Re: Installer code lockout after power-down on ADEMCO 50P

["mikey" <loismustdie@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yikes. This does not sound good. If you've lost the installer code, yer
phucked.
That is job one... try and enter programming with installer code you used
before
and any other permutations you can think of, what were you doing at the
time?
somehow you've changed the installer code methinks.

<mthomas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1146942773.598983.206950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> A few years back I did a DIY install of an Ademco 50P.
>
> In the process of adding new devices this morning I got lost in the
> programing menu and cound not back out, so I powered down the panel
> (disconnected the power and batteries for about 30 seconds)  then
> powered it back up.
>
> The panel came back up as ready to arm, but would no longer accept the
> instaler code to enter the programming mode, arm the system, or
> anything else - I can arm and disarm the system via a user code, it
> reports fault conditions and all the changes I made prior to the
> power-down seem to be in effect,  it just does not respond in any way I
> can discover to the instaler code.
>
> Any suggestions?
>



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