First Alert FA560VKP User Manual

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FA560VKP

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Voice Keypad

User Guide

This document provides Operating Instructions for your keypad’s voice features. Refer to your
security system User Guide for all other security system functions and operating procedures.

Message Center

The FA560VKP keypad features a voice message
center that lets you record and playback one message.

•

The message can be up to 2.5-minutes long

•

The message remains in the keypad’s memory until a

new message is recorded.

•

The volume control of the message is adjustable.

•

Refer to the procedures below when using the

Message Center functions.

To record a message:

Press

#

FUNCTION

+

0

VOICE

+

RECORD

1

OFF

keys.

The red MESSAGE indicator will light, indicating recording in progress.

ARMED MESSAGEREADY

STAY

AWAY

OFF

A

1

RECORD

MAX

4

B

INSTANT

7

C

READY

D

STATUS

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3

2

VOLUME

PLAY

BYPASS

TEST

6

5

CHIME

CODE

9

8

#

0

FUNCTION

VOICE

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To end recording:

Press

: A message cannot be recorded during the Exit Delay period.

Note

OFF

1

RECORD

key.

The red MESSAGE LED will flash indicating a message waiting to be

played. After the message is played once, the MESSAGE LED will go
out.

To play a message:

Press

#

FUNCTION

+

0

VOICE

+

3

PLAY

STAY

keys.

The recorded message plays and the red MESSAGE LED turns off. The

recorded message will remain in memory until a new message is
recorded.

To adjust the volume:

then press the desired volume control key [3]

Press

Note:

#

FUNCTION

•

Adjusting message volume

+

0

VOICE

cannot be adjusted while playing a message.

•

Each time you enter the command to adjust the volume, the word

+

AWAY

2

VOLUME

keys,

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adjusts status volume.

Volume

“CHECK will be heard to verify the current setting.

Chime and Status Features

Voice Chime

You can set the keypad(s) to announce faulted (opened) entry/exit or perimeter zones whenever
the control panel’s Chime mode is on by turning on the Voice Chime mode.

AWAY

To turn Voice Chime On/Off:

When on, any faulted zone(s) causes a voice status annunciation, chime,
and display. When off, the sounder will still provide chime when the
control’s Chime mode is on.

Voice Status

Press the

#

FUNCTION

+

0

VOICE

+

VOLUME

2

MAX

4

+

keys.

You can use the STATUS [

✱

] key to announce system status and display any system and/or zone
faults (if they exist) by first turning on the Voice Chime mode (see above). When Voice Chime
mode is on, pressing the STATUS [

✱

] key displays and announces current system status and
zone descriptors (programmed by your installer) of faulted zones. If zone descriptors are not
programmed, the respective faulted zone numbers are announced.

READY

To Announce Status:

Press the

must be “on”; see above.)

#

FUNCTION

+

0

VOICE

The respective system status is announced (e.g. “Disarmed Ready to

+

✱

STATUS

keys once.

(Voice Chime mode

Arm” or “Disarmed Not Ready to Arm”).

To Announce Faults:

Note

: Status cannot be announced during the Exit Delay period.

READY

Press the

✱

STATUS

key a second time within 10 seconds of the first

press.

Up to 3 faulted zones are announced with their zone descriptors, if
programmed. If zone descriptors are not programmed, the respective
zone numbers are announced.

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