We've been having some trouble with the computer room fire sensors triggering
false alarms recently. When this happens, the red bell in the main corridor
rings and it is rather loud. I'm sure you will notice it if it happens and
you'll want it to stop. 

So, if there's another false alarm and the bell starts ringing and I'm not
here (it always seems to happen in the middle of the night), here is how to
make it stop:

Inside the printer room there is a panel on the wall behind the door (you'll
have to close the printer room door to get to it). Open the panel (there's a key
in the lock in the panel door) and you'll see a row of toggle switches. One is
marked "Alarm silence". Turn that switch off (down) and the bell should stop
ringing. An annoying little "beeper" inside the panel will begin sounding when
the alarm is silenced, so you can shut that up by turning off the "Trouble
silence" switch. PLEASE DON'T FLIP ANY OTHER SWITCHES. We hope to be able to
determine which sensor is causing the trouble from the array of LED's which will
remain lit after all that. Close the panel and leave a note on my door or send
VAXmail to SHEPPERD.

Sorry for any inconvience and thanks for your patience.

ds

What if it is ringing because there is a real fire?

	Jed

Then it won't matter what you do. The horn will go off, the Halon will
dump, the HVAC and power to the computers and phones will turn off and
(which, btw, will turn off the alarms). In that event, you might as well
go home.

ds