17
Disarming and Silencing Alarms
Using the [OFF] key
The
OFF
key is used to disarm the system, silence alarm and trouble sounds, and clear alarm memories.
IMPORTANT
:
If you return and the main burglary sounder is on,
DO NOT ENTER, but CONTACT
THE POLICE from a nearby safe location.
If you return after an alarm has occurred and the main sounder has shut itself off,
the keypad will beep
rapidly upon your entering,
indicating that an alarm has occurred during your absence.
LEAVE AT ONCE, and CONTACT THE POLICE from a nearby safe location.
1. +
1
OFF
(Security Code)
The “READY” indicator light will be lit if all zones are
secure, and the keypad will emit a single tone to
confirm that the system is disarmed.
NOTE:
If entry delay has started (you’ve opened the
entry door), you do
not
need to press the OFF key –
simply enter your security code. The system will disarm
in about 15 seconds after the last digit of the code is
entered.
Alpha Display:
∗∗∗∗
DISARMED
∗∗∗∗
READY TO ARM
Fixed-Word Display: READY
2.
To Silence a Burglary Alarm and Clear a Memory of Alarm
Enter your
security code
and press the
OFF
key to silence the alarm (or warning
tones of a Memory of Alarm).
Note the zone in alarm on the keypad display, and correct the problem (close door,
window, etc.). After correcting the problem, enter the security code plus OFF
sequence
again
to clear the keypad’s Memory of Alarm display.
3.
To Silence a Fire Alarm or Carbon Monoxide Alarm and Clear a Memory of Alarm
Simply press the
OFF
key to silence the alarm. Then enter the
security code
plus
OFF
sequence
twice
to clear the keypad's Memory of Alarm display. See the
Fire
Alarm System
section.
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