User Manual

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Siren Detectors operate in tandem with existing “Hazard Detectors” including smoke, fire or carbon mono xide
detectors. Siren Detectors are designed to monitor siren sounds coming from a nearby Hazard Detector. When it
detects the siren sound, the Siren Detector reports this event to your LifeShield system. If your system is actively
monitored and connected to an operating telecommunications circuit, the system will send a message to the
monitoring center ("Fire/Smoke" or "Both" setting - a fire alarm message will be sent, "Carbon Monoxide" - a
carbon monoxide message will be sent). Siren Detectors are designed for use only in residential homes, not
commercial or industrial applications. The LED lights when the Siren Detector is transmitting or a siren sound is
detected.
A SIREN DETECTOR DOES NOT DETECT HAZARDS SUCH AS FIRE, SMOKE, OR CARBON
MONOXIDE. INSTEAD, IT MONITORS FOR THE SOUND OF HAZARD DETECTOR SIRENS THAT
FEATURE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. ARE LOCATED WITHIN 3 INCHES OF THE SIREN
DETECTOR, 2. ARE MANUFACTURED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH UL985
INDUSTRY STANDARDS, 3. CREATE SOUND VOLUME OF AT LEAST 85 DBA AT 10 FEET AT 3000
HZ, AND 4. SOUND FOR AT LEAST 20 CONTINUOUS SECONDS. MOST HAZARD DETECTORS LESS
THAN 10 YEARS OLD MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS.
THE SIREN DETECTOR MUST SUCCESSFULLY TEST WITH THE HAZARD DET ECTOR AT LEAST
TWICE PER YEAR. IF A SIREN DETECTOR DOES NOT SUCCESSFULLY RESPOND TO A HAZARD
DETECTOR SIREN DURING A TEST, IT MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON TO DETECT A SIREN
DURING AN ACTUAL HAZARD CONDITION. THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
RECOMMENDS REPLACING HAZARD DETECTORS OVER 10 YEARS OLD SINCE THE
ELECTRONICS MAY NO LONGER RELIABLY DETECT HAZARDS.
YOU MUST REPLACE HAZARD DETECTOR AND SIREN DETECTOR BATTERIES AT LEAST ONCE
PER YEAR. IMMEDIATELY REPLACE THE BATTERY ON ANY SIREN DETECTOR OR HAZARD
DETECTOR WHEN THE BATTERY IS LOW. SIREN AND HAZARD DETECTORS MAY NOT
OPERATE PROPERLY WHEN THE BATTERY IS LOW OR OLD.
IF HAZARD DETECTORS ARE INTERCONNECTED, ONE HAZARD DETECTOR MAY SOUND ITS
SIREN BASED UPON A SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER HAZARD DETECTOR. IN THIS
MANNER, ONE SIREN DETECTOR MAY MONITOR HAZARDS REPORTED BY MORE THAN ONE
HAZARD DETECTOR. TO DETERMINE INTERCONNECTION, PRESS AND HOLD THE TEST
BUTTON ON ONE HAZARD DETECTOR FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS. IF SIRENS ON OTHER
HAZARD DETECTORS SOUND DURING THIS TEST, THE HAZARD DETECTORS ARE
INTERCONNECTED. IF HAZARD DETECTORS ARE NOT INTERCONNECTED, A SIREN
DETECTOR IS REQUIRED FOR EACH HAZARD DETECTOR. TWO (2) INDIVIDUAL SIREN
DETECTORS MONITORING TWO SEPARATE HAZARD DETECTORS IS STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED.
After initial installation, testing the Siren Detector may cause a message to the monitoring center, resulting in an
emergency dispatch to your premises. To avoid this situation:
Option A. Temporarily disable monitoring prior to testing, under LifeView, Account Profile, Profile
Settings. Re-enable monitoring after testing is complete.
Option B. On the Console, put the system into "Sensor Test" mode (Utilities → System Test → Sensor
Test) prior to testing. The system will return to normal operation after testing is complete.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled