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Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)your codeorholdAway

  • WT5500/WT5500P only (WTK5504 touchscreen: see its own guide). Close doors and windows; the Ready tick must be on.
  • Enter your code, or hold [Away] (a plain house on some WT5500s) for 2 seconds; enter your code if asked. WT5500P also accepts tags.
  • The Armed and Ready lights come on. Leave while the keypad beeps; the beeping changes for the last 10 seconds.
  • When the time is up, Ready goes out, Armed stays on and the keypad goes quiet.
  • Changed your mind? Key in your code to stop the arming.

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• Arm while homeholdStayyour codeor*9your code

  • WT5500/WT5500P only. WTK5504 touchscreen: ask your installer for its guide.
  • With Ready on, hold [Stay] (a house with a person on some WT5500s) for 2 seconds, then enter your code. Stay inside.
  • When the exit time ends, Ready goes out, Armed stays on and a bypass message shows.
  • [*][9] then your code arms in Stay with no entry delay. The keypad stays quiet and the exit time is doubled.
  • Once armed in Stay, [*][1] arms inside zones except Night zones. Disarm before entering those protected areas.

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• Disarmyour code

  • WT5500/WT5500P only (WTK5504 touchscreen: see its own guide). Wake a dark keypad with any key, then enter your code.
  • On a WT5500P, your prox tag also disarms. Coming in, disarm before the steady entry tone ends.
  • Wrong code? A 2-second error tone sounds. Press [#] and try again.
  • Alarm by mistake? Key in your code to silence it, then ring your monitoring company.

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• Bypass a zone*12-digit zone#

  • WT5500/WT5500P only (WTK5504 touchscreen: see its own guide). A bypassed zone cannot set off the alarm.
  • With the system disarmed, press [*][1]. Key in your code if the keypad asks.
  • Enter the zone as 2 digits (05 for zone 5), or scroll to it and press [*].
  • [0][0] clears every bypass and [9][9] brings back the last lot.
  • Press [#] to finish. Disarming clears bypasses except on 24-hour zones; use Clear Bypass to remove those.

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• Alarm memory*3

  • WT5500/WT5500P only (WTK5504 touchscreen: see its own guide). After an alarm, the keypad shows 'Alarm Memory'.
  • Press [*][3], then scroll with the arrow keys to see which zones went off. Press [#] to leave.
  • To clear the memory, arm and then disarm the system.
  • If it went off while you were out, the memory shows as you disarm. Go carefully: someone may still be inside.

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• Chime on or off*4orholdChime

  • WT5500/WT5500P: press [*][4], or hold [Chime] (a bell on some WT5500s) for 2 seconds. WTK5504: ask your installer for its guide.
  • Three beeps means door chime is on; one long tone means it's off.

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• Panic alarmholdthe key with a shield on it

  • WT5500/WT5500P: hold the key with a shield on it, bottom left, for 2 seconds. WTK5504: ask your installer for its guide.
  • The keypad beeps: the alarm is being sent to the monitoring station. The siren may or may not sound.
  • The flame (Fire) and triangle (Auxiliary) keys above it work the same way. None of them work unless your installer has programmed them.

  Flame key	Fire alarm
  Triangle key	Auxiliary alarm (not for medical calls)
  Shield key	Panic alarm

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• Change a code*5master codeuser numbernew code#

  • WT5500/WT5500P only (WTK5504 touchscreen: see its own guide). Disarm, then press [*][5] and enter the master code.
  • Key in the 2-digit user number (01 to 16, or 40 for the master code), or scroll and press [*].
  • Key in the new code: 4 or 6 digits, as set up by your installer.
  • To delete a user code and its tag, press [*] as the first digit. The master code cannot be deleted.
  • Key in another user number, or press [#] to finish.

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• Set the date and time*6master code1timedate#

  • WT5500/WT5500P only (WTK5504 touchscreen: see its own guide). Press [*][6], the master code, then [1].
  • Key in the time as 4 digits in 24-hour form: 1430 for 2:30 pm.
  • Then key in the date as 6 digits, month first (MMDDYY): 28 September 2026 is 092826.
  • Press [#] to finish.
  • Seeing 'Loss of Time & Date' in the [*][2] trouble list? Press [*] there to go straight to setting it.

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• Trouble lights*2

  • WT5500/WT5500P only (WTK5504 touchscreen: see its own guide). Trouble lights the triangle and beeps every 10 seconds; [#] stops it.
  • Press [*][2]. The Trouble light flashes; scroll with the arrow keys to read each trouble.
  • Outside the [*][2] menu, a flashing Trouble light means the keypad's batteries are low: replace them.
  • Most troubles need a service call. A lost clock you can fix yourself by setting the time.

  Service Required	Low battery, system trouble, tamper or radio jamming. Press [1] for more, then call for service
  Loss of AC Power	Mains power is off: check the power connection. The system runs on battery for several hours
  Telephone Line Fault or Failure to Communicate	The panel can't use the phone line or reach the monitoring station
  Module/Sensor Fault	A detector, keypad or siren has a problem. Press [5] to see which
  Module/Sensor Tamper	A device has been tampered with. Press [6] to see which
  Module/Sensor Low Battery	A wireless device needs new batteries. Press [7] to see which
  Loss of Time & Date	All power was lost. Set the time and date again
  Panel Response Not Received	The keypad has lost radio contact with the panel. Call for service if it keeps happening

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• Send a test signal*6master code4

  • WT5500/WT5500P only (WTK5504 touchscreen: see its own guide). Ring your monitoring company before and after the test.
  • Disarm, then press [*][6], the master code, then [4]. This runs the System Test.
  • It sends a test report to your monitoring company, if your installer has programmed one.
  • The siren sounds for 4 seconds, medium then full, and the keypad lights come on. Press [#] to leave.

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