ARMING and DISARMING
The miniAlarm™ has three main modes of operation. The LED indicator light corresponds to each mode of operation.
1. Programming Mode ................... LED Indicator Light is Blinking
2. ARMED ...................................... LED Indicator Light Blinks during delay period, and then stays on when in ARMED mode.
3. DISARMED ................................ LED Indicator Light is off.
1. ARMING:
When the miniAlarm™ is ARMED, it is ready to detect an intruder. To ARM the miniAlarm™, do the following. These instructions
assume the miniAlarm is currently DISARMED and the LED indicator light is off.
A. Enter Security Code followed by the star “*” key.
B. The miniAlarm™’s LED indicator light will blink for 20 seconds. This is the delay period, designed to allow you time to get out
of your residence so you don’t trip the alarm.
C. When ARMED, the LED indicator light will remain on.
2. DISARMING:
To DISARM the miniAlarm™ when you return to the alarm’s location, do the following. This is the procedure you should also
follow if you come home and the unit is in alarm mode. You have 20 seconds to DISARM the miniAlarm™ once it detects you.
A. Enter the security code followed by the star “*” key. LED indicator light should go off and the miniAlarm™ will be DISARMED.
NOTE: You cannot DISARM the miniAlarm™ while the unit is dialing out to your call-list. You must wait for it to finish dialing
before you can DISARM the miniAlarm™.
You and others on your programmed call-out list will receive a call for one of two reasons. Either an intruder has been detected, or
someone at the miniAlarm™ location has initiated a PANIC EMERGENCY. In either case, the call-out list will be called continuously
until someone DISARM’s the miniAlarm™ at the alarm’s location, or until someone calls the miniAlarm™ and disables the call-out
feature. During an intruder alarm or Panic Emergency alarm, the miniAlarm™ will always remain in ARMED mode until someone goes
to the miniAlarm™ location and DISARM’s the miniAlarm. Disabling the call-out feature only stops the miniAlarm™ from calling your
programmed telephone numbers.
To remotely disable the call-out feature:
A. Call the location where the miniAlarm is located.
B. Let the phone ring at least six times. After six rings, the miniAlarm should answer and play your Personalized Alarm Message.
At this point, you have successfully disabled the call-out feature.
To DISARM the miniAlarm™, see DISARMING instructions above.
What happens when an intruder is detected?
The miniAlarm™ will initially sound a loud alarm for up to four minutes. It will also begin the call-out sequence to your programmed
telephone numbers. When one of the outgoing calls is answered, either by a person, voice mail, or an answering machine, the audible
alarm will stop. The miniAlarm™ will begin playing your Personalized Alarm Message to the person, voice mail, or answering machine
immediately. For more information on how the miniAlarm™ works with answering machines and voice mail, see one of the questions
below.
After playing your Personalized Alarm Message twice, the miniAlarm’s on-board microphone will turn on, allowing you to listen in to
the background sounds at the miniAlarm™ location for up to two minutes. You may hang up at this point, if desired, but the miniAlarm™
will remain in the “listen-in” mode for the full two-minutes and won’t be able to accept a phone call to disable the call-out feature.
What do I do when I receive a call from my miniAlarm™?
Your miniAlarm would call you for one of two reasons. An intruder has been detected or someone has activiated the Panic
Emergency feature.
In either case, you would first hear your Personalized Alarm Message twice, followed by the opportunity to listen-in to the
background noises for up to two minutes. You may hang up at this point, if desired, but the miniAlarm™ will remain in the “listen-
in” mode for the full two-minutes and won’t be able to accept a phone call to disable the call-out feature.
NOTE: The miniAlarm™ will continue to call out to your programmed numbers every 15 minutes. It will do this indefinitely until it
receives a call from an outside phone or the miniAlarm™ is DISARMED at the alarm location.
How do I stop the miniAlarm™ from calling me and others phone numbers on my calling list?
There are two methods to tell the miniAlarm™ to stop calling you:
A. Call back to your home, apartment or business where the miniAlarm™ is located and let the unit ring 6 or 7 times. The
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