How to Set a Delay System on an ADT Alarm

Written By
Richard Asmus
Richard Asmus
Published: Nov 29, 2009
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

Setting the Delay

  1. For delay ON with the house occupied, enter your four-digit security code and press "STAY."

  2. For delay OFF with the house occupied, enter your four-digit security code and press "INSTANT."

  3. For delay ON with the house vacant, enter your four-digit security code and press "AWAY."

  4. For delay OFF with the house vacant, enter your four-digit security code and press "MAXIMUM."

Tips

The referenced website for "ADT Home Security System Owner's Manual" has links to manuals for most of their models.

Richard Asmus

Richard Asmus was a writer and producer of television commercials in Phoenix, Arizona, and now is retired in Peru. After founding a small telecommunications engineering corporation and visiting 37 countries, Asmus studied broadcasting at…

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