SUMMARY OF AUDIBLE NOTIFICATIONS

(ALPHA DISPLAY KEYPADS)

SOUND

CAUSE

DISPLAY

LOUD, INTERRUPTED*

FIRE ALARM

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

Keypad & External

 

 

 

 

 

LOUD, CONTINUOUS*

BURGLARY/AUDIBLE

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

Keypad & External

EMERGENCY ALARM

 

 

 

 

ONE SHORT BEEP

a. SYSTEM DISARM

a. DISARMED/READY TO ARM is displayed.

(not repeated)

b. SYSTEM ARMING ATTEMPT

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

Keypad only

WITH AN OPEN ZONE.

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

 

c. BYPASS VERIFY

 

 

(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.

(once every 40 seconds)

 

 

Keypad only

 

 

ONE BEEP every 40 sec.

LOW BATTERY AT A TRANSMITTER

LO BAT displayed with description of transmitter.

Keypad only

 

 

TWO SHORT BEEPS

ARM AWAY OR MAXIMUM

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

Keypad only

 

lit.

THREE SHORT BEEPS

a. ARM STAY OR INSTANT

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

Keypad only

 

indicator is lit.

 

b. ZONE OPENED WHILE

b. CHIME displayed, descriptor of open protection zone will be displayed if

 

SYSTEM IS IN CHIME MODE.

the [] key is pressed.

 

 

 

RAPID BEEPING

a. TROUBLE

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

Keypad only

b. MEMORY OF ALARM

b. FIRE or ALARM is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is displayed.

 

 

 

SLOW BEEPING

a. EXIT DELAY WARNING (if

a. ARMED AWAY or ARMED MAXIMUM is displayed along with You May

Keypad only

programmed)

Exit Now

 

b. ENTRY DELAY WARNING

b. DISARM SYSTEM OR ALARM WILL OCCUR is displayed. Exceeding

 

 

the delay time without disarming causes alarm.

*If a bell is used as external sounder, fire alarm is pulsed ring; burglary/audible emergency is steady ring.

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First Alert FA162C user manual Summary of Audible Notifications, Alpha Display Keypads, Sound Cause Display

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