Re: Have activated Brinks system without contract! Need to deactivate!

["Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"thomas" <thomast0001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1118383762.805242.228530@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I bought a house recently with a Brinks system installed.  We do not
> have a Brinks contract, so the system technically is "inactive" and out
> of contract.  Just today the alarm keypads started beeping due to a
> low-battery warning.  Not knowing what to do I pushed a couple of
> buttons on the panel, and much to my surprise when I pressed the On
> button the system went active (on)!
>
> I immediately disabled the motion sensors (pressed the Motion Off
> button) and called Brinks.  They explained how to power down the panel.
> I disconnected the backup battery first and then disconnected line
> power.  Brinks assured me that after doing this, if I hooked the panel
> up again it would be inactive.  Well, I did power up the panel and it
> immediately went into the active (on) state again!  I tested that it
> was really on by openning an entry door.  The key pad started beeping,
> indicating that the disarm code needed to be entered.  I immediately
> RAN to the panel and disconnected power again -- I didn't feel like
> listenning to the siren go off.
>
> Soooo, what do I do?  I don't have the master code from the previous
> owners.  Anyone know how to turn this system off again without the
> master code?  Per some suggestions from other posts I have disconnected
> the panel phone line.
>
> The panel is a BHS-1200 (Sentrol, Inc. P/N 60821564 A).  The key pads
> are Scantronic DCU-602 series, P/N 101-000121.
>
> Since I'm not too concerned about monitoring (the alarm horn should be
> good enough for now), anyone have a good suggestion for a replacement
> panel?  This is a wired system, and all wires are pretty clearly
> marked.  I just need to know what to buy.  As long as the wiring is
> compatible I know I can replace this all myself.
>
> So, any suggestions?


Call Brinks and have them reprogram the panel for you as a "local".  I'm of
course assuming that you *own* the equipment.  Good luck!!!