DMP XT30 / XT50 manuals

Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)hold1

  • Shortcut on Home/Sleep/Away and All/Perimeter systems: hold [1] for 2 seconds, until the keypad sounds a tone.
  • Or key in your code and press the select key under AWAY (under ALL on an All/Perimeter system, where ALL SYSTEM ON shows).
  • Area systems: press CMD until ARM DISARM shows, select ARM (key in your code if the keypad asks), then select YES at ALL? NO YES to arm all your areas.
  • Touchscreen keypads: press the shield to see the arming choices. On an area system pick ARM, then Arm All.
  • A zone with a problem shows its name and OK BYPASS STOP. Select STOP, close the door or window, then start again.

  Pages 21 to 23, 38 of the XT30/XT50 System User Guide LT-0982
• Arm while homehold3orhold7orhold6

  • HOME arms the perimeter of the building, for when you're staying inside.
  • SLEEP arms the perimeter and part of the inside, but leaves the bedroom areas off.
  • Shortcuts: hold [3] for HOME, [7] for SLEEP or [6] for PERIM, for 2 seconds, until a tone sounds.
  • Or key in your code, then press the select key under HOME or SLEEP.
  • All/Perimeter system: press the select key under PERIM instead. PERIMETER ON shows.

  Pages 21 to 23 of the XT30/XT50 System User Guide LT-0982
• Disarm

  • Touchscreen keypads: press the shield and key in your code. A keypad with a prox reader also disarms when you present your prox key.
  • Thinline keypads: press CMD until ARM DISARM shows, then the select key under DISARM. Key in your code if the keypad asks.
  • At ALL? NO YES, select YES to disarm every area you're allowed, or NO to go through them one by one.
  • Alarm sounding? Key in your code, or present your prox key if the keypad has a reader. IS THIS A FALSE ALARM? (or CANCEL VERIFY) shows.
  • False alarm: select YES or CANCEL and the system disarms. Real alarm: select NO or VERIFY to alert the monitoring centre; it stays armed.

  Pages 11, 13, 24, 38 of the XT30/XT50 System User Guide LT-0982
• Bypass a zone

  • Each detector or door contact is a zone. A zone with a problem shows OK BYPASS STOP when you arm.
  • Fire, panic, emergency, supervisory, flood, temperature and 24-hour zones can't be bypassed.
  • Ahead of time, with a Standard or Master code: press CMD until MENU? NO YES shows, select YES, key in your code, press CMD.
  • Press CMD until BYPASS ZONES? shows, then a select key, and key in the zone number.

  OK BYPASS STOP	BYPASS leaves the zone out as the system arms. OK arms it anyway; it rejoins once it's back to normal. STOP stops arming
  ZONE: - RST BYPS	After the zone number, BYPS bypasses that zone and RST resets it

  Pages 23, 35 and 36, 39 of the XT30/XT50 System User Guide LT-0982
• Chime on or offhold5orChime

  • DMP calls chime Zone Monitor: the keypad sounds and shows ALERT when a watched door or window opens.
  • Thinline keypads: the chime shortcut is [5]. Hold it for 2 seconds, until a tone sounds.
  • Touchscreen keypads: press Chime in the carousel menu to turn it on or off. A chime icon at the top means it's on.
  • To choose zones: press CMD until MENU? NO YES, select YES, key in your code, press CMD. Then CMD until ZONE MONITOR?, and a select key.
  • Press the select key under PERIM, then under ADD for all perimeter zones or RMV to take them off. NBR picks one zone.

  Pages 14, 16, 23, 36, 48 of the XT30/XT50 System User Guide LT-0982
• Reset smoke detectorshold2thenyour codeorReset

  • A fire or panic sensor that has gone off needs a reset before it can sense again.
  • Thinline keypads: hold [2] for 2 seconds, then key in your code.
  • Touchscreen keypads: press Reset in the carousel menu.
  • Or in the user menu, press CMD until SENSOR RESET? shows, then a select key. SENSORS OFF, then SENSORS ON shows.
  • Also do a reset after changing the battery in a wireless device.

  Pages 14, 30 of the XT30/XT50 System User Guide LT-0982
• Panic alarmPanicPoliceorPanicEmergencyorPanicFire

  • Touchscreen keypads: scroll the carousel menu to Panic (arrows on the 5-inch, drag on the 7-inch).
  • Press Police, Emergency or Fire. A panic report goes to your monitoring company.

  Page 14 of the XT30/XT50 System User Guide LT-0982
• Change a code

  • You need a Master code. Press CMD until MENU? NO YES shows, select YES, key in your code, press CMD.
  • Press CMD until USER CODES? shows, press a select key, then pick CHG.
  • Key in the user number and press CMD. At CODE NO:, key in the new 4-digit code (ALREADY IN USE means pick another).
  • Keep the name, or press a top-row key and enter a new one. Press CMD to continue.
  • Changing someone else's code: at LEVEL?, press a select key and choose their authority level.

  ADD DEL CHG	CHG changes a user's code; ADD and DEL add or delete a user
  USER NUMBER	The user's number (1 to 30 on an XT30, 1 to 99 on an XT50), not their code

  Pages 38 to 41 of the XT30/XT50 System User Guide LT-0982
• Test the system

  • Press CMD until MENU? NO YES, select YES, key in your code, press CMD. Then CMD until SYSTEM TEST? shows.
  • Press a select key: the test starts by itself.
  • Press the back arrow key to finish.
  • Weekly, follow it with Zone Monitor: open and close each door and window and listen for the keypad beep.

  BELL SOUNDING, then KEYPAD SOUNDING	Two-second tests of the siren, then the keypad
  BATTERY - OKAY or BATTERY - TRBL	The battery's condition
  TRANSMIT OKAY or TRANSMIT FAILED	The transmit test's result (local-only systems skip it)
  TEST END	The test is finished

  Pages 36 and 37 of the XT30/XT50 System User Guide LT-0982
• Trouble lights

  • Many trouble messages come with a keypad tone. The table lists common ones; for others, call your alarm company.
  • Touchscreens show a tick at the top when the system is ready to arm. No tick: a door or window may be open.
  • On a touchscreen, press the attention list icon at the top to see recorded troubles and the zones affected.

  AC TROUBLE	No proper mains power. If your other appliances work, call your alarm company
  BATTERY TROUBLE	The backup battery is low or missing: call your alarm company
  SYSTEM TROUBLE or SERVICE REQUIRED	A part of the system has a problem: call your alarm company
  TRANSMIT FAIL	Ten tries to reach the monitoring centre failed: check your phone line works; if it keeps showing, call your alarm company
  WIRELESS TROUBLE	The panel can't talk to its wireless receiver
  ALERT	A chime (Zone Monitor) door or window opened; it clears by itself
  Blue light blinking (5-inch touchscreen)	Disarmed, with a battery trouble
  Red light blinking (5-inch touchscreen)	Armed, with a mains power trouble

  Pages 13, 15, 48 and 49 of the XT30/XT50 System User Guide LT-0982