SUMMARY OF AUDIBLE/VISUAL NOTIFICATIONS

 

(ALPHA DISPLAY KEYPADS)

SOUND

CAUSE

DISPLAY

 

 

LOUD, INTERRUPTED*

FIRE ALARM

FIRE is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is displayed.

Keypad & Ext. Sounder

 

 

 

 

LOUD, CONTINUOUS*

BURGLARY/AUDIBLE

ALARM is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is also displayed..

Keypad & Ext. Sounder

EMERGENCY ALARM

Also see "Exit Alarm Warning Displays and Sounds" on page 21.

ONE SHORT BEEP

a. SYSTEM DISARM

a. DISARMED/READY TO ARM

is displayed. Green READY indicator (if present) is lit.

(not repeated)

b. SYSTEM ARMING ATTEMPT

b. The number and descriptor of the open protection zone is displayed.

Keypad only

WITH AN OPEN ZONE

Green READY indicator (if present) is not lit.

 

c. BYPASS VERIFY

c. Numbers and descriptors of the bypassed protection zones are displayed (One beep

 

 

is heard for each zone displayed). Subsequently, the following is displayed:

 

 

DISARMED BYPASS Ready to Arm

ONE SHORT BEEP

SYSTEM IS IN TEST MODE

Opened Zone identifications will appear.

every 40 secs.

 

 

 

 

Keypad only

 

 

 

 

ONE BEEP

a. LOW BATTERY AT A XMTR

a. LO BAT displayed with description of transmitter.

every 40 sec.

b. SYSTEM MAIN BATT. WEAK

b. LO BAT displayed with no transmitter description.

Keypad only

c. TROUBLE

c. CHECK displayed. Descriptor of troubled protection zone is displayed.

 

TWO SHORT BEEPS

ARM AWAY OR MAXIMUM

ARMED AWAY

or ARMED MAXIMUM is displayed. Red ARMED indicator is lit.

Keypad only

 

 

 

 

THREE SHORT BEEPS

a. ARM STAY OR INSTANT

a. ARMED STAY or ARMED INSTANT is displayed. Red ARMED indicator is lit.

Keypad only

b. ZONE OPENED WHILE SYS -

b. CHIME displayed. Pressing

/ READY key will display descriptor of opened zone.

 

 

TEM IS IN CHIME MODE

 

 

 

 

c. ZONE OPENED WHILE SYS-

c. Open protection zone descriptor is displayed.

 

TEM IS IN TEST MODE

 

 

 

RAPID BEEPING

MEMORY OF ALARM

FIRE or ALARM

is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is displayed.

Keypad only

 

 

 

 

SLOW BEEPING

a. ENTRY DELAY WARNING

a. DISARM SYSTEM OR ALARM WILL OCCUR is displayed. Exceeding the delay time

Keypad only

 

without disarming causes alarm.

 

b. EXIT DELAY ALERT

b. ARMED AWAY or ARMED MAXIMUM is displayed. Slow beeps change to fast

 

(if programmed)

beeps during last 5 seconds of exit delay.

*If bell is used as external sounder, fire alarm is pulsed ring (see page 29); burglary/audible emergency is a steady ring. Note: Also see Other Trouble Displays and Total Power Failure under TROUBLE CONDITIONS on pages 27 and 28.

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First Alert FA145C user manual Summary of AUDIBLE/VISUAL Notifications, Alpha Display Keypads

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