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voice mail and access the FreezeAlarm to check current status or to cancel the alarm
call-out.
The FreezeAlarm will answer after it hears a specified number of rings. This number of
rings is the “incoming ring count” selection programmed during the programming
section. The FreezeAlarm can count incoming rings over multiple calls to the
FreezeAlarm. The multiple calls must be made within three and a half minutes of the
first call. This allows most incoming calls to go to the user’s answering machine or
voice mail service prior to the FreezeAlarm answering. The FreezeAlarm will answer
based on your “incoming ring count” selection programmed during the programming
section. The factory default incoming ring count is five rings.
How This Works (an example):
1.
During Programming, you set your FreezeAlarm to answer on a specified number
of incoming rings. You set up your answering machine or voice mail to answer on
a number of rings less than the number of rings which signals your FreezeAlarm to
answer. For example, if your FreezeAlarm is set to answer on 5 rings, set your
answering system to answer on four rings or less.
2.
When your monitored location receives an incoming call, it will go to the
answering system first because that is set to answer on four or fewer rings while
your FreezeAlarm is set to answer on five rings.
3.
If you wish to call your FreezeAlarm, place two calls to your monitored location.
a.
On the first call, let the phone ring two or three times and then hang up before
your answering system answers. The FreezeAlarm will remember those first
two or three rings in memory for the next three and a half minutes.
b.
On your second call, let the phone ring another two or three times. Your
FreezeAlarm will answer first because it remembered the first two or three
rings and with the second set of rings, it accumulated a total of five rings and
now answers before your answering machine or voice mail. If you have your
FreezeAlarm set to answer on high number of rings, you may need to place
more calls to get the FreezeAlarm to eventually answer.
Note that after three and a half minutes, the FreezeAlarm’s incoming ring counter will
reset to zero. If you receive many incoming calls to your monitored location (like at a
business), you would want to set your incoming ring counter to a high number. NOTE:
If you have a high incoming ring count selected, you need to place a number of calls in
a short period of time (three and a half minutes) to access your FreezeAlarm remotely.
3.4 What Happens During An Alarm:
The FreezeAlarm will call you if an alarm condition has occurred. It will continue to
call you every 15 minutes (or every two hours depending upon dip switch #3’s position)
even if the alarm condition has been corrected, but the alarm call-out has not yet been
canceled. Note that canceling the alarm call-out does not disable the FreezeAlarm. The
FreezeAlarm will continue to monitor all conditions including those in alarm.
