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someone sleeping if there is an intervening wall or door. If notification appliances are located on a
different level of the residence or premise, then it is less likely that the occupants will be alerted or
awakened. Audible notification appliances may be interfered with by other noise sources such as ste-
reos, radios, televisions, air conditioners or other appliances, or passing traffic. Audible notification
appliances, however loud, may not be heard by a hearing-impaired person.
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Telephone Lines
If telephone lines are used to transmit alarms, they may be out of service or busy for certain periods
of time. Also the telephone lines may be compromised by such things as criminal tampering, local
construction, storms or earthquakes.
Insufficient Time
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There may be circumstances when the system will operate as intended, yet the occupants will not be
protected from the emergency due to their inability to respond to the warnings in a timely manner. If
the system is monitored, the response may not occur in time enough to protect the occupants or
their belongings.
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Component Failure
Although every effort has been made to make this system as reliable as possible, the system may fail
to function as intended due to the failure of a component.
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Inadequate Testing
Most problems that would prevent an alarm system from operating as intended can be discovered by
regular testing and maintenance. The complete system should be tested as required by national
standards and the Local Authority Having Jurisdiction and immediately after a fire, storm, earth-
quake, accident, or any kind of construction activity inside or outside the premises. The testing
should include all sensing devices, keypads, consoles, alarm indicating devices and any other opera-
tional devices that are part of the system.
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Security and Insurance
Regardless of its capabilities, an alarm system is not a substitute for property or life insurance. An
alarm system also is not a substitute for property owners, renters, or other occupants to act pru-
dently to prevent or minimize the harmful effects of an emergency situation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: End-users of the system must take care to ensure that the system, bat-
teries, telephone lines, etc. are tested and examined on a regular basis to ensure the minimi-
zation of system failure.
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