Technician annual
maintenance checklist.

Confirm monitoring centre and occupants notified before testing

Record panel brand, model, firmware and visible condition

Check system date/time and review event history

Record active faults, bypasses, isolations and trouble indicators

Inspect mains indication, power supply and enclosure tamper

Measure standby battery voltage and charging voltage

Complete battery load test and record result

Test each accessible PIR / motion detector

Test each accessible door and window contact

Test glass-break and other specialist detectors

Test panic and duress devices with agreed response controls

Test keypads, readers, audible indications and display

Test internal sirens

Test external sirens and strobes with site approval

Test configured tamper circuits

Verify alarm transmission paths

Confirm monitoring-centre receipt and event description

Review IP, cellular and dual-path communication status

Review wireless supervision, signal and device battery status

Confirm partitions, areas and arming functions operate

Check available app / cloud health and notifications

Record inaccessible or untested devices

Record defects and recommended corrective actions

Restore all zones, outputs, bypasses and monitoring

Advise monitoring centre and client that testing is complete