Accenta/Optima User Guide
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Introduction
ThisUser Guide tellsyouhowtooperate your intruder alarmsystem.To simplifythisUserGuidewe have
assumedthat thealarmsystemhas beeninstalledbya professional intruderalarmsysteminstaller (thein-
staller),andthat the system is operated in a “typical”way.Aspects of your system that are not “typical” willbe
describedby yourinstaller.
NOTE: Ifyou have anyquestionsaboutyour intruder alarmsystem,thenconsultyour installer,seecontact
detailsat the front of this User Guide.
Codes
Tooperatethe alarm system you willneed to usea code.Acode is 4 digits long,and can be anynumber from
0000to 9999. By defaultuser code1 is[0][1][2][3]but youshould changethis assoon aspossible.
Alarm System Operation
Thisbookletdescribes three versions of the alarm system. The Optimaversion hasthekeypadandindicators
onthemaincontrolpanel.TheAccentaversionhasthekeypadandindicators on a small remote LCD or
LEDkeypad.Youoperatethealarmsystembypressingkeysonthekeypadandviewingtheindicators.Both
alarmsystemsworkthe same way.BothAccenta and Optimasystems can be fitted with an optional remote
keypad.
PersonalAttack
Iftheinstallerhasprogrammed personal attack on the keypads and ifyou are under threat, or arebeing
attacked,you can activate the alarmby pressing the4and 9keys at the sametime on anyLED keypad.You
can also pressthe two keys marked PA onthe remote LCD keypad. Thealarm system willproduce a loud
alarmsound, and the externalsirenwillbeturned on.
Fire Zones
Zones7 and 8 onyour alarmsystem may havea Fireor Smokedetector connected toit. Inthe eventof a fire
thealarm system will produceadistinctivetwo-tonefirealarm sound, and the outsidesirenwillpulse2sec-
ondson,2secondsoff.You should leave the premises immediately,andonlyre-enterwhenit is safe to do so.
Thealarmcanbe silenced by entering your code.
Power Indicator
The indicatoron the control panel orkeypadwilllightwheneverthemains power supply is present. If
mainspower fails thenthe indicatorwillgoout, but the systemwillrunfromits backup batteryforseveral
hours.Ifthe indicatorgoesoutwhenmainspowerispresentthenafaultmayhavedevelopedonyour
systemand youshouldcontact yourinstaller.
Signalling Device
Youralarmsystemmayhave been fittedwithasignalling device.Thisdeviceusesthe telephone linetosendan
alarmmessagetoanAlarmReceivingCentreintheeventofanalarm.The operator at theARC may request
thepolicetoattendyourpremises.
Features