Re: Lynx battery replacement in motion detector?

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Nick Lawrence wrote:
> Go ahead and change both batteries,

both batteries?


>and put the cover back on the motion
> detector.
> It may then be necessary to enter programming mode <installer code> 8 0
> 0 , then * 9 9 to clear the display.
> Nick
> http://911Alarm.com
>
> hfx_chris wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> recently my Ademco Lynx woke me up by beeping in the middle of the
>> night to tell me the batteries are running low in my wireless motion
>> detector.
>> I've had this happen a few times in the wireless smoke detector, and
>> it's quite easy to replace the batteries in that one -- it takes two 9-
>> volt batteries.
>> I opened the cover on the motion detector, and the panel downstairs
>> immediatly started making a rapid beeping sound -- I did a <code> +
>> off and it silenced it, I assume this is some sort of tamper alarm? So
>> basically what I want to know is, when I remove the battery (it's a
>> small little 3-volt I believe, had to find it at Radio Shack), is it
>> going to mess anything up as far as the motion detector is concerned?
>> I recall when it was installed, the installer said something about
>> setting up the motion detector so that our cat wouldn't accidently set
>> it off, so I'm wondering if these settings are stored in the motion
>> detector, and will removing the battery reset it?
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Chris
>>