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System Overview
General
Congratulations on your ownership of an First Alert Partitioned
Security System. You've made a wise decision in choosing it, for it
represents the latest in security protection technology today. Ademco
is the world's largest manufacturer of security systems and millions of
premises are protected by First Alert systems.
This system offers you three forms of protection: burglary, fire and
emergency. To realize the system's full potential, it is important that
you feel comfortable in operating it. Your system consists of at least
one Keypad which provides full control of system operation, various
sensors which provide perimeter and interior burglary protection,
plus a selected number of strategically placed smoke or combustion
detectors designed to provide early warning in case of fire.
The system uses microcomputer technology to monitor all protection
zones and system status and provides appropriate information for
display on the Keypad(s) used with the system, and initiates
appropriate alarms. Your system may also have been programmed to
automatically transmit alarm or status messages over the phone lines
to a central alarm monitoring station.
A Partitioned System
Simply stated, a partitioned system shares one physical alarm system
among different users, each with their own requirements. For the
most part, you as a user need not know about other users and their
structure in the system, but from time to time, you may see display
messages which indicate the system is in use by another user. Do not
be concerned, this is normal. Refer to the ACCESSING OTHER
PARTITIONS section for additional information.