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 -   Visonic does not provide a specification of the RS232 protocol and, thus, use this binding at your own risk.
 -   The binding is not able to arm/disarm a particular partition.
 -   The compatibility of the binding with the Powermaster alarm panel series is probably only partial.
+-   In order to be able to bypass zones, you must first enable this feature by updating your panel configuration. Look at your installer's manual.
 
 ## Full Example