FIRE ALARM SYSTEM (If Installed)
General Information
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General
Your fire alarm system (if installed) is active 24 hours a day, providing continuous protection. In the event of an emergency, the installed smoke and heat detectors will automatically activate your security system, triggering a loud, intermittent sound from the keypad. An intermittent sound will also be produced by optional exterior sounders, and interlaced with the voice descriptor, sounding every 15 seconds. A “FIRE” message will appear at your keypad and remain on until you silence and clear the alarm display.
In Case of Fire
1.Should you become aware of a fire emergency before your detectors sense the problem, go to your nearest keypad and press the single panic key (or panic key pair) assigned as FIRE emergency (if programmed by the installer) and hold down for at least 2 seconds. The alarm will sound.
2.Evacuate all occupants from the premises.
3.If flames and/or smoke are present, leave the premises and notify your local Fire Department immediately.
4.If no flames or smoke are apparent, investigate the cause of the alarm. The zone number of the zone(s) in an alarm condition will appear at the keypad.
Silencing a Fire Alarm
1.Silence the alarm by entering:
+ OFF key. Your user code
To clear the alarm display, enter:
+ OFF key again. Your user code
2.If the keypad indicates a trouble condition after the second OFF sequence, check that smoke detectors are not responding to smoke- or
3.If this does not remedy the problem, there may still be smoke in the detector. Clear it by fanning the detector for about 30 seconds.
4.When the problem has been corrected, clear the display by entering:
+ OFF key. Your user code
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