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Testing and Maintaining the System

Testing the System (to be conducted weekly)

Test mode allows each protection point to be checked for proper operation.

• The keypad sounds a single beep every 40 seconds as a reminder that the system is in the Test mode.

• Alarm messages are not sent to your Central Station while Test mode is on.

1 Disarm the system and close all

protected windows, doors, etc.

The READY indicator light should come on if all zones are intact (i.e., all

protected windows, doors, etc. are closed.

2. Security Code+ [5] then [0]

(walk)

Starts Test mode.

The Dial test (option “1”) is intended for the installer and should not be used unless

directed to do so by your Security System Representative

If, during these tests, a problem is experienced with any protection point (no

confirming sounds, no display), call for service immediately.

3. Listen. The external sounder should sound for 1 second and then turn off. If the sounder

does not sound, CALL FOR SERVICE.

4. Fault zones. Open each protected door and window in turn and listen for three beeps from the

keypad. Identification (zone number or zone description) of each faulted protection

point should appear on the display. The display clears when the door or window is

closed.

5. Walk in front of any interior

motion detectors (if used) and

listen for three beeps.

The identification of the detector should appear on the display when it is activated.

The display clears when no motion is detected.

Note that if wireless motion detectors are used, there is a 3-minute delay between

activations. This is to conserve battery life.

6. Test all smoke detectors,

following the manufacturer's

instructions

The identification of each detector should appear on the display when each is

activated.

7. Exit test mode:

Security Code+ [1]

When all protection points have been checked and are intact (closed), there should be

no zone identification numbers displayed on the keypad.

If the test mode is inadvertently left active, it automatically turns off after 4 hours.

During the final five minutes, the keypad emits a double beep every 30 seconds.

Maintaining the System

In The Event Of Telephone Operational Problems

In the event of telephone operational problems, disconnect the control from the phone line by removing the plug from the phone

wall jack. We recommend that your installer demonstrate this disconnection on installation of the system. Do not attempt to

disconnect the phone connection inside the control. Doing so could result in the loss of your phone lines. If the regular phones

work correctly after the control has been disconnected from the phone wall jack, the control has a problem and you should

immediately call for service. If upon disconnection of the control, there is still a problem on the phone line, notify the Telephone

Company that they have a problem and request prompt phone repair service. The user may not under any circumstances attempt

any service or repairs to the security system. Repairs must be made only by authorized service (see the LIMITED WARRANTY

statement for information on how to obtain service).

Replacing Batteries in

Wireless Sensors

Wireless sensors

may not have been

used in your

security system

IMPORTANT:

Use only batteries

recommended by

your installer as

replacement.

Each wireless sensor in your system has a 9-volt or 3-volt battery. The system detects a low battery in

wireless sensors, including smoke detectors, the personal emergency transmitter, and the portable

wireless keypad and displays a low battery message*. (A low battery in a portable wireless keypad is

detected as soon as one of its keys is pressed and is displayed as 00.). Battery-operated smoke detectors

with a low battery also emit a single "chirp" sound approximately once every 20–30 seconds.

Alkaline batteries provide a minimum of 1 year of operation, and in most units and applications, provide

2–4 years of service. 3-volt lithium batteries provide up to 4 or more years of operation. Actual battery life

will depend on the environment in which the sensor is used, the number of signals that the transmitter in

the sensor has had to send, and the specific type of sensor. Factors such as humidity, high or low

temperatures or large swings in temperature, may all lead to the reduction of actual battery life in an

installation.

* The low battery message comes on as a warning that battery replacement in indicated sensor(s) is due

within 30 days. In the meantime, a sensor indicating a low battery condition is still fully operational.

Routine Care

• Treat the components of your security system as you would any other electrical equipment. Open and

close sensor-protected doors or windows gently.

• Keep dust from accumulating on the keypad and all protective sensors, particularly on motion sensors

and smoke detectors.

• The keypad and sensors should be cleaned carefully with a dry soft cloth. Do not spray water or

any other fluid on the units.

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