Re: GEM-RP1CAe2 replacement

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Feb 9, 11:41=A0am, wallstreet123456 <szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Feb 7, 11:15=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Feb 7, 11:16=A0am, wallstreet123456 <szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > On Feb 7, 8:13=A0am, wallstreet123456 <szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > 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> wr=
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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 down
> > > > > > > > the entire alarm (remove the batter and unplug the power pa=
ck 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 a=
nything
> > > > > > > > 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 determin=
e what
> > > > > > > the configuration of your present keypad is? You should do th=
at first
> > > > > > > so that you know how to configure your new keypad. If your ol=
d keypad
> > > > > > > configuration was changed in any way during installation and =
you don't
> > > > > > > know what the changes are, you could wind up with some proble=
ms. Go
> > > > > > > from point to point in the configuration mode an write down t=
he
> > > > > > > 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) Chan=
ge the
> > > > > > > keypad. Move the jumper on the panel PCB. Power up the panel =
pluging
> > > > > > > the transformer in first and quickly attaching the battery. T=
he 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 Installa=
tion/
> > > > > > > Programing insturctions for specifics on how to do this. Once=
 this is
> > > > > > > completed, move the jumper on the panel PCB back to the run p=
osition
> > > > > > > and run for cover. =A0Nah!
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> > > > > > > It may take more than a minute for the keypad to return to th=
e normal
> > > > > > > running mode.
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> > > > > > Also, after I copy my settings down and put them into the keypa=
d how
> > > > > > do I save them, must I hit reset on the pad or some other key w=
hen I
> > > > > > am finished entering my settings?-
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> > > > > Pushing the On/Off key saves but I STRONGLY suggest that =A0you P=
LEASE
> > > > > read the installation/programing instructions for doing this. I'm
> > > > > giving you information from my memory. I've been doing this for o=
ver
> > > > > 40 years. Much of what I do is so automatic that it's difficult f=
or me
> > > > > to know if I'm telling you all the necessary steps that need to b=
e
> > > > > done. I do it by rote now. If I forget to tell you to do somethin=
g
> > > > > and =A0you F.... k up, there's possibly not going to be an easy w=
ay 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.
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> > > If I do something wrong when setting it up (Just want to make sure) i=
f
> > > I put the old keypad back on will it work again?-
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> > Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,- Hide quoted text -
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> OK, I just received my new keypad in the mail today and when I opened
> it it has a wire harness in the box that connects to the keypad. I
> have not removed my old panel from the wall yet =A0(it is about 10 years
> old) did the old ones also have a wire harness? I hope so because all
> I will have to do is remove the old harness and attach it to the new
> keypad.-

Yes, after you have determined and recorded the configuration of your
old keypad, power down the system, remove the front of the old keypad
from the back half. Unplug the old keypad and plug in the new one. Be
careful, the pins are delicate. Be sure you check all sides of the
connector to make use you've aligned and inserted it properly. Mount
the new keypad. Move the jumper on the main panel PCB and power up the
system. Follow the instructions I've given you so far and refer to the
installation manual for the fine details for configuring the new
kepad. Once you are done, move the jumper on the PCB back to run
position and wait a minute or so for the keypad to return to normal
condition then try to arm the system and use all the functions of the
keypad.