Testing The System - Honeywell Lynx Plus Series Installation And Setup Manual

Lynx Plus Series Installation and Setup Guide

Testing the System

Test Mode
After installation is completed, the security system should be carefully tested, as follows.
1. With the system in the disarmed state, check that all zones are intact. If the READY LED is not lit,
press the [ ✻ ] key to display the faulted zone(s). Restore faulted zone(s), if necessary, so that the
READY LED lights. Fault and restore every sensor individually to assure that it is being monitored by
the system.
2. Enter the security code and press the TEST key. The outside sounder will sound for 1 second. "Test
in Progress" will subsequently be displayed on the keypad. The control announces the zone's voice
descriptor (if programmed) followed by 3 beeps, each time a contact is faulted. A test report should be
transmitted (if programmed) to the central station immediately. If the backup battery is discharged or
missing, the sounder may not turn on and a LOW BATTERY report will be transmitted with a TEST
report. The keypad will beep once every 45 seconds as a reminder that the system is in the Test mode.
3. To turn off the Test mode enter security code and press the OFF key.
Notes: (1) Triggering a zone set to Arm AWAY, Arm STAY, or Disarm will take the system out of Test and cause that
action.
(2) BR type transmitters do not display during Test mode (keypad beeps only)
(3) Macros cannot be run from the Test mode.
(4) Test mode automatically ends after 4 hours.
LynxSIA Plus ONLY
(5) During the final 5 minutes (after 3 hours 55 minutes of Test mode), "4 Hr End of Test" is displayed on the
keypad indicating that the end of Test mode is nearing.
(6) Upon termination of a test mode all faulted 24-hour zones are treated as a trouble zones.
(7) Fire verification is disabled when the system is in Test mode.
Armed System Test
Alarm messages will be sent to the central station during the following tests 1 and 2. Notify
them in advance that tests will be in progress.
1. Arm the system and fault one or more zones. After 15 seconds (if optional dialer delay is selected),
silence alarm sounder(s) by entering the code and pressing OFF. Check entry/exit delay zones.
2. Check the keypad-initiated alarms that are in the system by pressing the Panic key pairs. If the system
has been programmed for audible emergency, the keypad will emit a steady alarm sound, and
"ALARM" and zone number will be displayed. For Lynx Plus, silence the alarm by entering the
security code and pressing OFF. For LynxSIA Plus, silence the alarm by entering the security code.
If the system has been programmed for silent emergency, there will be no audible alarms or displays,
but a report will be sent to the central station.
3. If Powerline Carrier Devices have been installed, test their programmed action.
4. Notify the central station when all tests are finished, and verify results with them.
5. To test the wireless part of the system and the RF receiver, perform the two additional tests described
in the Installing Wireless Zones section: Sniffer mode and Go/No Go Test.
Note: System Test mode (installer/master code + test) and Go/No Go Test (installer code + # + 8) will be
automatically terminated after 3-1/2 to 4 hours if the installer or user does not manually terminate it. This
ensures that fire and panic zones will not remain disabled. However, Sniffer mode (installer code + # + 3) does
not automatically expire. You must manually exit (Installer/User Code + OFF) Sniffer mode to
return to normal operation.
Regular maintenance and inspection (at least annually) by the installer and frequent testing by the user are vital to continuous satisfactory
operation of any alarm system.
The installer should assume the responsibility of developing and offering a regular maintenance program to the user as well as
acquainting the user with the proper operation and limitations of the alarm system and its component parts. Recommendations must be
included for a specific program of frequent testing (at least weekly) to ensure the system's proper operation at all times.
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