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

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You were fine until the "I was in programming" part which they usually don't
mention :)

"Stanley Barthfarkle" <sbarth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Agreed. Sounds like he's at rsik of having a non-functional and/or
> non-communicating control very soon. Hope he knows to test EVERY SINGLE
> possible signal that thing could send...
>
>
> "Hello. Central Station."
>
> "Yes- we came home from vacation and everything we owned was gone !
Grafitti
> everywhere ! Our home is ruined ! We armed the system before we left, but
> when we came back it was dead."
>
> "No signal received here, sir. Are any of your digital clocks flashing?"
>
> "Yes- they're all flashing. How did you know that?"
>
> "We had a big storm roll through our area, and power was out to over
50,000
> homes. Your system should have sent an A/C loss signal, then a low battery
> signal later on during a power failure. Have you changed any programming,
> sir?"
>
> "Umm, well...I added a few things and changed the program for that, but,
No,
> I didn't change anything else."
>
> "Did you test the system after changing the programming, sir?"
>
> "Oh yes- I sent the zone 4 signal in just fine. They also got a zone 34,
> which I don't have, but that doesn't matter...does it?"
>
> "I think we need to send a service tech out to check your system, sir.
Will
> someone be home on Tuesday?"
>
>
>
> "Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >I seriously would think about getting someone out there who knows what
he's
> > doing
> >
> > <mthomas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> Hum... 1 + 2 + 3 got me to a "CON ADD" prompt once... can't find that
> >> in the manual... and I could not get it to happen again... grrrrrr....
> >>
> >
> >
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