Installation Instructions Document No. 466-1574
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* The Control Panel Emergency Button cannot be
tested.
If a Sensor Fails the Sensor Test
If sirens do not beep when a sensor is tripped, use an
ITI RF Sniffer (60-401) test tool to verify that the sen-
sor is transmitting. Constant beeps from the RF Sniff-
er indicate a runaway (faulty) sensor. Replace the
sensor.
If possible, locate sensors within 100 feet of the panel.
While a transmitter may have a range of 500 feet or
more out in the open, the environment at the installa-
tion site can have a significant effect on transmitter
range. Sometimes a change in sensor location can
help overcome adverse wireless conditions.
To improve sensor communication, you can
• reposition the sensor
• relocate the sensor
• if necessary, replace the sensor
To reposition a sensor:
1. Rotate the sensor and test for improved sensor
communication at 90 and 180 degrees from the
original position.
2. If poor communication persists, relocate the sen-
sor as described as follows.
To relocate a sensor:
1. Test the sensor a few inches from the original
position.
2. Increase the distance from the original position
and retest until an acceptable location is found.
3. Mount the sensor in the new location.
4. If no location is acceptable, replace the sensor.
To replace a sensor:
1. Test a known good sensor at the same location.
2. If the transmission beeps remain below the mini-
mum level, avoid mounting a sensor at that loca-
tion.
3. If the replacement sensor functions, contact ITI
for repair or replacement of the problem sensor.
Testing Phone Communication
Perform a phone test to check the phone communica-
tion between the panel and the central station.
To perform a phone test/DL phone test:
1. Open the Control Panel cover.
2. Enter the appropriate access code.
3. Press Test twice.
4. Press DONE. The Control Panel responds with,
Phone test is on. When the phone test is com-
plete, the Control Panel will announce Phone
Test is OK within 3 minutes. The Control Panel
will say Phone test is on three times if you have a
pager. Your pager will display 101 101 if the
phone test to the pager was successful. If the test
is unsuccessful, the SYSTEM STATUS button
will light and the Control Panel will say Phone
communication failure within 10 minutes.
If the panel announces Phone communication failure,
proceed to the following instructions.
If the phone test fails:
1. Check that the panel is connected to the phone
jack.
2. Check the phone number programmed into the
panel.
3. Perform the phone test again.
4. If the phone test fails again, check the phone con-
nection wiring.
Testing Central Station Communica-
tion
After performing sensor and phone tests, check that
the system is reporting alarms successfully to the cen-
tral station.
Table 21 Minimum Transmission Beeps
Type of Sensor
Number of
Beeps
Wireless Intrusion Sensors
7–8 beeps
Wireless Smoke & Heat Sensors
7–8 beeps
Wireless Environmental/Panic Buttons
7–8 beeps
Hardwire Loops
1
Emergency Buttons*
7-8 beeps
