109
18. Tips and notes
• You can use rechargeable batteries in the sensors. However, you need to bear in mind that
their battery life is shorter then with conventional high-quality alkaline batteries as a result of
the lower capacity and the lower voltage (battery: 1.5V, rechargeable battery: 1.2V). Recharge-
able batteries are also very sensitive to temperature. This means that rechargeable batteries
in external sensors (a PIR motion detector in a garage, for example) do not function for a particularly
long time in the winter.
The use of rechargeable batteries can also result in reduced ranges due to the lower output
voltage.
In order to ensure safe operation, an adequate range and a longer period of operation we therefore
recommend that you use conventional batteries. Make absolutely sure that these batteries are
‘alkaline’ batteries. Cheap zinc/carbon batteries also only have a short battery life.
You should only ever use batteries (alkaline) in the alarm base station itself, and not recharge-
able batteries.
• As a result of the alarm base station’s many functions a certain amount of preparation time for
initially programming and operating the device is inevitable. As in the case of a video recorder,
DVD player or television, however, you only need to use many of the functions once during
the initial installation.
• If you experience any assembly, installation or programming problems, it may be sensible to
contact a skilled technician.
Although you may initially have doubts about the costs associated with this, remember that,
when installed by a skilled technician, your system will offer better protection against break-
in and theft, as a skilled technician can immediately see where and how to optimally secure
your home.
The type of high-quality house doors that are normally used in new or renovated buildings, mostly
offer adequate protection against break-in.
Security locks, security glass, multiple locks, door fall hooks or stopper dowels make it difficult
for a burglar to get in here (takes too long to open the door or creates a lot of noise).
However, a few metres away side entrance doors, terrace doors, windows, balcony doors,
cellar windows and even garages can be found, which are normally poorly secured.
For example, it only takes a few seconds to gain access to an apartment, relatively inconspicu-
ously, by forcefully kicking against a side entrance door or using a glass cutter to cut the glass
pane in a terrace door.
Therefore, in addition to using the components in the ‘FAZ 3000’ wireless alarm system you
should, of course, also protect your apartment or house soundly using ‘mechanical’ security
fixtures such as window shutters that cannot be raised from outside.
Police information centres and consumer advice centres can provide you with further infor-
mation on this, or you can go to a specialist shop or consult a skilled technician.
Summary of Contents for FAZ 3000-PIR-2
Page 115: ...115...
