Disarming The System And Silencing Alarms - First Alert FA145C User Manual

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DISARMING THE SYSTEM AND SILENCING ALARMS

Using the
1
OFF Key
IMPORTANT:
If you return and the main
burglary sounder is on, DO
NOT ENTER, but CONTACT
THE POLICE from a nearby
safe location.
If you return after an alarm
has occurred and the main
sounder has shut itself off,
the keypad will beep rapidly
upon your entering, indicating
that an alarm has occurred
during your absence.
LEAVE IMMEDIATELY, and
CONTACT THE POLICE from
a nearby safe location.
A FIRE alarm is an interrupted/pulsed sound. A BURGLARY alarm is a continuous/steady sound.
TYPICAL FIRE ALARM DISPLAY
ALPHA
The OFF key is used to disarm the system and to silence alarm and trouble sounds.
To Disarm the System
Enter your security code and press the OFF key.
The "Ready" message will be displayed, and the keypad will emit a single tone to confirm
that the system is disarmed.
To Silence a Burglary Alarm
SEE IMPORTANT NOTE AT LEFT!
Enter your security code and press the OFF key to silence the alarm (or warning tones
of a Memory of Alarm).
Note the zone in alarm on the keypad display, and make that zone intact (close door,
window, etc.). Now enter the security code plus OFF sequence again to clear the
keypad's Memory of Alarm display. If the display will not clear and does not provide a
"Ready" message, notify the alarm agency.
To Silence a Fire Alarm
Simply press the OFF key (the security code is not needed to silence FIRE alarms).
To then clear the keypad's Memory of Alarm display, enter your security code and press
the OFF key again. See page 29 for additional fire alarm information.
AC
ALARM
FIRE
FIXED-WORD
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TYPICAL BURGLARY ALARM DISPLAY
ALARM
ALPHA
AC
FIXED-WORD

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