Texecom Premier Elite — Area Programming

Purpose

Areas (also called partitions) allow different parts of a building to be armed and disarmed independently. This guide explains when to use areas, how to configure them in Wintex, and how to assign zones to areas.

1. When to Use Multiple Areas

Most domestic installs use a single area — the whole system arms and disarms together. Use multiple areas when:

A building has separate occupancy zones (e.g. shop + stockroom, house + annexe)
The customer needs to arm part of the building while remaining in another part
Different users need access to different zones of a larger site

On a standard domestic single-area job, leave all zones in Area A and do not enable additional areas. Unnecessary area programming adds complexity with no benefit.

2. Areas per Panel Model

Panel	Max Zones	Max Areas
Premier Elite 24	24	2 (A–B)
Premier Elite 48	48	4 (A–D)
Premier Elite 88	88	8 (A–H)
Premier Elite 168	168	16 (A–P)
Premier Elite 640	640	64 (4 groups of 16)

3. Configuring Areas in Wintex

Step 1 — Set area timers

In Wintex, go to Programming → Areas. Select each area to configure:

Timer	What it controls
Exit Delay	Time given to leave after arming before zones activate (seconds)
Entry Delay 1	Time given to disarm after entering through the entry route (seconds)
Entry Delay 2	Second entry delay — used for a secondary entry route if needed
Bell Delay	Time after alarm triggers before the sounder activates
Bell Duration	How long the sounder runs before cutting off (typically 15 minutes)
Comms Delay	Delay before the panel notifies the ARC (allows false alarm confirmation)

Step 2 — Set area options

For each area, configure:

Arming modes available — Full Arm, Part Arm 1, Part Arm 2 (enable the modes relevant to each area)
Engineer reset required — if ticked, an engineer must attend and reset after any alarm in this area before the system can be rearmed
Area text — the name shown on the keypad for this area (e.g. "House", "Garage", "Shop")

Step 3 — Assign zones to areas

In Wintex, go to Programming → Zones and Attributes. For each zone:

Select the zone
In the Zone Areas field, tick which area(s) this zone belongs to
A zone can belong to more than one area if required (e.g. a shared entry zone)
Upload to panel when done

Zones not assigned to any area will not function correctly — make sure every zone has at least one area assigned.

4. Assigning Users to Areas

Users can be restricted to specific areas — a user in Area A only cannot arm or disarm Area B.

In Wintex, go to Programming → Users, select the user, and set their area access. See User Code Setup for full detail.

5. How Arming Works with Multiple Areas

Each area arms and disarms independently
A user with access to multiple areas can arm them together or separately via the keypad
Keypads can be assigned to a specific area — a keypad in the garage shows garage area status and arms/disarms the garage only
When one area is in alarm, other areas continue to operate normally

6. Common Area Configurations

House + Garage (most common domestic multi-area setup)

Zone	Area
All house detectors (PIRs, contacts)	Area A — House
Garage detectors	Area B — Garage
Shared entry contact (front door used to access both)	Areas A + B

Exit/entry delay on Area A: standard (e.g. 30s/30s)
Exit/entry delay on Area B: shorter or zero (if garage accessed separately)

Shop + Stockroom

Zone	Area
Sales floor PIRs and contacts	Area A — Shop
Stockroom PIRs and contacts	Area B — Stockroom
Shared entry door	Areas A + B

Staff can arm the shop after closing while remaining in the stockroom (Area B stays disarmed).