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Using the
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5 TEST Key
TESTING THE SYSTEM
TO BE CONDUCTED WEEKLY
The TEST key puts your system into Test mode, which allows each protection
point to be checked for proper operation.
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Disarm the system and close all protected windows, doors, etc. The
console’s READY message should be displayed and the READY indicator (if
present) should be lit.
Enter your security code and press the TEST key.
With some systems, as the Test mode is entered, the external siren or bell
will sound for one second and then turn off. With other systems, this sound
will occur, instead, as each zone is faulted in the following steps.
Each time a protection zone is faulted, the console sounds 3 beeps.
The console will sound a single beep every 40 seconds as a reminder that
the system is in the test mode.
If these sounds do not occur, call for service immediately.
Open and close each protected door and window in turn and listen for the
required sounds The identification of each faulted protection point should
appear on the display.
Walk in front of any interior motion detectors (if used) and listen for the
required sound as movement is detected. The identification of the detector
should appear on the display
when it is activated.
A/ofe: Wireless PIR (Passive Infrared) units will send signals out only if they
have been inactive for 3 minutes.
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to test all smoke
detectors, to ensure
that all are functioning properly. The identification of each detector should
appear on the display
when each is activated.
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