Note
After the panel has announced the alarms it says “Press star for alarm” again. To hear the alarms again press *. To end the call go to step 5.
Note
You must terminate the call by pressing #. Otherwise the panel may not disconnect from the phone line for up to 2 minutes.
Pager Communication
¾To test pager communication:
1.Call the central station and tell the operator you will be testing the system. If there are voice event notification or pager numbers programmed notify them also.
2.Verify the pager is on.
3.Test each of the panic buttons to verify they are signaling the pager correctly. (See Table 9.)
Table 9: Pager Reporting Message
Report | Pager Display |
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Phone Test | |
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AC Power Restoral | |
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AC Power Failure | |
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Medication Reminder Failure | |
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Activity Timer Failure | |
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Call Button, Wrist or Pendant | |
Panic |
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Smoke Alarm | |
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Voice Event Notification
Testing this feature requires two people; one at the installation site and the other at the location the panel is programmed to call (Option 4 and/or 5). The phone test will fail if the phone is not answered.
Note
Option 11 and /or 12 must be set to 10.
1.Contact the central monitoring station to inform them you are testing the system and not to dispatch help.
2.At the system site, activate a portable panic or press the system Call button.
3.At the calling location, pick up the phone after it starts ringing. You should hear the panel voice announce “Press star for alarm.”
4.Press the * button on the phone and the panel voice announces “Time is x:xx, sensor xx panic alarm.” If the * button is not pressed and the call is ended the panel will call back 8 times.
Note
Pressing 5 on the phone at this point will start a
5.After listening to the alarm information and/or having a
6.At the system site, press the Status button to clear the status message. The panel will announce the time and the type of alarm.
If you press the Status button before the panel has delivered the Voice Event Notification the sys- tem clears the alarm message and only the time will be announced.
Remote Phone Operation
Test the system from a remote
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