Re: GEM-RP1CAe2 replacement

[wallstreet123456 <sziggy86@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 7, 12:17=A0am, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Feb 6, 8:45=A0pm, wallstreet123456 <szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Feb 6, 4:18=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > On Feb 6, 3:57=A0pm, wallstreet123456 <szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > 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 d=
own
> > > > the entire alarm (remove the batter and unplug the power pack from =
the
> > > > wall?)
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> > > > Do I need to move the jumper also?
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > Thanks to everyone in this form for being so helpful to me in the
> > > > past.
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> > > > Steven
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> > > 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.)
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> > > 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 syste=
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> > > will come up in the "OUT OF SYSTEM" mode at the keypad. Press in 1112=
3
> > > 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!
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> > > It may take more than a minute for the keypad to return to the normal
> > > running mode.
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> > 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?-
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> Pushing the On/Off key saves but I STRONGLY suggest that =A0you PLEASE
> read the installation/programing instructions for doing this. I'm
> giving you information from my memory. I've been doing this for over
> 40 years. Much of what I do is so automatic that it's difficult for me
> to know if I'm telling you all the necessary steps that need to be
> done. I do it by rote now. If I forget to tell you to do something
> and =A0you F.... k up, there's possibly not going to be an easy way to
> get =A0you out of trouble. LOOK AT THE INSTRUCTIONS.
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> And another suggestion: after you THINK you have everything right, go
> back and look at each programed configuration page, checking it
> against =A0your list before you leave the configuration mode.
> THEN ...... you push the reset key. Not before.- Hide quoted text -
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Thanks for the tip. I do plan on looking at it but from looking at it
in the past it is a little confusing.