Warning
Please Read Carefully
Note to Installers
This warning contains vital information. As the only individual in con-
tact with system users, it is your responsibility to bring each item in
this warning to the attention of the users of this system.
System Failures
This system has been carefully designed to be as effective as possible.
There are circumstances, however, involving fire, burglary, or other
types of emergencies where it may not provide protection. Any alarm
system of any type may be compromised deliberately or may fail to
operate as expected for a variety of reasons. Some but not all of these
reasons may be:
• Inadequate Installation
A security system must be installed properly in order to provide ade-
quate protection. Every installation should be evaluated by a security
professional to ensure that all access points and areas are covered.
Locks and latches on windows and doors must be secure and operate
as intended. Windows, doors, walls, ceilings and other building materi-
als must be of sufficient strength and construction to provide the level
of protection expected. A reevaluation must be done during and after
any construction activity. An evaluation by the fire and/or police
department is highly recommended if this service is available.
• Criminal Knowledge
This system contains security features which were known to be effec-
tive at the time of manufacture. It is possible for persons with criminal
intent to develop techniques which reduce the effectiveness of these
features. It is important that a security system be reviewed periodically
to ensure that its features remain effective and that it be updated or
replaced if it is found that it does not provide the protection expected.
• Access by Intruders
Intruders may enter through an unprotected access point, circumvent a
sensing device, evade detection by moving through an area of insuffi-
cient coverage, disconnect a warning device, or interfere with or pre-
vent the proper operation of the system.
• Power Failure
Control units, intrusion detectors, smoke detectors and many other
security devices require an adequate power supply for proper opera-
tion. If a device operates from batteries, it is possible for the batteries
to fail. Even if the batteries have not failed, they must be charged, in
good condition and installed correctly. If a device operates only by AC
power, any interruption, however brief, will render that device inopera-
tive while it does not have power. Power interruptions of any length are
often accompanied by voltage fluctuations which may damage elec-
tronic equipment such as a security system. After a power interruption
has occurred, immediately conduct a complete system test to ensure
that the system operates as intended.
• Failure of Replaceable Batteries
This system’s wireless transmitters have been designed to provide sev-
eral years of battery life under normal conditions. The expected battery
life is a function of the device environment, usage and type. Ambient
conditions such as high humidity, high or low temperatures, or large
temperature fluctuations may reduce the expected battery life. While
each transmitting device has a low battery monitor which identifies
when the batteries need to be replaced, this monitor may fail to operate
as expected. Regular testing and maintenance will keep the system in
good operating condition.
• Compromise of Radio Frequency (Wireless) Devices
Signals may not reach the receiver under all circumstances which
could include metal objects placed on or near the radio path or deliber-
ate jamming or other inadvertent radio signal interference.
• System Users
A user may not be able to operate a panic or emergency switch possi-
bly due to permanent or temporary physical disability, inability to
reach the device in time, or unfamiliarity with the correct operation. It
is important that all system users be trained in the correct operation of
the alarm system and that they know how to respond when the system
indicates an alarm.
• Smoke Detectors
Smoke detectors that are a part of this system may not properly alert
occupants of a fire for a number of reasons, some of which follow. The
smoke detectors may have been improperly installed or positioned.
Smoke may not be able to reach the smoke detectors, such as when the
fire is in a chimney, walls or roofs, or on the other side of closed doors.
Smoke detectors may not detect smoke from fires on another level of
the residence or building.
Every fire is different in the amount of smoke produced and the rate of
burning. Smoke detectors cannot sense all types of fires equally well.
Smoke detectors may not provide timely warning of fires caused by
carelessness or safety hazards such as smoking in bed, violent explo-
sions, escaping gas, improper storage of flammable materials, over-
loaded electrical circuits, children playing with matches or arson.
Even if the smoke detector operates as intended, there may be circum-
stances when there is insufficient warning to allow all occupants to
escape in time to avoid injury or death.
• Motion Detectors
Motion detectors can only detect motion within the designated areas as
shown in their respective installation instructions. They cannot dis-
criminate between intruders and intended occupants. Motion detectors
do not provide volumetric area protection. They have multiple beams
of detection and motion can only be detected in unobstructed areas
covered by these beams. They cannot detect motion which occurs
behind walls, ceilings, floor, closed doors, glass partitions, glass doors
or windows. Any type of tampering whether intentional or uninten-
tional such as masking, painting, or spraying of any material on the
lenses, mirrors, windows or any other part of the detection system will
impair its proper operation.
Passive infrared motion detectors operate by sensing changes in tem-
perature. However their effectiveness can be reduced when the ambi-
ent temperature rises near or above body temperature or if there are
intentional or unintentional sources of heat in or near the detection
area. Some of these heat sources could be heaters, radiators, stoves,
barbeques, fireplaces, sunlight, steam vents, lighting and so on.
• Warning Devices
Warning devices such as sirens, bells, horns, or strobes may not warn
people or waken someone sleeping if there is an intervening wall or
door. If warning devices are located on a different level of the resi-
dence or premise, then it is less likely that the occupants will be alerted
or awakened. Audible warning devices may be interfered with by
other noise sources such as stereos, radios, televisions, air conditioners
or other appliances, or passing traffic. Audible warning devices, how-
ever loud, may not be heard by a hearing-impaired person.
• Telephone Lines
If telephone lines are used to transmit alarms, they may be out of ser-
vice or busy for certain periods of time. Also an intruder may cut the
telephone line or defeat its operation by more sophisticated means
which may be difficult to detect.
• Insufficient Time
There may be circumstances when the system will operate as intended,
yet the occupants will not be protected from the emergency due to their
inability to respond to the warnings in a timely manner. If the system
is monitored, the response may not occur in time to protect the occu-
pants or their belongings.
• Component Failure
Although every effort has been made to make this system as reliable as
possible, the system may fail to function as intended due to the failure
of a component.
• Inadequate Testing
Most problems that would prevent an alarm system from operating as
intended can be found by regular testing and maintenance. The com-
plete system should be tested weekly and immediately after a break-in,
an attempted break-in, a fire, a storm, an earthquake, an accident, or
any kind of construction activity inside or outside the premises. The
testing should include all sensing devices, keypads, consoles, alarm
indicating devices and any other operational devices that are part of the
system.
• Security and Insurance
Regardless of its capabilities, an alarm system is not a substitute for
property or life insurance. An alarm system also is not a substitute for
property owners, renters, or other occupants to act prudently to prevent
or minimize the harmful effects of an emergency situation.marché en
cours du produit de remplacement sera facturé pour chaque unité de
remplacement.