DSC Power Series - Non-alpha (Icon) Keypad system test
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to perform a system/communications test of your alarm system (DSC Power Series or DSC Power Series Neo) Security Alarm Monitoring System, and how to silence that beep:
Call Reed Security Support (306-653-3200 option 3) or the Monitoring Station (1-800-268-6870) prior to inform they you will be conducting a test.
- Press [*] [6]
- Enter Your Master Code
- Press [4]
- All keypad lights will activate, as will the keypad sounder and siren. This will happen for two seconds
- For the duration of the test, the Ready, Armed and Trouble lights will flash
- Walk through your system and activate every device on the system. This could mean opening doors and windows and walking in front of motion sensors.
- Zones will Show Opened and Closed on the Keypad. A second person can assist to check the zones as they open and close on the system
- Call back Reed Security or the Monitoring Station once the tests are complete.
Users are responsible for regularly testing their system for proper function.
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