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temperature with a *. For example, if you want a temperature alarm setpoint of
negative 15°, press
* 1 5 #
on your telephone keypad when requested. This will be
played back to you by the FreezeAlarm as “negative fifteen degrees”.
Review or Program the Security Code (Menu Option 3):
The security code is used for two functions by the FreezeAlarm.
1.
Password Protection to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing your
FreezeAlarm remotely. The factory set security code is 9999. It is highly
recommended you change this and write the security code down on the front of this
manual and in a safe place at all your call-to locations. Security codes must have
four numeric digits.
2.
Location Identifier. The security code also provides a location code to the person
answering an alarm call from the FreezeAlarm. The FreezeAlarm will note that
there is a specific alarm condition “at location ####”. This allows a service or
monitoring company to quickly identify which location is calling so they can
dispatch service personnel to your monitored location most efficiently. This is also
an easy way to hear what your security code is if you have forgotten the code.
If you have forgotten your security code, there is no way to remotely change the code.
You will need to go to the monitored location, plug a phone into the front of the
FreezeAlarm, go to menu option 3 in the programming menu and review or change the
security code at that time. If you are receiving calls from your FreezeAlarm, the unit
will tell you the security code during the alarm message.
Review or Program the Number of Rings Before the Unit Answers (Menu Option 4):
This is also referred to as the “incoming ring count”. When you call your FreezeAlarm
from a remote location, the FreezeAlarm will be waiting to hear a specified number of
rings before it picks up. You can select the number of rings you wish the FreezeAlarm
to hear before it will pick up. Through this menu option, you can select to have the
FreezeAlarm answer after 1 to 30 rings have been counted by the FreezeAlarm. The
factory default incoming ring count is set at five rings.
This feature is provided for several reasons:
1.
If you have an answering machine or voice mail at the monitored location, you
generally want people calling that location to be able to leave a message. This
feature allows you to prevent the FreezeAlarm from interrupting calls that you
want to have go to voice mail or the answering machine. To gain access to your
FreezeAlarm instead of the message system, follow the procedures outlined in
Use
of Answering Machines or Voice Mail at the Monitored Location
on page 17.
2.
When you are visiting your monitored location, you may receive frequent phone
calls from outside callers. With a smaller incoming ring count selected, there is the
possibility the FreezeAlarm could answer if several callers called in sequence
within a three and a half minute period of time. If you normally receive a lot of
calls at the monitored location, you may wish to set the incoming ring count to a
higher number. This is helpful for businesses who receive a lot of calls or for
vacation rental companies that are monitoring multiple locations and don’t want
their guests to even know there is a FreezeAlarm in their rental property.
