Re: First Alert FA1220C

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 18, 10:06=A0am, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jun 16, 9:45=A0pm, mleuck <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Jun 15, 12:23=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > On Jun 14, 12:06=A0pm, mleuck <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > On Jun 12, 8:30=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > > On Jun 11, 9:27=A0pm, mleuck <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > > > On Jun 8, 9:40=A0pm, nick markowitz <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrot=
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> > > > > > > On Jun 8, 8:59=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > Client of mine is moving into a beach house that has a Firs=
t Alert
> > > > > > > > FA1220C. Anyone know what the equivalent Ademco panel that =
is? =A0( I'm
> > > > > > > > not too familiar with either of their products)
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> > > > > > > > Is it a propritary panel? That is ... can it be programed t=
o call my
> > > > > > > > central station if I have the installers programing code? =
=A0( I haven't
> > > > > > > > called the other alarm company yet to see if they'll give i=
t to me)
> > > > > > > > Can it be defaulted? Can I get tech information if I'm not =
a First
> > > > > > > > Alert dealer? Is there a First Alert division and tech supp=
ort or is
> > > > > > > > it just a standard Ademco panel that's private labled?
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> > > > > > > > TIA
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> > > > > > > It is equivalent to vista 20P you can program it to your cent=
ral
> > > > > > > station and programming is basically the same =A0unless it is=
 a Guardian
> > > > > > > Protection panel which has all kind of extra lock outs
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> > > > > > No it is a Vista-40 clone, totally different animal as far as
> > > > > > programming. Slight chance it may not work with standard Ademco
> > > > > > keypads but otherwise not proprietary-
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> > > > > Thanks anyway .... but I contacted the installing company and sin=
ce
> > > > > the system hasn't been on line for over 5 years, they said that t=
hey
> > > > > discard the files and don't keep track of the installers code. ( =
hard
> > > > > to believe ... but)
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> > > > > So ..... as it turns out I can get a Napco 1632 in there and not =
have
> > > > > to deal with an Ademco product.
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> > > > Even if you stuck with the Ademco panel it isn't hard to get around
> > > > the unknown installer code, the only way to lock those panels out i=
s
> > > > to do it with a downloader-
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> > > Well, I[m going to give it a try but when I first contacted the alarm
> > > company they said they could download the panel and default the CS
> > > info. But when I told them that it hadn't been monitored for over 5
> > > years, thats when they said that they destroy the files. I can't
> > > imagine that they couldn't download it if they really wanted to
> > > but ..... .... say Levy. ( why do people always say ..... say Levy? I
> > > could never figure out why I should ...say Levy. Maybe it's a Yiddish
> > > saying)
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> > If all you are doing is changing the account and phone number I
> > wouldn't bother with the old company as that part of programming is
> > fairly easy.
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> > As far as them locking out the system with a download I've only seen
> > that done maybe twice in 20 years so I would bet it's not locked-
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> OK, I'll give it a try.
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> It's a pretty big company so I just thought they'd have the capability
> of doing it as compared to a smaller company.
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> I have to get a set of installation and programing instructions but if
> I remember right it just requires pressing *99 after power up ....
> right?

Umm no that won't do anything on power up, you use that to exit
programming