Re: Programming First Alert Pro FA168CPS Alarm Panel

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

<neilmgunn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I recently bought a house with an alarm system and I want to change
> some of the zone programming.
>
> The alarm panel is a First Alert Pro FA-168CPS and I have the
> programming manual and can get into programming mode and change
> things. Unfortunately, my keypad is not an alpha-numberic one and so I
> can't program the zones.
>
> The programming manual mentions the Compass software so I was hoping
> that I could do the zone programming using this. I downloaded Compass
> 1.5.8.54 and the First Alert Pro Canadian Personality disk (I live in
> Canada). The problem is that when I start up Compass, the First Alert
> Panels do not appear in the list of panels.
>
> Do I need any other software to get Compass to work with my panel?
> Can I connect Compass up to my panel directly without using a
> telephone line?
> Is there any special programming I need to do to the panel to get it
> to work with Compass?
> Is there any other way to do the zone programming without an alpha-
> numeric keypad?
>
> I asked First Alert these questions and they simply referred me to a
> local dealer. I asked the local dealer and he only wanted to sell me
> alarm monitoring service. Can anybody help?

Have you tried a rocket scientist?