Re: Brinks

[Jim Rojas <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Press and hold the 1 + 3 keys
Address 31 should display.
Press 1 + 6 + *
The keypad should work fine now.

Jim Rojas




Injun Ear wrote:
> 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!!!