First Alert Comprehensive Programming and User Manual for FA1600C Home Security System

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Maintaining Your System

Taking Care of Your System

The components of your security system are designed to be as free of maintenance as possible. However, there are some things you can do to make sure that your system is in reliable working condition.

1.Test your system weekly.

2.Test the system after any alarm occurs (see TESTING THE SYSTEM).

Replacing Batteries in Wireless Sensors

Wireless sensors may not have been used in your security system

Each wireless sensor in your system has a 9-volt or 3-volt battery. The system detects a low battery in any wireless sensor, including smoke detectors, the optional personal emergency transmitter, and the optional portable wireless keypad. (A low battery in a portable wireless keypad is detected as soon as one of its keys is pressed, and the keypad will display 00.)

Alkaline batteries provide a minimum of 1 year of operation, and in most units and applications, provide 2–4 years of service. 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.

If you have a low battery in a wireless sensor, a low battery message is displayed on the keypad.

In addition, a battery-operated smoke detector with a low battery also emits a single "chirp" sound once approximately every 20-30 seconds, identifying itself as the smoke detector with the weak battery. If you do not replace a smoke detector's low battery, the smoke detector may sound continuously, as if there were a fire alarm.

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Contents $&&$&% Table of Contents Trouble Conditions General System OverviewPartitioned System Burglary Protection System Overview cont’dZones Fire ProtectionMemory of Alarm AlarmsSpeed Key Macros Device Timers Using SchedulesTo Access Another Partition Goto Command To view the abbreviated instructions Self-Help FeaturePhone Access & Voice Response Capability Master Keypad OperationSystem Overview cont’d Alpha Keypad About The KeypadsFunctions Of The Keypad Functions Of The Keypad cont’d Functions Of The Keypad cont’d General Information Entry/Exit DelaysDuress Code Security Codes & Authority LevelsQuick Arming Authority Levels Security Codes & Authority Levels cont’dTo view your authority level and system capabilities General Rules on Authority Levels and ChangesTo Add a User To Exit User Edit ModeRF Button ? To Change a Users Code Limited Use User#84 CommandTo Delete a User To Goto another partition Accessing Other PartitionsTo Access Another Partition Global ArmingAccessing Other Partitions cont’d Fault 002 Loading Dock Window Common Lobby Operation Codes with Global Arming How User Codes Affect the Common LobbyCodes with Non-Global Arming Other Methods of Arming/Disarming Checking For Open Zones Using Ready KeyTo show faulted zones Typical fault displayDisplaying All Zone Descriptors Bypassing Protection Zones Using Bypass KeyTo bypass zones, the system must be disarmed first Displaying Bypassed Zones To use the Quick Bypass featureBypassing Protection Zones cont’d Quick BypassArming Perimeter Only Using the 3 Stay keyUsing the 7 Instant Key With Entry Delay OFFArming All Protection Using the 2 Away KeyUsing the 4 Maximum Key Using the 1 OFF Key Disarming And Silencing AlarmsTo disarm the system and silence burglary or fire alarms Arming Using The KeyswitchDisarming Using Key Chime ModeViewing Central Station Messages Panic Keys Using Panic KeysDefining Speed Key MacrosExecuting Speed Key Macros cont’dAccess Door Control To activate relays using a telephone and 4285 or 4286 VIP Using #70 Relay Menu ModeTo Exit Enter 00 NOW Using #70 Relay Menu Mode cont’dTemporary Open/Close Schedules Using SchedulesDelaying the Closing Time To delay the closing timeProgramming Temporary Schedules Using Schedules cont’dTo program temporary schedules Using Schedules cont’d Days ? Mtwtfss HIT 0-7 X To enter the device timer menu mode Programming Device TimersProgramming Device Timers cont’d DAYS? Mtwtfss HIT 0-7 X Permanent ? To Display The Event Log Event Log ProceduresSelect the partition To Exit the Event Log Event Logging ProceduresUsing the 5 Test Key Testing The SystemTesting Your System Testing The System cont’dCase Of Fire Alarm Fire Alarm SystemSilencing a Fire Alarm Fire Display Lock Fire Alarm System cont’dFire Drill Test Code + # + Fire Alarm System cont’d Typical Trouble Displays Trouble ConditionsTrouble Conditions cont’d Call for Service ImmediatelyServicing Information Power FailureRecommendations For Smoke And Heat Detectors Recommendations For Proper ProtectionAddition, we recommend the following Recommendations For Proper Protection cont’dRecommendations For Proper Intrusion Protection Emergency Evacuation Maintaining Your System Replacing Batteries in Wireless SensorsTaking Care of Your System Maintaining Your System cont’d Silencing Low Battery Warning Tones at the KeypadRoutine Care Quick Guide To System Functions Function Procedure CommentsQuick Guide To System Functions cont’d Alpha Display Keypads Summary Of Audible NotificationGlossary Federal Communications Commission FCC Part 15 Statement Federal Communications Commission FCC Part 68 Notice Canadian Department of Communications DOC Statement Limitations of this Alarm System Limitations of this Alarm System Away IndexLsens ¬19¢Ll