LifeShield Home Security Quick Setup Manual page 48

THE LIFESHIELD MODEL SDC1000 SIREN DETECTOR DOES NOT DETECT THE EXISTENCE OF HAZARDS SUCH AS FIRE, SMOKE, OR CARBON MONOX-
IDE. INSTEAD, IT MONITORS FOR AND DETECTS THE SOUND OF HAZARD DETECTOR SIRENS THAT FEATURE ALL FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING
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CHARACTERISTICS: 1. ARE LOCATED WITHIN 4 INCHES OF THE SIREN DETECTOR, 2. ARE MANUFACTURED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH UL985 INDUSTRY STANDARDS, 3. CREATE SOUND VOLUME OF AT LEAST 85 DBA AT 10 FEET AT 3000 HZ, AND 4. SOUND FOR AT LEAST 20
CONTINUOUS SECONDS. WHILE MOST HAZARD DETECTORS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS, SIREN DETECTOR USERS
ARE EXPECTED TO SUCCESSFULLY TEST THE SIREN DETECTOR TOGETHER WITH THE HAZARD DETECTOR AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR. IF A SIREN DETECTOR
DOES NOT SUCCESSFULLY RESPOND TO A HAZARD DETECTOR SIREN DURING A TEST, IT MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON TO DETECT A SIREN DURING AN ACTUAL
HAZARD CONDITION. THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF HAZARD DETECTORS THAT ARE 10 YEARS (OR
MORE) OLD SINCE THE INTERNAL ELECTRONICS MAY NO LONGER RELIABLY DETECT HAZARDS.
USERS ARE EXPECTED TO REPLACE HAZARD DETECTOR BATTERIES AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR SO THAT THE ELECTRONICS (INCLUDING THE SIREN) OPERATE
PROPERLY DURING A HAZARD CONDITION.
THE SIREN DETECTOR MUST BE SUCCESSFULLY TESTED (TOGETHER WITH THE HAZARD DETECTOR) AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR. A LOW BATTERY OR OTHER
CONDITION CHANGES MAY CAUSE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE HAZARD DETECTOR AND/OR SIREN DETECTOR.
ONCE SIREN DETECTORS ARE INSTALLED, TESTING THE SIRENS WITH EXISTING HAZARD DETECTORS MAY RESULT IN A FIRE OR CARBON MONOXIDE
MESSAGE BEING SENT TO THE MONITORING CENTER, RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY DISPATCH TO YOUR PREMISES.
THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS TO AVOID THIS SITUATION:
OPTION A. TEMPORARILY DISABLE THE MONITORING OF YOUR SYSTEM THROUGH YOUR LIFESHIELD WEB ACCOUNT PRIOR TO TESTING THE HAZARD DE
TECTORS. RE-ENABLE MONITORING AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED TESTING.
OPTION B. ON THE HANDSET OR CONSOLE, PUT THE SYSTEM INTO "SENSOR TEST" MODE (UTILITIES -> SYSTEM TEST -> SENSOR TEST ) PRIOR TO
TESTING THE HAZARD DETECTORS. THE SYSTEM WILL RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION WHEN THE TEST IS COMPLETED.
Installing Your LifeShield Siren Detector
Prior to adding a Siren Detector it is necessary to first install and activate your LifeShield system and to have a Handset and/or
Console available for use in the Siren Detector installation process.
Select the "Target" Hazard Detector(s)
Choose which existing hazard detector(s) in your home you would like to have monitored. NOTE: Siren Detectors are designed
to be mounted within 4 inches of an existing hazard detector and may not operate properly if mounted farther away.
Remove the Siren Detector Bracket
Turn the Siren Detector over and press the Bracket release tab while gently pulling the bracket away from the device.
Press tab here to
release Bracket
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Installing the Siren Detector
Bracket
I N S T A L L I N G Y O U R S E C U R I T Y S Y S T E M
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IF HAZARD DETECTORS ARE
INTERCONNECTED WITHIN A
PROTECTED PREMISES, ONE
HAZARD DETECTOR MAY SOUND
ITS SIREN BASED UPON A
SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM
ANOTHER INTERCONNECTED
HAZARD DETECTOR. IN THIS
MANNER, ONE SIREN DETECTOR
MAY BE USEFUL FOR MONITOR-
ING HAZARDS REPORTED BY
MORE THAN ONE HAZARD
DETECTOR.
DETERMINE IF ONE OR MORE
HAZARD DETECTORS ARE
INTERCONNECTED BY PRESSING
AND HOLDING THE TEST BUTTON
ON ONE HAZARD DETECTOR FOR
AT LEAST 30 SECONDS. IF
SIRENS ON OTHER HAZARD
DETECTORS SOUND DURING
THIS TEST, THESE OTHER
HAZARD DETECTORS ARE
INTERCONNECTED. IF HAZARD
DETECTORS IN THE PROTECTED
PREMISES ARE NOT INTERCON-
NECTED, A SIREN DETECTOR IS
REQUIRED FOR EACH EXISTING
HAZARD DETECTOR IN THE
PROTECTED PREMISES THAT
NEEDS TO BE MONITORED.
THE USE OF AT LEAST TWO (2)
INDIVIDUAL SIREN DETECTORS
(MONITORING TWO INDIVIDUAL
HAZARD DETECTORS) IS
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED,
REGARDLESS OF THE EXISTING
HAZARD DETECTOR
INSTALLATION TYPE.
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