Re: First Alert Panels

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 28, 9:37=A0pm, "Mike W." <wiz...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mar 28, 9:04=A0pm, mleuck <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Mar 26, 10:06=A0pm, "Mike W." <wiz...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > Hi,
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> > > I'm familiar with alarm systems and installed my own Visonic at home
> > > last year. =A0We're going to be moving soon and are going to have a
> > > hardwired alarm installed.
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> > > The installer said that it's a First Alert panel, number FA-168. =A0F=
rom
> > > what I read, people say it's just a rebranded Vista 20p, and others
> > > say it isn't. =A0I'm wondering what Vista panel it is (if it is
> > > rebranded), and what the different First Alert panel numbers are. =A0=
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> > > example, he said it was a FA-168, but I see a FA-168CPS, FA-168C,
> > > etc. =A0Just curious what the differences between the models are, and=
 if
> > > there is additional information that can be found about them. =A0The
> > > first alert site doesn't really go in depth and says 'contact your
> > > installer'. =A0A matrix of different models would be nice for us
> > > technical people (ie: me) .
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> > > Thanks in advanced.
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> > The FA-168CPS is a later version with CP01 compliant false alarm
> > reduction standards enabled.
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> Thanks for the response. =A0Is the FA-168 a Vista 20p, but only "First
> Alert" branded?

A slightly modified Vista-20P although programming is identical, if I
recall standard Honeywell/Ademco keypads don't work on it