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Connecting the Medical Alert Plus base station
Please follow these simple steps to get the system set up and tested.
STEP FOUR
Test the base station
Test your system for the first time with an
ADT agent to ensure it's working properly.
Please call (800) 568-1216, option 2.
Test button
Please test your system on a monthly
basis using the test button.
For monthly testing, you can use the test button on your cellular
base station to conduct a test without speaking to an
emergency response operator by following these steps:
In order to test your system on battery backup, please unplug the
power cord from the AC outlet.
Remember to plug your base station back into the
AC outlet, if you unplugged it for testing.
1. Touch and hold the test button until you hear “User auto-test.”
This will take approximately 6 seconds.
•You will hear an announcement over the base station that will instruct
you to press the emergency button or pendant.
2. Press the emergency button on the base station or the help button
on the neck pendant or wristband.
•The base station will announce “Test call sent to emergency response
center.”
•If your test was successful, you will hear “Thank you for testing your
device” from the base station speaker.
•If your test was not successful, the base station will announce “User
auto-test failed.”
