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First Alert FA162C Installation Instructions

First Alert FA162C
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 7
Section 2. INSTALLING THE CONTROL ..................................................................................... 10
Mounting the Cabinet........................................................................................................ 10
Installing the Lock (if used) ............................................................................................. 10
Mounting the Control's Circuit Board Alone in the Cabinet........................................... 11
Mounting Control and RF Receiver Circuit Boards Together in the Cabinet ................ 11
Standard Phone Line Connections.................................................................................... 12
Wiring the AC Transformer .............................................................................................. 12
Installing the Back-Up Battery......................................................................................... 13
Earth Ground Connections ............................................................................................... 13
Section 3. INSTALLING REMOTE KEYPADS............................................................................. 14
Keypads That May Be Used .............................................................................................. 14
Wiring The Keypads .......................................................................................................... 14
Mounting The Keypads................................................................................................ ...... 15
Using A Supplementary Power Supply To Power Additional Keypads .......................... 15
Preliminary Check-Out Procedure.................................................................................... 16
Section 4. BASIC HARD-WIRED ZONES 1Ð8............................................................................... 17
Installing the Hard-Wired Zones ...................................................................................... 17
Common Characteristics For Zones 1Ð8........................................................................ 17
Wiring Burglary and Panic Devices to Zones 1Ð8......................................................... 17
Wiring 2-Wire Smoke Detectors to Zone 1 .................................................................... 17
ÒVerifyÓ Operation of 2-Wire Smoke Detectors in Zone 1............................................. 17
Turning Off Fire Alarm Sounding ................................................................................. 18
Wiring 4-Wire Smoke/Combustion Detectors on Zones 2Ð7......................................... 18
Wiring 2-Wire Latching Type Glass Break Detectors on Zone 8 ................................. 19
Check-Out Procedure for Hard-Wired Zones ................................................................... 20
Section 5. WIRED ZONE EXPANSION (4219, 4229) ................................................................... 21
Installing Zone Expansion Units ...................................................................................... 21
Connections and Set-Up................................................................................................. 21
Check-Out Procedure for Wired Expansion Zones........................................................... 22
Section 6. WIRELESS ZONE EXPANSION (5800 SYSTEM) ..................................................... 23
General Information .......................................................................................................... 23
Receiver Supervision ...................................................................................................... 23
House Identification ....................................................................................................... 23
Installing the 5881/5882 RF Receiver............................................................................... 23
RF System Installation Advisories ................................................................................ 23
Installation and Set-Up of the 5881/5882 Receiver ...................................................... 24
Installing the 5800TM Module.......................................................................................... 25
Mounting the 5800TM Module ...................................................................................... 25
5800TM Wiring Connections ......................................................................................... 25
5800 Series Transmitters .................................................................................................. 25
General............................................................................................................................ 25
Transmitter Supervision ................................................................................................ 25
Transmitter Input Types ............................................................................................... 26
Transmitter Battery Life ............................................................................................... 26
Using the Transmitter Sniffer Mode ................................................................................ 26
5800 Series Transmitters Table........................................................................................ 27
Section 7 RELAY OUTPUTS & POWERLINE CARRIER DEVICES...................................... 29
Relay/Powerline Carrier Device Basics ............................................................................ 29
Nos. 4204 And 4229 Output Relay Modules .................................................................... 29
4204/4229 Setup .......................................................................................................... 29
Powerline Carrier Devices................................................................................................. 30
Wiring Connections ..................................................................................................... 31

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First Alert FA162C Specifications

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BrandFirst Alert
ModelFA162C
CategorySecurity System
LanguageEnglish

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