Chapter 1.0 About your security system
1.0 About your security system
Readthismanualcarefullyandhaveyourinstallerinstructyouonyoursystem'soperationandon
whichfeatureshavebeenimplementedinyoursystem.Allusersofthissystemmustbefullyinstruc-
tedinitsuse.FillouttheSystemInformationpagewithallofyourzoneinformationandaccess
codes,andstorethismanualinasafeplaceforfuturereference.
Note:Theiotegasecuritysystemincludesspecificfalsealarmreductionfeaturesandisclassified
inaccordancewithANSI/SIACP-01-2014ControlPanelStandard-FeaturesforFalseAlarm
Reduction.Consultyourinstallerforfurtherinformationregardingthefalsealarmreductionfea-
turesbuiltintoyoursystem,asthismanualdoesnotcoverallfeatures.
1.1 Fire detection
Ifyourinstallerenablesthisfeature,thissystemcanmonitorfiredetectiondevices,suchassmoke
detectors,andprovideawarningifafireconditionisdetected.Goodfiredetectiondependsonhav-
inganadequatenumberofdetectorsplacedinappropriatelocations.Thisequipmentmustbe
installedinaccordancewithNFPA72(N.F.P.A.,BatterymarchPark,QuinceyMA02269).Care-
fullyreviewtheFireEscapePlanningsectioninthismanual.
1.2 Carbon monoxide detection
Ifyourinstallerenablesthisfeature,thissystemcanmonitorcarbonmonoxidedetectorsand
provideawarningifcarbonmonoxideisdetected.RefertotheFireescapeplanningandCarbon
monoxidedetectorssectionsformoreinformation.
1.3 Testing your system
Thesystemtestactivatesa4-secondcheckofthesystemstatusLEDs,keypadLEDs,buzzer,and
siren.Itisapartition-basedtestandmustbedonewhenthesystemisdisarmed.
Youcanperformasystemtestfromthewebportal.
Thefollowingeventshappenduringasystemtest:
lAllsystemstatusLEDsflashfor4seconds.
lAsystemtesttransmitstothemonitoringstation.
lThesystemchecksthebackupbatterylevel.
lThekeypadLEDsilluminatefor4seconds.
lThesystembuzzersoundsfor4seconds,orthepartitionbuzzerandsirensoundfor2
secondseachinseries.
Testyoursystemweeklytoensurethatitfunctionsasintended.Informyourmonitoringstation
whenyoubeginandendsystemtesting.
Aqualifiedservicetechnicianmusttesthouseholdfirealarmsystemsatleastevery3yearsin
accordancewithNFPA72.Itisyourresponsibilitytotestthesystemweekly,excludingsmoke
detectors.
Ifthesystemfailstofunctionproperly,callyourinstallationcompanyforservice.
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