Re: Concord Express Hard EPROM Clear - Does it reset Dealer code?

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Saturday, December 8, 2012 2:05:45 PM UTC-5, dpv...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> One of the quickest, least expensive fixes for this is to buy a new Expre=
ss board only on eBay for $45 or so. First download the installation progra=
mming manual (not just the user programming manual), and write down all the=
 existing system settings - mostly the sensor settings. Then walk yourself =
through the installation manual as a dry-run to make sure you have all the =
info you need. Then take a bunch of photos of your current board so that yo=
u know how all the wires are connected (maybe make some tape labels for eac=
h before disconnecting). Then you disconnect the system power and back-up b=
attery, the all the other connections. Remove the old board, put in the new=
 one and follow the installation manual, using all the info and photos you =
recorded earlier. Takes a couple hours and maybe a couple visits t this for=
um, but pretty straight forward. All the codes are the defaults indicated i=
n the manual (1245, 4321, 12345, etc.) so then you can change them to whate=
ver you want - and you're in control again!

I'm sorry to say that John passed away in '06. In his will he insisted that=
 his family continue to persue ADT until their dying day or they would not =
receive one penny of their inheritance. To this day, ADT denies ever having=
 John as a customer, but his wife occasionally gets threatening letters wri=
tten in cut out newspaper and magazine format, telling her to drop the case=
 "or else". Black limousines with darkened windows are sometimes seen follo=
wing the children to school and there have been suspiscious fires and accid=
ents at the house since Johns death. The neighbors no longer speak to Johns=
 family, out of fear that they too might get drawn into the "situation". On=
e night, a few weeks ago, someone spotted the sillouett of a black helicopt=
er hovering over Johns house but it wasn't making any noise. There where me=
n dropping from ropes onto the roof of Johns house. No one has seen any mem=
ebers of the family since that night. The neighbors are going to report the=
se going on's to the authorities .... right after the holidays. No sense sp=
oiling the kids Christmas.