Basic Operation; Activating A Portable Panic Button; Activating The Panel Call Button; After Initiating A Call, The Panel - GE CareGard Installation Instructions Manual

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Basic Operation

Programming

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The system's main function is to respond to a portable panic button or the panel Call button.

Activating a Portable Panic Button

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To activate a portable panic button:
Š Personal Help Button — Press the help button until the red light flashes.
Š Pendant Panic — Press and hold the button for two seconds.
Š Touchpad / Keychain Touchpad — Press and hold the two emergency buttons.

Activating the Panel Call Button

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To activate the panel Call button:
1. Press Call. The panel announces "Contacting emergency phone number. Please remain calm
or press STATUS to cancel."
Note
After you press Call, a delay may occur while the panel announces it is contacting emergency services.

After initiating a call, the panel:

1. Status light flashes.
2. Dials the central monitoring station and reports an alarm.
3. Initiates a two-way audio session between the homeowner and the central monitoring station.
Note
While the emergency announcement is repeated every 60 seconds, the panel dials each programmed
number up to eight times until a connection is made. If the panel fails to contact the central monitoring
station after dialing each programmed number, the panel enters communication failure.

Changing Call button operation

Set Option 21 to an alternate, numbered setting. The numbered setting represents how many
times your customer must press Call to inform the central station of an emergency. If the option
is set to
, your customer's panel cannot initiate an emergency call or make an announcement.
OFF
Note
The panel's two-way audio function is controlled by Option 24 and Option 26. Ensure you have
assigned the appropriate setting to both options.
You can customize the panel to control a full range of features through specific option settings.
Refer to the "Programming Options" section of this manual for a complete list of panel options
and their associated settings.
Programming includes the following steps:

1. Entering Program Mode

2. Setting the Clock
3. Setting an Access Code
4. Changing an Access Code
5. Deleting an Access Code
6. Programming Options
Entering Program Mode
Entering the panel Program Mode requires you to use the Installer Template (see Figure 4).
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To enter Program Mode:
1. Open panel cover and place the Installer Template over the panel menu.
2. Enter Utility Access Code 1 or 2, or Master Access Code.
• The panel enters Program Mode. Follow the instructions on the Installer Template. The
panel prompts each programming function with a series of beeps and voice messages.
Note
Do not remove panel AC power. Programmed changes are saved only when you exit Program Mode.
Basic Operation

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