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Keypad Tones
Your keypad emits one of several distinct tones to alert you to system events.
Additional bells or sirens can also be connected to your system. Bells or sirens
mounted on the exterior of your premises alert neighbors to emergencies and
provide an audible guide for police and fire fighters. Some of these tones are
optional, and are selected by your alarm technician.
1. Fire Alarms: Fire alarms are the highest priority events. When a
fire point activates, your keypad emits a fast, pulsating,
high-pitched tone. Evacuate all occupants and investigate for smoke
or fire. Ensure all occupants know the difference between the
burglary tone and the fire tone. The tone sounds for the time set by
your security company. The keypad point status LEDs show the
fire points in alarm.
Note: Some points, such as fire points, are programmed so the sounder cannot be
silenced until the point fault is corrected.
2. Burglary Alarms: Burglary alarms are the second priority. When a
burglary point activates while your system is armed, your keypad
emits a pulsating burglary tone. The tone sounds for the time set
by your security company. The keypad point status LEDs show
the burglary points in alarm.
3. System Trouble Events: When a system component is not
functioning properly, your keypad is programmed to repeatedly
emit three warble tones, then a pause. If the problem is with a
point, the point status light indicates which point is faulted. To
silence the system trouble tone, enter COMMAND 4 or your
personal passcode followed by [ENT].
4. Entry Delay Tone: When you enter the premises through a point
programmed for entry delay, the keypad emits a repeating tweedle
tone to remind you to turn off your system.
Exit Delay Tone: After you arm your system, the keypad emits a
repeating beep tone and counts down the exit delay time. If you
don’t exit before the delay time expires, and an exit delay door is
faulted, entry delay begins.
5. Keystroke Checking Tones: Pressing any key on the keypad
sounds a short beep tone. When you press an incorrect key, a flat buzz
tone sounds to indicate an invalid entry.
6. Faulted Point: When you enter an arming command, and a point is
faulted, the sounder is activated for 2 seconds. The point status
indicator associated with the faulted point is lit.
7. Watch Tone: When the Watch Mode is activated, the keypad
emits a brief tone to alert you when any watch point is faulted and the
point indicator lights to indicate which point is faulted. The tone
sounds only when the door or window is opened. It does not sound
again for that point until the door or window is closed and then
reopened.
Some system trouble events produce a trouble tone without producing any status light
indications. These trouble events fall into three categories:
1. Hardware, software, or wiring problems. For example: a keypad was
unplugged from the control panel or the printer was unplugged.
Call your security company.
2. Communication or phone failure. For example: you have phone
line trouble. Call your security company.
3. Late to close reminder tone. If your system is programmed to
send a Closing Report, your keypad sounds the trouble tone to
remind you that it is time to close. Arm your system to silence the
tone.