User Manual
Setup and Operation: Continued
Monitoring of the Smoke or Fire alarm transmitter signals: (supervisor mode)
The Sidekick will monitor the signal path for all smoke and fire alarm transmitters. Each smoke or
fire alarm transmitter transmits a special signal to the Sidekick every two minutes. The Sidekick records the signal
and continues with its normal operation. No alarms are exhibited by the Sidekick.
The Sidekick will turn on its CHK and FIRE ICON on the display along with the RED LED indicating
that the smoke or fire transmitter signal has not been detected for a period of at least 10 minutes. Several conditions
can exist that cause this alarm. They are:
1. Smoke or Fire alarm battery is low
2. The RF wireless transmission path is interfered
3. The unit has been moved or its position changed so that its signal no longer reaches the Sidekick.
Note: Each transmitter must be registered with the Sidekick for proper operation. If not registered, the Sidekick
will ignore the transmitter signals.
Low battery sense:
The Silent Call SMOKE, FIRE and Acoustic Transmitters, operating off of battery power have a built
in low battery sensor. The transmitters will send out a special low battery signal whenever the low battery
condition exits.
The Sidekick upon receiving the signal will display the condition by turning on the units ALARM
LED and displaying the ALARM ICON along with the CHK ICON. For example, a smoke sensor battery is low. The
smoke sensor sends a signal to the Sidekick about its battery condition. The Sidekick will display the FIRE ICON,
the CHK ICON and turn on the FIRE LED. The unit will not turn on the Strobe or Vibrator. The display will
continue to show the low battery condition until the problem is resolved. Once resolved, the transmitter will no
longer send the low battery alarm.
ALL ERASE:
Provisions are made to erase all registered transmitter addresses. The ALL ERASE function is performed as follows:
1. Power off the Sidekick. (unplug the backup battery if used).
2. Press and hold the MINUTES pushbutton DO NOT RELEASE THE BUTTON.
3. Turn the power back on while holding the MINUTES pushbutton in.
4. Once power is on, release the MINUTES pushbutton.
The all erase function is complete and the unit will now need to re-register its transmitters. The Supervisor MODE
is also disabled.