On 02/04/2014 06:55, Bob Eager wrote:
In this case, 'armed' probably means 'turned on'. Those circuits are
generally 'live' the whole time the alarm system is on.

I found that out when I tested ours. The infra-red ones made the
sensible beep from the box to let you know it had seen you. The panic
button set the bell off, even though it was in test mode.

Andy