Re: Keypad says "check"- can't figure out what's wrong

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

that doesn't always clear Checks or Tampers for me though...sometimes gotta
go into prgramming then back out.



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**Crash Gordon**






"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Check usually means you don't have the cover on the right way.
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| To clear the check, press your code + off twice.
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| It seems to me you aren't sure what zone 13 really is. I would take a
| moment and make a list of each zone. Pop the cover off each sensor one
| at a time to confirm your zone list.
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| Jim Rojas
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| Mike C wrote:
| > On Mar 16, 1:00 pm, G. Morgan <no...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| >> Mike C wrote:
| >>> I have an Ademco keypad from an ADT installed security system. I long
| >>> ago dumped ADT. Anyway, it says "13 Check" on the display.  The keypad
| >>> is wired, but the rest of the system is wireless.
| >>> I have only 3 door sensors and 2 motion sensors. All 3 doors beep when
| >>> I open them.  The 2 motion detectors red light goes on when I
| >>> approach.  I am not sure what could be causing the "13 - Check". The
| >>> alarm seems to function just fine otherwise.  Any ideas?
| >>> Although I added 2 wireless keyfobs to the system myself, but I am
| >>> otherwise fairly ignorant as to what system I have an details of the
| >>> setup.
| >> It's telling you that zone 13 is in trouble.   How old are the
batteries in
| >> the transmitters?
| >>
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| >> -G
| >
| > Batteries are old- probably 5 yrs.  I replaced the batteries on one
| > motion detector thinking that was it.
| >
| > So, check can mean low battery?  Since I don't know which zone is
| > which sensor, I guess I can just replace the batteries on all of them
| > since they are old.
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