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Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)your code

  • Close the doors and windows. The green READY light must be on (an LCD keypad shows SYSTEM READY), or it will not arm.
  • Key in your 4-digit code. The red ARMED light comes on. Leave before the exit delay ends.
  • Three beeps means the code was not accepted. Press [#] and key it in again.
  • Non-stop beeping after your code means the POWER (or A.C. ON) light is off: no mains power. Key in your code again to quieten it.
  • If your installer set up a one-key Quick Arm digit, it arms without a code. It cannot disarm.

  Pages 2 and 3 of the DL250 User ManualPages 19, 22 of the DL250 Installation Manual
• Arm while home2oryour codethen*

  • If your installer has turned on Partial Arm, press its digit, [2] from the factory. Page 1 of your manual shows the digit used.
  • After 5 seconds the ARMED light comes on, and the PARTIAL light on an LED keypad (an LCD keypad shows SYSTEM ARMED PARTIAL). Key in your code to turn it off.
  • Some DL250s use Auto Home instead. Isolate the inside zones you will walk through, then arm with your code.
  • Then press [*] while armed: the entry doors now alarm straight away, with no delay. The PARTIAL light comes on (LCD: SYSTEM ARMED PARTIAL).
  • Press [*] again to bring back the entry delay. On an LED keypad the PARTIAL light goes off.

  Pages 3 and 4, 7 of the DL250 User ManualPage 19 of the DL250 Installation Manual
• Disarmyour code

  • Come in through your usual entry door. The keypad gives a steady tone during the entry delay.
  • Key in your code before the delay ends. The ARMED light goes off and the tone stops.
  • If the ARMED light is flashing when you come in, the alarm went off while you were away.
  • In that case leave straight away and call your alarm company or the police.

  Page 3 of the DL250 User Manual
• Bypass a zone*2-digit zone*

  • Each detector or door contact is a zone. The DL250 calls bypassing isolating.
  • Disarm first. Press [*], the zone as 2 digits (01 for zone 1), then [*].
  • For several zones, key them all before the last [*]: [*] 01 05 07 [*].
  • On an LED keypad an isolated zone's light stays on; an LCD keypad shows how many zones are isolated. All go back to normal when you disarm.

  Pages 3, 7 of the DL250 User ManualPage 5 of the DAS LCD Alpha Numeric Codepad User Manual
• Chime on or off1

  • Chime works on the zones your installer has picked for it.
  • Press [1], the factory chime digit. Page 1 of your manual shows the digit used.
  • After 5 seconds a tone tells you chime is on. Opening a chime zone then beeps the keypad.
  • Press the same digit again to turn chime off.

  Pages 4 and 5, 7 of the DL250 User ManualPage 19 of the DL250 Installation Manual
• Reset smoke detectorsA#

  • Disarm first. After a fire alarm, press [#] to clear the alarm and reset the fire zone.
  • [#] also resets the power to smoke detectors run from the panel's resettable supply.
  • On an LCD keypad showing FIRE, PRESS # TO RESET, press [A] to see the zone, then [#]. Allow about 15 seconds for the reset.

  Pages 4, 14 of the DL250 Installation ManualPage 6 of the DAS LCD Alpha Numeric Codepad User Manual
• Panic alarm*+#

  • This works if your installer has turned it on.
  • Press [*] and [#] together for one second. The siren sounds.
  • If your alarm is monitored, a report can also go to the monitoring centre.
  • Some panic alarms are set to be silent at the premises.
  • If set up, [1]+[3] held for one second starts a fire alarm, and [4]+[6] a medical alarm.

  Page 5 of the DL250 User Manual
• Change a codeCuser numbermaster codenew code

  • Use the master code, user 1. Other users are 2 to 15; every code has 4 digits.
  • LCD keypad: disarm; press [C], the 2-digit user number, master code, then new code.
  • LED keypad: press [*], user number, [#], master code, [*], user number, [#], new code, [*], user number, [#].
  • Standard DL250: remove a user by giving them the master code. Smart DL250 panels reject duplicate codes.
  • On a Smart DL250 LCD keypad, your old code can authorise your own change.

  Pages 5 and 6 of the DL250 User ManualPages 8 and 9 of the DAS LCD Alpha Numeric Codepad User Manual
• Test the system1+7

  • This bell test works if your installer has turned it on. Test your system weekly.
  • Press [1] and [7] together. The siren sounds for the siren time.
  • Key in your code to stop it.

  Page 17 of the DL250 Installation ManualPage 2 of the DL250 User Manual
• Trouble lights

  • Keying in your code quietens a pulsing keypad. It does not arm or disarm the system.
  • If the keypad seems stuck, press [#] to reset it. If the problem stays, call your service company.

  READY light blinking, or PHONE TROUBLE on an LCD keypad	Communicator trouble, such as a lost phone line. If set up, the keypad beeps until you key in your code, and the siren can sound too.
  FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE on an LCD keypad	The panel tried to call the monitoring station but couldn't get through
  POWER or A.C. ON light off	No mains power: restore it if you can. An LCD keypad shows AC POWER FAILURE.
  POWER or A.C. ON light blinking	The backup battery is low. An LCD keypad shows LOW BATTERY.
  ARMED light blinking, or PREVIOUS ALARM on an LCD keypad	An alarm happened. On an LCD keypad, [A] shows the zones and [#] leaves.
  PARTIAL light on (LED keypad)	Partial Arm, or Auto Home with instant entry doors, is on
  Zone light blinking or steady (LED keypad)	Blinking: that zone is open. Steady: it is isolated.
  Keypad pulsing	A day zone opened, a fire zone has trouble, or you armed or disarmed with mains power off

  Pages 3 to 7 of the DL250 User ManualPage 7 of the DAS LCD Alpha Numeric Codepad User Manual
• Send a test signal7+9

  • If your installer has set it up as a test, pressing [7] and [9] together sends a test report to your monitoring company.
  • The keypad buzzer also gives a steady tone.
  • It is off from the factory and your installer chooses what it sends, so ask your alarm company before you use it.

  Pages 27, 31 of the DL250 Installation ManualPage 7 of the DL250 Supp Manual