Elk Products EZ8 ELK-M1EZ8, Installation Manual

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M1EZ8 Installation and Programming
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Introduction
LIMITATION
This Control is designed to warn against unauthorized entry and other situations. However, it is not a guarantee of protection against the
occurrence of burglary, fire, or other emergency. Any alarm system is subject to compromise or failure to warn for various reasons. For
example:
- Unauthorized access can be gained through unprotected points or by disarming or bypassing protected points.
- Sensing devices are power driven and do not operate without electrical power. Battery-operated devices will not work without batteries, with
dead batteries, or if the batteries are not put in properly. Devices powered solely by AC will not work if their AC power supply is cut off for any
reason, however briefly.
- Telephone lines over which alarm signals are transmitted may be out of service or rendered inoperable by an intruder.
- Even if the system responds to the emergency as intended, occupants may have insufficient time to protect themselves from the emergency
situation. In the case of a monitored alarm system, authorities may not respond appropriately.
- Smoke detectors have limitations and cannot detect all types of fires. According to data published by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, while smoke detectors have played a key role in reducing residential fire deaths in the United States, they may not activate or provide
early warning for a variety of reasons in as many as 35% of all fires, . Some of the reasons some detectors used in conjunction with this
System may not work are as follows. Smoke detectors may have been improperly installed and positioned. Smoke detectors may not sense
fires that start where smoke cannot reach the detectors, such as in chimneys, in walls, or roofs, or on the other side of closed doors. Smoke
detectors also may not sense a fire on another level of a residence or building. A second floor detector, for example, may not sense a first floor
or basement fire. Finally, smoke detectors have sensing limitations. No smoke detector can sense every kind of fire every time. In general,
detectors may not always warn about fires caused by carelessness and safety hazards like smoking in bed, violent explosions, escaping gas,
improper storage of flammable materials, overloaded electrical circuits, children playing with matches, or arson. Depending an the nature of the
fire, and/or location of the smoke detectors, the detector, even if it operates as anticipated, may not provide sufficient warning to allow all
occupants to escape in time to prevent injury or death..
- Signals sent by wireless transmitters may be blocked or reflected by metal before they reach the alarm receiver. Even if the signal path
has been recently checked during a weekly test, blockage can occur if a metal object is moved into the path.
- Wireless transmitters (used in some systems) are designed to provide long battery life under normal operating conditions. Longevity of
batteries may be as much as 4 to 7 years, depending on the environment, usage, and the specific wireless device being used. External
factors such as humidity, high or low temperatures, as well as large swings in temperature, may all reduce the actual battery life in a given
installation. This wireless system, however, can identify a true low battery situation, thus allowing time to arrange a change of battery to
maintain protection for that given point within the system.
- Installing an alarm system may make the owner eligible for a lower insurance rate, but an alarm system is not a substitute for insurance.
Homeowner, property owners and renters should continue to act prudently in protecting themselves and continue to insure their lives and
property.
- A user may not be able to reach a panic or emergency button quickly enough.
- Passive Infrared Motion Detectors can only detect intrusion within the designed ranges as diagrammed in their installation manual. Passive
Infrared Detectors do not provide volumetric area protection. They do create multiple beams of protection, and intrusion can only be detected
in unobstructed areas covered by those beams. They cannot detect motion or intrusion that takes place behind walls, ceilings, floors, closed
doors, glass partitions, glass doors, or windows. Mechanical tampering, masking, painting or spraying of any material on the mirrors, windows
or any part of the optical system can reduce their detection ability. Passive Infrared Detectors sense changes in temperature; however, as the
ambient temperature of the protected area approaches the temperature range of 90 to 105F (32 to 40C), the detection performance can
decrease.
- Alarm warning devices such as sirens, bells or horns may not alert people or wake up sleepers if they are located on the other side of
closed or partly open doors. If warning devices are located on a different level of the residence from the bedrooms, they are less likely to
waken or alert people inside the bedrooms. Even persons who are awake may not hear the warning if the alarm is muffled by noise from a
stereo, radio, air conditioner or other appliance, or by passing traffic. Finally, alarm warning devices, however loud, may not warn hearing-
impaired people.
- This equipment, like other electrical devices, is subject to component failure. Even though this equipment is designed to last as long as 20
years, the electronic components could fail at any time.
- The most common cause of an alarm system not functioning when an intrusion or fire occurs is inadequate maintenance. This alarm
system should be tested weekly to make sure all sensors and transmitters are working properly.
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photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the manufacturer. The material in this publication is for information
purposes and subject to change without notice. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this publication.
Printed in U.S.A.
Use of this control for fire detection and/or annunciation may not be permitted by certain states, counties, municipalities or local jurisdiction. It is
the responsibility of the installing alarm company to check with the local A.H.J. (Authority Having Jurisdiction) or State Fire Marshal’s office prior
to using this control for fire detection.