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Introduction to Fire Alarm System Operation
Your fire alarm system (if installed) is on 24 hours a day, providing continuous
protection. In the event of an emergency, the installed smoke and heat detectors
will automatically send signals to your Control/Communicator, triggering a loud
interrupting sound from the Keypad. An interrupted sound will also be produced by
optional exterior sounders. A FIRE message will appear at your Keypad and
remain on until you silence the alarm.
In Case of Fire Alarm
1. Should you become aware of a fire emergency before your detectors sense the
problem, go to your nearest Keypad and manually initiate an alarm by pressing
the panic key assigned as FIRE emergency (if programmed by the installer) and
hold down for at least 2 seconds.
2. Evacuate all occupants from the premises.
3. If flames and/or smoke are present, leave the premises and notify your local Fire
Department immediately.
If no flames or smoke are apparent, investigate the cause of the alarm. The zone
descriptor of the zone(s) in an alarm condition will appear at the Keypad.
Silencing a Fire Alarm
1. Silence the alarm by entering your code and pressing the OFF key. To clear the
alarm from the display, enter your code and press the OFF key again.
2. If the Keypad does not indicate a READY condition after the second OFF
sequence, press the READY key to display the zone(s) that are faulted. Be sure
to check that smoke detectors are not responding to smoke or heat producing
objects in their vicinity. In this case, eliminate the source of heat or smoke.
3. If this does not remedy the problem, there may still be smoke in the detector.
Clear it by fanning the detector for about 30 seconds.
4. When the problem has been corrected, clear the display by entering your code
and pressing the OFF key.
Fire Display Lock
If several zones produce an alarm before any are silenced, the system can be
programmed to lock the Keypad display with the first zone that produced an alarm.
Ask your installer if your system has been activated with this feature. To display
the other zone(s), press the [✴] key for each zone. Also the "A", "B", or "C" key can
be programmed to scroll the Keypad display to view the previous or subsequent fire
alarms.
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