Arm Stay Vs. Arm Instant (Deprecated Updated Video In Description)

Please see the updated video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMpsyrpFsO4
In this video, Jarrett explains the difference between Arm Stay and Arm Instant on a system. When a system is Armed Instant, it will ignore any Entry Delay Periods. This means that activating an Entry/Exit Zone while the system is Armed Instant will cause an immediate alarm with no chance to Disarm.

When an Entry/Exit Zone is activated while the system is Armed Stay or Armed Away, an Entry Delay Period goes into effect. This Entry Delay Period gives the end user a chance to Disarm the system before an alarm occurs. If the system is not Disarmed within the set Entry Delay Period, then the system will go into alarm.

Armed Instant is the essentially same as Armed Stay. The only difference is that all Entry Delay Period will be effectively disabled. You will have no chance to Disarm the system if you activate an Entry/Exit Zone while the system is Armed Instant. Instead, the system will just immediately go into an intrusion alarm. The only ways to Disarm the system when Armed Instant without causing an alarm are to use a key fob, access Total Connect 2.0 or reach the panel or keypad without faulting a zone.

But other than this exception, Armed Instant and Armed Stay behave the same. All Interior Zones will be automatically bypassed. Perimeter Zones will still cause immediate alarms. A good way to think about Armed Instant versus Armed Stay is to think of Armed Away versus Armed Max. The Armed Max option is the same as Armed Away, except that Armed Max disables Entry Delay Periods.

Not all systems have an official Armed Instant setting. But there is a way to mimic Armed Instant on these panels. This done by setting the Entry Delay Period to zero. This will have the system behave as though it were Armed Instant when it is Armed Stay. Please note that some panels may not allow you to set the Entry Delay to zero.

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