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TESTING THE SIREN AND/OR LIGHTS
Important: Always notify local authorities, your neighbors, and other people in your home or office before you test your alarm system. In some areas, testing any part of your alarm system might be considered a false alarm, which might be il- legal in your area. Check your local regulations.
Hold down ENTER and CANCEL on the keypad at the same time to test the alarm siren and/or lights connected to Termi- nals 15 and 16. You should test these devices at least once a week.
If the test lamp (see “Completing and Testing the Installa- tion” on Page 14) or alarm/light does not work when you press ENTER and CANCEL, check the devices and their wir- ing.
CHECKING THE INDICATORS
READY on the remote keypad indicates the condition of the loops of sensors in all zones in the alarm system.
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Lit | No sensors are activated. |
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Not lit | One or more sensors in one or more loops has |
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Flashing | • The entry or exit delay is in progress. |
| • The system is in Setup mode. |
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Note: If READY on the remote keypad is not lit, you must find the activated sensor and reset it before you can arm the alarm system.
ARMED on the remote keypad indicates if the alarm center is armed and the arm status.
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Lit | The alarm system is armed. | |
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Not lit | The alarm system is disarmed. | |
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Flashing | • | One of more sensors in one or more loops |
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| • | The system is in Setup mode. |
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Note: When a sensor has been activated, ARMED continues to flash, even if the siren or light has stopped sounding, until you press CANCEL.
AC on the alarm center indicates the status of the AC power being supplied to the alarm center.
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Lit | AC power is normal. |
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Flickering or | AC power is low (less than 95 VAC). |
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WEEKLY SYSTEM CHECK
Test your alarm system each week to be sure that it works.
Important:
•For proper operation, make sure the alarm center’s door is closed before plugging in the AC adapter.
•Always notify local authorities, your neighbors, and other people in your home or office before you test your alarm system. In some areas, testing any part of your alarm system (if you do not follow Step 1) might be considered a false alarm, because the alarm will sound. This might be illegal in your area. Check your local regulations.
•If you connected an automatic telephone dialer to the alarm center, notify the people and/or security company whose numbers the device will call and get their prior consent before you test your alarm system. Some secu- rity companies charge a fee for test calls.
1.Disarm the system, disconnect any alarm siren or light from Terminals 15 and 16 on the alarm center, then con- nect the test lamp to the terminals.
2.Arm the system. ARMED on the keypad lights, and READY flashes. If READY flashes, go to Step 3.
If READY does not flash, one or more sensors in the Instant and/or Delayed Zones is activated or faulty. Check each sensor in each zone and reset it until READY lights.
3.Check the sensors installed in the Panic/Tamper Zone.
Disarm the system, then set off any sensor installed in the Panic/Tamper Zone. The alarm center arms, ARMED blinks, and the lamp you connected to Terminals 15 and 16 (alarm siren and light) lights for 4 minutes.
Reset the sensor you just set off, then disarm the sys- tem.
Test the panic function of each installed remote keypad by holding down both ENTER and CANCEL on the key- pad. The alarm center arms, ARMED blinks, and the lamp you connected to Terminals 15 and 16 (alarm siren and light) lights for 4 minutes.
4.Press BATT TEST on the alarm center. If BATT on the alarm center does not light, the backup battery is OK.
If BATT flashes:
•Check the fuse on the alarm center. If it is blown, see “Replacing the Fuse” on Page 19 and repeat this step.
•The backup battery might have insufficient power. Check the battery connections. If the connections are OK, the battery will be automatically recharged. If it does not recharge, replace it promptly.
5.Disconnect the lamp from Terminals 15 and 16, then connect the alarm siren’s and/or light’s negative
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