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Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)#your codethe key with an up arrow on it

  • Open the WLS900 keypad flap. Press [#] to wake it, then key in your code; [#] clears a mistake.
  • When Arm System in Away Mode Y/N? appears, press the up-arrow key for Yes. All zones are armed.
  • System Armed Exit Delay On shows. Leave before the exit time ends.
  • The sounder beeps each second for the last 30 seconds, then twice a second for the last 10.
  • An error tone means a zone is open. Key in your code, close that zone and arm again.

  Up-arrow key	Answers Yes to the displayed question
  Down-arrow key	Answers No to the displayed question

  Pages 3 to 5 of the WLS900 User manual
• Arm while home#your codethe key with a down arrow on itthe key with an up arrow on it

  • Open the WLS900 keypad flap. Up arrow means Yes; down arrow means No. Home mode leaves programmed inside zones off.
  • Press [#] and key in your code. At Arm System in Away Mode Y/N?, press the down-arrow key.
  • At Arm System in Home Mode Y/N?, press the up-arrow key.
  • If Arm With Entry Delay Y/N? appears, up arrow keeps the delay; down arrow makes an entry door alarm immediately.
  • Stay inside. If you later need to leave, disarm before opening a protected door, then arm again.

  Up-arrow key	Answers Yes to the displayed question
  Down-arrow key	Answers No to the displayed question

  Pages 3, 5 of the WLS900 User manual
• Disarm#your code

  • Come in through your entry door. Press [#] and key in your code before the steady entry tone ends.
  • Disarming from inside with no entry delay? At Disarm System Y/N?, press the WLS900 up-arrow key for Yes.
  • System Disarmed No Alarm Memory means nothing went off while armed.
  • Arrived home to a sounding alarm? Stay outside and call for help from a neighbour's.
  • False alarm? Enter your code at once. A report is cancelled only within the zone's programmed report delay.

  Pages 3, 6, 8 of the WLS900 User manual
• Bypass a zone#your code

  • Open the flap. Press [#] and key in your code to start; follow the questions below.
  • Answer No to the arming questions until Bypass/Unbypass Zones Y/N? appears; press the up-arrow key.
  • At Zone Bypass Y/N?, up arrow bypasses that zone; down arrow moves to the next. OP means open.
  • At Unbypass Y/N?, up arrow restores that zone. Fire zones cannot be bypassed.
  • A bypassed zone cannot cause an alarm. Bypasses clear when you next disarm.

  Up-arrow key	Answers Yes to the displayed question
  Down-arrow key	Answers No to the displayed question

  Pages 3, 5, 12 of the WLS900 User manual
• Alarm memory#your code

  • After disarming, Alarm in Memory means something went off. On WLS900, up arrow means Yes; down arrow means No.
  • At View Alarm Memory Y/N?, press the up-arrow key. At Continue Y/N?, up arrow shows the next; down arrow finishes.
  • To view memory later, open the flap, press [#], enter your code and answer No until View Alarm Memory Y/N? appears.
  • ZONE [F], [A] or [P] means someone used that emergency key.
  • Arming again clears memory and moves those alarms to Alarm History, which the master code can view.

  Up-arrow key	Answers Yes to the displayed question
  Down-arrow key	Answers No to the displayed question

  Pages 3, 6 and 7, 10, 16 of the WLS900 User manual
• Chime on or off#master code

  • Door chime sounds when selected sensors open and close while disarmed. Your installer chooses those sensors.
  • Press [#] and enter the master code. Use the WLS900 down-arrow key for No until Turn Door Chime On Y/N? appears.
  • Press the up-arrow key for Yes. The screen confirms that chime is on.
  • When chime is on, the question changes to Turn Door Chime Off Y/N?; press up arrow to turn it off.
  • Only the master code changes chime. Take care: Yes at an arming question arms the system.

  Pages 3 and 4, 13 and 14 of the WLS900 User manual
• Panic alarmholdP

  • Hold [P] for 2 seconds. Your installer sets whether it's silent or sounds the sounder, and whether it's reported.
  • Hold [F] for 2 seconds for a fire alarm, or [A] for a silent auxiliary alarm.
  • Key in your code to silence a panic or fire alarm.
  • After an auxiliary alarm is reported, the sounder gives several beeps.
  • These keys may be switched off if the keypad is in a public place.

  Pages 3, 18 of the WLS900 User manual
• Change a code#master code

  • Press [#] and enter the master code. On WLS900, down arrow means No; up arrow means Yes.
  • Answer No until Edit Access Codes Y/N?, then Yes. At Add/Edit Codes Y/N?, answer Yes.
  • Choose user 0 to 9, then enter the new 4-digit code. User 0 is the master. A dash marks a programmed user.
  • To erase: answer No at Add/Edit Code Y/N?, Yes at Erase Access Codes Y/N?, then enter the user number.
  • The master code cannot be erased. Press the down-arrow key twice to leave.

  Pages 3, 13 to 15, 23 of the WLS900 User manual
• Test the system#master code

  • Press [#] and enter the master code. Use the WLS900 down-arrow key until Initiate User Walk Test Y/N?, then up arrow.
  • While Walk Test Active shows, open each protected door and window; the sounder beeps for each.
  • Lift each motion detector off its backplate and replace it. Walk across its coverage; its red light shows movement.
  • Sensors do not alarm or report during the test, but [F], [A] and [P] still send real alarms. Press up arrow to finish.
  • Enter walk-test mode before changing detector batteries to avoid false reports.

  Pages 3, 13, 17, 19 of the WLS900 User manual
• Trouble lights

  • Double beeps every 10 seconds mean trouble. Open the flap, press [#] and key in your code to silence them.
  • Press the down-arrow key for No until View System Trouble Y/N? shows, then the up-arrow key for Yes.
  • Up arrow shows the next trouble; down arrow finishes. Trouble can affect protection even if you can still arm.
  • Sensor faults, tamper faults and low sensor batteries have their own questions, such as View Sensor Faults Y/N?: up arrow lists them.
  • If the checks below don't clear a trouble, call your installer.

  Controller Batt	The controller's backup battery is low: call your installer
  Controller AC	The controller has no mains power: check its transformer is plugged in
  Sounder 1 AC Flt, Sounder 2 AC Flt	That sounder has no mains power: check its transformer at the wall and at the unit
  Telephone Line	The phone line is disconnected: check it's plugged into the controller
  Fail to Com	The controller couldn't call the monitoring station: call your installer
  Loss of Clock	All power was lost: set the date and time again (master code, Reset Clock)
  Sensor Low Batt, Sensor Faults	Change or check the batteries in the detectors it lists
  Tamper Faults	Check the detectors it lists are properly on their backplates

  Pages 3, 9 to 11, 13, 18 of the WLS900 User manual