First Alert FA 270 Instruction Manual

FIRST ALERT

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

FOR FA 270 KEYPADS

SECURITY SYSTEM

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Table of Contents

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………… 1
System Basics…………………………………………………………………………….. 1
Burglary Protection……………………………………………………………….. 1
Fire Protection…………………………………………………………………….. 1
Security Codes……………………………………………………………………. 1
Zones and Partitions……………………………………………………………… 1
Arming & Disarming…………………………………………………………….… 2

Alarms……………………………………………………………………………… 2
Memory of Alarm………………………………………………………………….. 2

Phone Access…………………………………………………………………….. 2
Functions of the Keypad…………………………………………………………………. 2
Purpose of Number Keys………………………………………………………………… 2
Function Keys……………………………………………………………………………… 3
LED Indicators……………………………………………………………………………… 3
Entry / Exit Delays………………………………………………………………………… 3
Checking for Faulted Zones……………………………………………………………… 4
Arming your

Arming Modes……………………………………………………………………... 4

Arming Commands……………………………………………………………….. 5
Disarming your System………………………………………………………………...… 6
Bypassing a Zone………………………………………………………………………… 6
Chime Mode……………………………………………………………………………….. 7
Trouble Alerts……………………………………………………………………………… 7
Low Battery……………………………………………………………………….. 7
Fire Trouble……………………………………………………………………….. 7
AC Power………………………………………………………………………….. 7
Accidental Alarms…………………………………………………………………………. 7
When a Burglary Occurs…………………………………………………………………. 8
Fire Alarm………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Silencing Fire Alarm and Clearing Memory……………………….……………………. 9
Smoke Detector Reset……………………………………….…………………………… 9
Programming Security Codes…………………………………………………………… 9
Arming Difficulty…………………………………………………………………………… 9
Pass Card…………………………………………………………..…………….. 10
Alarm Maintenance and Testing…………………………………………………………. 10

ATP ALARMS First Alert System………………………………….. 4

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Introduction

Congratulations on your ownership of a First Alert security system from ATP ALARMS. You’ve
made a wise choice, for it represents the latest in security protection technology today. This system
provides:

• Three forms of protection: burglary, fire* and emergency

• At least one keypad which provides control of the system and displays system status.

• Various sensors for perimeter and interior burglary protection

• Smoke or combustion detectors* designed to provide early warning in case of fire.

Your system may also have been programmed to automatically send alarm or status messages over
the phone lines to our ULC co-listed Central Monitoring Station located right here in the Okanagan.

*Commercial installations and some residential systems may not include fire protection –

Confirm your system status through our office.

System Basics

Burglary Protection

• There are several modes of burglary protection: Stay, Night-Stay, Away, Instant, & Maximum.

STAY: arms perimeter zones only the entry delay is on. INSTANT: same as STAY, except the
entry delay is off. NIGHT-STAY: arms perimeter zones and selected interior zones; entry
delay on. MAXIMUM: same as AWAY, except entry delay is off

• You can BYPASS selected zones while leaving the rest of the system armed.

• Chime mode alerts you to the opening of protected doors and windows even while the system

is disarmed.

Fire Protection

• Fire protection is always active (if installed) and an alarm sounds if a fire condition is detected.

• Refer to the Fire Alarm System section for information regarding fire protection & smoke

detectors.

Security Codes

• You were assigned a 4-digit security code during system installation.

• Use your security code when arming and disarming the system, and when performing other

system functions.

• Other users should be assigned different security codes, each can have different authority

levels, which define the system functions that particular user can perform.

Zones and Partitions

• The system sensing devices have been assigned to various “zones,” which are specific areas

of protection (e.g. front door, kitchen window, etc.)

• Zone numbers are displayed at the keypad when an alarm or trouble condition occurs on a

sensor

• Partitions provide independent areas of protection, with each partition containing a group of

zones that can be armed and disarmed without affecting other zones or users.

• Partitioned systems can include a common zone area, which is an area shared by users of

both partitions (such as a lobby in a building)

Arming & Disarming Burglary Protection

• The system must be armed before the burglary protection can sense intrusions.

• To arm your system, enter your security code followed by the desired arming mode key.

• To disarm the system, enter your user code then press the 1

OFF key.

Alarms

• When an alarm occurs, both the keypad and external sounder will sound, and the keypad will

display the zone(s) causing the alarm

• An alarm message will also be sent to our monitoring station.

• To stop the alarm from sounding, and to cancel the police response, simply disarm the

system. A “Cancel Alarm” signal will be sent to our monitoring station.

Memory of Alarm

• When an alarm condition occurs, the keypad displays the number(s) of the zone(s) that

caused the problem, and displays the type of alarm (e.g. 01 ALARM FIRE or 05 Alarm for a
burglary.)

• The message remains displayed even after disarming the system. To clear the memory, enter

your security code into the keypad and select 1

OFF again.

Phone Access

• If included, a phone Module permits you to access the system via a touch-tone phone, either

on-premises or by calling-in when away.

• You can receive synthesized voice messages over the telephone regarding the status of the

security system

• You can arm and disarm the system and perform most function commands remotely via the

telephone, with voice confirmation provided after each command.

• Refer to the Phone Access User’s Guide supplied with the Phone Module for information

regarding the use of this feature.

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Functions of the Keypads

NOTE: The numbers printed boldly directly on the keys indicate their primary purpose; the functions

printed smaller on the keys indicate their alternate or secondary purpose.

Primary Purpose of Number Keys

KEYS 0-9: Used to enter your security code(s) and to perform their associated system function

after the security code has been entered.

Secondary Purpose of Number Keys

1 OFF Disarms burglary portion of the system, silences alarms and audible trouble indicators,

and clears visual display after problem’s correction

AWAY Arms the entire burglary system, perimeter and interior.

2

STAY Arms perimeter portion of burglary system only. Interior protection is not armed,

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allowing movement within premises without causing an alarm. If pressed twice in
succession and your system is set up for Night-Stay Mode arming, your alarm will be
armed in Night-Stay mode.