First Alert FA1600C/CA/CB Home Security System User Manual


 
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Fire Alarm System (cont’d)
2.
If the keypad does not indicate a
READY
condition after the
second
OFF
sequence, press the
READY
key to display the
zone(s) that are faulted. Be sure to check that smoke detectors
are not responding to smoke or heat producing objects in their
vicinity. Should this be the case, eliminate the source of heat or
smoke.
3.
If this does not remedy the problem, there may still be smoke in
the detector. Clear it by fanning the detector for about 30 seconds.
4.
When the problem has been corrected, clear the display by
entering your code and pressing the
OFF
key.
Fire Display Lock
If several zones produce an alarm before any are silenced, the system
can be programmed to lock the keypad display with the first zone that
produced an alarm. Ask your installer if your system has been
activated with this feature.
To display the other zone(s), press the [*] key for each zone. Also the
“A”, “B”,
or
“C”
keys can be programmed to scroll the keypad display
to view the previous or subsequent fire alarms.
Fire Drill Test (Code + # + 69)
This test causes fire bells to be activated (in either steady or pulsing
manner as programmed in the system), for the purpose of conducting
a fire drill or a bell test. This can only be activated by the installer or
a master user from Partition 1 keypads as follows:
1.
Enter the corresponding security code and press [#} + 69 (make
sure the burglary portion of the system is disarmed). Keypads
will display “FIRE DRILL ACTIVE” while the test is active.