Re: GEM-RP1CAe2 replacement

[wallstreet123456 <sziggy86@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 6, 4:18=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Feb 6, 3:57=A0pm, wallstreet123456 <szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I checked the keypad and it is not locked to the panel soI will be
> > able to switch it out no problem. When I do the swap must I power down
> > the entire alarm (remove the batter and unplug the power pack from the
> > wall?)
>
> > Do I need to move the jumper also?
>
> > After I replace the keypad and power up the unit is there anything
> > else I need to do or should it just (hopefully) work again.
>
> > Thanks to everyone in this form for being so helpful to me in the
> > past.
>
> > Steven
>
> Did you go into the keypad configuration mode now to determine what
> the configuration of your present keypad is? You should do that first
> so that you know how to configure your new keypad. If your old keypad
> configuration was changed in any way during installation and you don't
> know what the changes are, you could wind up with some problems. Go
> from point to point in the configuration mode an write down the
> setting in each. ( see how to get into the configuration mode below.
> Just don't power the system down now.)
>
> Once having determined what your present keypad configuration is,
> power down the entire system, ( transformer and battery) Change the
> keypad. Move the jumper on the panel PCB. Power up the panel pluging
> the transformer in first and quickly attaching the battery. The system
> will come up in the "OUT OF SYSTEM" mode at the keypad. Press in 11123
> and the function button to get into the keypad configuration mode and
> make it the same as your present keypad. Look at the Installation/
> Programing insturctions for specifics on how to do this. Once this is
> completed, move the jumper on the panel PCB back to the run position
> and run for cover. =A0Nah!
>
> It may take more than a minute for the keypad to return to the normal
> running mode.

Also, after I copy my settings down and put them into the keypad how
do I save them, must I hit reset on the pad or some other key when I
am finished entering my settings?