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Fire Alarm System (If Installed) 
 
THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS  
 
General Your fire alarm system (if installed) is on 24 hours a day, for 
continuous protection. In the event of an emergency, the strategically 
located smoke and heat detectors will sound their alarms and 
automatically send signals to your system, triggering a loud, 
interrupted pulsed sound* from the Keypad(s) and any external 
sounders. A FIRE message will appear at your Keypad and remain on 
until you silence the alarm (see below for silencing fire alarms).  
*
 Temporal pulse sounding is produced for Fire alarms, as follows: 
 3 pulses–pause–3 pulses–pause–3 pulses–pause. . . , repeated. 
 
 TYPICAL FIRE EMERGENCY  DISPLAYS 
 
FIRE 01   MASTER 
BEDROOM 
 01
0101 01 
    
ALARM 
 FIRE   
AC 
 
 
 ALPHA DISPLAY KEYPAD FIXED-WORD KEYPAD  
Silencing 
Fire Alarms and 
Clearing Memory 
of Alarm 1.  You can silence the alarm at any time by pressing the OFF key (the 
security code is not needed to silence fire alarms). To clear the 
display, enter your code and press the OFF key again (to clear 
Memory of Alarm). 
2.  If the Keypads FIRE display does not clear after the second OFF 
sequence, smoke detectors may still be responding to smoke or heat 
producing objects in their vicinity. Investigate, and 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. 
When the problem has been corrected, clear the display by 
entering your code and pressing the OFF key.  
 
Smoke Detector 
ResetDepending on the type of smoke detectors in your system, it may be 
necessary to reset the smoke detectors after a fire alarm has been 
turned off. Check with your installer. This reset is accomplished at a 
keypad, as follows:   
Enter User Code*, then press the [1] key (* except “arm only” user).  
						

							 
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Fire Alarm System (Continued) 
THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS    
Manually 
Initiating 
a Fire Alarm 1.  Should you become aware of a fire emergency before your smoke or 
heat detectors sense the problem, go to your nearest keypad and 
manually initiate an alarm by pressing the panic key assigned for 
FIRE emergency for 2 seconds. If a key pair has been assigned for 
fire, press both keys at the same time. See the Using the Panic Keys 
section below for further details. 
2.  Evacuate all occupants from the premises. 
3.  If flames and/or smoke are present, leave the premises and notify 
your local Fire Department immediately. 
4.  If no flames or smoke are apparent, investigate the cause of the 
alarm. The zone number(s) of the zone(s) in an alarm condition will 
be displayed at the keypad. 
 
 
Using the Panic 
Key(s) Assigned 
for FIRE 
Emergency A key or key pair may have been assigned for manually initiating a 
FIRE alarm. See the Panic Keys section for key assignments. 
For convenience, indicate the key or key pair assigned for fire below. 
 
Individual Keys 
A  B C 
   
              Press  the individual key assigned for fire for 2 
seconds.
 
OR 
Key Pairs 
   
   1 OFF       and  ∗ READY 
   
   ∗ READY and     #    
      3 STAY    and  
   #    
 
   DISPLAYS FOLLOWING MANUAL INITIATION OF A FIRE ALARM 
 
FIRE 95 
 
95
9595 95 
    
ALARM 
FIRE
 AC 
 
 
    ALPHA DISPLAY KEYPAD FIXED-WORD KEYPAD 
Press the key pair assigned 
for fire 
at the same time.  
						

							 
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Fire Alarm System (Continued) 
THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS  
 
National Fire Protection Association  
Recommendations on Smoke Detectors 
 
 
With regard to the number and placement of smoke/heat detectors, we 
subscribe to the recommendations contained in the National Fire Protection 
Associations National Fire Alarm Code (NFPA 72) noted below. 
Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire 
detection equipment in all rooms and areas of the household as follows: A 
smoke detector installed outside of each separate sleeping area, in the 
immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and on each additional story of the 
family living unit, including basements and excluding crawl spaces and 
unfinished attics.  
In addition, the NFPA recommends that you install heat or smoke detectors 
in the living room, dining room, bedroom(s), kitchen, hallway(s), attic, 
furnace room, utility and storage rooms, basements and attached garages. 
 
