First Alert FA145C - Manuals

– 5 – ABOUT THE KEYPADS General Your keypads allow you to control all system functions. The keypads feature telephonestyle digital keys and a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) which shows the nature and locationof all occurrences.The keypads feature a built-in sounder which emits alarm sounds during alar...

– 6 – ABOUT THE KEYPADS Fixed-Word Keypad Displays AWAY All burglary zones, interior & perimeter, arearmed. STAY Perimeter burglary zones, such as windows anddoors are armed. INSTANT Perimeter burglary zones armed and entry delayis turned off. BYPASS One or more burglary protection zones have be...

– 7 – ABOUT THE KEYPADS KEYPADS WITH FLIP-DOWN KEY COVERS ARE SHOWN WITH COVER REMOVED ARMED READY Professional OFF AWAY STAY MAXIMUM TEST BYPASS INSTANT CODE CHIME READY 1 A B C D 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 * 0 # First Alert First Alert ® READY Professional OFF AWAY STAY MAXIMUM TEST BYPASS INSTANT CODE CHIME...

– 8 – FUNCTIONS OF THE KEYPAD 1 DISPLAY WINDOW. Alpha Keypad: A 2-line, 32-character Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). Displays protection zoneidentification, system status, and messages (see page 9).Fixed-Word Keypad: Displays protection zone ID and systemstatus messages using pre-designated words (see...

– 9 – ARMED READY Professional OFF AWAY STAY MAXIMUM TEST BYPASS INSTANT CODE CHIME READY 1 A B C D 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 * 0 # First Alert 1 15 14 2 5 16 8 12 13 11 9 10 7 6 4 17 3 SHOWN WIH FLIP-DOWN KEY COVERREMOVED **** DISARMED **** READY TO ARM SHOWN WITHFLIP-DOWNKEY COVERREMOVED TYPICAL ALPHA KEYPA...

– 10 – SECURITY CODES General At the time of installation, your installer programmed a personal four-digit Master code,known only to you and yours. This code is used to perform most system functions,including arming and disarming of the system. As an additional safety feature, up to 7temporary User ...

– 11 – SECURITY CODES (Continued) Duress Code If a DURESS codeis assigned, checkhere: ➞ This feature is intended for use when you are forced to disarm or arm the system underthreat. When used, the system will act normally, but can silently notify the central station ofyour situation, if that service...

– 12 – ENTRY/EXIT DELAYS General Information Your system has preset time delays, known as exit delay and entry de lay. When you armyour system, exit delay gives you time to leave through the entry/exit door without settingoff an alarm. Entry delay gives you time to disarm the system when you re-ente...

– 13 – CHECKING FOR OPEN ZONES Using the ✱ READY Key B efore arming your system, all protected doors, windows and other pro tection zones must be closed or bypassed (see BYPASSING PROTEC TION ZONES section), otherwise the keypad will display a "Not Ready" message, and if your keypad has a RE...

– 14 – BYPASSING PROTECTION ZONES Using the 6 BYPASS Key LIMITATION The system will not allowfire zones to be bypassed. All bypasses are removedwhen an OFF sequence(security code plus OFF) isperformed. T his key is used when you want to arm your system with one or more zones intentionally unprotecte...

– 15 – BYPASSING PROTECTION ZONES (Continued) Quick Bypass Ask your installer if the"Quick Bypass" feature isactive for your system, anddetermine which box(es)you should check. ➞ ➞ If your system supports "Quick Bypass", it allows you to easily bypass all open (faulted)zones without ...

– 16 – ARMING PERIMETER ONLY WITH ENTRY DELAY ON Using the 3 STAY Key BEFORE ARMING, m a k esure all doors and windowsa r e c l o s e d . R e f e r t oC H E C K I N G FOR O P E NZONES on page 13. Use this key when staying inside, but expect someone to use an entry/exit door later. 1. Enter your secu...

– 17 – ARMING PERIMETER ONLY WITH ENTRY DELAY OFF Using the 7 INSTANT Key BEFORE ARMING, m a k esure all doors and windowsa r e c l o s e d . R e f e r t oC H E C K I N G FOR O P E NZONES on page 13. THE I N S T A N T M O D EARMS THE PERIMETER(INCLUDING THE ENTRY/EXIT DOOR), WITH NOENTRY DELAY.PERSO...

– 18 – ARMING ALL PROTECTION WITH ENTRY DELAY ON Using the 2 AWAY Key BEFORE ARMING, make sureall doors and windows areclosed. Refer to C H E C K I N G FOR OPEN Z O N E S on page13. Use this key when no one will be staying inside. 1. Enter your security code and press the AWAY key. 2. The keypad bee...

– 20 – DISARMING THE SYSTEM AND SILENCING ALARMS Using the 1 OFF Key IMPORTANT: If you return and the mainburglary sounder is on, D ONOT ENTER, but CONTACTTHE POLICE from a nearbysafe location.If you return after an alarmhas occurred and the mainsounder has shut itself off,the keypad will beep rapid...

– 21 – EXIT ALARMS Exit Alarm Warning Displays and Sounds Ask your installer if "ExitAlarm Warning" is activefor your system, and ifso, check here: Your system may support and have been programmed for this feature. When arming, if an exit or interior zone contains a fault during closing at t...

– 22 – PANIC KEYS (FOR MANUALLY ACTIVATING SILENT AND/OR AUDIBLE ALARMS) Using Panic Keys Your system may have been programmed to use special keys or pairs of keys tomanually activate emergency (panic) functions. The functions that might be programmedare:Silent Emergency, Audible Emergency, Personal...

