Testing And Maintenance; Testing Your Security System - DSC PC6010 Maintenance Manual

8.1 Testing Your Security System ___________________________________________________

NOTE: You should test your system every week. If there are any trouble conditions on the
system, call your installation company or service technician immediately.
There are two features that allow you to test that your security system is working properly:
the system test, and the walk test.
System Test
Master users can conduct a test of the system bells, system lights, and telephone
communications. To begin the system test:
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1.
Enter Your Code
2. Press
Perform System
Test?
3. The keypad displays:
Start
Bell Test?
4. The keypad displays:
Test All
Your Areas?
To test the bells in only a certain area, press
scroll to the area you want to test.
5. After you select area(s) to test, the keypad displays:
Test in
Progress!
The system will sound all the bells and keypad buzzers in the selected area(s) for 2
seconds. The lights on the keypad will light up, and the keypad display will show solid
blocks.
If any bells in the selected area(s) did not sound, or if the keypads are not working
correctly, contact your installation company. You can now either exit the bell test menu
and select another test to perform (press
area to test (press
6. To test the lights on all system annunicators, answer
Start
Lamp Test?

Testing and Maintenance

S E C
From the start screen, enter your access code.
until the keypad displays:
To confirm, press
To confirm, press
To test all the areas, press
at the prompt).
T I O N
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, then use the
at the prompt), or select another
to:
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