ADT Safewatch User Manual

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– 6 –SYSTEM OVERVIEWSYSTEM OVERVIEWSYSTEM OVERVIEWSYSTEM OVERVIEWFeaturesFalse Alarm PreventionMany false alarms are caused by simple accidents, like forgetting to close a door when you leave. TheLYNXR-ENSIA is equipped with several features that help prevent false alarms. Some of thesefeatures are optional or programmable. Although turning off some of these features may provideadditional security, it may also increase the chances of false alarms. Your installer can help you decideif you want to use the optional false alarm prevention features or not. The following provides a briefexplanation of the features included with your security system that help prevent false alarms fromoccurring, and what you should do if such alarms occur.• Exit/Entry Delays: Your security system has been programmed with delay times that allow you toexit the premises after arming, and to disarm the system upon entry before an alarm occurs. If youleave the premises too late when exiting, or disarm too late when arriving home, it will cause a falsealarm. If an alarm occurs, you should disarm the system immediately, and wait for your securitymonitoring company to call you.• Exit Alarms: Leaving the premises and forgetting to close the door is a common cause of false alarms.The security system will sound an alarm, and display EA, indicating, “exit alarm”. The security systemprovides extra time for you to disarm the system before dialing your monitoring company. Disarmingthe system immediately may prevent a call to your alarm monitoring company.• Exit Time Restart-Exit Delay Restart/Reset: If you leave the premises and enter again before theexit delay has expired, the system will restart the exit time giving you more time to leave. If there areless than 10 seconds left to exit, the system will sound fast beeps, indicating an alarm will occur soon ifyou don’t exit or disarm immediately. When this occurs, you should disarm the system and arm againwhen you are ready to leave. The Exit Delay can also be restarted by entering CODE + STAY• Auto Stay Feature: If you arm the system in the “AWAY” mode from the LYNXR keypad or RFkeypad but no one exits, the alarm system will automatically change to the “STAY” mode. This willprevent you from tripping alarms by remaining on premises. Disarm the system and arm away againwhen you are ready to leave.• Burglary Abort Window: Your security system has a delay between the time a burglary alarmsounds, and the time the monitoring company is called. This delay gives you time to disarm thesecurity system before the alarm is reported to the monitoring company. This delay is factory presetat 30 seconds, but may be increased or decreased by your installer.• False Alarms: If a burglary or fire alarm condition occurs and the system has been disarmed, thekeypad will display “CA” or cancel. If this was a false alarm, wait for the monitoring company to callyou. They will verify your security code or password and prevent them from calling emergencypersonnel to respond to a false alarm.