Arrowhead Elite V8 / V6 Powerwave manuals

Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)your codeENTERorARM

  • Close the doors and windows. On the LED keypad, a zone light that stays on shows a zone still open.
  • Key in your code and press [ENTER]. Slow beeping in the exit delay reminds you to leave.
  • On the LED keypad the A light (or B, C) comes on when armed. It may go out a few seconds later.
  • Changed your mind? Your code and [ENTER] disarm. [ARM] during the exit delay also disarms, if your installer allows it.
  • Your installer may set arming to [ARM] alone (Quick Arm), or to [ARM], your code, then [ENTER].

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• Arm while homeSTAYyour codeENTERorSTAY

  • Stay mode guards the outside doors and windows while movement inside is ignored.
  • Press [STAY], key in your code, then press [ENTER]. On the LED keypad the A light (or B, C) flashes while in Stay.
  • If your installer allows it, [STAY] on its own arms Stay mode.
  • Pressing [ENTER] during the exit delay arms at once and removes the entry delays.

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• Disarmyour codeENTER

  • Come in through your entry door. The keypad beeps slowly during the entry delay.
  • Key in your code and press [ENTER]. On the LED keypad the A light (or B, C) goes off.
  • The same keys stop an alarm and turn off the sirens.
  • From Stay mode, [STAY] on its own may disarm, if your installer allows it.
  • Made a mistake while keying? Press [ENTER] and start again.

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• Bypass a zoneBYPASSzoneENTER

  • Each detector or door contact is a zone. Bypass zones you cannot close, before arming.
  • Press [BYPASS], key in the zone number, then [ENTER]. On the PW-16 use 2 digits (05).
  • On the LED keypad the zone light comes on, then the Ready Byp (PW-8) or Bypass (PW-16) light flashes. An LCD keypad shows the zone numbers.
  • Repeat the same keys to un-bypass a zone. Disarming clears bypasses.
  • A bypassed 24-hour zone may stay bypassed until you remove it yourself.

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• Alarm memoryMEMORY

  • LCD keypad: press [MEM]. LED keypad: press [MEMORY].
  • Current system problems show first. On LCD keypads, keep pressing [MEM] for past events, newest first, with the time and date.
  • The LED keypad plays them back itself, one every 2.5 seconds with a beep. Zone lights show the zones in each event.
  • Press [ENTER] to stop. The PW-8 keeps 127 events and the PW-16 keeps 255.

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• Chime on or offCONTROLthenPROGRAM

  • LCD keypad: press [CHIME]. The screen shows CHIME OFF; press it again for CHIME ON.
  • LED keypad: press [CONTROL], then [PROGRAM]. PW-8: the Program light flashes while chime is off. PW-16: the Control light comes on.
  • On the LED keypad, [CONTROL] then [PROGRAM] again switches chime back on, and that light goes off.
  • Chime (day zone) warnings work only if your installer has set them up.

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• Panic alarmPANICor1+3

  • LCD keypad (with A, B and CHIME keys): [CHIME] and [CONTROL] together for panic, [A] and [B] for fire, [B] and [CHIME] for medical.
  • LED keypad: press [PANIC]. If your installer has turned them on, [1]+[3] also sends a panic, [7]+[9] medical and [4]+[6] fire.
  • Your installer decides what a panic does, such as sounding the siren or calling a monitoring centre.
  • Under threat, if set up, enter the duress digit, your code, then [ENTER]. This disarms and quietly sends an alert.

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• Change a codePROGRAMmaster codeENTERthenPROGRAMuser numberENTERnew codeENTER

  • LCD keypad: use [PROG]. LED keypad: use [PROGRAM] throughout. Disarm, then press that key, your master code and [ENTER].
  • An LCD keypad then shows CLIENT MODE; the LED keypad lights Program. A single long beep means your code can't change codes.
  • Press the program key, the user number and [ENTER]. Users: 1 is master, 2 to 10 (PW-8), 2 to 50 (PW-16).
  • Key in the new code, 1 to 6 digits, and [ENTER]. Three short beeps means it is saved.
  • Delete: LED, [BYPASS]; LCD, hold [CONTROL], then [0] within 2 seconds. Press [ENTER]. Finish with the program key, [ENTER].

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• Test the systemPROGRAMmaster codeENTERthenPROGRAM627ENTERorPROGRAMmaster codeENTERthenPROGRAM836ENTER

  • LCD keypad: use [PROG]. LED keypad: use [PROGRAM] throughout. Press that key, your master code and [ENTER].
  • Your code must allow walk tests. Press the program key, 627 (PW-8) or 836 (PW-16), then [ENTER].
  • The keypad beeps every second. Set off every detector, then come back to the keypad.
  • The zones you triggered are shown. Press [ENTER] to finish; the results are saved in memory.

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• Trouble lights

  • LED keypad: a flashing Trouble or System light (PW-8), or Memory light (PW-16), means a new event is waiting. Press [MEMORY].
  • Current problems show first: the System light (PW-8), or the Memory, Mains and Battery lights (PW-16), with a zone light.
  • The zone light shows the problem (see the table). Press [ENTER] to stop.
  • LCD keypad: press [MEM] to read the events on the screen, each with its time and date.
  • Beeping: a wireless detector or zone gone quiet, or a PW-16 phone line fault, depending on your installer's set-up. PW-16: any key stops it.

  Zone light 1	Backup battery low
  Zone light 2	Mains power, or a 12 V fuse, has failed
  Zone light 3	Phone line has failed
  Zone light 4	A wireless detector's battery is low
  Zone light 5	A wireless remote (pendant) battery is low
  Zone light 6	A supervised detector has failed
  Zone light 7	A zone has not been triggered for too long
  Zone light 8	The dialler got no confirmation from the monitoring centre

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