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X GEM-P1664 Installation Instructions
WI1424A 1/06
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TESTING THE SYSTEM
After installation is completed, test the system as follows.
 1. Call the central station to inform them of the test.
 2. Initiate an alarm, preferably on a zone that activates a steady siren, and verify proper signalling.
 3. Call the central station to confirm their receipt of a good transmission.
Note: Be sure to test all enabled keypad panics.
Signal Strength Testing/Wireless Systems
To test the operation of wireless transmitters, proceed as follows.
 1. Enter the Fault-Find Mode. (See Dealer Mode on page 52. Panel must be disarmed).
 2. Fault a point of the transmitter to be tested by opening the loop. If the signal strength of the transmitter is
3 or greater, the keypad will beep, as follows:
 3. Restore the wireless point (close the loop).
 The transmitter signal strength will be displayed on a scale of 3-10 with 3 considered marginal and 10
considered excellent. Note that if the signal strength is less than 3, the keypad will not beep and the strength
will not be displayed. Except in the Fault-Find Mode, signal strengths less than 3 will be entered into the
system log. Upon zone restore, the keypad will beep once.
Testing the System
Signal Power Beeps
0-2 0
3 1
4-5 2
6-7 3
8-10 4