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WARNING
THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM SYSTEM
While this system is an advanced design security system, it does not offer guaranteed protection against burglary, fire or
other emergency. Any alarm system. whether commercial or residential, is subject to compromise or failure to warn for a
variety of reasons. For example:
0 Intruders may gain access through unprotected openings or have the technical sophistication to bypass an alarm sensor
or disconnect an alarm warning device.
0 Intrusion detectors (e.g., passive infrared detectors), smoke detectors, and many other sensing devices will not work with-
out power. Battery operated
devices
will not work without batteries. with dead batteries, or if the batteries are not put in
properly. Devices powered solely by AC will not work if their AC power supply is cut off for any reason, however briefly.
0 A user may not be able to reach a panic or emergency button quickly enough.
0 While smoke detectors have played a key role in reducing residential fire deaths in the United States, they may not acti-
vate
or provide early warning for a variety of reasons in as many as 35% of all fires. according to data published by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Some of the reasons smoke detectors used in conjunction with this System
may not work are as follows. Smoke
detectors
may have been improperly installed and positioned. Smoke detectors may
nOi sense fires that start where smoke cannot reach the detectors. such as in chimneys, in walls, or roofs, or on the other
side of closed doors. Smoke detectors also may not sense a fire on another level of a residence or building. A second floor
detector, for example. may not sense a first floor or basement fire. Moreover. smoke detectors have sensing limitations. No
smoke detector can sense every kind of fire every time. In general, detectors may not always warn about fires caused
by
carelessness and safety hazards like smoking in bed, violent explosions, escaping gas, improper storage of flammable
materials, overloaded electrical circuits, children playing with matches, or arson. Depending on the nature of the fire
and/or the location of the smoke detectors, the
detector,
even if it operates as anticipated, may not provide sufficient
warning to allow all occupants to escape in time to prevent injury or death.
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Alarm warning devices such as sirens. bells or horns may not alert people or wake up sleepers who are located on the
other side of closed or partly open
doors.
If warning devices sound on a different level of the residence from the bedrooms,
then they are less likely to waken or alert people inside the bedrooms. Even persons who are awake may not hear the
warning if the alarm is muffled by noise from a stereo, radio, air conditioner or other appliances, or by passing traffic.
Finally, alarm warning devices, however loud, may not warn hearing-impaired people or waken deep sleepers.
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Telephone lines needed to transmit alarm signals from a premises to a central monitoring station may be out of service or
temporarily out of service. Telephone lines are also subject to compromise by sophisticated intruders.
0 Even if the system responds to the emergency as intended. however, occupants may have insufficient time to protect
themselves from the emergency situation. In the case of a monitored alarm system. authorities may not respond
appropriately.
0 This equipment, like other electrical devices, is subject to component failure. Even though this equipment is designed to
last longer than 10 years, the electronic
COfTIpOnentS
could fail at any time.
The most common cause of an alarm system not functioning when an intrusion or fire occurs is inadequate maintenance.
This alarm system should be tested weekly to make sure all sensors are working properly.
Installing an alarm system may make one eligible for lower insurance rates, but an alarm system is not a substitute for
insurance. Homeowners, property owners and renters should continue to act prudently in protecting themselves and
continue to insure their lives and properly.
We continue to develop new and improved protection devices. Users of alarm Systems owe it to themselves and their loved
ones to learn about these developments.
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