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Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)ARMoryour codeENTER

  • Press [ARM], or key in your code and press [ENTER]. The armed light for your area comes on.
  • Two areas? Your installer may have you press [ARM], your code and [ENTER]. Press [1] or [2] to leave an area out, then [ENTER].
  • If you don't choose, both areas arm by themselves after 10 seconds.
  • Forgot something? If your installer allows it, [ARM] during the exit time disarms again.
  • Keyed a code wrong? Press [ENTER] to clear it and start again.

  Pages 4 and 5, 9 of the Avolution 8 / 16 Operating Guide
• Arm while homeSTAYorSTAYyour codeENTER

  • Stay mode arms only the part your installer picked, such as rooms you don't use at night.
  • Press [STAY], or [STAY] then your code and [ENTER] if your installer set it up that way.
  • The area lights flash while stay mode is on.
  • Press [ENTER] straight after arming to skip the exit time. Every stay zone then sets off the alarm at once.

  Pages 6 and 7 of the Avolution 8 / 16 Operating 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, your code and [ENTER] show both areas. Press [1] or [2] to keep one armed, then [ENTER].

  Pages 5 to 7, 9 of the Avolution 8 / 16 Operating Guide
• Bypass a zoneBYPASS2-digit zoneENTER

  • Each detector or door contact is a zone. Bypass the ones you want left off, before you arm.
  • Press BYPASS. If a code is required, enter it and press ENTER before choosing zones.
  • Enter each zone as two digits (01, 09, 16), then press ENTER. The Bypass light flashes.
  • Bypasses clear when you disarm. A bypassed 24-hour zone stays off until you repeat the steps to undo it.
  • You can only bypass zones in the areas your keypad is set up for.

  Pages 7 and 8 of the Avolution 8 / 16 Operating Guide
• Alarm memoryMEMORY

  • A flashing MEMORY light means an event you haven't looked at.
  • Press [MEMORY]. Current system alarms show first, then events, newest first.
  • Each press of [MEMORY] moves to the next event. An LCD keypad shows each one in words with the time and date.
  • Press [ENTER] to leave. The memory holds up to 255 events.

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• Chime on or offholdCONTROL+PROGRAMorholdCHIME

  • Chime zones beep the keypad, or switch on an output, when triggered. You can turn them off only if your installer allows it.
  • LED or portrait LCD keypad: hold [CONTROL] and press [PROGRAM]. The Aux (0) light comes on, or the screen shows CHIME OFF.
  • Landscape LCD keypad: hold [CHIME] for 2 seconds. The screen shows CHIME OFF.
  • Do the same again to turn chime back on.

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• Panic alarmPANICor1+3orCHIME+CONTROL

  • LED or portrait LCD keypad: press [PANIC], or [1] and [3] together. [4] and [6] send fire, [7] and [9] medical.
  • Landscape LCD keypad: [CHIME] and [CONTROL] for panic, [A] and [B] for fire, [B] and [CHIME] for medical.
  • Icon keypads: landscape has a [PANIC] key only; portrait uses the same pairs as the landscape LCD keypad.
  • Your code and [ENTER] reset the alarm.

  Page 9 of the Avolution 8 / 16 Operating Guide
• Change a codePROGRAMmaster codeENTERthenPROGRAM1ENTERuser numberENTERnew codeENTER

  • With the system disarmed, press [PROGRAM], your code, then [ENTER]. The Program light comes on (LCD: CLIENT : USERS). One long beep: not allowed.
  • Press [PROGRAM], [1], [ENTER], then the user number (1 to 100) and [ENTER]. Any existing code shows.
  • Key in the new code (1 to 6 digits) and press [ENTER]. Three short beeps: saved. One long tone: not accepted.
  • To delete a code, press [BYPASS] (LED keypad) or [CONTROL] and [0] together (LCD keypad) in place of a new code, then [ENTER].
  • To leave: LED keypad, [PROGRAM] then [ENTER]; LCD keypad, hold [PROGRAM] for 2 seconds.

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• Set the date and timePROGRAMmaster codeENTERthenPROGRAM26ENTER1ENTERtimeENTER

  • Get into program mode first: [PROGRAM], your code, then [ENTER]. Only a code with full access can set the clock.
  • Time: [PROGRAM], [2], [6], [ENTER], then [1], [ENTER]. Key in the 24-hour time as HHMM and [ENTER].
  • Day: [PROGRAM] 26 [ENTER], [2] [ENTER], then the day number (1 = Sunday) and [ENTER].
  • Date: [PROGRAM] 26 [ENTER], [3] [ENTER], then the date as DDMMYY and [ENTER].
  • To leave: LED keypad, [PROGRAM] then [ENTER]; LCD keypad, hold [PROGRAM] for 2 seconds.

  Pages 15, 17 of the Avolution 8 / 16 Operating Guide
• Trouble lightsMEMORY

  • Press [MEMORY]. On a landscape LED keypad, Memory, Mains and Battery light up with a zone light 1 to 8 for each fault.
  • A portrait LED keypad lights only the memory symbol, plus the zone lights.
  • No zone light at that point means no current faults. An LCD keypad writes them out in words.
  • Icon keypad: press [MEM]. A code shows, such as AC (mains off), BATT, LINE or CF (call to monitoring failed). NONE means no faults.
  • The mains and battery lights flash when there's a problem. Otherwise they stay on (landscape LED keypad) or off (portrait).

  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 or delinquency alarm
  Light 8	Monitoring call not acknowledged

  Pages 23 and 24, 26 of the Avolution 8 / 16 Operating Guide
• Send a test signalholdCONTROLthen0

  • If a monitoring company watches your alarm, this makes the panel call them and send a manual test call.
  • With the alarm disarmed and not in programming, hold [CONTROL] and press [0] within 2 seconds.

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