First Alert FA145C Home Security System User Manual


 
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ENTRY/EXIT DELAYS
General Information Your system has preset time delays, known as exit delay and entry delay. When you arm
your system, exit delay gives you time to leave through the entry/exit door without setting
off an alarm. Entry delay gives you time to disarm the system when you re-enter through
the entry/exit door. The system must be disarmed, however, before the entry delay period
ends, or an alarm will occur. The keypad will beep slowly during the entry delay period,
reminding you to disarm the system.
There are two entry delays (as programmed). The first is generally used for your primary
entrance and the second can be used for a secondary entrance, where a longer delay
may be required to walk to the keypad to disarm the system.
You can also arm the system with no entry delay at all by using either INSTANT or
MAXIMUM arming modes. These modes can provide greater security while you are
sleeping or while you are away for extended periods of time.
See your installer for your programmed delay times and record them here:
Exit Delay: seconds Entry Delay No. 1: seconds
Entry Delay No. 2: seconds
Remember, there will be no entry delay
when arming INSTANT or MAXIMUM.
Exit Delay
Alerting
Sound
When arming the system AWAY (see page 18) or MAXIMUM (see page 19), slow
warning tones will sound from the keypad(s) as a warning during the exit delay, turning to
fast tones during the final five seconds of the exit delay time.
Ask your installer if this feature is active for your system, and if so, check here: