How To Set-up Your In-Home Classic + Fall Alarm
When you order a In-Home Classic + Fall Alarm, we will send you a user guide with full instructions and diagrams for you to follow.
You can also download a PDF version of the Fall Alarm user guide here.
Step one
Choosing where to put your alarm unit
Choosing the right place for your alarm unit is important; it should be placed next to a telephone socket with an accessible power socket available on the same wall within 3 metres of the alarm unit.
Be sure to choose somewhere where you can easily hear the unit’s loudspeaker and see the buttons. Keep it away from the TV (too noisy) or the bathroom (to keep it dry).
Step two
Connect the leads and power
- Unplug the existing telephone from the telephone wall socket (or broadband filter if fitted)
- Plug the telephone adapter A into the alarm unit socket
- Plug the telephone into the telephone adapter A
- Please secure any excess cables to avoid trip hazards.
- Plug the telephone lead B into the alarm unit socket labelled LINE and the telephone wall socket.
- If your home has broadband, please ensure the alarm unit is plugged into the ADSL filter provided by your broadband supplier
- Ensure the mains power is switched OFF
- Plug the power adapter C and connect it to the socket labelled DC
- Switch the mains power ON
Note: Only use with the power adapter supplied with the alarm unit.
Step three
Setting the time and date
Make sure you have completed steps one and two before you continue. You should see a green LED light.
When you set the date and time, you won’t see them shown on the unit. But we need this information if we see a problem that requires us to send you an alert.
- Press and hold the green cancel button for 6 seconds until the unit beeps once.
- Release the button and the unit will announce "programming mode".
- Make sure you know today’s date. Then lift the telephone handset and type the following: *61*
- Now add the day of the month (01-31)
- Add the month (01-12)
- Add the last two digits of this year (00-99)
- Add the hour, using the 24-hr clock (00-23)
- Add the minutes (00-59)
- Then type: 11*
- Now replace the handset
- Press the green cancel button to exit.
For example - 21st June 2020 at 4:35pm would be:
The real-time 24-hour clock in the alarm unit automatically adjusts when the clocks go forward or back.
Step four
Test the alarm unit and fall detector
- The fall alarm works with your alarm unit. You must link them up by pressing and holding the fall alarm’s button until the RED light flashes. This will take around four seconds. Now release the button. Your fall alarm will vibrate slightly. You will see a GREEN flashing light that will continue for five minutes.
- Activate and test your unit by pressing the red button on the alarm unit. This will generate a call through to the Emergency Resolution team.
- When the operator answers, you will hear them respond via the speaker on the alarm unit. Let them know that you have just installed the alarm unit. The operator will welcome you to the service and check they have your correct contact details.
- They will then guide you through the testing process.
- The testing works out the range of the unit in your home and garden and identifies any blackspots. The fall alarm should work up to 75m away from the unit.
- The operator will guide you through testing at several spots in your home. You will need to press the fall alarm button each time, then return to the unit to speak to the operator.
- Once you have completed your final fall alarm test the operator will thank you and finish the call.