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Maintaining the System (cont’d)
Replacing Batteries
in Wireless Sensors
Wireless sensors
may not have
been used in your
security system
IMPORTANT:
Use only batteries
recommended by
your installer as
replacement.
Each wireless sensor in your system has a 9-volt or 3-volt battery. The system detects a
low battery in wireless sensors, including smoke detectors, the personal emergency
transmitter, and the portable wireless keypad and displays a low battery message*. (A
low battery in a portable wireless keypad is detected as soon as one of its keys is
pressed and is displayed as 00.). Battery-operated smoke detectors with a low battery
also emit a single "chirp" sound approximately once every 20–30 seconds.
Alkaline batteries provide a minimum of 1 year of operation, and in most units and
applications, provide 2–4 years of service. 3-volt lithium batteries provide up to 4 or
more years of operation. Actual battery life will depend on the environment in which
the sensor is used, the number of signals that the transmitter in the sensor has had to
send, and the specific type of sensor. Factors such as humidity, high or low
temperatures or large swings in temperature, may all lead to the reduction of actual
battery life in an installation.
* The low battery message comes on as a warning that battery replacement in
indicated sensor(s) is due within 30 days. In the meantime, a sensor indicating a low
battery condition is still fully operational.
Routine Care
• Treat the components of your security system as you would any other electrical
equipment. Open and close sensor-protected doors or windows gently.
• Keep dust from accumulating on the keypad and all protective sensors, particularly
on motion sensors and smoke detectors.
• The keypad and sensors should be cleaned carefully with a dry soft cloth. Do not
spray water or any other fluid on the units.
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