Maintaining Your System - Honeywell LXL-1000 User Manual

Maintaining Your System

Taking Care of
Your System
Silencing Low
Warning Tones
at the Keypad
Replacing
Batteries in
Wireless
sensors may
not have been
used in your
security system
IMPORTANT:
Use only
batteries
recommended
by your
installer as
replacement.
Routine Care
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The components of your security system are designed to be as maintenance-
free as possible. However, to make sure that your system is in reliable
working condition, do the following:
1. Test your system weekly.
2. Test your system after any alarm occurs.
You can silence the keypad's warning tones by pressing the OFF key, but the
Battery
keypad's low battery message display will remain on as a reminder that you
have a low battery condition in one or more of your wireless sensors. When you
replace the weak battery with a fresh one, the sensor sends a "good battery"
signal to the control as soon as the sensor is activated (opening/closing of door,
window, etc.), causing the low battery display to turn off. If the sensor is not
activated, the display will automatically clear within approximately 1 hour.
Each wireless sensor in your system has a 9-volt or 3-volt battery. The system
detects a low battery in wireless sensors, including smoke detectors, the
personal emergency transmitter, and the portable wireless keypad and
Wireless
displays a low battery message*. (A low battery in a portable wireless keypad
Sensors
is detected as soon as one of its keys is pressed, and displayed as 00.).
Battery-operated smoke detectors with a low battery also emit a single
"chirp" sound approximately once every 20–30 seconds.
Alkaline batteries provide a minimum of 1 year of operation, and in most units
and applications, provide 2–4 years of service. 3-volt lithium batteries provide
up to 4 or more years of operation. Actual battery life will depend on the
environment in which the sensor is used, the number of signals that the
transmitter in the sensor has had to send, and the specific type of sensor.
Factors such as humidity, high or low temperatures or large swings in
temperature, may all lead to the reduction of actual battery life in an
installation.
*
The low battery message comes on as a warning that battery replacement
in indicated sensor(s) is due within 30 days. In the meantime, a sensor
causing a low battery indication is still fully operational.
• Treat the components of your security system as you would any other
electrical equipment. Do not slam sensor-protected doors or windows.
• Keep dust from accumulating on the keypad and all protective sensors,
particularly on motion sensors and smoke detectors.
• The keypad and sensors should be cleaned carefully with a dry soft cloth.
Do not spray water or any other fluid on the units.