Re: Unlocking Vista 15P3 (Monitronics Boards)

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I dunno. I can only speak from my experience from having worked on about
10-15 this year and none were locked although I could not change the dialer
number - so ended up swapping the board out.



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Crash Gordon
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<I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe>
"Roland Moore" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:470f85a6$0$24352$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| This is the realm of expanding misinformation. Talking to different folks
| give you different answers. Getting the installer code out of Monitronics
| can be a problem. There is a policy I am told that says disclosing the
| installer code is only done at the expense of wiping all the panel
| information. Someone else here might know more about that policy, but is
| prone to not telling much about anything in a truthful fashion.
| >you can't change the dialer number.
| If you have the installer code I am told you can change the dialer number.
| As a practical matter not being able to download the panel yourself is one
| problem, but knowing that ONLY someone else can download it and might,
even
| accidentally, should cause anyone some concern.
|
| "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:470f7c1e$0$497$815e3792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > I've never come across a Monitronics that was locked..never. The main
| > problem is it can only report to them, you can't change the dialer
number.
| > But you could still use it locally...or you could probably change the
chip
| > and have a fully usable V15P
| >
| >
| > Try *# on power up, it should display 20, then do a #20 to display the
| > existing code, then *20 to change the installer code.
| >
| >
| >
| > --
| > Crash Gordon
| > -------ouch------
| >
| > <I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe>
| > "Marc" <mlipovitch@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:rMEPi.304$qv6.283@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | I have two extra of these, is there a way to reset the master
Installer
| > | Code?  Or is the master password somehow BIOS locked?  I don't want to
| > | throw these away if I don't have to, but they are useless of course if
| > | they can't be unlocked!  Any help appreciated.  PS *,# upon power up
| > | then entering a new master code doesn't seem to work on either panel.
I
| > | know for sure one came out of a Monitronics system,the other has
| > | identical numbers on it and the same behavior).....
| > |
| > | Marc
| >
| >
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