A security alarm is an alarm system that detects intrusion or burglaries can a residential (such because a family or apartment) or commercial (such because a department or office) building. It is used ought commonly deter intrusion, break-ins, vandalism, and much more. Here are some common directions above how ought use a security system manufactured by Honeywell, including ADT.[1]
1. Arming/Disarming a Security System
1) check the ready flare is it green. if the LED is no green, you cannot arm the system. check because any cavity doors listed above the display.
- If a transfer detector is tripped, the LED will no festival green, besides you will nevertheless exist able ought arm the system STAY.
2) Enter your four-digit PIN above the keypad. Then journal the following keys depending above what you are doing:
- OFF: Disarms the security system, and clears any previous alarms or faults. The keypad beeps once.
- AWAY: arms the security system can "away" mode. This enables crude sensors, including transfer detectors, doors, windows, and cup cease detectors. The security panel often beeps until the exit defer (time you dine ought desert the premises) ends, and beeps rapidly within the final 10 seconds. The defer resets if an exit gate is opened within the final ten seconds of exit delay.
- STAY: arms the security system can "stay" mode. This enables crude sensors however because transfer detectors. The security system beeps three times.
- NIGHT-STAY: arms crude perimeter sensors, plus a little transfer detectors. ought conduct so, journal the remain button twice after entering your security code. The transfer detectors armed can NIGHT-STAY is programmed by your security installer.
- INSTANT: arms the security system can "stay" mode, besides removes the entrance delay. The entrance defer is the grace ripen ago the alarm sounds. The entrance defer is situation by the installer of the security system. The security system beeps three times.
3) desert the premises within the exit delay. This is the general time that is situation by the installer, which allows because natural exit across major doors.
- An alarm sounds soon if a gate no normally used because exit, or if any enabled sensor is tripped. if the keypad is equipped with a aloud sounder, then that will exist used ought sound the alarm. if the keypad is no equipped, then any external sounders, across with alternating high and low-frequency continual beeps will sound.
4) festival off the system upon return. conduct this by entering your PIN and pressing OFF. after the entrance defer ends, the alarm will sound.
- During the entrance delay, the keypad will beep continuously until the defer ends. during the final ten seconds, the keypad will beep rapidly.
- If a artificial alarm sounds, enter your four-digit PIN then journal OFF within two minutes ought fly the monitoring center being notified. ought clean the artificial alarm, enter your four-digit PIN again then journal OFF.
2. Testing Your Security System
1) Enter your four-digit PIN then journal TEST. Then journal [0]. The alarm will sound because a little seconds, then the show will scan "Test" or "Test can Progress".
2) cavity a gate or window ought trial it. You to hear three beeps, followed by the title of the region (if your security system is sound equipped).
3) Bang near a cup cease detector ought trial it. You to hear three beeps, followed by the title of the zone.
4) walk by a transfer detector ought trial it. You to hear three beeps, followed by the title of the zone.
5) trial a smoke detector by inserting an Allen key into the "Test" cavity of the smoke detector. This will sound the eliminate alarm without notifying the eliminate department.
6) trial crude other security functions by calling your security company.
7) Deactivate trial means by entering your four digit PIN and pressing OFF, or by calling your security company. to you disregard ought deactivate trial mode, trial means will deactivate automatically after four hours.
3. Bypassing a Security Zone
1) Enter your four-digit PIN, followed by BYPASS, followed by the two digit constitution because region ought exist bypassed. The keypad to beep once.
- Bypassing a region disables it nevertheless armed. if a bypassed region is tripped, the alarm system will simply disregard it. You dine ought bypass the region each time you desire ought arm the security system, because bypassed zones are reset upon disarming the security system.
2) Bypass crude zones. Enter can your four-digit PIN, followed by BYPASS, followed by the "#" key. The keypad to beep because each bypassed zone.
4. Sounding an alarm Manually
1) involve down the tough alphabet key. Alternatively, journal the concrete two buttons.
- To sound a eliminate alarm, journal the button with a pictogram of a eliminate because two seconds. Alternatively, journal the two buttons with arrows from the eliminate symbol.
- To sound a security alarm, journal the button with a pictogram of a police safeguard because two seconds. Alternatively, journal the two buttons with arrows from the police symbol, or journal the fright button above the keychain remote.
- To sound a medical alarm, use a medical pendant you are wearing or journal the help button above the medical intercom. Alternatively, journal the button with a pictogram of a medical cross because two seconds, or journal the two buttons with arrows from the medical button.
2) Enter your four-digit duress PIN can an emergency "duress" situation. if forced ought disarm your security system, enter this four-digit constitution onto the security panel and journal OFF. This will notify the police immediately.
- There will exist no notification (phone scream or text message) that the haste center has received the alarm. The police can receive up ought 5 minutes ought arrive. invent certain that everyone knows this PIN, and invent certain that it is unique used can an emergency.
5. Changing, Adding or Removing a Security Code
1) Enter your four-digit security code. Next journal CODE, then the user number. The defaults are follows:
- 01 is reserved because the installer code.
- 02 is reserved because the master code.
- 03/33 is reserved because the partition code.
2) pursue the tough step:
- To add/change a user code, enter their code. The security system beeps once.
- To delete a user code, journal # then 0.
- To change the permissions of that code, journal # then 1 then any of the following: 0 is arm only. 1 is guest. 2 is duress code. 3 is master code.
6. Clearing a artificial alarm Signal
1) scream the toll free amount because your security company. common numbers:
- ADT: 1-800-ADT-ASAP (238-2727)
- AT&T: 1-800-ATT-ASAP (282-2727)
- Bay Alarm: 1-800-470-1000
2) explain what happened. say your passphrase.
- Should you fail ought say your passphrase, the company will reject ought end your action, and, depending above the situation, haste the police and/or the eliminate department.
3) exist polite. Being crude will just enhance the situation.
7. Troubleshooting
1) check ought scream on if the sensor is within mountain of the RF receiver and charged (if the sensor is wireless) or if the wires ought the sensor are no chop (if the sensor is wired).
2) check that the security system is receiving power. if your security system is displaying "NO AC" or "AC LOSS" above the screen, then invent certain that there is no blackout can the region and that the outlet because the security system is receiving power. if your security system is displaying "LO BAT", then replace the battery above the security system (if no zones are displayed) or any zones displayed. The security system requires a lead-acid battery, and the sensors implore alkaline batteries.
3) scream the toll free amount because your security company. common numbers:
- ADT: 1-800-ADT-ASAP (238-2727)
- AT&T: 1-800-ATT-ASAP (282-2727)
- Bay Alarm: 1-800-470-1000
4) Bypass any faulty zones. Until the security company provides you with the inherent goods ought service your alarm, bypass them.
- When a service person does festival ought service your security system, check their credentials. You conduct no desire them ought cease your security system even further.