  
						

							 
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Fire Alarm System (Continued) 
THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS  
 
Emergency Evacuation 
 
  

FRONT

BACK

BATH
BEDROOMKITCHEN
BACK DOOR
1   FLOORST
BEDROOM
2    FLOORND
BATHBEDROOMPORCH
CLOSET
BEDROOMBEDROOM
 Establish and regularly practice a plan of escape in the 
event of fire. The following steps are recommended by 
the National Fire Protection Association: 
1.  Position your detector or your interior and/or 
exterior sounders so that they can be heard by all 
occupants. 
2.  Determine two means of escape from each room. 
One path of escape should lead to the door that 
permits normal exit from the building. The other 
may be a window, should your path be impassable. 
Station an escape ladder at such windows if there 
is a long drop to the ground. 
3.  Sketch a floor plan of the building. Show windows, 
doors, stairs and rooftops that can be used to 
escape. Indicate escape routes for each room. Keep 
these routes free from obstruction and post copies 
of the escape routes in every room. 
4.  Assure that all bedroom doors are shut while you 
are asleep. This will prevent deadly smoke from 
entering while you escape. 
5.  Try the door. If the door is hot, check your 
alternate escape route. If the door is cool, open it 
cautiously. Be prepared to slam the door if smoke 
or heat rushes in. 
6.  When smoke is present, crawl on the ground. Do 
not walk upright, since smoke rises and may 
overcome you. Clearer air is near the floor. 
7.  Escape quickly; dont panic. 
8.  Establish a common meeting place outdoors, away 
from your house, where everyone can meet and 
then take steps to contact the authorities and 
account for those missing. Choose someone to 
assure that nobody returns to the house — many 
die going back  
						

							 
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Quick Guide to Basic System Functions 
FUNCTION PROCEDURE  COMMENTS 
Check Zones Press READY key.  View faulted zones when system not 
ready. 
Arm System Enter code. Press arming key desired: 
(AWAY, STAY, NIGHT-STAY, 
MAXIMUM, INSTANT) Arms system in mode selected. 
Quick Arm 
(if programmed) Press #. Press arming key desired: 
(AWAY, STAY, MAXIMUM, INSTANT) Arms system in mode selected, quickly 
and without use of a code. 
Bypass Zone(s) Enter code. Press BYPASS key. 
Enter zone number(s) to be bypassed  
(use 2-digit entries). Bypassed zones are unprotected and 
will not cause an alarm if violated. 
Quick Bypass 
(if programmed) Enter code. Press BYPASS key + [#].  Bypasses all faulted zones 
automatically. 
Silence Sounders 
 Burglary: 
 Fire: 
 Check:  
Enter code. Press OFF key. 
Press OFF key. 
Press any key. 
 
Also disarms system. Memory of alarm 
remains until cleared. 
Memory of Alarm remains until cleared.
Determine cause.  
Disarm System Enter code. Press OFF key.  Also silences sounders. Memory of 
alarm remains until cleared. 
Clear Alarm 
Memory After disarming, enter code again.  
Press OFF key again. Keypad beeps rapidly on entry if alarm 
has occurred while absent. Alarm 
display will remain upon disarming 
until cleared. 
Duress (if active 
and connected to  
Central Station) Arm or disarm normally, but 
use your 4-digit Duress code to do so.  Performs desired action and sends 
silent alarm to Central Station. 
Panic Alarms 
(as programmed) Press key [A], [B], or [C] for at least 2 
seconds or press designated key pairs. See the Panic Keys section for 
emergency functions programmed for 
your system. Note: Keys “A”, “B”, and 
“C” may have been programmed for 
other functions. 
Chime Mode To turn ON or OFF: Enter code. Press 
CHIME key. The keypad will sound if doors or 
windows are violated while system is 
disarmed and chime mode is ON. 
Test Mode To turn ON: Enter code. Press TEST key.
To turn OFF: Enter code. Press OFF key. Tests alarm sounder and allows sensors 
to be tested. 
Phone Access 
if applicable Consult Phone Access Users Guide that 
accompanies the Phone Module. Permits system access remotely, via 
Touch-tone phone.  
						

