Page 2 - General System Operation
2 I N T R O D U C T I O N 1.2 General System Operation Your security system is made up of a control panel, one or two regular keypads (one foreach partition of your system), the Escort5580TC, various detection devices, and may haveup to four EMS-100 thermostats. The control panel will be mounted out...
Page 3 - Accessing Your Security System; Local Access; Receiving Incoming Calls
3 S E C T I O N 2 Accessing Your Security System With the Escort5580TC you can use a telephone (touch-tone only) to access your securitysystem. This can be done either from a telephone on the premises (Local Access), or from atelephone off the premises anywhere in the world (Remote Access). 2.1 Loca...
Page 4 - If You Have a Two-Partition System; Fire, Auxiliary and Panic Alarms
4 2.4 What is a Partition? A partition is a group of zones which act independently of other groups of zones. Eachpartition acts as an independent alarm system. Partitions will have different access codesto arm and disarm them. The access codes assigned to one partition will not work onanother partit...
Page 5 - Arming and Disarming; Away Arming
5 A R M I N G A N D D I S A R M I N G S E C T I O N 3 Arming and Disarming With the Escort5580TC, you can use a telephone to arm your system/partition (so thatalarms, or other devices, will be activated when a zone on your premises is breached, suchas when an Entry-Exit Door is opened). This can be ...
Page 6 - Disarming; If An Alarm Sounds While You Are Home
6 A R M I N G A N D D I S A R M I N G Enter your [access code]. The system announces: “Turning {System} ON without Entry Delay. Exit Delay in progress” After exit delay expires, the selected partition will now be armed in At-Home Mode. Openingthe entry-exit door will now sound an immediate alarm. NO...
Page 7 - Alarm Memory; Bypassing Zones
7 A R M I N G A N D D I S A R M I N G 3.5 Alarm Memory Your system will record any alarms that occurred while the system/partition was armed. If analarm occurred while the system/partition was armed, upon disarming it the followingmessage will be announced: “There are (number) alarms in memory: {Zon...
Page 8 - Trouble Conditions
8 S E C T I O N 7 S E C T I O N 4 Trouble Conditions The control panel continuously monitors a number of possible trouble conditions. If one ormore of these conditions occur, the regular keypad will beep twice every ten seconds.There is no indication on a telephone until the system is accessed. To h...
Page 9 - Setting Escort5580TC Options; Setting The Time and Date; Volume Control
9 S E C T I O N 5 Setting Escort5580TC Options 5.1 Setting The Time and Date With the system disarmed (Section 3.3—Disarming), access the security system (Section 2—Accessing Your Security System) and select a partition (Section 2.5—If You Have a Two-Partition System). Press [ ✱ ]. You will hear the...
Page 10 - Speech Rate Control; Door Chime Feature
10 Press [2]. The system will then announce the current volume setting in one of three ways: “ Volume is low. To change volume, press [1].” “Volume is Medium. To change volume, press [1].” “ Volume is high. To change volume, press [1].” Press [1] to toggle through the volume levels until the desired...
Page 11 - Home Automation; How to Access the Home Automation Menu
11 S E C T I O N 1 0 S E C T I O N 6 Home Automation The Home Automation feature allows you to control items (i.e. devices such as lights,appliances, etc.) with your security system. In addition, if one or more EMS-100 thermostatsare installed, temperature can be controlled as well. Each item on you...
Page 12 - How to Use the Item Control Menu
12 H O M E A U T O M A T I O N 6.2 How to Use the Item Control Menu From the Home Automation menu, press [1]. The system may prompt you to enter youraccess code. The system will then prompt you with the Item Control menu. This menu allowsyou to choose individual items (devices which are controlled b...
Page 13 - Global Item Control
13 H O M E A U T O M A T I O N Mode Control Menu Function “{Mode XX} is OFF/ON.” Indicates whether the current mode is ON or OFF. “To change, press [1].” Press [1] to toggle the mode ON or OFF. “For the next Mode, press [2].” Press [2] to advance to the next mode. “For the previous Mode, press [3].”...
Page 14 - Temperature Control
14 H O M E A U T O M A T I O N “{Output Control} in progress” The system will return to the main menu. 6.6 Temperature Control Your installer may have connected one or more EMS-100 thermostats to your securitysystem. This will give you control over your premises’ indoor temperature locally or remote...
Page 16 - Accessing Temperature Control from an LCD5500Z Keypad; Video Camera Triggering
16 H O M E A U T O M A T I O N To switch the thermostat to a different Thermostat Mode, press [3]. The system prompts: “The Thermostat Mode is Off/Cool/Heat/Automatic. To change, press [1]. To exit, press [#].” To change the fan setting, press [4]. The system prompts: “The fan is On/Automatic. To ch...
Page 17 - Programming Access Codes
17 S E C T I O N 7 Programming Access Codes The Access Code Programming feature allows you to program access codes (the MasterCode may not be changeable with this feature) that will function on the security system aswell as on the Escort. Your system will either have 4- or 6-digit access codes. Depe...
Page 18 - Fire and Safety in the Home; Household Fire Safety; Family Escape Planning
18 S E C T I O N 1 3 S E C T I O N 8 Fire and Safety in the Home Most fires occur in the home, and to minimize this danger it is recommended that ahousehold fire safety audit be conducted and a family escape plan be developed. 8.1 Household Fire Safety Check your home for the following potential haz...
Page 19 - Glossary
19 Access Code .................... A 4- or 6-digit code that allows users to access arming, disarmingand other system functions. Different access codes may beassigned to different users. Item .................................... Items are devices (e.g. lights, appliances, etc.) that can becontrolle...
Page 20 - LIMITED WARRANTY
LIMITED WARRANTY Digital Security Controls Ltd. war rants the original purchaser thatfor a period of twelve months from the date of purchase, the prod-uct shall be free of defects in materials and workmanship undernormal use. During the war ranty period, Digital Security ControlsLtd. shall, at its o...
Page 21 - • W A R N I N G •; Instruction
ESCORT558OTC Version 2.0 • W A R N I N G • This manual contains information on limitations regarding product use and function and information on the limitations as to liability of the manufacturer. Instruction Manual
Page 23 - Table of Contents
i 1: Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 About Your Security System ................................................................................................ 1 1.2 General Syst...
Page 24 - WARNING; Please Read Carefully
ii WARNING Please Read Carefully System Failures This system has been carefully designed to be as effective as possible. Thereare circumstances, however, involving f ire, burglar y, or other types of emer-gencies where it may not provide protection. Any alarm system of any typemay be compromised del...