GE Allegro User Manual page 10

Preventing accidental alarms
Follow these guidelines to preventing accidental alarms:
• Close doors and windows before you arm your system and leave your house.
• When leaving the premises, gather the things you want to take with you so you
can exit immediately after arming the system.
• Always enter and exit within the programmed delay times.
• Make sure you leave through a door that has a delay time programmed. If you
arm your system, then leave through a door without a delay time, the siren
sounds the alarm condition immediately.
• When you return, immediately disarm your system.
• Talk to the system installer to be aware of the devices in your security system and
learn how each one operates.
• Listen to your system beeps. Take note of indicator lights and touchpad messages
indicating the current system status.
• If you have pets, ask your installer if you need pet lenses in your motion detectors
or pet immune motion sensors. Pets climb higher than you may guess and can
cause alarms when you are away.
• Check the location of your smoke detectors. Smoke detectors near bathrooms
can be tripped by steam from a shower. Smoke detectors near the kitchen can be
tripped by excessive smoke from cooking.
6 Allegro Control Panel User Manual