User Guide

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ALARM DIALING EQUIPMENT
Ifyourhomehasspeciallywiredalarm
equipmentconnectedtothetelephoneline,
ensurethattheinstallationofanyother
non‐alarmdevicesdoesnotdisableyour
alarmequipment.Ifyouhavequestions
aboutwhatwilldisablealarmequipment,
consultyourtelephonecompanyora
qualifiedinstaller.
IMPORTANT: Whenprogramming
emergencynumbers
ormakingtestcalls
toemergencynumbersrememberthe
following:
1 Remainonthelineandbrieflyexplainto
thedispatcherthereasonforthecall.
2 Performsuchactivitiesintheoff‐peak
hours,suchasearlymorningsorlater
evenings.
3 Followthecentralstationoperator’s
instructionsforupdateddialer
programming,ifre‐programmingofthe
dialerisrequired.
Alarmdialingequipmentmustbeableto
seizethetelephonelineandplaceacallin
anemergencysituation.Itmustbeableto
dothisevenifotherequipment
(telephone(s),answeringsystem,computer
modem,etc.)alreadyhasthetelephoneline
inuse.Todoso,alarmdialingequipment
mustbe
connectedtoaproperlyinstalled
RJ31Xthatiselectricallyinserieswithand
aheadofallotherequipmentattachedto
thesametelephoneline.Properinstallation
isdepictedinthefigureonthispage.Ifyou
haveanyquestionsconcerningthese
instructions,youshouldconsultyour
telephonecompanyora
qualifiedinstaller
aboutinstallingtheRJ31Xjackandalarm
dialingequipmentforyou.
Alarm Installation Notes to
Installer
ForproductsequippedwithanRJ31Xjack,
thelineseizefeatureshallbeverified.Be
certainthelocaltelephoneandincoming
lineconnectionsarenotreversed.These
linesarenotreversedifthealarmdialercan
communicatewiththecentralstation.
New Services Notes to User
Theinstallationand/ormonitoringcompany
shallbenotifiedifnewtelephoneservice
(forexample,DSL)isinstalled.