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On this screen touch and hold the appropriate button for 2 seconds to activate 
Manual Fire Alarm, Manual Medical Alarm, or Manual Panic Alarm. 
Depending on how your system is programmed, the control room may receive 
the corresponding event. Check with your control room to determine what action 
will be taken. 
If silent alarm is enabled, then the keypad will not display any signs that the panic 
button was pressed. 
To cancel a SOS alarm – return to the home screen, touch the Status button and 
turn the Partition off.