Summary Of Audible Notification - First Alert
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User Manual

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*UPPER CASE indicates announcements after pressing STATUS once. Lower case indicates announcements after pressing STATUS twice.
SOUND CAUSE
INTERRUPTED FIRE ALARM
Speaker and external
piezo and bell
CONTINUOUS BURGLARY/AUDIBLE
Speaker and external EMERGENCY ALARM
piezo and bell
ONE SHORT BEEP a. SYSTEM DISARM
(not repeated) b. SYSTEM ARMING
Speaker and external ATTEMPT WITH AN OPEN
piezo ZONE.
c. BYPASS VERIFY
ONE SHORT BEEP a. SYSTEM IS IN TEST MODE
(once every 45 secs) b. LOW BATTERY AT A
Speaker and external TRANSMITTER
piezo c. SYSTEM LOW BATTERY
d. FAIL TO COMMUNICATE
TWO SHORT BEEPS ARM AWAY OR MAXIMUM
Speaker and ext. piezo
THREE SHORT a. ARM STAY OR INSTANT
BEEPS
Speaker and external b. ZONE OPENED WHILE
piezo SYSTEM IS IN CHIME
MODE.
RAPID BEEPING a. TROUBLE
Speaker and external
piezo b. MEMORY OF ALARM
SLOW BEEPING a. ENTRY DELAY WARNING
Speaker and external
piezo b. EXIT DELAY WARNING
Additional Announcements:
Pressing STATUS key once will announce the following primary messages, depending on the system's status at the time:
Disarmed–Ready to Arm [check system]
Disarmed [not ready to arm]
Armed [away] [stay] [instant] [check system] [exit now]
Pressing the STATUS key twice will announce the following secondary messages, depending on the system's status at the time:
Fire Alarm + zone voice descriptor
Alarm + zone voice descriptor
Fire Fault + zone voice descriptor
NOTE: If there are no secondary messages, the primary status messages will be announced.
LED Meanings
ARMED LED: ON = System armed
(Red) OFF = System disarmed
Blinking = System armed, but a fault exists or
once per second when AVM (VOX or Talk) or
speaker phone mode is active.
DISPLAY
FIRE ALARM is displayed; zone number in
alarm displayed.
ALARM is displayed; zone number in
alarm displayed.
a. Green LED on steady
b. The number of the open protection zone
is displayed after pressing STATUS.
c. Numbers of the bypassed protection
zones are displayed (One beep is heard
for each zone displayed).
a. Opened zone identifications will appear.
b. LOW BAT displayed with zone number
of transmitter.
c. LOW BAT displayed with no zone no.
d. FC displayed with no zone no.
AWAY or AWAY + INSTANT is displayed.
Red ARMED indicator is lit.
a. STAY or STAY + INSTANT is displayed.
Red ARMED indicator is lit.
b. CHIME displayed, number of open
protection zone will be displayed if the
Status key is pressed.
a. FAULT displayed. Number of troubled
protection zone is displayed.
b. FIRE ALARM or ALARM is displayed;
zone number in alarm is displayed.
a. Exceeding the delay time without
disarming causes alarm.
b. AWAY or AWAY + INSTANT is
displayed
Fault + zone voice descriptor
Low Battery + zone voice descriptor
Chime
READY LED: ON = System disarmed, ready to arm
(Green)
NOTE: When the system is armed, the READY LED turns off.
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ANNOUNCEMENT*
fire alarm + zone voice descriptor
(Voice descriptor is interlaced
with the siren and sounds every
45 seconds)
alarm + zone voice descriptor
(Voice descriptor is interlaced
with the siren and sounds every
45 seconds)
a. DISARMED–READY TO ARM
b. DISARMED–NOT READY TO
ARM
c. zones bypassed
a. No announcement
b. low battery + zone voice
descriptor
c. system low battery
d. check system
ARMED AWAY [INSTANT] –
EXIT NOW
a. ARMED STAY [INSTANT] –
EXIT NOW
b. zone voice descriptor
a. fault + zone voice descriptor
b. fire alarm or alarm + zone
voice descriptor
a. DISARM SYSTEM NOW
b. ARMED [AWAY] [INSTANT] –
EXIT NOW
Zones Bypassed
System Low Battery
AC Loss
Blinking = System disarmed, not ready to arm
(a fault exists) or once per second when AVM
(VOX or Talk) or speaker phone mode is
active.