Re: DSC Power832

["alarman" <nospam@xxxxxxxx>]

Chris Moore wrote:
> Hello! My recently purchased foreclosed home has a Power832 system
> installed. To the best of my (limited) knowledge, I have a PC5580Z
> keypad (photo here:
> http://flickr.com/photos/cdmwebs/441461942/in/set-72157600039220788/)
> and a PC5010 control board. I had zero information on it, so I did
> some Googling and found the installation manual, operating manual,
> keypad manual and programming worksheet. This is all well and good so
> far, but I've come to discover that the programming process seems to
> be somewhat complex.
>
> My setup seems pretty simple to me, three doors (front, back and
> garage entry), garage attic, motion in living/dining common areas,
> carbon monoxide detector and glass break in the garage. It's setup
> like this:
>
> Zone 01 - Front Door (Entry/Exit)
> Zone 02 - Read Door
> Zone 03 - Garage Entry Door
> Zone 04 - Garage Attic Door
> Zone 05 - Motion
> Zone 06 - CO Detector
> Zone 07 - Garage Glass Break
> Zone 08 - Null
>
> What is the bare minimum I need to program to get this working? The
> programming worksheet has all kinds of stuff that I'm not even sure is
> relevant.
>
> Bonus: How hard would it be for me to upgrade the keypad to a newer
> LCD version?
>
> Thanks in advance, security system gurus!

<sigh>

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