User Manual

Emergency Action Plan

Establish and regularly practice a plan of escape with all members of your household in the event of ﬁ re. The National Fire

Protection Association recommends the following steps:

1. Mount your detector or your interior or exterior alarm sounders where they can be heard by all occupants.

2. Determine two means of escape from each room. One path of escape should lead to the door that permits normal

exit from the building. The other should be an alternate escape, such as a window, should the path to the escape

door be impassable. Station an escape ladder at such windows if there is a long drop to the ground.

3. Sketch a ﬂ oor plan of the building. Show windows, doors, stairs, and rooftops that can be used to escape. Indicate

escape routes for each room. Keep these routes free from obstructions and post copies of the escape routes in

every room.

4. Ensure that all bedroom doors are shut while you are asleep, preventing deadly smoke from entering while you

escape.

5. Touch the door before opening it. If the door is hot, check your alternate escape route. If the door is cool, open it

cautiously. Be prepared to slam the door shut if smoke or heat rushes in.

6. When smoke is present, crawl on the ground. Do not walk upright, since smoke rises and may overcome you. Air is

typically clearest near the ﬂ oor.

7. Escape quickly, but don’t panic.

8. Establish a place outdoors, away from your house, where everyone can meet and then take steps to contact the

authorities and account for those missing. Ensure that nobody returns to the premises.

In the Event of a Fire Alarm

Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors may be installed to protect the occupants of the dwelling from the harmful,

and possibly deadly effects of smoke, heat, and ﬁ re-related dangers. The system’s ﬁ re and emergency protection features

are always protecting the premises.

NOTE: A professional installer must ensure that all Smoke/Heat Alarms are installed in compliance with all

national, regional, and local laws, statutes, and guidelines.

Silence a False Fire Alarm

In the event of a false ﬁ re alarm (for example, burning food or another non-emergency condition), you can silence the

alarm.

To silence the alarm:

1. Enter an active user code to silence the alarm.

IMPORTANT: Consult your installer to determine how the Abort Window Dialer Delay is conﬁ gured on your system.

This deﬁ nes the amount of time the system will wait to initiate the digital dialer when an alarm condition is triggered

and speciﬁ es the number of seconds you have to manually abort the alarm, before an alarm report is sent to the

Central Station.

IMPORTANT: Consult your installer to determine how the Alarm Cancel Time is conﬁ gured on your system. This

deﬁ nes the amount of time you have to send an alarm cancellation report to the Central Station. expires. The

factory default setting for the system is ﬁ ve (5) minutes.

2. Review the Alarms screen to determine which sensor activated the alarm.

NOTE: If the alarm restarts, smoke may be present in the alarm’s detection chamber. Enter the user code again.

Then fan the detection chamber on the sensor for 30 seconds.

3. After the problem has been addressed, tap the Clear Alarm History button.

NOTE: For Smoke/Heat Alarms and CO Detectors, the Clear Alarm History button will not permit you to clear any

history until the GC3e Panel receives a message from the sensor that it has returned to normal operations.

NOTE: If Smart Areas are conﬁ gured, the Fire Alarm must be acknowledged and cleared in each Smart Area. This can be

done at a keypad assigned to that area or by using the Smart Areas button on the home screen.