Check-Out Procedure For Hard-Wired Zones - First Alert FA142C Installation Instructions Manual

Check-Out Procedure For Basic Hard-Wired Zones (1–6)
When you have programmed all the hard-wired zones and Panic keys
satisfactorily, exit 56 interactive mode at the Enter Zn Num. prompt by
entering [ 0] [ 0] as the next zone number.
Then exit the programming mode by keying 99.
See the special notes below, then proceed to the check-out procedure that
follows.
Special Notes on Zone Programming:
• In field *56, at the summary line for each zone, the entered values can be
checked. If you wish to change anything, press [#] to move to the previous
entry. Press [#] a number of times to move to earlier entries. Press [ ] to
move to later entries again.
• Zone entries can be reviewed by pressing [#][5][6]. Changes cannot be
made here, so this is safer for review. Enter the first zone number to be
viewed and press [#]. To view each zone, press [#] and the zone number
will advance to the next programmed zone. When the end of the list is
reached, press [0][0] to exit. This method of exiting may also be done at any
time during the review.
• To either temporarily or permanently remove a zone from the system, go
into programming mode and press [ ][5][6]. Enter the zone number and
press [ ]. At the "Zone Type" prompt, enter [0][0] and [ ]. This sets the type
of the zone to Not Used. The next prompt will be "Delete Zone?". "Yes" will
permanently remove the zone from the system while "No" will disable it but
re tain all data except the original zone type. You can then go back to this
zone later and put back an active Zone Type to re-enable it.
After installation and wiring of all basic hard-wired devices is completed, the
system should be checked, as follows.
1. Make certain that all devices and sensors connected to the hard-wired
zones are not in a faulted state. Doors and windows with contacts should
be closed, PIRs should be covered (use a cloth to mask them temporarily if
necessary).
2. Plug in the AC Transformer if you have not already done so.
3. With all hard-wired zones intact, the Alpha keypad connected to the system
should display:
If the following is displayed,
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press the [ ] key to display the faulted zone(s). Restore any faulted zone(s)
as necessary (also make sure that you have connected a 1000 ohm EOL
resistor across the terminals of any unused hard-wired zones).
When the DISARMED/READY TO ARM message is displayed, you can
proceed to the next step.
4. Fault and then restore every contact or sensor on each zone individually to
ensure that it is being monitored by the system. Each time a zone is faulted,
the keypad should display the number of the faulted zone. When each zone
is restored, the READY TO ARM message should appear again.
5. When you get the proper displays on the keypad(s), the hard-wired zones in
the system are functioning properly.
6. Unplug the AC transformer.
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