Bosch EDM Solution 840 / 880 manuals

Solution 880 / Ultima 880 cheat sheet

• Arm (away)your code#

  • Close doors and windows, then key in your code and press # (the key marked AWAY).
  • Two beeps: the AWAY light comes on. Leave before exit time runs out; one long beep then means it is set.
  • A long beep and no arming means a zone is open: close it or isolate it first.
  • If your installer allows it, holding # until two beeps also arms the system.
  • From the factory, code 0 arms but never disarms. Unless your installer removed it, key in 0, then press #.

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• Arm while homeyour code*

  • Key in your code, then press * (the key marked STAY). The panel calls this STAY Mode 1.
  • Two beeps: the STAY light comes on. Zones your installer left off flash until exit time ends with one short beep; the rest is then set.
  • For STAY Mode 2, hold 0 until two beeps. It leaves off the zones a master code user picked.
  • If your installer allows it, holding * until two beeps also sets STAY Mode 1.
  • Unless your installer removed it, the factory code 0 also arms in STAY: key in 0, then press *.

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• Disarmyour code#

  • Key in your code, then press # before the entry time runs out.
  • Two beeps tell you the system has disarmed.
  • A zone light flashing fast shows the zone that went into alarm while you were out.
  • Ultima 880: if there was no alarm, holding * (STAY Mode 1) or 0 (STAY Mode 2) also disarms.
  • Under threat, key in your code, then 9, then #. It disarms and, if monitored, sends a silent duress alarm.

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• Bypass a zone**zone*then#

  • Press * twice. Three beeps and the STAY light flashes. The panel calls bypassing isolating.
  • Key in the zone number, then *. That zone's light starts flashing slowly.
  • Repeat for other zones. To undo one, key in its number and * again.
  • Press # to finish. Two beeps: the system is back to disarmed, ready to arm.
  • If your installer has set up code to isolate, start with *, your code, then * instead.

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• Alarm memorymaster code8#

  • After you disarm, a zone light flashing fast shows the zone that went into alarm.
  • To replay the last 40 events, key in your master code, then 8, then #.
  • Three beeps, then the events show one at a time on the lights, newest first, with a beep each.
  • On a partitioned Ultima 880, only the last 10 events are replayed.

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• Chime on or offhold4

  • Your installer can set zones 1 to 4 to beep the keypad while disarmed. The panel calls this day alarm.
  • Hold 4. Three beeps means day alarm is now on; two beeps means it is now off.
  • While it is on, the STAY light flashes once every 3 seconds.

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• Panic alarm1+3or*+#

  • Press 1 and 3 together, or * and # together. The panic alarm sounds.
  • Your installer can make it silent or switch it off.
  • Press 4 and 6 together for a fire alarm, or 7 and 9 for a medical alarm.

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• Change a codemaster code1#user number#new code#

  • Key in your master code, then 1, then #. Three beeps and the STAY and AWAY lights flash.
  • Key in the user number, then #. Two beeps, and a zone light shows which user you picked.
  • Key in the new code, then #. Two beeps and the STAY and AWAY lights go out.
  • To delete that user's code instead, press * where you would key in the new code.
  • Solution 880: keypad codes are users 1 to 8; 9 to 16 are keyfobs. Ultima 880: users 1 to 16.

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• Set the date and timemaster code6#datetime#

  • Key in your master code, then 6, then #. Three beeps and the STAY and AWAY lights flash.
  • Key in day, month, year, hour and minute, two digits each, using 24-hour time.
  • For example, 5 March 2026 at 2:30 pm is 0503261430.
  • Press #. Two beeps and the lights go out. A long beep means the entry was wrong.

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• Trouble lightshold5

  • A new fault flashes the FAULT light and beeps once a minute. Press # once to stop the beeps; FAULT stays on while the fault remains.
  • To see which fault it is, hold 5 until two beeps. The zone lights show the fault type (see the table).
  • For more detail, hold the number key that matches the zone light showing. Press # to leave.
  • The table is for the 880 and 844. On an Ultima 880: 1 system fault, 2 low wireless battery, 3 tamper, 6 failed report.
  • Outside the fault check, a zone light on means that zone is open; flashing fast, it went into alarm; flashing slowly, it is isolated.

  FAULT light flashing	A new fault: press # to stop the beeps
  MAINS light flashing	Mains power is off
  Fault check: light 1	Low battery
  Fault check: light 2	The clock was lost: set the date and time again
  Fault check: light 4	The horn speaker is disconnected
  Fault check: light 5	The phone line is disconnected
  Fault check: light 6 or 7	Internal fault or a blown fuse: call your installer straight away
  Fault check: light 8	The panel couldn't get through to the monitoring company

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• Send a test signalhold9

  • Hold 9 until you hear two beeps. The panel sends a test report to your monitoring company.
  • The sirens stay quiet. It works only if your system reports by phone.
  • On an 844, a report that gets through also clears a communication fault.

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