First Alert fa1600c Home Security System User Manual


 
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Testing The System
(To Be Conducted Weekly)
Using the 5 TEST Key
The TEST key puts your system into Test mode, which allows each
protection point to be checked for proper operation.
1. Disarm the system and close all protected windows, doors, etc.
READY should be displayed.
TEST
2. Enter your security code and press the 5 key.
3. The external sounder should sound for 3 seconds and then turn off.
If the sounder does not sound, it may be due to dialer communica-
tion activity. Wait a few minutes and try again. If the sounder
still does not sound, CALL FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.
4. The keypad will sound a single beep every 15 seconds as a
reminder that the system is in Test mode. Each time a protection
zone is faulted (opened), the keypad should beep three times. If the
sounder does not sound, CALL FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.
Note that no alarm reports will be sent to the central monitoring station
while the system is in Test mode.