Re: DSC PC1616 Date Time Issue

[Jack <jack@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/30/2019 5:23 PM, Jack wrote:
> My mother in law's DS PC1616 panel is on the blink after the PGE
> blackout from the past day. I have watched several videos on Youtube on
> how to enter the date and time by entering *6 Master Code press 1 * then
Correction *6 Master Code press 1 * ....
> enter military time, then date. When I enter #6 1234 I hear a beep from
Correction *6 1234
> the panel, but there is no visual que on the panel for keypad input. So
> it's not clear whether the installer has changed the master code, or I'm
> doing something wrong.
>
> There is a yellow symbol on the panel and when I enter *2 it returns a
> code of 8. So I know this is the trouble code for the date and time not
> being set. Can someone tell me what I might be doing wrong here, or I am
> going to have to get a technician to come out an reprogram the panel?
>
> She can arm and disarm the panel and it is not beeping, but the yellow
> caution symbol needs to be reset.
>