Maintaining Your System - ADT Safewatch Pro 2000 User Manual

MAINTAINING YOUR SYSTEM

Taking Care of
The components of your security system are designed to be as maintenance-free as possible.
Your System
However, to make sure that your system is in reliable working condition.
1. Test your system weekly.
2. Test your system after any alarm occurs (see TESTING THE SYSTEM).
Silencing Low
You can silence the touchpad's warning tones by pressing the OFF key, but the touchpad's
Battery Warning
low battery message display will remain on as a reminder that you have a low battery condition in
Tones at the
one or more of your sensors. When you replace the weak battery with a fresh one, the sensor
Touchpad
will send 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.
Replacing
Each wireless sensor in your system has a 9-volt or 3-volt battery. The system detects a low
Batteries in
battery in any wireless sensor, including smoke detectors, the optional personal emergency
Wireless
transmitter, and the optional portable wireless touchpad. (A low battery in a portable wireless
Sensors
touchpad is detected as soon as one of its keys is pressed, and the wired touchpad will display
"00".)
Wireless sensors
Alkaline batteries provide a minimum of 1 year of operation, and in most units and applications,
may not have been
provide 2–4 years of service. 3-volt lithium batteries provide up to 4 or more years of operation.
used in your
Actual battery life will depend on the environment in which the sensor is used, the number of
security system
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.
If you have a low battery in a wireless sensor, a low battery message i s
displayed on the touchpad.
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