Re: First Alert FA1220C

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Jul 1, 12:59=A0am, mleuck <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jun 18, 10:06=A0am, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > 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> wr=
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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 Fi=
rst Alert
> > > > > > > > > FA1220C. Anyone know what the equivalent Ademco panel tha=
t 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=
 to 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=
 it to me)
> > > > > > > > > Can it be defaulted? Can I get tech information if I'm no=
t a First
> > > > > > > > > Alert dealer? Is there a First Alert division and tech su=
pport 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 ce=
ntral
> > > > > > > > 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 Adem=
co
> > > > > > > keypads but otherwise not proprietary-
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> > > > > > Thanks anyway .... but I contacted the installing company and s=
ince
> > > > > > the system hasn't been on line for over 5 years, they said that=
 they
> > > > > > 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 no=
t 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 arou=
nd
> > > > > the unknown installer code, the only way to lock those panels out=
 is
> > > > > 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 ala=
rm
> > > > 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 Yiddi=
sh
> > > > 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?
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> Umm no that won't do anything on power up, you use that to exit
> programming-

Well ..... whatever. I'll have to get a set of instructions in order
to reprogram it anyway.