Digital Security Controls Ltd. 12TR5164 User Manual

This warning contains vital information. As the only individual in contact 

with system users, it is your responsibility to bring each item in this warning 

to the attention of the users of this system.

This system has been carefully designed to be as effective as possible. There 

are circumstances, however, involving fire, burglary, or other types of emer-

gencies where it may not provide protection. Any alarm system of any type 

may be compromised deliberately or may fail to operate as expected for a 

variety of reasons. Some but not all of these reasons may be:

A security system must be installed properly in order to provide adequate 

protection. Every installation should be evaluated by a security professional 

to ensure that all access points and areas are covered. Locks and latches on 

windows and doors must be secure and operate as intended. Windows, 

doors, walls, ceilings and other building materials must be of sufficient 

strength and construction to provide the level of protection expected. A 

reevaluation must be done during and after any construction activity. An 

evaluation by the fire and/or police department is highly recommended if 

this service is available.

This system contains security features which were known to be effective at 

the time of manufacture. It is possible for persons with criminal intent to 

develop techniques which reduce the effectiveness of these features. It is 

important that a security system be reviewed periodically to ensure that its 

features remain effective and that it be updated or replaced if it is found that 

it does not provide the protection expected.

Intruders may enter through an unprotected access point, circumvent a sens-

ing device, evade detection by moving through an area of insufficient cover-

age, disconnect a warning device, or interfere with or prevent the proper 

operation of the system.

Control units, intrusion detectors, smoke detectors and many other security 

devices require an adequate power supply for proper operation. If a device 

operates from batteries, it is possible for the batteries to fail. Even if the bat-

teries have not failed, they must be charged, in good condition and installed 

correctly. If a device operates only by AC power, any interruption, however 

brief, will render that device inoperative while it does not have power. Power 

interruptions of any length are often accompanied by voltage fluctuations 

which may damage electronic equipment such as a security system. After a 

power interruption has occurred, immediately conduct a complete system 

test to ensure that the system operates as intended.

This system’s wireless transmitters have been designed to provide several 

years of battery life under normal conditions. The expected battery life is a 

function of the device environment, usage and type. Ambient conditions 

such as high humidity, high or low temperatures, or large temperature fluctu-

ations may reduce the expected battery life. While each transmitting device 

has a low battery monitor which identifies when the batteries need to be 

replaced, this monitor may fail to operate as expected. Regular testing and 

maintenance will keep the system in good operating condition.

Signals may not reach the receiver under all circumstances which could 

include metal objects placed on or near the radio path or deliberate jamming 

or other inadvertent radio signal interference.

A user may not be able to operate a panic or emergency switch possibly due 

to permanent or temporary physical disability, inability to reach the device in 

time, or unfamiliarity with the correct operation. It is important that all sys-

tem users be trained in the correct operation of the alarm system and that 

they know how to respond when the system indicates an alarm.

Smoke detectors that are a part of this system may not properly alert occu-

pants of a fire for a number of reasons, some of which follow. The smoke 

detectors may have been improperly installed or positioned. Smoke may not 

be able to reach the smoke detectors, such as when the fire is in a chimney, 

walls or roofs, or on the other side of closed doors. Smoke detectors may not 

detect smoke from fires on another level of the residence or building.

Every fire is different in the amount of smoke produced and the rate of burn-

ing. Smoke detectors cannot sense all types of fires equally well. Smoke 

detectors may not provide timely warning of fires caused by carelessness or 

safety hazards such as smoking in bed, violent explosions, escaping gas, 

improper storage of flammable materials, overloaded electrical circuits, chil-

dren playing with matches or arson.

Even if the smoke detector operates as intended, there may be circumstances 

when there is insufficient warning to allow all occupants to escape in time to 

avoid injury or death.

Motion detectors can only detect motion within the designated areas as 

shown in their respective installation instructions. They cannot discriminate 

between intruders and intended occupants. Motion detectors do not provide 

volumetric area protection. They have multiple beams of detection and 

motion can only be detected in unobstructed areas covered by these beams. 

They cannot detect motion which occurs behind walls, ceilings, floor, closed 

doors, glass partitions, glass doors or windows. Any type of tampering 

whether intentional or unintentional such as masking, painting, or spraying 

of any material on the lenses, mirrors, windows or any other part of the 

detection system will impair its proper operation.

Passive infrared motion detectors operate by sensing changes in tempera-

ture. However their effectiveness can be reduced when the ambient tempera-

ture rises near or above body temperature or if there are intentional or 

unintentional sources of heat in or near the detection area. Some of these 

heat sources could be heaters, radiators, stoves, barbeques, fireplaces, sun-

light, steam vents, lighting and so on.

Warning devices such as sirens, bells, horns, or strobes may not warn people 

or waken someone sleeping if there is an intervening wall or door. If warning 

devices are located on a different level of the residence or premise, then it is 

less likely that the occupants will be alerted or awakened. Audible warning 

devices may be interfered with by other noise sources such as stereos, radios, 

televisions, air conditioners or other appliances, or passing traffic. Audible 

warning devices, however loud, may not be heard by a hearing-impaired 

person.

If telephone lines are used to transmit alarms, they may be out of service or 

busy for certain periods of time. Also an intruder may cut the telephone line 

or defeat its operation by more sophisticated means which may be difficult 

to detect.

There may be circumstances when the system will operate as intended, yet 

the occupants will not be protected from the emergency due to their inability 

to respond to the warnings in a timely manner. If the system is monitored, 

the response may not occur in time to protect the occupants or their belong-

ings.

Although every effort has been made to make this system as reliable as pos-

sible, the system may fail to function as intended due to the failure of a com-

ponent.

Most problems that would prevent an alarm system from operating as 

intended can be found by regular testing and maintenance. The complete 

system should be tested weekly and immediately after a break-in, an 

attempted break-in, a fire, a storm, an earthquake, an accident, or any kind of 

construction activity inside or outside the premises. The testing should 

include all sensing devices, keypads, consoles, alarm indicating devices and 

any other operational devices that are part of the system.

Regardless of its capabilities, an alarm system is not a substitute for property 

or life insurance. An alarm system also is not a substitute for property own-

ers, renters, or other occupants to act prudently to prevent or minimize the 

harmful effects of an emergency situation.

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