Arrowhead Elite S / SX manuals

Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)ARMoryour codeENTER

  • Press [ARM], or key in your code and press [ENTER].
  • An ESX keypad starts its exit beeps and shows the areas arming. On an Elite S LED keypad the area's armed light comes on.
  • Two or more areas? Your installer may set it so you press [ARM], your code and [ENTER], then pick the areas and [ENTER] again (or wait 10 seconds).
  • Forgot something? If your installer allows it, [ARM] during the exit beeps disarms again.
  • Keyed a code wrong? Press [ENTER] to clear it and start again.

  Pages 4 and 5, 9 of the ELITE-S User GuidePages 5, 7, 10 of the ESX User Guide
• Arm while homeSTAYorSTAYyour codeENTER

  • Stay mode arms only the part your installer picked, such as a garage or downstairs.
  • Press [STAY], or [STAY] then your code and [ENTER] if your installer set it up that way.
  • The area lights flash on an Elite S LED keypad. An ESX keypad shows 'STAY' in red.
  • Elite S: press [ENTER] straight after arming to arm at once. It also drops the entry delay, so a triggered stay zone alarms straight away.

  Pages 6 and 7 of the ELITE-S User GuidePages 5, 8 of the ESX User Guide
• Disarmyour codeENTER

  • Key in your code and press [ENTER]. Only the areas your code and keypad cover disarm.
  • Stay mode: your code and [ENTER], or [STAY] on its own if your installer allows it (not always during an alarm).
  • Your code and [ENTER] also stop an alarm and turn the sirens off.
  • With the [ARM]-first set-up, after your code and [ENTER], pick the areas to disarm and press [ENTER] again (or wait 10 seconds).

  Pages 5 to 7, 9 of the ELITE-S User GuidePages 7 and 8, 11 of the ESX User Guide
• Bypass a zoneBYPASS2-digit zoneENTER

  • Each detector or door contact is a zone (the ESX guide says sensor). Bypass before you arm.
  • Press [BYPASS], key in each zone as two digits (01, 09, 16), then [ENTER]. The BYPASS light flashes.
  • If your installer requires a code, press [BYPASS], your code and [ENTER] first.
  • Bypasses clear when you disarm. A bypassed 24-hour zone (or ESX smoke or heat detector) stays off until you repeat the steps.

  Pages 7 and 8 of the ELITE-S User GuidePages 5, 9 of the ESX User Guide
• Alarm memoryMEM

  • LCD keypad with A, B and CHIME keys: press [MEM]. On the Arrowhead LCD keypad the key says [MEMORY].
  • Current faults show first, then events, newest first. Each press steps back one; on an ESX the down arrow steps forward.
  • A flashing MEMORY light (Elite S LED keypad) means an event you haven't looked at.
  • Press [ENTER] to leave. The Elite S keeps 255 events, the ESX 10,000.

  Page 6 of the ELITE-S User GuidePages 5 and 6, 15 and 16 of the ESX User Guide
• Chime on or offholdCHIME

  • LCD keypad with a CHIME key: hold [CHIME] for 2 seconds, until it beeps. The screen shows CHIME OFF; an ESX keeps showing it while chime is off.
  • Wired Arrowhead LCD or LED: hold [CONTROL], then press [PROGRAM] within 2 seconds. LCD: CHIME OFF; LED: Aux (0) on.
  • TRX wireless keypad: press its program key, then [CONTROL]. It shows NOCH when chime is off, CHIM when on.
  • Chime zones beep the keypad, or sound an output, when opened. Your installer sets them up.
  • Do the same again to turn chime back on.

  Page 11 of the ELITE-S User GuidePage 12 of the ESX User Guide
• Panic alarmholdCHIME+CONTROL

  • LCD keypad with A, B and CHIME keys: [CHIME] and [CONTROL] together for panic, [A] and [B] for fire, [B] and [CHIME] for medical.
  • Arrowhead LCD or LED keypad: press [PANIC], or [1] and [3] together. [4] and [6] send fire, [7] and [9] medical.
  • Press both keys together and hold. The two-key alarms are off from the factory until your installer turns them on.
  • Your code and [ENTER] reset the alarm.

  Page 9 of the ELITE-S User GuidePage 12 of the ESX User Guide
• Change a codePROGmaster codeENTERthenPROG1ENTERuser numberENTERnew codeENTER

  • LCD with A/B/CHIME keys: use [PROG]; Arrowhead LCD or LED: [PROGRAM] throughout. Disarm, then press that key, your code, [ENTER]. LCD: 'Client: Users'.
  • Press the program key, [1], [ENTER], then the user number (1 to 100 on Elite S, up to 2000 on ESX) and [ENTER].
  • Key in the new code (1 to 6 digits) and press [ENTER]. Three short beeps: saved. One long tone: not accepted.
  • To delete: LCD, hold [CONTROL] and press [0] within 2 seconds, then [ENTER]. LED: [BYPASS], then [ENTER].
  • To leave: ESX or Elite S LED, press the program key then [ENTER]. Elite S LCD: hold the program key for 2 seconds.

  Pages 13 and 14 of the ELITE-S User GuidePage 13 of the ESX User Guide
• Set the date and timePROG26ENTER1ENTERtimeENTER

  • LCD with A/B/CHIME keys: use [PROG]; Arrowhead LCD or LED: [PROGRAM] throughout. Press that key, your code and [ENTER] to start.
  • Time: program key, [2], [6], [ENTER], then [1], [ENTER]. Key in the 24-hour time as HHMM and [ENTER].
  • Day: program key, 26, [ENTER], [2], [ENTER], then the day number (1 = Sunday) and [ENTER].
  • Date: program key, 26, [ENTER], [3], [ENTER], then DDMMYY and [ENTER].
  • Exit: ESX or Elite S LED, program key then [ENTER]; Elite S LCD, hold the program key 2 seconds. ESX can use internet time if set up.

  Pages 12, 14 of the ELITE-S User GuidePages 13 and 14 of the ESX User Guide
• Trouble lightsMEM

  • LCD keypad: the TROUBLE light comes on. Press [MEM] once ([MEMORY] on the Arrowhead LCD keypad) to read the fault, then [ENTER] to go back.
  • Elite S LED keypad: press the memory key. Memory, Mains and Battery light up, with zone lights 1 to 8 for the faults.
  • No zone light at that point means no current faults.
  • If your installer turned it on, a mains, battery, fuse, phone line or wireless receiver fault beeps the keypad non-stop.
  • [ENTER] silences it, and it stops once the fault clears. A panel tamper beeps until your code clears it. If a fault stays, call your installer.

  Light 1	Backup battery low
  Light 2	Mains, 12 V fuse or output failure
  Light 3	Phone line failure
  Light 4	Wireless detector battery low
  Light 5	Remote (pendant) battery low
  Light 6	Wireless detector not reporting
  Light 7	Sensorwatch alarm, or an area not armed for the set number of days
  Light 8	Monitoring call not acknowledged

  Pages 4, 6 of the ELITE-S User GuidePage 15 of the ESX User Guide
• Send a test signalholdCONTROLthen0

  • On an Elite S, this makes the panel call your monitoring company and send a manual test call.
  • With the alarm disarmed and not in programming, hold [CONTROL] and press [0] within 2 seconds.
  • It works only if your panel reports by Contact ID and your installer has set test calls to report.
  • Afterwards a TRX keypad's event memory lists MTST, manual test message sent.

  Page 7 of the ELITE-S User GuidePage 23 of the Elite S LCD Operating Guide