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Control Panel Low Battery
Indication
The Control Panel will display all device low battery
conditions with the exception of the External Siren.
This is shown by a fault display with the fault
LED lit on the front of the Control Panel.
In addition the devices can also show low battery
conditions as described below. When a device first
shows a low battery signal it has enough battery
capacity to operate for a further month before
complete exhaustion.
External Siren Battery Change
When the batteries start getting low the Siren will
produce a series of audible pips and flashes during
arming and disarming.
1.
Switch off tamper protection at the Control Panel
using the option available in the programming
menu.
2.
Remove the External Siren lid and switch the
External Siren’s power switch to OFF.
3.
Unscrew the four screws on the battery
compartment lid and remove the cover.
4.
Remove the four batteries, wait for 30 seconds,
and replace them with four fresh alkaline “D”
batteries.
5.
Switch on Siren power and check that the Siren
beeps and flashes.
Warning:
After the batteries have been inserted, the
tamper will become active after three hours. Please
replace the cover back onto the Siren quickly.
• Siren case tamper conditions are also signalled
by a series of beeps when the system is armed
but not when the system is disarmed (low battery
warning produces a series of audible pips when
armed and disarmed), take care not to confuse
the two different conditions.
• To check the fault log see page 25
PIR Motion Detector Battery Change
When the battery is low the LED will flash when any
motion is detected. The batteries are changed as
follows:
1.
Put Control Panel into programming mode to
prevent a tamper alarm.
2.
Loosen the case screw and remove PIR from
base to reveal the batteries.
3.
Insert 3 x new AAA alkaline batteries observing
correct polarity. The PIR LED will flash for 30
seconds while initialising.
4.
Refit PIR on base and tighten bottom case screw.
• Ensure tamper spring is fully depressed when
re-fitting the PIR to the back case. If this has not
been done correctly this will be indicated by a
flashing LED on the PIR.
Door/Window Contact Battery Change
When the battery is low the LED will light up when
the Door/Window is opened. The battery is changed
as follows:
1.
Put Control Panel into programming mode to
prevent a tamper alarm.
2.
Loosen the case screw and remove Door/Window
Contact from base to reveal battery.
3.
Gently lever out the old battery.
4.
Insert new CR2032 coin cell battery with the +
side uppermost. See picture on page 23.
5.
Press battery into holder firmly with finger and
thumb until a click is heard.
6.
Refit sensor on base and tighten bottom case
screw. Switch tamper protection back on.
• Door/Window Contact case tamper conditions
are also indicated by a lit LED, check the tamper
before changing the battery.
Always use alkaline batteries or the correct type of coin cell batteries as replacements
because any other battery can cause problems with the operation of the system. Ensure the
correct steps are taken when changing batteries in tamper protected devices.
10. Changing the batteries
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