Troubleshooting
PROBLEM | SOLUTION |
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If the system does not arm. | • Check that the Console's slide switch |
| is set to RUN1 or RUN2. |
| • Check that the battery indicator on the |
| Remote turns on when you press |
| ARM. Replace the battery and |
| reinstall the Remote if necessary. |
If a zone indicator flashes slowly. | One of the sensors/motion detectors has |
| not reported in, in the last 4 hours. |
| Check that the battery in the sensor/ |
| motion detector is good. |
| If you need to arm the system and want |
| to ignore a sensor/motion detector which |
| is not functioning: |
| 1. Press ARM on the Remote control. |
| You hear a repetitive trouble alarm to |
| alert you that there is a problem. |
| 2. While the trouble alarm is sounding, |
| press BYPASS on the Console. The |
| zone indicator flashes rapidly. |
| Then press ARM on the Remote. The |
| problem zone is not protected but all |
| other zones are armed. |
| Note: if you bypass an open window and |
| arm the system (as described above) |
| and later close the window, that zone will |
| now arm and its zone light will stop |
| flashing. |
If a zone indicator flashes rapidly. | The BYPASS button was pressed to arm |
| the system while a sensor/motion |
| detector was reporting a problem |
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Troubleshooting
PROBLEM | SOLUTION |
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If you hear a repetitive trouble alarm | Check the zone indicators. If a door or |
when you try to arm the system, and it | window is open, its zone indicator is on. |
does not arm. | If there is a problem with a Sensor or |
| Motion Detector, its zone indicator |
| flashes slowly. Either: |
| • Press DISARM. Check each Door/ |
| Window Sensor is working properly |
| and that no doors or windows are |
| open. Then arm the system. |
| Or: |
| • While the trouble alarm is sounding, |
| press BYPASS to override the |
| problem zone (its zone indicator then |
| flashes rapidly). Then arm the system |
| again. |
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If the alarm trips when you enter the | Arm the system in the delay mode. |
house before you have time to disarm it. | To do this: Set the MIN/MAX switch on |
| |
| the entrance Door/Window Sensor to |
| MAX and the Handheld Remote to MAX |
| and then press ARM. |
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Lights will not turn on or off from the | • Be sure you set House and Unit |
LIGHT ON or LIGHT OFF buttons on the | Codes on the module(s) to the same |
Remote. | letter and number as set on the |
| Console. |
| • Be sure the light you are trying to |
| control has its on/off switch in the on |
| position. Be sure its bulb is good. |
| • Plug the module into another outlet |
| near the Console. |
| • Check that the battery indicator on the |
| Remote comes on when you press a |
| button. Replace battery and reinstall |
| remote if necessary. |
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