Re: Brinks

[Injun Ear <gonsleenger@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, cool.  It gave me the address 31.  Then I typed, 1, 6, and * and it
said "Busy, stand by". Now its going "Fault and changing 1 thru 8,
beeping fast and then saying disarmed, fire trouble 01.  I pressed in
4112 and it shut up.  Now it's paging thru all those zones.  I see
that's because I have nothing else connected to it yet.


Jim Rojas wrote:
> Press and hold the 1 + 3 keys
> Address 31 should display.
> Press 1 + 6 + *
> The keypad should work fine now.
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> Jim Rojas
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> 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.
>>
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>> 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!!!