Frequently Asked Questions - Temperature Guard VM605 Manual And Installation Instructions

Newer units do not have a power switch, how do I turn it on and off or reboot it? (rev. 13 and
up)
The power switch is built into the power jack. Unplug the power cord from the jack at the unit. Un-
plugging the unit from the wall will not reboot the unit as the internal batteries will keep it going.
How do I set the Guard to DHCP?
Guard must be plugged in and network cable attached to the network.
Turn the Guard off. Hold down the Alarm Cancel button and turn the Guard on. The screen will dis-
play Release Pushbutton. Release it before the 5 second countdown. The screen will display Reset
to DHCP? No Pressing and releasing the button again will toggle the No to Yes. Let it boot up while
the Yes is displayed and it will be in DHCP mode.
When does the Guard callout?
The Guard will callout when any input (temps, doors, power) is in an alarm condition and has not been
confirmed.
When an alarm condition first occurs, the Guard turns on the alarm relay and buzzer, and then waits
the Unit Callout Time Delay (2 minutes by default) to allow local personnel time to react to the alarm.
(Alarm relay does not come on in a power outage condition).
When is a sensor/input in alarm condition?
When a temperature sensor has been out of limits for greater than the programmed time delay.
When a temperature sensor opens or shorts after having been connected.
When a door sensor has been open longer than the programmed time delay.
When the power has been out for greater than the power outage time delay.
What happens when the Guard calls?
1) The Guard will dial the contact number exactly as it was programmed.
► If the contact number was programmed as a pager number (* is the first digit. The Guard will
dial all digits following the *.
2) The Guard will wait for a person or voice mail system to answer the call.
3) The Guard will beep while it waits for a person to stop speaking or the voice mail system's outgo-
ing message to stop.
4) For voice contact numbers, the Guard will play the recorded personal identification message.
For pager contact numbers, the Guard will print the Local Identification number on the pager
screen. The Guard will then hang up and call the next programmed contact number.
5) The Guard will report any alarm conditions (i.e. "Warning, Sensor 2, "sensor 2 recorded mes-
sage", is 89 degrees and has been out of limits for, x hours and y minutes."
6) The Guard will ask for the PIN number.
Once the PIN number has been entered, the Guard will not call again because the current alarm con-
dition has been acknowledged, unless the alarm still exists and the reminder call has been enabled.
If the correct PIN number is not entered within 4 seconds the Guard will repeat the warning message.
This warning message can be repeated up to 2 times by changing the programmed value. See the
Programming Repeat Warning Messages section.
If the correct PIN number is not entered the Guard will call the next programmed contact telephone
number.

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