Re: Notifier AFB-200

["Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

<jewellfish@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I work for a small electrical contracting business that does amnily low
> voltage work (Burg & Fire).  When installing fire we work with
> Fire-Lite mainly.  On a take over account, I can across this Notifier
> AFB-200, which looks like their version of Fire-Lite's 9600 panel.
>
> Like the Fire-Lite panel, this panel has a level 1 and level 2 password
> (defualted to 00000 & 11111, respectively) but the installer changed
> the passwords so that we cant even update the time settings.
>
> On a 9600, tech support will give a procedure to return the passwords
> to default (they even include the procedure in the manual, now).
> However, Notifier is not as willing to speak to you unless you are an
> "authorized" distributer.  I hate that ^%$#!  Whose friggen panel is
> it??!!  An your telling me the owner can't authorize me to work on HIS
> panel.  Companies/engineers can be such idiots.
>
> <gets down off soapbox>
>
> Does anyone know how to return the passwords to defualt on this panel.
> Any help would be much appreciated


Fire alarms are a whole different issue from security systems.  In BC and
Alberta (the two provinces I've worked in), the manufacturer (or their
authorized representative) does the verification on the installation which
includes programming the system to meet the specifications provided by the
Engineer.  The master programming password is intentionally changed from
default to prevent anyone but the individual company responsible for the
verification from accessing the system and changing the parameters away from
the programmed ones approved and sealed by the Eng.

Having said all this, please email me at feolson at shaw dot ca (no spaces).
I'll have to verify where you are and who your local Notifier rep is before
I can help you (I don't want to "step on any toes", if you catch my drift).