Re: Ademco programming

["Sue Odom" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, thanks.  My boss is putting a system in his newly remodeled house, and
since he's an engineer, I'm telling him he can do it himself.  You know,
engineers are all weinies (<----sp).  I was going to recommend the Ademco
Vista 20SE to him, since he can get 16 hardwired zones with an expander.
Then I noticed the note in the installation guide that says you need the
6139 for programming.  I guess there's nothing wrong with them, I mean they
aren't uglier than the other keypads, are they?

"Crash Gordon®" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You "can" program almost the either panel without the 6139, you only need it
for zone programming. Most of the time I don't install a programming keypad,
but I always carry one on the truck...with long alligator clip leads on it.
Any user programming can be done without the 6139. I highly discourage
homeowners from programming their system if I am monitoring it...actually I
don't allow it at all. If this is y our house  you're talking about then
install a 6139 or the newer programming keypad...I think the 6160 can
program but double check on that..I cant remember fer sure.

There's also a secret way of programming without the 6139 but it's kinda
goofy, so I don't do it much.


"Sue Odom" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hey, I have a really dumb question.  I'm reading that Ademco panels
require
> a 6139 keypad for programming.  So what if you give the customer a
different
> keypad?  Are they expected to never reprogram the thing themselves?  Is
this
> so that they never can?
>
> So I guess if I get a Vista 10, I had better get the 6139 keypad or I'll
be
> out of luck.  :-)
>
>