Installation Guide

SK618 / SK678 Instruction Manual – Rev 2017/06
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and can repeat the cycle up to 5 times. It will continue calling until the system is DISARMED. Simply
answering the phone call will not interrupt the cycles.
The receiver of the phone call will hear a sequence of beeps indicating the triggered zone (see section
4.4.2 - Receiving an alarm call).
By default, remote notifications are enabled.
To enable or disable remote notifications:
1. Enter programming mode.
2. Choose the telephone notifications menu option.
3. Use the */UP or #/DOWN buttons to change the setting, and the ARM/DISARM
button to confirm your selection.
2.5.1. Setting the number of call attempts
By default, the alarm centre is pre-set to attempt 3 cycles of calls. Each cycle consists of calling all the
programmed phone numbers. The maximum number of call cycles is 5.
To change the number of cycles:
1. Enter programming mode.
2. Choose the CYCLE menu option.
3. Use the */UP or #/DOWN buttons to change the setting, and the ARM/DISARM
button to confirm your selection.
2.6. Adding and removing phone numbers
Do not enter your own home phone number as one of the programmed phone numbers. The alarm
centre uses your phone line to dial out, and it will not work if it attempts to dial that same. You must
also enter complete phone numbers, including area codes and if long distance, include the 1.
To program phone numbers into the alarm centre’s memory:
1. Enter programming mode.
2. Choose the MEMORY menu option.
3. Press */UP or #/DOWN and use the ARM/DISARM
button to choose a memory location from 1 to 5. The numbers
will be dialed in the sequence they are entered.
4. Enter the phone number you’d like to store. Phone numbers can be up to 32 digits long, but only
the last 16 digits entered will be displayed on the screen.
a. You can use the PAUSE function to insert a pause of 4 seconds into the phone number.
This can be useful to dial a phone number with an extension, for example 202-555-4635
x234.
b. When entering a phone number, press and hold the DEL./PAUSE button for 2
seconds until the letter F appears on the screen. This F indicates a pause of 4 seconds
before continuing to the next digit in the phone number.