							 
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Summary of Audible/Visual Notifications 
Fixed-Word Display Keypads  
SOUND CAUSE  DISPLAY 
LOUD, 
INTERRUPTED*
 
Keypad & Ext. FIRE ALARM  
FIRE is displayed; zone number of zone in 
alarm is displayed. If a fire alarm is manually 
activated, zone number 95 will be displayed.  
LOUD, 
CONTINUOUS*
 
Keypad & Ext. BURGLARY/AUDIBLE  
EMERGENCY ALARM  ALARM  is displayed. Zone number of zone in 
alarm is also displayed. 
ONE SHORT BEEP   
(not repeated)   
Keypad only 
 
 a. SYSTEM DISARM  
b. SYSTEM ARMING ATTEMPT 
    WITH AN OPEN ZONE. 
c. BYPASS VERIFY  
 a.  READY indicator light comes on.  
b. Number of the open protection zone displayed.
 
c. Zone numbers of the bypassed protection  
    zones are displayed (one beep is heard for  
    each zone displayed). Subsequently, BYPASS
    is displayed. 
ONE SHORT BEEP 
(once every 40 secs)  
Keypad only a. SYSTEM IS IN TEST MODE 
b. LOW  BATTERY AT A 
    TRANSMITTER 
c.  SYSTEM WILL AUTOARM 
WITHIN 10 MINUTES a. Opened zone numbers will appear. 
b. BAT displayed with zone number of  
     transmitter. 
c. No special display. 
TWO SHORT BEEPS  
Keypad only  ARM AWAY or MAXIMUM 
AWAY is displayed. Red ARMED indicator is lit.
THREE SHORT 
BEEPS 
Keypad only a. ARM STAY, NIGHT-STAY, OR 
INSTANT   
 
b. ZONE OPENED WITH   
SYSTEM IN CHIME  MODE.   a. STAY or INSTANT is displayed. Red  
    ARMED indicator  is lit. 
b. CHIME displayed; zone number of open  
     protection zone will be displayed if the [Q]  
     key is pressed.  
RAPID BEEPING  
Keypad only a. TROUBLE  
 
b. MEMORY OF ALARM  
 
c. SYSTEM LOW BATTERY 
d. EXT. SOUNDER WIRING FAILa. CHECK displayed.  Zone number of troubled  
     protection zone is displayed. 
b. FIRE or ALARM is displayed; zone number 
    of zone in alarm is displayed 
c. BAT displayed with no zone ID number. 
d. CHECK 70 is displayed. 
SLOW BEEPING  
Keypad only a. EXIT DELAY WARNING  
b. ENTRY DELAY WARNING 
 a. AWAY is displayed. 
b. Exceeding the entry delay time without   
    disarming causes alarm. 
* 
If a bell is used as external sounder, fire alarm is pulsed ring; burglary/audible emergency is steady ring.   
						

							 
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Summary of Audible/Visual Notifications 
Alpha Display Keypads 
SOUND CAUSE  DISPLAY 
LOUD, 
INTERRUPTED* 
Keypad & Ext. FIRE ALARM. 
FIRE is displayed; descriptor of zone in alarm is 
displayed. If a fire alarm is manually activated, zone 
number 95 will be displayed.   
LOUD, 
CONTINUOUS* 
Keypad & Ext. BURGLARY/AUDIBLE  
EMERGENCY ALARM. ALARM is displayed. If programmed, descriptor of 
zone in alarm is also displayed 
ONE SHORT BEEP  
(not repeated)   
Keypad only 
 a. SYSTEM DISARM. 
b. SYSTEM ARMING ATTEMPT 
WITH AN OPEN ZONE. 
c. BYPASS VERIFY. a. DISARMED/READY TO ARM is displayed.  
b. Number and descriptor of open protection zone is 
    displayed. 
c. Numbers and descriptors of the bypassed zones  
    are displayed (One beep is heard for each  
    zone displayed).  Subsequently, the following is  
    displayed: DISARMED BYPASS /Ready to Arm.
ONE SHORT BEEP 
(once every 40 secs)  
Keypad only a. SYSTEM IS IN TEST MODE. 
b, LOW BATTERY AT A  
    TRANSMITTER. 
c.  SYSTEM WILL AUTOARM 
WITHIN 10 MINUTES a. Opened Zone identifications will appear. 
b. LO BAT displayed with description of transmitter.
 
