Managing Alarms
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Accidental alarms
Your installer may have configured your system so that if you set off an
alarm accidentally, you have an "Abort Time" (by default 120 seconds) in
which to cancel the alarm. Go immediately to a keypad and enter your
access code. If you do this within the Abort Time, the system will send an
“Alarm Abort” message to the ARC (if used).
If the alarm is cancelled after the Abort Time, immediately call any ARC the
control unit communicates with to notify them of the accident.
Viewing alerts
An alert is an event that is not directly related to an intrusion event, such as
a low battery, a communications fault or an active "Technical Alarm" zone
(which is often used to monitor equipment such as freezers).
An alert does not cause the external siren/strobe unit to operate or internal
sounders to give a continuous alarm sound. Instead, the navigation key on
keypads glows red if the system is unset, and internal sounders give a
short "beep" once or twice per second (depending on the type of alert) until
the alert is acknowledged.
To view the cause of the alert (assuming the system is unset):
1.
Press
before entering your access code.
2.
Enter your access code or present your proximity tag to the keypad.
The bottom line displays the most recent alert. For example:
OR, for example:
The bottom line may alternate between displaying the zone number
and name (if applicable).
3.
Press
to acknowledge and, if applicable, reset the alert.
Repeat this step for any other alerts that may be active.
