Re: GEM-RP1CAe2 replacement

[wallstreet123456 <sziggy86@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 7, 8:13=A0am, wallstreet123456 <szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Feb 7, 12:17=A0am, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > 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 b=
e
> > > > > 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 fro=
m 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 anythin=
g
> > > > > 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 fir=
st
> > > > so that you know how to configure your new keypad. If your old keyp=
ad
> > > > configuration was changed in any way during installation and you do=
n'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 plugin=
g
> > > > the transformer in first and quickly attaching the battery. The sys=
tem
> > > > will come up in the "OUT OF SYSTEM" mode at the keypad. Press in 11=
123
> > > > and the function button to get into the keypad configuration mode a=
nd
> > > > 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 positio=
n
> > > > and run for cover. =A0Nah!
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> > > > It may take more than a minute for the keypad to return to the norm=
al
> > > > 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.- Hide quoted text -
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I thought that all the information in the keypad was stored in the
panel and when I swiched the keypad it would all flow into the new
one. This was very helpful Jim.

If I do something wrong when setting it up (Just want to make sure) if
I put the old keypad back on will it work again?