Warranty & Warning Information
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•Automatic Alarm Initiating Devices
Smoke detectors, heat detectors and other alarm initiating devices that are a part of this system
may not properly detect a fire condition or signal the control panel to alert occupants of a fire
condition for a number of reasons, such as: the smoke detectors or heat detector may have been
improperly installed or positioned; smoke or heat may not be able to reach the alarm initiating
device, such as when the fire is in a chimney, walls or roofs, or on the other side of closed doors;
and, smoke and heat detectors may not detect smoke or heat from fires on another level of the
residence or building.
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Software
Most Mircom products contain software. With respect to those products, Mircom does not warranty
that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted or error-free or that the software will meet
any other standard of performance, or that the functions or performance of the software will meet
the user’s requirements. Mircom shall not be liable for any delays, breakdowns, interruptions, loss,
destruction, alteration or other problems in the use of a product arising our of, or caused by, the
software.
Every fire is different in the amount and rate at which smoke and heat are generated. Smoke
detectors cannot sense all types of fires equally well. Smoke detectors may not provide timely
warning of fires caused by carelessness or safety hazards such as smoking in bed, violent
explosions, escaping gas, improper storage of flammable materials, overloaded electrical circuits,
children playing with matches or arson.
Even if the smoke detector or heat detector operates as intended, there may be circumstances
when there is insufficient warning to allow all occupants to escape in time to avoid injury or death.
•Alarm Notification Appliances
Alarm Notification Appliances such as sirens, bells, horns, or strobes may not warn people or
waken someone sleeping if there is an intervening wall or door. If notification appliances are
located on a different level of the residence or premise, then it is less likely that the occupants will
be alerted or awakened. Audible notification appliances may be interfered with by other noise
sources such as stereos, radios, televisions, air conditioners or other appliances, or passing traffic.
Audible notification appliances, however loud, may not be heard by a hearing-impaired person.
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Telephone Lines
If telephone lines are used to transmit alarms, they may be out of service or busy for certain periods
of time. Also the telephone lines may be compromised by such things as criminal tampering, local
construction, storms or earthquakes.
•Insufficient Time
There may be circumstances when the system will operate as intended, yet the occupants will not
be protected from the emergency due to their inability to respond to the warnings in a timely
manner. If the system is monitored, the response may not occur in time enough to protect the
occupants or their belongings.
•Component Failure
Although every effort has been made to make this system as reliable as possible, the system may
fail to function as intended due to the failure of a component.
•Inadequate Testing
Most problems that would prevent an alarm system from operating as intended can be discovered
by regular testing and maintenance. The complete system should be tested as required by national
standards and the Local Authority Having Jurisdiction and immediately after a fire, storm,
earthquake, accident, or any kind of construction activity inside or outside the premises. The testing
should include all sensing devices, keypads, consoles, alarm indicating devices and any other
operational devices that are part of the system.
