Re: replacing GEM-KEYF Wireless Keyfob Remote

["Robert L Bass" <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If the panel is a Napco Gemini P3200 or a P9600 the dealer programming
code is printed on a label inside the master control panel.  The label
is affixed to the metal cover that protects the main (replaceable)
chip.  Some alarm companies remove the label to keep customers from
accessing the program.  If yours was removed, the chip can be replaced
easily.  They're not expensive.

If it's a lesser level panel, the default programming access code is
usually 456789.  This may have been changed.  If it's changed the
panel can be defaulted by J Rojas or Bob Campbell (both are regulars
here) or the board can be replaced.  The panels are not expensive.

Note: If you replace the master chip, be sure to align the replacement
chip correctly.  Sometimes the printed label is upside down.  If you
install the chip wrong you can damage it.  To be sure it's right, feel
for an indent in the surface of the chip underneath the label.  It
must be positioned toward the left side of the panel.  Use standard
precautions for handling a CMOS chip.  Power down (battery and
transformer) first and touch the panel ground *before* you pick up the
chip.

Replacing the chip does not erase panel programming.  It gives you a
new code which you will need to access programming.  You can program
the panel by keypad (slow and error prone) or by PC (quick and less
error prone).  PC programming requires the software (free download)
and a dongle called a PCI-MINI (retail ~$21) for use with a serial
port or a PCI-MINI-USB (retail ~$70) for use with a USB port.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass
www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
Online DIY Alarm & Automation Store