6. Telecontrol
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6. Telecontrol
TheiConnect ControlSystem offersa range ofTelecontrolfeatures thatprovideremote
access via the telephone. These features include Two‐Way Audio, remote
arming/disarmingandsirencancel.
Two-Way Audio
YoumayusetheTwo‐WayAudiofeaturestocheckyourhomeintheeventofanalarm
orasanalternativemeansofcommunicatingwithmembersofyourfamily.Forexample,
youmaywishtocallanelderlypersonwhohasdifficultyreachingthephone.Usingits
Two‐Way Audio features, the Control System automatically picks up the call and you
cancommunicateviaitsbuilt‐inmicrophoneandspeaker.
6.1. Calling your Home
You may call your home at any time in order to contact your family, operate your
systemorcheckyourhomewhileyouareaway.Thisfeatureisavailableforbothregular
telephonecommunicationandcellularcommunication.
Making a Call using a Regular Telephone
When your security system shares a telephone line with other devices (e.g. telephone
handsets, an answering machine or fax), it is important that the Control System
distinguish between calls so that it knows when to pick up the relevant call. For this
purposetheiConnectemploysadoublecallmethod.
To
makeacalltotheControlSystemusingthedoublecallmethod:
1. Dialyourtelephonenumber.
2. Waitfortwoorthreeringsthenhang‐up.
3. Waitatleastfivesecondsanddialthenumberagain;onthesecondring,the
ControlSystempicksupandsoundstwo
tones.
Making a Call to the Cellular Communications Module
If your system supports cellular communication, the CellularCommunications Module
has its own individual telephone number. Therefore, the double call method is not
necessaryandyoumaycalltheControlSystemdirectly.
Call Procedure
To prevent unauthorized attempts to call your Control System, you must enter a user
codewhencallingyourhome–seep.32,
7.3.UserCodes,Code29.
Tocallyourhome:
1. CalltheControlSystemeitherusingthedoublecallmethodordirectly(see
above);whentheControlSystempicksup,twotonesaresounded.
2. Enterthetelecontrolcode(Code29)onyourtelephonewithin15seconds.
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