c. No special display. 
TWO  SHORT BEEPS  
Keypad only  ARM AWAY or MAXIMUM. 
ARMED AWAY or MAXIMUM displayed. Red 
ARMED indicator lit. 
THREE SHORT 
BEEPS 
Keypad only a.  ARM STAY, NIGHT-STAY, 
OR INSTANT. 
 
b.  ZONE OPENED WHILE  
      SYSTEM  IS DISARMED.a.  ARMED STAY or ARMED INSTANT displayed.  
 Red ARMED indicator lit. 
b.  CHIME displayed, descriptor of open protection  
     zone will be displayed if the [Q] key is pressed. 
RAPID BEEPING  
Keypad only a. TROUBLE. 
 
b. MEMORY OF ALARM. 
 
c. SYSTEM LOW BATTERY. 
d. EXT. SOUNDER WIRE FAIL.a.  CHECK displayed.  Descriptor of troubled 
protection zone is displayed. 
b.  FIRE or ALARM  is displayed; descriptor of zone 
in alarm is displayed. 
c.   SYSTEM LO BAT displayed.  
d.
  BELL FAILURE is displayed. 
SLOW BEEPING  
Keypad only a. EXIT DELAY WARNING  
    (if programmed). 
b. ENTRY DELAY WARNING. a. ARMED AWAY OR MAXIMUM is displayed 
along with You May Exit Now. 
b. DISARM SYSTEM OR ALARM WILL OCCUR 
    is displayed. Exceeding the delay time without 
    disarming causes an alarm. 
* If a bell is used as external sounder, fire alarm is pulsed ring; burglary/audible emergency is steady ring.   
						

							 
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Regulatory Statements and Warnings 
 NOTE: This is a “Grade A” Residential System  
RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSIONS Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Part 15  This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.  Industry Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet Appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.  
TELEPHONE/MODEM INTERFACE FCC Part 68 This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules.  On the front cover of this equipment is a label that contains the FCC registration number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN).  You must provide this information to the telephone company when requested. This equipment uses the following USOC jack: RJ31X This equipment may not be used on telephone-company-provided coin service.  Connection to party lines is subject to state tariffs.  This equipment is hearing-aid compatible.  Industry Canada NOTICE: The Industry Canada Label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets telecommunications network protective, operational and safety requirements as prescribed in the appropriate Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements document(s). The Department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user’s satisfaction. Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company. The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection. The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some situations. Repairs to certified equipment should be coordinated by a representative designated by the supplier. Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions, may give the telecommunications company to request the user to disconnect the equipment. Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are connected together, This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas. CAUTION: Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves but should contact appropriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate.  Ringer Equivalence Number Notice: The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) assigned to each terminal device provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface.  The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed 5.  
Industrie Canada 
AVIS: l’étiquette d’Industrie Canada identifie le matériel homologué. Cette étiquette certifie que le matériel est conforme aux normes de protection, d’exploitation et de sécurité des réseaux de télécommunications, comme le prescrivent les documents concernant les exigences techniques relatives au matériel terminal. Le Ministère n’assure toutefois pas que le matériel fonctionnera à la satisfaction de l’utilisateur. Avant d’installer ce matériel, l’utilisateur doit s’assurer qu’il est permis de le raccorder aux installations de l’enterprise locale de télécommunication. Le matériel doit également être installé en suivant une méthode acceptée da raccordement. L’abonné ne doit pas oublier qu’il est possible que la conformité aux conditions énoncées ci-dessus n’empêche pas la dégradation du service dans certaines situations. Les réparations de matériel nomologué doivent être coordonnées par un représentant désigné par le fournisseur. L’entreprise de télécommunications peut demander à l’utilisateur da débrancher un appareil à la suite de réparations ou de modifications effectuées par l’utilisateur ou à cause de mauvais fonctionnement. Pour sa propre protection, l’utilisateur doit s’assurer que tous les fils de mise à la terre de la source d’energie électrique, de lignes téléphoniques et des canalisations d’eau métalliques, s’il y en a, sont raccordés ensemble. Cette précaution est particulièrement importante dans les régions rurales. Avertissement : L’utilisateur ne doit pas tenter de faire ces raccordements lui-même; il doit avoir racours à un service d’inspection des installations électriques, ou à un électricien, selon le cas.  AVIS : L’indice d’équivalence de la sonnerie (IES) assigné à chaque dispositif terminal indique le nombre maximal de terminaux qui peuvent être raccordés à une interface. La terminaison d’une interface téléphonique peut consister en une combinaison de quelques dispositifs, à la seule condition que la somme d’indices d’équivalence de la sonnerie de tous les dispositifs n’excède pas 5.   
						

