Re: Brinks

[Injun Ear <gonsleenger@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, I've hooked up the power and the keypad, but all I get when I plug
it in is a beep from the keypad.  The display lights up briefly and
shows all black squares.  Then it goes dark.  Typing any key gives me
a beep, but nothing shows on the display.  Is this right?  I'm doing
this on the bench without anything else hooked up.  The 2 LED lights
on the keypad's circuit board are lit.




Frank Olson wrote:
> Injun Ear wrote:
>> Now have the Visa 20P and 6160.  Reading the instructions.  I'll
>> probably start installing it next month since I still have some time
>> left on my Brinx contract.  Do I have to put those resistors accross
>> each of my sensors?  I have 3 doors, 1 window, 2 motion detectors and
>> 1 smoke detector in the hall and 1 heat detector in the attic.
>> That's 8, which is the max for this system without going to
>> zone-doubling.  Installing looks easier than programming!
>>
>> The old Brinx system doesn't seem to have resistors, but there is a
>> packet of them lying in the bottom of their panel.
>>
>>
>>
>> Injun Ear wrote:
>>> G. Morgan wrote:
>>>> Injun Ear wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> G. Morgan wrote:
>>>>>> Injun Ear wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ordered my Visa 20P and 6150 Keypad today.  $139 w/free
>>>>>>> shipping.  Wish me luck!
>>>>>> 6150 Keypad?  You need a 6160 to program.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry.  My typo.  It IS a 6160.  I made sure of that after
>>>>> following what you guys wrote!!
>>>>
>>>> Did you get a NEW battery too?  Don't use the one you raped from the
>>>> UPS.
>>>>
>>> Not got a new battery yet...  I have lots of time, since Brinx won't
>>> terminate til June.  Meanwhile, I can be getting the V20 ready to set
>>> up.  That can include a NEW battery.  There's a battery supply house
>>> here in town that carries every kind of battery.  UPS batteries too!
>>>
>>> Just out of curiosity, what is the problem with the one I raped from
>>> the UPS?  It was identical to the bad one from Brinx.  It's still in
>>> there and working too.
>>>
>>> I'm assuming that I can hook up the V20 on the bench with the
>>> battery, keypad and AC adapter and program it before I start
>>> installing it?
>
>
> You can program the zones as either end of line supervised or not.  Most
> of what you're asking you can find answers for in the manual.  The
> Ademco manual is a bit "heftier" than most, but it's well laid out and
> easy to understand.  And yes, you can certainly power it up on the bench
> and program it.  If you make a mistake, it's easy to default as well.
> Good luck!!!