Sensaphone 1800 User Manual
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Chapter 4: Zone Programming
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ALARM RECOGNITION TIME
The Alarm Recognition Time is the length of time an alert condition
must be present before a valid alarm exists and dial-out is activated.
If a condition exists and then clears within the recognition time, it is
not considered an alarm. This is useful to prevent nuisance dialouts
for momentary alarm conditions or on self-correcting equipment.
Each Zone can be programmed with a different recognition time,
including power alarms and Sound Level Alarms. The default
recognition time is 3 seconds for Zones, 5 minutes for Power, and 8
seconds for Sound level. You may program the recognition time for
Zone and Power alarms from 0 seconds up to 272 minutes. Sound
level alarms may be programmed from 5 to 60 seconds.
NOTE: When the main power fails, the 1800 will
announce out loud “Power is OFF” every 15 sec-
onds. It will do this regardless of the programmed
recognition time. As a result, when the programmed
recognition time is finally met, the unit will dial
immediately and not wait the programmed Call
Delay time. The Power Alarm is the only one treat-
ed in this fashion.
To program the Alarm Recognition Time:
1. Press the SET key.
2. Press the REC TIME key.