Filter
Top Products
MAINTAINING
YOUR SYSTEM
Taking Care of
Your System
Replacing
Batteries in
Wireless
Sensors
Wireless sensors
may not have been
used in your
secwit~ system
The components of your security system are designed to be as free of maintenance as
possible. However, there are some things you can do to make sure that your system is
in reliable working condition.
1. Test your system weekly.
2. Test the system after any alarm occurs (see
TESTING THE SYSTEM).
Each wireless sensor in your system has a battery. The system detects a low battery
in any wireless sensor, including smoke detectors, the optional personal emergency
transmitter, and the optional portable wireless keypad. (A low battery in a portable
wireless keypad is detected as soon as one of its keys is pressed, and the keypad will
display 00.)
Alkaline batteries provide a minimum of 1 year of operation, and in most units and
applications, provide 2-4 years of service. 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 keypad.
In addition, a battery-operated smoke detector with a low battery also emits a single
‘chirp” sound once approximately every 20-30 seconds, identifying itself as the smoke
detector with the weak battery. If you do not replace a smoke detector’s low battery,
the smoke detector may sound continuously, as if there were a fire alarm.
Note:
The low battery
message comes on as a warning
that battery replacement in indicated
sensor(s) is due within
30
days. In the meantime, the sensor(s) causing the low battery
indication is still fully operational.
important: Use only batteries recommended by your installer as replacement.
- 50 -