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Siren
Siren does not respond to keypad
• Keypad low battery or bad connection. Check
battery connections and polarity, if OK replace
battery.
• Siren batteries are completely exhausted. Check
siren batteries by removing siren cover, if there is
no tamper alarm when removed, replace batteries
with new alkaline equivalents.
• Keypad not learnt-in. If siren produces a tamper
alarm when the cover is removed, and keypad is
OK, learn-in the keypad.
Siren produces a 3 second alarm when
disarmed
• There has been a previous alarm and there might
be an intruder still in the premises.
Siren produces a series of pips when armed or
disarmed
• The siren has low batteries. Check that the
siren produces a series of pips when arming
and disarming, indicating low batteries. Change
batteries with new alkaline replacements.
• The siren tamper switch has been disturbed.
Check that the siren produces a series of pips only
when arming, indicating a tamper condition. Check
that the siren cover is firmly secured and the
tamper switch plunger is in contact with the wall. If
not use suitable packing material to fill gap.
Siren produces an interrupted tone when
sounding an alarm
• The siren has low batteries. Change batteries with
new alkaline replacements.
Keypad
The keypad LED will not light when the arm key
is pressed
• Battery is completely exhausted. Change battery
with CR2032 coin cell replacement.
The siren will not respond to the disarm user
code
• Ensure that the keypad mode is correct by entering
test mode and pressing button “A” then “8”.
Forgotten user PIN code
• Remove battery and reinsert with the number
“3” key pressed. The keypad will go back to
the “0000” keypad code. The keypad will now
have to be re-learnt into the Siren, see either
“Programming the siren based system” or “Adding
accessories” sections.
PIR
PIR does not respond to movement
• Previous movement has triggered the PIR sleep
timer (see page 7) is preventing subsequent
movement detection. Arm system and vacate
protected room for at least 1.5 minutes before
testing.
PIR is slow to respond
• This is normal, the PIR has sophisticated false
alarm filtering that will filter out random fluctuations
and responds to genuine movement across field of
view, it is less sensitive walking directly towards it.
PIR gives false alarms
• Check pets have no access to protected area.
• Check that PIR is not pointed at sources of heat or
moving objects, e.g. fluttering curtains.
• Check that PIR is not mounted above convector
heaters or pointing directly at windows.
PIR LED flashes
• Batteries are low or the tamper switch is disturbed.
Check that the tamper switch spring is making
contact with base. If the tamper switch is OK,
change batteries with new alkaline replacements.
PIR does not respond to movement after test/
learn button has be pressed
• Batteries are completely exhausted. Change
batteries with new alkaline replacements, LED will
flash for 30 seconds while components initialise.
Door contact
Door contact LED flashes
• Batteries are low or the tamper switch is disturbed.
Check that the tamper switch spring is making
contact with the mounting surface. If the tamper
switch is OK, change batteries with new alkaline
replacements.
Door contact does not respond to door
opening after test/learn button has been
pressed
• Batteries are completely exhausted. Change
batteries with new alkaline replacements
• The magnet is too far away from the door contact.
Check that the gap between door contact and
magnet is not greater than 8mm.
Troubleshooting
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