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Thank you for choosing the ZX200/ZX210 or the ZX400/ZX410/ZX440F Security
Control. This control will provide you with years of reliable operation when properly
installed and maintained.
To maximize the benefits of your Security System, it is important to carefully read
the entire contents of this manual and become familiar with all control operations.
Your Security Company Representative has recorded confidential information about
your system in this manual, therefore, you should store it in a secure place. Contact
your Security Company Representative immediately with any questions.
It is important to note however, that no security system provides total protection
over life or property, nor can it detect intrusion or other conditions in all circum-
stances. Ask your Security Company Representative to fully review the features of
your system, indicate areas of potential risk, and detail recommendations for future
upgrades to the system.
The following is a list of general precautions you should follow to maximize the
benefits of your security system:
1. The system must be tested at least once per week to ensure proper operation.
Contact your Security Company Representative for testing procedures and
scheduling of a regular maintenance program.
2. If the system is malfunctioning, have it serviced by a qualified professional as
soon as possible.
3. If the electrical system of the building is altered, be sure that the changes do
not create an interruptible power supply to the control panel.
4. If the telephone system is serviced, test the security system to ensure that
communication to the Central Station is intact.
5. Motion detectors are designed to detect specific types of motion within a
defined area. Be sure that you understand which areas are protected and under
what conditions the system is active (temperature and time variations, etc.).
6. Smoke detection devices cannot detect all types of fire under all circumstances.
Have your Security Company Representative explain the limitations of your fire
system. Have smoke detectors cleaned and tested on a regular basis.
7. Security systems rely upon electrical power as a primary power source. When
the electrical power fails, the control is powered by a standby battery. The
standby battery is automatically checked by the system and should be replaced
by a qualified service technician at regular intervals.
8. If upon returning to the building, you discover that an alarm has occurred, DO
NOT ENTER THE PREMISES. Immediately contact the proper authorities.
9. Be sure to inform your neighbors that a security system has been installed.
Also explain the meanings of the various audible signals and ask them to
contact the appropriate authorities upon activation of an alarm.
10. The ZX200/ZX210 and the ZX400/ZX410/ZX440F Security Controls are UL Listed
for Grade A Household Burglary and UL requires that audible burglar alarms be
sounded by a bell and fire alarms by a horn. For combination burglar and fire
alarm systems, the sounder will emit a temporal tone for fire alarms and a steady
tone for burglar alarms. The fire alarm signal takes priority over the burglar bell.
11. UL requires that exit times not exceed 60 seconds. Entrance times may not
exceed 45 seconds. Cutoff time for siren/bell cannot be less than 4 minutes for
residential fire and burglary and 15 minutes for commercial burglary.
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