Homelife Security Touchscreen New User Interface

The Homelife Security Touchscreen has been redesigned to provide a more user-friendly experience that will pave the way for more features in the future.

New Home Screen Features

The table below provides information about the features available on the new home screen. Click the links to learn more about the feature.

Option / Image	Details
Dashboard	The Dashboard allows you to see the current status of your system devices and manage your devices.
Emergency	Emergency enables you to sound an immediate audible alarm and to send an emergency police alarm to the Central Monitoring Station. Note: Certain models have a hardware emergency button.
Notification	Notification displays a blue dot when there is a problem with your system. For example: system power, connection, communication, or sensors.
Weather	Weather provides current weather information and a five-day forecast.
Settings	Settings opens additional options for the following features. Display Volume Control Devices Help and Support Sleep Mode
Activity	Activity provides a view of recent events.
Security Status	Security Status provides an overview of your security status of your system and allows you to arm and disarm your security system.

New Home Screen Options

In the Settings section of the touchscreen, you can change the display of the home screen to one of the displays listed in the table below.

Display Type	Example
Default
Clock
Weather
Multiple Cameras

Dashboard

The Dashboard screen shows the system’s armed status and lists the devices installed.



From this screen you, can perform the following actions.

• Arm or disarm your system
• View live video from cameras
• Control smart home devices like lights, door locks, and thermostats
• View detailed device information

Emergency Alarm

Emergency Alarm can be accessed by tapping the emergency icon on the Home screen.



Note: Certain models have a hardware emergency button on the Touchscreen.



When the alarm is triggered, the following actions happen.

• An immediate audible alarm sound.
• The Disarm keypad displays on the touchscreen. Enter the keypad code to cancel the alarm.
  
  
  
  

  If you do not cancel the alarm, the Central Monitoring Station will call you to verify the emergency and send the police. You will need to dial 911 to call the fire department or an ambulance.
  
  

• Once disarmed, the Summary Report screen shows the alarm details.

Notification

Tapping on the Notification icon from the Home screen will display the Trouble Alerts screen.

• Tap an alert to view more details.
• Snooze the notification for four hours.
• Notification will reappear if the issue persists.

Weather

The Current Details screen shows the current weather conditions and forecast for today for the location where your touchscreen is located.

• Swipe right to see a five-day forecast.
• Swipe left to return to the Current Details screen.

Settings

The Settings menu provides options for display, volume control, security, devices, help & support, and sleep mode.

Activity

The Activity screen shows recent events.



This is the same on the Activity tab in the mobile app.