The central station must enter both the alarm code
and zone number in the database in order to define a procedure different from
the default (verify - dispatch - callouts, in the case of burglary signals).

    If you have created your own standard for pulse format signals you can
define those signals and establish your own default procedures in the invalid
signal procedure table in your dealer record.  Once you have done this you can
use zone descriptions in the subscriber accounts just as if you were using SIA,
contact id or modem.  A typical standard would be:

Code  Type   Description   Procedure
  1   FIR-A                verify, dispatch fire department, notify callout
  2   PAN-S                verify, dispatch police
  3   BUR-A                verify, dispatch police, notify callout
  8   TBL-S  low battery   log
  9   RES-S                log

    Once you have created this standard you could create an account that sends
4X2 format, codes 18 for fire, 31 for burg front door, 32 for burg perimeter,
33 for burg gun cabinet, 81 for low battery and 99 for restore and all you need
to advise the central station is:

Zone  Description
  1   front door
  2   perimeter
  3   gun cabinet