Maintaining Your System - Honeywell Home VISTA Series User Manual

Taking Care of
Your System
Silencing Low
Battery Warning
Tones at the
Keypad
Replacing
Batteries in
Wireless Sensors
Wireless sensors
may not have
been used in your
security system
IMPORTANT:
Use only batteries
recommended by
your installer as
replacement.
Routine Care

Maintaining Your System

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 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 displays a low battery message*. (A low battery in a portable
wireless keypad 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.
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