– 23 – PANIC KEYS (Continued) CHECK IF PANIC ZONE ACTIVE KEY(S) PLACE A CHECK NEXT TO PROGRAMMED FUNCTION No. SEE YOUR INSTALLER [A] ___SILENT, ___AUDIBLE, ___PERSONAL, ___FIRE 9 5 AND NOTE HERE [B] ___SILENT, ___AUDIBLE, ___PERSONAL, ___FIRE 0 7 THE KEY(S) AND [C] ___SILENT, ___AUDIBLE, ___PERSONAL...

– 24 – TESTING THE SYSTEM TO BE CONDUCTED WEEKLY Using the 5 TEST Key No alarm reports will bes e n t t o t h e c e n t r a lmonitoring station whilethe system is in the Testmode. The TEST key puts your system into the Test mode, which allows each protection point tobe checked for proper operation. ...

– 25 – TESTING THE SYSTEM (Continued) 7. After all protection points have been checked and restored, there should be no zoneidentification numbers displayed. If a problem is experienced with any protectionpoint (no confirming sounds, no display), CALL FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY . 8. Turn off the Test m...

– 26 – TROUBLE CONDITIONS "Check" and "Battery" Displays * Not all systems use wireless sensors. T he word CHECK on the keypad's display, accompanied by a "beeping" at the keypad, indicates a trouble condition in the system. To silence the beeping for these conditions, press ...

– 27 – TROUBLE CONDITIONS (Continued) Words or letters in parentheses ( ) are those that are displayed on Fixed-word keypads. Other Trouble Displays * Any “beeping” that accompanies atrouble display can bestopped by enteringan OFF sequence(code + OFF) ** Not all systems use wireless transmitters. 1....

– 28 – TROUBLE CONDITIONS (Continued) Other Trouble Displays (Continued) 5. AC LOSS (or NO AC) The system is operating on battery power only due to a powerfailure. If only some lights are out on the premises, check circuitbreakers and fuses and reset or replace as necessary. CALLFOR SERVICE if AC po...

– 29 – FIRE ALARM SYSTEM (IF INSTALLED) General Your fire alarm system (if installed) is on 24 hours a day, for continuous protection. In theevent of an emergency, the strategically located smoke and heat detectors will au -tomatically send signals to your system, trigger ing a loud, interrupted pul...

– 30 – FIRE ALARM SYSTEM (Continued) Manually Initiating a Fire Alarm 1. Should you become aware of a fire emergency before your detectors sense theproblem, go to your nearest Keypad and manually initiate an alarm by pressing theappropriate panic key(s), assigned for FIRE emergency (if programmed by...

– 32 – EMERGENCY EVACUATION Steps to Safety • FRONT • BACK • BEDROOM BA TH BEDROOM KITCHEN BACK DOOR 1 FLOOR ST BEDROOM BEDROOM 2 FLOOR ND BA TH BEDROOM PORCH CLOSET Establish and regularly practice a plan of escape in the event of fire. The followingsteps are recommended by the National Fire Protec...

– 33 – QUICK GUIDE TO SYSTEM FUNCTIONS FUNCTION PROCEDURE COMMENTS Check Zones Press READY key. To view faulted zones when system not ready. Arm System Enter code. Press arming key desired:(AWAY, STAY, INSTANT, MAXIMUM) Arms system in mode selected. Quick Arm(if programmed) Press #. Press arming key...

– 34 – SUMMARY OF AUDIBLE/VISUAL NOTIFICATIONS (ALPHA DISPLAY KEYPADS) SOUND CAUSE DISPLAY LOUD, INTERRUPTED*Keypad & Ext. Sounder FIRE ALARM FIRE is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is displayed. LOUD, CONTINUOUS*Keypad & Ext. Sounder BURGLARY/AUDIBLEEMERGENCY ALARM ALARM is displayed...

– 36 – PROTECTION ZONES LIST One or more sensing devices will have been assigned by the installer of your alarm system to each of the variousprotection zones in your system (although not every zone number can be used). For example, the sensing device on your Entry/Exit door may have been assigned to...

– 38 – OWNER'S INSURANCE PREMIUM CREDIT REQUEST (cont.) E. SMOKE DETECTOR LOCATIONS: Furnace Room Kitchen Bedrooms Attic Basement Living Room Dining Room Hall F. BURGLARY DETECTING DEVICE LOCATIONS: Front Door Basement Door Rear Door All Exterior Doors 1st Floor Windows All windows Interior Location...

– 39 – CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS (DOC) STATEMENT NOTICE The Canadian Department of Communications label identifiescertified equipment. This certification means that the equipmentm e e t s c e r t a i n t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s n e t w o r k p r o t e c t i v e ,operational and...

– 41 – FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) Part 68 STATEMENT This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules. On the front cover of this equipment is a label that contains, among otherinformation, the FCC registration number and ringer equivalence number (REN) for this equipment. If reques...

– 42 – WARNING! THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM SYSTEM While this system is an advanced design security system, it does not offer guaranteed protection against burglary or fire or otheremergency. Any alarm system, whether commercial or residential, is subject to compromise or failure to warn for a var...

– 43 – WARNING! THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM SYSTEM (continued) • Telephone lines needed to transmit alarm signals from a premises to a central monitoring station may be out of service or temporarily out of service. Telephone lines are also subject to compromise by sophisticated intruders. • Even i...

N8600 2/97 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Pittway Corporation, and its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates ("Seller"), 165 Eileen Way, Syosset, New York 11791, warrants its FirstAlert Professional security equipment (the "product") to be free from defects in materials and workmanship f...