Re: GEM-RP1CAe2 replacement

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Feb 10, 12:48=A0am, Frank Kurz <t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 09/02/2011 11:25 AM, Jim wrote:
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> > On Feb 9, 11:41 am, wallstreet123456<szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
> >> On Feb 7, 11:15 pm, Jim<alarmi...@xxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
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> >>> On Feb 7, 11:16 am, wallstreet123456<szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
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> >>>> On Feb 7, 8:13 am, wallstreet123456<szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
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> >>>>> On Feb 7, 12:17 am, Jim<alarmi...@xxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
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> >>>>>> On Feb 6, 8:45 pm, wallstreet123456<szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
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> >>>>>>> On Feb 6, 4:18 pm, Jim<alarmi...@xxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
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> >>>>>>>> On Feb 6, 3:57 pm, wallstreet123456<szigg...@xxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote=
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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 pow=
er down
> >>>>>>>>> the entire alarm (remove the batter and unplug the power pack f=
rom the
> >>>>>>>>> wall?)
>
> >>>>>>>>> Do I need to move the jumper also?
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> >>>>>>>>> After I replace the keypad and power up the unit is there anyth=
ing
> >>>>>>>>> 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 t=
he
> >>>>>>>>> past.
>
> >>>>>>>>> Steven
>
> >>>>>>>> Did you go into the keypad configuration mode now to determine w=
hat
> >>>>>>>> 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 k=
eypad
> >>>>>>>> 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 be=
low.
> >>>>>>>> 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 plu=
ging
> >>>>>>>> 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 mod=
e and
> >>>>>>>> make it the same as your present keypad. Look at the Installatio=
n/
> >>>>>>>> Programing insturctions for specifics on how to do this. Once th=
is is
> >>>>>>>> completed, move the jumper on the panel PCB back to the run posi=
tion
> >>>>>>>> and run for cover. =A0Nah!
>
> >>>>>>>> It may take more than a minute for the keypad to return to the n=
ormal
> >>>>>>>> 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 whe=
n I
> >>>>>>> am finished entering my settings?-
>
> >>>>>> Pushing the On/Off key saves but I STRONGLY suggest that =A0you PL=
EASE
> >>>>>> read the installation/programing instructions for doing this. I'm
> >>>>>> giving you information from my memory. I've been doing this for ov=
er
> >>>>>> 40 years. Much of what I do is so automatic that it's difficult fo=
r 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 wa=
y to
> >>>>>> get =A0you out of trouble. LOOK AT THE INSTRUCTIONS.
>
> >>>>>> 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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> >>>>>> - Show 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?-
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> >>> Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,- Hide quoted text -
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> >>> - Show 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 yea=
rs
> >> 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.
>
> Y'know... =A0These days you seem to be a whole heck of a lot more patient=
.
> =A0 Or am I just imagining things? =A0:-)
>
> --
> Frank


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