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Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)your codeorholdthe key with a house on it

  • Close doors and windows and keep away from the motion detectors. The Ready light (a tick on the PK5500 and LED5511) must be on.
  • Key in your code. The Armed light (a padlock on the PK5500 and LED5511) comes on and the keypad beeps once a second. Leave by your usual door.
  • If set up, hold Away for 2 seconds: plain house on PK5500, 5 on LED5511, 2 on PC1555RKZ. Enter your code if asked.
  • When the exit time ends, the Ready light goes out and the beeping stops. The Armed light stays on.
  • Changed your mind? Key in your code before the exit time ends to cancel.

  Pages 6, 8 of the PC1616-1832-1864 User ManualPage 2 of the Using the LCD5511 Keypad
• Arm while homeyour codeorholdthe key with a house with a person in it on it

  • Stay arming, if your installer set it up, arms doors and windows but leaves inside motion detectors off. With the Ready light on, key in your code and stay inside.
  • If set up, hold Stay for 2 seconds: house with a person on PK5500, 2 on LED5511, 1 on PC1555RKZ. Enter your code if asked.
  • When the exit time ends, Ready goes out and Armed stays on. The LED5511 and PC1555RKZ also turn on their System light.
  • [*][9] then your code arms in Stay with no entry delay. The Armed light flashes to remind you.
  • Going to bed? Press [*][1] to arm the inside zones too, except any your installer made Night zones.

  Pages 6, 9 of the PC1616-1832-1864 User ManualPage 2 of the Using the LCD5511 Keypad
• Disarmyour code

  • Come in through your usual entry door. The keypad beeps to remind you to disarm.
  • Key in your code before the entry time runs out. Your installer sets how long you have.
  • Wrong code? You hear a 2-second error tone. Press [#] and key it in again.
  • Alarm going off by mistake? Key in your code to silence it, then ring your monitoring company.

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• Bypass a zone*12-digit zone#

  • Each detector or contact is a zone. Bypasses clear when you disarm, except on 24-hour zones; remove those manually.
  • With the system disarmed, press [*][1]. Key in your code if the keypad needs it.
  • Key in the zone number as 2 digits, 01 to 64. Its zone light comes on, or an LCD keypad shows a B.
  • Key the same number again to undo it. Press [#] to go back to Ready.
  • In the same menu, [0][0] clears every bypass and [9][9] brings back the last lot.

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• Alarm memory*3

  • After an alarm, the LED5511 and PC1555RKZ turn on their System light. The PK5500 goes to the alarm list by itself when you disarm.
  • Press [*][3]. On LED5511 and PC1555RKZ, the System light and the zone number flash.
  • On the PK5500, scroll the zones with the arrow keys instead. Press [#] to leave.
  • Arming and then disarming clears the memory.
  • Went off while you were out? The keypad shows it as you disarm. Go in carefully: someone may be inside.

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• Chime on or off*4orholdthe key with a bell on it

  • Press [*][4]. Each time switches door chime on or off.
  • If set up, hold Chime for 2 seconds: bell on PK5500, 8 on LED5511, 3 on PC1555RKZ. Enter your code if asked.
  • On keypads with icons, such as the LCD5511, the Chime symbol shows while chime is on.

  Pages 6 and 7, 12 of the PC1616-1832-1864 User ManualPage 2 of the Using the LCD5511 Keypad
• Reset smoke detectors*72orholdthe key with circling arrows on it

  • Smoke detectors and glassbreak sensors can stay in alarm until they're reset. Your alarm company can tell you if yours do.
  • False fire alarm? Key in your code to silence it, then ring your monitoring company.
  • Press [*][7][2], then your code if asked. Or hold Reset for 2 seconds, if set up: circling arrows on PK5500, 4 on PC1555RKZ.
  • If a detector still senses smoke, the alarm carries on or starts again. If it's clear, the alarm stops.

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• Change a code*5master codeuser numbernew code#

  • Press [*][5], then the master code. On the LED5511 and PC1555RKZ the System light flashes.
  • Key in the 2-digit user number: up to 48 on a PC1616, 72 on a PC1832, 95 on a PC1864.
  • Key in the new 4- or 6-digit code. To delete that user's code instead, press [*].
  • Key in another user number, or press [#] to finish. A code that's already in use gets an error tone.
  • The master code is number 40. Your installer can set it so only they can change it.

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• Set the date and time*6master code1timedate#

  • Press [*][6], then 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.
  • On a PK5500, RFK5500 or RFK5564 you can scroll to Time and Date and press [*] instead of [1].

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• Trouble lights*2

  • A trouble turns on the Trouble or System light and the keypad beeps every 10 seconds. [#] stops the beeps.
  • Press [*][2]. Lights 1 to 8 show which troubles are present; the PK5500 shows them on its screen to scroll through.
  • For troubles 1, 5, 6 and 7, press that number to see more.
  • The manual's advice for 1 to 7 is to call for service. For 8, set the time and date again.

  1	Service needed: press [1] to see which part, such as a low battery or bell circuit
  2	Mains power is off. The system runs on its battery for several hours
  3	The phone line is disconnected
  4	The panel couldn't get through to the monitoring station
  5	A zone has a fault: press [5] to see which
  6	A zone has been tampered with: press [6] to see which
  7	A zone, keypad or wireless key has a low battery: press [7] to see which
  8	The clock was lost: set the time and date again

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• Send a test signal*6master code4

  • Ring your monitoring company before you start, and again when you finish.
  • Disarm first, with the Ready light on. Press [*][6], the master code, then [4] to run the System Test.
  • It sends a test report to your monitoring company, if your installer has programmed one.
  • The siren and keypads sound for 2 seconds and every keypad light comes on. Press [#] to leave.

  Pages 14, 16 and 17 of the PC1616-1832-1864 User ManualPage 9 of the PowerSeries 1616 Installation Guide