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Testing Sirens
The purpose of this weekly test is to verify that the panel is activating sirens with the appropriate
warning sounds.
To perform an alarm siren warning sound test:
1. Contact the central monitoring station to inform them that you will be activating alarms and
they should not dispatch authorities
.
2. Activate alarms of each type (fire, police, auxiliary), one at a time.
3. Listen for the appropriate siren sound when each alarm is activated (see the “Alarm Sounds
and Status Beeps” table on page 49).
4. Contact the central monitoring station to inform them that you are finished activating alarms.
Troubleshooting
Your security system uses a variety of different alarm sirens, status beeps, voice messages and
trouble beeps to communicate with you. The next few pages describe the different sounds and
what they mean. Try to familiarize yourself with the differences. You will hear sounds each time
you tell your security system to do something, like arm or disarm. Some sounds you will hear
only when there is a problem with the system, like a low battery. There are also sounds you will
only hear in an emergency. Getting to know your system sounds allows you to react quickly and
appropriately to the messages you hear.
Trouble Beeps and Trouble Messages
When your system detects a problem, it lets you know by sounding trouble beeps from system
touchpads and sirens, and by displaying trouble signals as messages on touchpads.
Trouble beeps are a series of five short beeps once a minute.
The table on the next page lists the causes of trouble beeps, the visual display you can expect to
see, and possible solutions for the trouble condition.
Silencing Trouble Beeps
If possible, correct the situation which is causing the trouble beeps. If this is not possible, call for
service. If the problem is not corrected, trouble beeps and messages start again 4 or 10 hours
later.
Your security system also has a feature that will prevent trouble beeps from starting during nor-
mal sleeping hours. This “sleep time” period is normally set from 10 pm to 8 am. Contact your
installer if you wish to verify or change this setting.
To silence trouble beeps:
1. Perform a system status check by pressing
*
on a touchpad,
2. Change the arming level.
The table on the next page describes the conditions under which trouble beeps occur and when
they begin. (These sounds are heard from interior sirens and touchpads if available.)
Common Questions and Answers
Q.I can’t arm my system.
A.
Try the following:
•
If arming to Level 2—STAY or Level 3—AWAY, make sure all monitored perimeter doors
and windows are closed.
•
Press
*
for a system status and for clues to the problem.
•
Call the installer.
Q.I cannot bypass a sensor: my alphanumeric touchpad displays “INVALID” and my fixed dis-
play touchpad sounds a single, long beep.
A
.Possible explanations include:
•
The sensor you’re trying to bypass may not be active in the current arming level. For exam-
ple, an interior motion detector will not be active in Level 2—STAY.
•
You may be trying to bypass a 24-hour sensor that cannot be bypassed, such as a smoke
detector.
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