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MAINTAINING YOUR SYSTEM
Taking Care of
Your System
The components of your security system are designed to be as maintenance-free as possible.
However, to make sure that your system is in reliable working condition.
1. Test your system weekly.
2. Test your system after any alarm occurs (see
TESTING THE SYSTEM).
Silencing Low
Battery Warning
Tones at the
Touchpad
You can silence the touchpadÕs warning tones by pressing the OFF key, but the touchpad's
low battery message display will remain on as a reminder that you have a low battery condition in
one or more of your sensors. When you replace the weak battery with a fresh one, the sensor
will send a "good battery" signal to the control as soon as the sensor is activated
(opening/closing of door, window, etc.), causing the low battery display to turn off. If the sensor
is not activated, the display will automatically clear within approximately 1 hour.
Replacing
Batteries in
Wireless Sensors
Wireless sensors
may not have been
used in your
security system
Each wireless sensor in your system has a 9-volt or 3-volt battery. The system detects a low
battery in any wireless sensors, optional personal emergency transmitters, and optional portable
wireless touchpads. (A low battery in a portable wireless touchpad is detected as soon as one of
its keys is pressed, causing the wired touchpad to display Ò00Ó.)
Alkaline batteries provide a minimum of 1 year of operation, and in most units and applications,
provide 2Ð4 years of service. 3-volt lithium batteries provide up to 4 or more years of operation.
Actual battery life will depend on the environment in which the sensor is used, the number of
signals that the transmitter in the sensor has had to send, and the specific type of sensor.
Factors such as humidity, high or low temperatures or large swings in temperature, may all lead
to the reduction of actual battery life in an installation.
If you have a low battery in a wireless sensor, a low battery message is
displayed on the touchpad.