Honeywell touchscreen Keypad 6270 User Manual

6270 Setup (Contd) 
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How to Adjust the Volume  
You may adjust the 6270 speaker volume by pressing your finger on 
the touch screen slide bar associated with the Volume scale and 
doing the following: 
If…  Then … 
you want to increase volume  move the slide bar above the current volume 
setting. 
you want to decrease volume  move the slide bar below the current volume setting. 
VOLUME
SLIDE BAR
INDICATOR
6270-007-V0 
6270 Volume Control  

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How to Select Screen Saver Activation Time 
When the 6270 is not armed and not active, it will automatically go 
into screen saver mode (display goes blank) after the selected blank 
display time has expired (unless never option is selected).  To select 
the screen blank time, do the following: 
SCREEN ACTION 
  1.  On the Setup screen, press the 
Blank Display After: 
arrow button.  A 
pop-up window displaying the time period 
options is displayed. 
  2.  Select the time...

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SCREEN ACTION 
 
 3.  Press either the Home or Back 
button.  A 
Settings Changed!  pop-up 
window is displayed asking  “
Settings 
Changed! Remember New Settings? “ 
Select  Yes to save the change or 
No to 
discard the change. 
 
 When the Update is complete the 6270 
goes to the Home screen or More 
Choices screen depending on whether 
you pressed the Home or Back button, 
respectively (Home screen shown). 
  

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How to Set the Time and Date 
You can set the time and date from the  Set Time & Date screen. 
Pressing the Time and Date bar located at the bottom of each 6270 
screen displays  the  Set Time & Date  screen. 
x When the time is set it will be stored in the 6270 only. The 6270 
will send the time to the control panel every hour.  This 1-hour 
timer starts on 6270 power-up.  
x If Adjust for DST  (Daylight Savings Time) is selected, the 6270 
will adjust for Daylight Savings...

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Time Zones 
Using the chart below, select the time zone 
number corresponding to the location of the 
installation
. 
Time Zone Settings 
Z
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
I
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
W
E
STAND ARD TIME  ZONES
Corrected to June 2000Zone boundaries are approximateDaylight Saving Time ( Summer T ime ),
usually one hour in adv ance of Standard
T ime, is k ept in some places
Map outline  © Mountain High Maps
Compiled by HM Nautical  Almanac Office
Z
A
B
C
C*
D
D*
E    0
+ 1
+ 2
+ 3
+ 3 30
+ 4
+...

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  When all settings have been completed, select  Ok to save the settings 
or  Cancel  to discard the settings that have been entered.  

 
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6270 Operating Modes  
Operating Modes 
Operating modes allows you to turn the 6270 chime mode on or off. 
When the chime mode is selected, a request is sent to the alarm panel 
requesting that the panel chime the 6270 whenever a change in zone 
status occurs. 
How to Access Operating Modes 
Access the Operating Modes feature as follows: 
SCREEN ACTION 
 1.  From the Home screen, press the 
SECURITY
 button.  The Arming screen 
is displayed. 
  2.  Press the 
MORE CHOICES  button.  
The More...

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SCREEN ACTION 
  3.  Press the 
OPERATING MODES  
button on the More Choices screen.  
The User Authorization screen is 
displayed with the instructions  Enter 
Authorized Code . 
 4.  Enter your 
“Master ” code.  The 
Operating Modes screen is displayed.  
 
  5.  Touch the Chime Mode button to turn 
the Chime Mode on or off. A checkmark 
appears in the button when the Chime 
Mode is 
“ON ”. 
 
Press the  “HOME ” or  “BACK ” button after 
making your selection. When...

 
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Maintaining Your System  
How to Clean your 6270 
IMPORTANT:   Do not use an abrasive cleaning agent or abrasive 
cloth when cleaning your 6270 or damage to the touch screen may 
occur.  
Clean the 6270 as follows: 
SCREEN ACTION 
  1.  From the Home screen, press the 
SECURITY
 button.  The Arming screen 
is displayed. 
 
  2.  Press the 
MORE CHOICES  button.  
The More Choices screen is displayed. 
 
  3.  Press the 
SETUP button on the More 
Choices screen.  The Setup screen is 
displayed. 
  

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SCREEN ACTION 
 
 
  4.  Press the 
CLEAN SCREEN  button.  A 
pop-up window displaying  “
Touch Screen 
will be disabled so that you may wipe 
the screen clean. Please use a damp, 
soft cloth. DO NOT use any liquids, 
sprays, or ammonia-based cleansers. 
Press CONTINUE to disable 
touchscreen.   
 
 
 
When the  Continue button is pressed the 
“ Touch Screen Disabled for => 30 
Seconds ”
 message is displayed. During 
these 30 seconds the touch screen should...