TheuserstelephoneMUSTBEconnectedtotheReachTELsocket–adoubleadapterontheincominglinemustnot
beused.Iftheuserhasextensiontelephonescareshouldbetakentoensurethatthesearealsoconnectedviathe
ReachTELsocket.Failuretoconnecttheuserstelephonesasdescribedabovemaycausedifficultieswithalarm
calls–ifindoubtseekadvice.
Iftheuserhaselectronicequipmentitshouldbeatleast2metresawayfromtheReachunit.
Failuretoprovidethisseparationmayresultinreducedrangeofpersonalpendantsorotherradiodevices.
REN1
AlltelephoneequipmenthasaRingerEquivalenceNumber(REN)whichisusedtocalculatethenumberofitemsthat
canbeconnectedtoasingletelephoneline.
ARENof4isthemaximumallowedonastandardUKtelephoneline‐theReachhasaRENof1.
IftheRENtotalofallequipmentconnectedtoatelephonelineexceeds4theequipmentmaynotoperatecorrectly.
WithdifferenttypesofequipmentthereisnoguaranteeofcorrectoperationeveniftheRENislessthan4.
Typically1or2standardtelephones(REN1)canbeusedwiththeReach.
WheninstallingaReachunitensureallradiotriggerdevicesincludingthosethatmayhavebeenpreviously
installede.g.smokedetectors,PIR'setc.areregisteredwiththeReachunit.
OncecompleteatestcallshouldberaisedfromeachtriggerdevicetotheAlarmReceivingCentretoensureitis
receivedandthetriggerdeviceiscorrectlyidentified.
Avoidusingharsh,abrasiveorcorrosivecleaningagentsordetergents(e.g.scouringpowders,bleaches,polishes,etc.)
whencleaningtheReachorTouchPendant.
YoucandusttheReachorTouchPendantwithasoftclothorsoftbrush.Forparticularlysoiledunitswipecleanwitha
dampclothandanon‐abrasivecleaningproduct,polishwithadryduster.
DONOTuseawetclothontheReachunit.
TheReachunitincludesdelicateelectronics–toallowwatertocomeintocontactwithitisdangerousandmaycause
damage.Iftheunitdoesgetwet;un‐plugitfromthemainssupplyandswitchoffimmediately,thencontactyour
ServiceProviderbeforeattemptingtore‐useit.
TheReachandTouchPendantbothcontainbatteriesandshouldthereforenotbedisposedofindomesticwaste.
RefertoTynetec’sTelecareBatteryManagementinformation(DocNo.FM0630)fordetailsonbatterytypes,changing
intervalsandsafedisposal.
1.2UNPACKINGTHEREACH
‐HOMEALARM
TheReachAt‐HomeAlarmissuppliedwithaPowerLead,aTelecomLead,aTouchPendantanda
wearingkit.Astandcanbefittediftheunitisbeingmounteduprightoraconnectorcoverifitisbeing
placedflat.Thestand/covermustbefixedwiththescrewprovided.
TouchPendant
ReachAt‐HomeAlarmWearingKit
ConnectorCover
PowerLead TelecomLead Stand/CoverScrew Stand
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