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FA148C / FA120C cheat sheet

• Arm (away)your codeAWAYor#AWAY

  • Close doors and windows. A green READY light, if your keypad has one, is on when you can arm. Press * (READY) to see what is open.
  • Key in your code, then press AWAY (the 2 key).
  • Two beeps, or beeps through the whole exit time if set up that way, and the red ARMED light comes on. An alpha keypad shows ARMED AWAY.
  • If your installer has turned on quick arming, press # instead of your code. You always need your code to disarm.
  • MAXIMUM (MAX on some keypads: the 4 key) arms the same way but with no entry delay, for when the house will be empty.

  Pages 12, 15, 19 and 20, 30 of the K4855V1 FA148C Security System User GuidePages 8, 18 of the N5100-3V3 FA120C Security System Users Manual
• Arm while homeyour codeSTAY

  • Key in your code, then press STAY (the 3 key). Three beeps, and the red ARMED light comes on.
  • Doors and windows are armed and you can move about inside. Anyone arriving later must disarm within the entry delay.
  • INSTANT (the 7 key) is the same with no entry delay: opening the entry door sets the alarm off at once.
  • FA148C: press STAY twice for NIGHT-STAY, which also arms the inside zones your installer chose.
  • FA148C: to let someone in or out after arming in STAY, press * to restart the exit delay.

  Pages 16 to 18 of the K4855V1 FA148C Security System User GuidePages 16 and 17 of the N5100-3V3 FA120C Security System Users Manual
• Disarmyour codeOFF

  • Coming home to the siren, or to the keypad beeping fast? Do not go in: call the police from somewhere safe.
  • Key in your code, then press OFF (the 1 key). One beep, and READY shows.
  • After an alarm the display shows the zone and the type of alarm. Key in your code and OFF again to clear it.
  • A fire alarm: OFF on its own silences it, then your code and OFF clears the display.
  • Disarming also removes any bypasses.

  Pages 21 to 23, 37 of the K4855V1 FA148C Security System User GuidePage 20 of the N5100-3V3 FA120C Security System Users Manual
• Bypass a zoneyour codeBYPASS2-digit zone

  • Disarm first. Each detector or door contact is a zone. Fire zones can't be bypassed.
  • Key in your code, press BYPASS (the 6 key), then the zone number in two digits, such as 05.
  • Wait while the keypad shows BYPASS and each zone, then arm as usual.
  • If your installer has turned on quick bypass: code, BYPASS, then stop. Every open zone is bypassed.
  • Your code and OFF removes all bypasses.

  Pages 23 and 24 of the K4855V1 FA148C Security System User GuidePages 14 and 15 of the N5100-3V3 FA120C Security System Users Manual
• Chime on or offyour codeCHIME

  • Key in your code, then press CHIME (the 9 key). CHIME shows on the display.
  • While disarmed, opening a protected door or window gives three beeps.
  • Do the same again to turn it off. CHIME goes from the display.

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• Panic alarm1+*or3+#or*+#

  • Your installer decides which panic keys work and what each one does.
  • Press both keys of a pair at the same time: 1 and *, 3 and #, or * and #.
  • Keypads with lettered keys: if they are set up as panic keys, hold A, B or C for at least 2 seconds.
  • A panic can be silent, sound loudly, or be a fire alarm, as programmed. If monitored, a message goes to the monitoring company.

  Pages 14, 26 of the K4855V1 FA148C Security System User GuidePages 22 and 23 of the N5100-3V3 FA120C Security System Users Manual
• Change a codemaster codeCODEuser numbernew code

  • Key in the master code, then press CODE (the 8 key). Press each key within 2 seconds of the last.
  • FA148C: key in the 2-digit user number (03 to 16), then the new 4-digit code.
  • FA148C master code: use user number 02 and key in the new code twice.
  • FA120C: the user number is one digit, 2 to 7. For a new master code: master code, 8, 1, the new code, then the new code again.
  • To delete a user, stop after the user number and wait for one beep.

  Pages 30 and 31 of the K4855V1 FA148C Security System User GuidePage 11 of the N5100-3V3 FA120C Security System Users Manual
• Test the systemyour codeTEST

  • Disarm and close all doors and windows. READY should show.
  • Key in your code, then press TEST (the 5 key). No alarms go to the monitoring company while you test.
  • Open each door and window and walk past each detector. Listen for three beeps and check the zone shows.
  • No beeps or nothing shown for a zone? Call your alarm company.
  • Your code and OFF ends the test.

  Pages 32 and 33 of the K4855V1 FA148C Security System User GuidePages 24 and 25 of the N5100-3V3 FA120C Security System Users Manual
• Trouble lights

  • CHECK on the display with fast beeping means a fault. Press any key to stop the beeping.
  • On an FA148C, low-battery beeping and the Telco Fault sound stop when you key your code and press OFF.
  • If it is a zone, fix what you can, such as a door left open. Then key in your code and press OFF, and do it again, to clear the display.
  • If CHECK stays, or it is a fire zone, call your alarm company.

  CHECK and a zone	A problem with that zone
  AC LOSS or NO AC	Mains power is off: running on battery. If only some house lights are out, check your fuses and circuit breakers
  BAT or LO BAT, no zone number	The system's battery is low
  BAT or LO BAT with a zone number	That wireless detector's battery is low
  COMM. FAILURE or FC	Couldn't report to the monitoring company
  Telco Fault or CHECK 94	Phone line disconnected or cut
  MODEM COMM or CC	Talking to the monitoring company's computer: wait
  Busy-Standby or dI for over a minute	System disabled: call for service

  Pages 22, 34 to 36 of the K4855V1 FA148C Security System User GuidePages 26 to 28 of the N5100-3V3 FA120C Security System Users Manual
• Send a test signalyour codeTEST

  • On an FA148C, starting test mode also sends your monitoring company a test report, if your installer has set one up.
  • Disarm, then key in your code and press TEST (the 5 key). The outside siren sounds briefly.
  • The keypad beeps every 30 seconds as a reminder. Alarms don't go to the monitoring company during the test.
  • Key your code and press OFF to finish. The FA120C guide doesn't mention a test report.

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