							 
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Charts of Your System’s Features  
 
SERVICING INFORMATION
 
Your local authorized service representative is the person best qualified to service your 
alarm system. Arranging some kind of regular service program with him is advisable. 
Your local service representative is: 
Name:   
Address:   
  
Phone:   
 
General Features 
Features  Comments 
Exit Delay  
Entry Delay 1  
Entry Delay 2  
Night-Stay Zones Zones: 
Quick Arm    yes  no 
Quick Bypass    yes  no 
Automatic Paging    yes  no  users: 
Keyswitch Arming 
(circle type of LED lighting) Arm AWAY:  steady  flash 
Arm STAY:  steady  flash 
 
Function Keys 
Function Keys A B C D Comments 
• Single-Button Arming      
• Step Arming       
• Paging (see Paging chart)      
• Time/Date Display      
• Macro Key       
• Emergency Key††: Personal      
• Emergency Key††: Silent Alarm      
• Emergency Key††: Audible Alarm      
• Emergency Key††: Fire      
• Device Activation     Device: 
†† Emergency Keys:   A = [1] / [∗]  B = [∗] / [#]  C = [3] / [#]  
						

							 
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Charts of Your System’s Features 
User Setup 
The following chart will help keep track of system users. To program a user attribute:  
Enter system master code + [8] + user no. + “#” command listed in column heading… 
 User 
No. User 
Name Security 
Code 
enter new code 
Au th. 
Level 
[#] [1] + level 
Access 
Group 
[#] [2] + group 
RF Zone 
Number 
[#] [4] + zone no. Pager 
on/off [#] [5] + 0/1 
01 installer   installer     (1) 
02 system master    master      (1) 
03     (0)   (1) 
04     (0)   (1) 
05     (0)   (1) 
06     (0)   (1) 
07     (0)   (1) 
08     (0)   (1) 
09     (0)   (1) 
10     (0)   (1) 
11     (0)   (1) 
12     (0)   (1) 
13     (0)   (1) 
14     (0)   (1) 
15     (0)   (1) 
16     (0)   (1) Authority Levels:  0 = standard user    Paging:  0 = no paging 
  1 = arm only      1 = allow paging 
  2 = guest     
  3 = duress     
 
Paging Setup 
Automatically Reports Upon…   
 Pager Phone Number 
Prefix Characters 
open/close alarm/trouble zone list  Sched. Func. Key
Pager  
 
           
 
Schedules: master code + [#] + [6] [4]. 
No.  Event  Device No.  Group No.  Start  Stop  Repeat  Random 
 (see list below) for “01” events:  for “02” events: Time/ Day  Time/ Day (0-4)  (yes/no)   (see device list below) enter 1-8     
01 Events:  00 = clear event  03 = latch key report  06 = auto disarm 
  01 = device on/off  04 = forced STAY arm  07 = display “reminder” 
  02 = user access  05 = forced AW AY arm   
Repeat Options: 0 = none; 1 = repeat weekly; 2 = repeat every other week; 3 = repeat every third week; 4 = repeat every fourth week 
 
List of Output Devices  
Device  Description  Schedule No. Function Key 
01      02      03      04