Training Your Staff

3M Library Security System

Problem

Cause

Action

 

 

 

No alarm, patron counter

Strips in book desensitized or

Resensitize books, or install Tattletape

works.

missing.

in book.

 

 

 

 

System failure.

Place service call. (1-800-328-0067)

 

 

 

 

Metal objects too close to panel.

Move all metal to minimum distance of

 

 

18 inches from the panels.

 

 

 

Unwanted alarms.

Protected material from other

Identify material that caused alarm.

 

library/retail store.

 

 

 

 

 

Failure to desensitize marker

Check desensitizing process and

 

properly.

training.

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous metallic objects.

Infrequent unwanted alarms from some

 

 

metal objects are possible.

 

 

 

 

System failure.

Place service call. (1-800-328-0067)

 

 

 

Reduced coverage, no

Metal objects too close to panel.

Move all metal objects to a minimum

alarm, patron counter

 

distance of 18 inches from panels.

works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical interference.

Remove possible sources of electrical

 

 

interference such as computers, copiers,

 

 

TVs, and electronic devices.

 

 

 

 

Incomplete walk-through test.

Test the system by walking completely

 

 

through just as a patron must.

 

 

 

 

Books not properly resensitized.

Resensitize book, check sensitizing

 

 

method and staff training.

 

 

 

 

System failure.

Place service call. (1-800-328-0067)

 

 

 

Alarm/Inhibit indicator

Metal objects too close to panel.

Move all metal objects to a minimum of

illuminated or intermittent

 

3 feet from the panel.

with no traffic in corridor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marked book or strips too close to

Move marked books to a minimum of 3

 

panel.

feet from the panel.

 

 

 

 

Electrical interference.

Eliminate source of interference.

 

 

 

 

System failure.

Place service call. (1-800-328-0067)

 

 

 

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