IN CASE OF AN ALARM
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If you are using a monitoring service, remember to immediately notify them of accidental alarms.
If you return home to find your system has had an alarm, do not enter the building, because an intruder might still be inside. Call the police from a neighbor’s house or a public telephone.
It is suggested that you, your family, and your employees contact your local fire and police departments, your doctor, and your alarm dealer for advice on what to do in emergency situations. Make sure everyone in the protected area knows what to do in the event of an emergency.
AC POWER & BACKUP BATTERY
The green AC Power light on the master keypad will be on while normal 110 volt AC power is running the control center. In the event of an AC power loss, the light will go out and the letters “E AC” will appear in the master keypads displays. An emergency backup battery will automatically take over and should power the control center for many hours. To conserve battery power, the keypad windows will go blank after about five minutes. Pressing any key on the keypad will restore window information for two minutes. When AC power returns, the battery will recharge itself to full capacity. Prolonged power failure may require up to 24 hours for a complete recharge.
If the power light goes off and there is no apparent neighborhood power outage, check your circuit breakers or fuse panel and the system’s plug-in transformer.
0 Protest SAT’s have been programmed to start | | after the loss of |
AC power. Press the *key to silence them. | | |
0 The system has been programmed to notify the central monitoring service after the loss of AC power.
Backup Battery
The control center monitors its backup battery in two ways. First, the system checks the battery voltage during AC power outages. Second, during normal operation, the system carries out a battery test every 24 hours. In either case, when the battery’s capacity drops below a fixed level, the protest SAT’s will start and the letters “E bb” will appear in the keypad’s display windows,
If the battery message appears while the AC power is on, it means the battery has failed the 24 hour automatic test and may be unable to power the control center in an emergency. The keypad trouble message will not clear until a valid battery test is performed.
0 The system has been programmed to notify the central monitoring service for a low battery during AC outages or failed battery during 24 hour test.
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The battery is also automatically tested each time the control center is placed in the test mode for system testing. If the battery test fails then, “E bb” will be displayed in the keypad windows when the test mode is exited. Once again, call your installing
company.
0 DURESS CODES
Have your installer carefully and completely explain the use of a duress code. A duress code may be used at any time in place of either a master code or 2nd user code such as when arming or disarming the system. Using the duress code will send a silent alarm to the monitoring service. Police will have been instructed to respond to a possible hostage situation. Immediately notify the monitoring service if this code is entered in error because this could endanger anyone in the area.
The duress code is entered by adding 2 to the last digit of either your master code or 2nd user code. For example, if the master were 4-3-2- 1, the duress code would be
4-3-2-3. To block duress codes from temporarily assigned 2nd user codes, choose a code that ends in 4 or 5 so that it’s impossible to add 2 to the last digit.
FIRE DETECTION & EMERGENCY EVACUATION
Every family or business should take steps to establish a plan of escape in the event of a fire. This plan should be practiced regularly and discussed with all residents. Your new security system may or may not include fire detection depending on the options you selected and the local regulations and codes for your area. Even if your residence is without fire detection devices, the information listed below should be heeded. Even when previously installed detection devices are not part of your new system, they also require regular testing and upkeep. The buildup of common house- hold dust can cause smoke detectors to fail when needed or to false alarm when no fire is present. Carefully read the instructions included with your fire detection devices for complete safety information. Your installing dealer should be asked about a regular maintenance program which includes all fire detection devices.
As a minimum, the following steps should be used in establishing your evacuation plan:
1)Be sure your installer explains, and that you fully understand, the fire protection part (if any) of your alarm system.
2)Have your installer demonstrate the audible fire alarm tones. Then learn how to demonstrate them yourself.
3)BE PREPARED. Perform regular fire drills. Use them to assure that everyone recognizes the alarm signals, knows the escape routes and can respond properly to an actual alarm.
4)Children tend to hide in times of crisis. It is important that they be instructed carefully.
5)Draw a floor plan and select at least two escape routes from each room. Pay particular attention to the bedrooms since many fires occur at night when everyone is asleep. It may be neces- sary to provide rope ladders for rooms above the first floor.
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