Troubleshooting - Radio Shack CENTRAL 5000 49-2570 Owner's Manual

Monitored wireless security alarm system
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TROUBLESHOOTING

If you experience problems with your security console or accessories, try correcting
the problem as suggested in this section. If you cannot correct the problem, contact
your local Radio Shack store for assistance.
Problem
The system does not arm.
A zone indicator flashes slow-
ly.
A zone indicator flashes rapid-
ly.
You hear a repetitive trouble
alarm when you try to arm the
system, and it does not arm.
The alarm trips when you en-
ter the house before you have
time to disarm it.
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Solution
• Check that
INSTALL/RUN 1/RUN 2
in the
or
RUN 1
RUN 2
• If you are using a remote control to arm the system,
check that the battery indicator on the remote con-
trol turns on when you press
remote control or
ARM HOME/ARM AWAY
handheld remote control. Replace the battery and
re-initialize the remote control, if necessary.
A sensor transmitter/motion detector has not reported in
within 4 hours. Check the sensor transmitter/motion de-
tector's battery or bypass the zone.
You pressed
on the console to arm the system
BYPASS
while a sensor transmitter/motion detector was reporting
a problem. The zone arms when you correct the problem.
Check the zone indicators. If a door or window is open,
its zone indicator is on. If there is a problem with a sensor
transmitter or motion detector, its zone indicator flashes
slowly. You can correct this two ways:
• Press
. Check that each door/window sen-
DISARM
sor transmitter is working and that you have not left
a door or window open. Then arm the system.
• While the trouble alarm sounds, press and hold
on the console to override the problem
BYPASS
zone (its zone indicator then flashes rapidly). Then
arm the system.
• Arm the system in the delay mode. Set the
switch on the entry door sensor transmitter to
Set the
switch on the handheld remote con-
ENTRY
trol to
, and then press
DELAY
handheld remote control.
• Disarm the system before you trip a sensor (such
as the supplied motion detector) set to
on the console is
position.
on the keychain
ARM
on the
DELAY
on the
ARM AWAY
.
MIN
.
MAX

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