Section 3: Dealing With Alarms and Emergencies
If you return to the premises and the bell or siren is on - DO NOT ENTER. Contact local authorities from a nearby safe location.
Read this section carefully so that you will know what to do if your system goes into alarm.
Your installer will tell you if fire detection equipment has been installed and enabled on your system.
NOTE: A fire alarm always has priority over an intrusion (burglary) alarm.
Fire Alarms A pulsing bell or siren indicates a fire alarm. If there is a fire, or if you are not sure, fol- low your evacuation plan immediately. (See “Fire Escape Planning” on page 22.)
If remote monitoring is enabled, the system will send a fire message to the central station. Your installer may have set up the keypad Fire keys and other fire equipment to send a fire alarm message to the central station as soon as they are activated. Your installer may have set up other equipment (e.g., smoke detectors) to have a 30 second delay before sending the alarm message to the central station. Your installer will inform you how the equipment on your system operates.
Equipment that has been set up with a 30 second delay (e.g., smoke detectors) gives you time to correct the problem before a false alarm is sent to the central station. Your installer may have implemented an
NOTE: If you suspect that a fire message has been transmitted, but there is no fire condition, call the central station to avoid an unnecessary response.
If there is no fire condition, to silence the fire alarm:
1.Press 
within 30 seconds of the beginning of the alarm. The fire alarm will sound again if the smoke detector is not reset within 90 seconds.
2.To reset the smoke detectors, press 
. After the smoke detector has been reset, if it still detects smoke the alarm will sound again. If there is no smoke, the system will return to normal.
3.To silence the fire alarm after the 30 second delay has expired, enter your [access code].
NOTE: Your installer may have programmed the system to operate differently than described above. Ask your installer for more information regarding your system’s operation.
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