Re: back up coverage when alarm not armed?

[robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx]

What you're suggesting is doable.  It might create some confusion for
the homeowner though.  If they forget to disarm both partitions before
opening a certain drawer or cabinet the alarm will sound.  If they
forget to arm the second partition those zones will have no protection
even if partition 1 is armed.

You can assign one or more zones to multiple partitions on some systems
and that may help but watch out.  Some systems ignore zones assigned to
more than one partition unless all partitions are armed (logical AND)
while some respond to such zones if either partition is armed (logical
OR).

I haven't needed to use this feature on an Ademco panel (most of the
systems I've installed are from other manufacturers) so I'm not certain
how it will work or if it will work at all on the Vista panel.

Regards,
Robert L Bass
www.BassBurglarAlarms.com