Ness 5000 manuals

Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)0ENDor0your codeEND

  • Lock the doors and windows. The panel must not be in program, memory or exclude mode.
  • Press [0] (ARM) then [END]. If your installer set arming to need a code: [0], your code, then [END].
  • The ARMED light comes on and the keypad beeps 3 times. Leave before the exit time ends: 3 more beeps then mean it armed properly.
  • A short siren as the exit time ends means a zone was still open and has been excluded. Go back, disarm, check and arm again.

  Pages 10 and 11, 16 of the 5000 series user
• Arm while home8END

  • Ness calls this Monitor mode. It arms only the zones set up for it, usually the doors and windows.
  • Press [8] (MONITOR) then [END]. The panel beeps 3 times and the ARMED/MONITOR light flashes.
  • A monitored zone can beep, give a short warning or sound the full siren, depending on the monitor type set. Your code and [END] stop an alarm.
  • To leave Monitor mode, key in your code and [END], or arm the usual way. After an alarm, the panel's zone light flashes until you leave.

  Pages 8, 11 of the 5000 series user
• Disarmyour codeEND

  • Come in through your entry door. The panel beeps once a second to remind you, if your installer left this on.
  • Key in your code and press [END] before the entry time ends. The ARMED light goes out. Your code and [END] also stop a sounding alarm.
  • Made a mistake? Press [END] and start again. Three wrong codes set off the alarm.
  • A continuous beep as you come in, or a flashing strobe outside, means an alarm happened while armed. Check alarm memory.

  Pages 10 and 11, 13 of the 5000 series user
• Bypass a zone0ENDthen7ENDzoneENDEND

  • Ness calls this Exclude: an excluded zone is ignored. You can only exclude while the exit time runs, so arm first ([0] [END], or [0], your code, [END]).
  • Press [7] (EXCLUDE) then [END]. The panel's lights go out, then its ZONE EXCLUDED light lights steadily.
  • Key in each zone number, then [END]; its zone light on the panel comes on. Key a zone in again to undo it.
  • Press [END] to save and finish. Excluded zones come back when you next disarm.

  Page 14 of the 5000 series user
• Alarm memory5END

  • A flashing ALARM MEMORY light on the panel means an alarm has been stored.
  • Press [5] (MEMORY) then [END]. The panel beeps 3 times and its ALARM MEMORY light comes on.
  • The panel's other lights now show what happened (see the table). It works while disarmed, armed or in Monitor mode.
  • Press [END] to leave.

  Zone light flashing fast	The first zone to go off (where someone got in)
  Zone light flashing slowly	Other zones that went off after it
  ARMED flashing	A panic alarm, or an alarm from wrong codes
  TAMPER flashing	A tamper alarm, such as the siren cover or satellite siren
  BATTERY flashing	The panel battery was low
  MAINS flashing	Mains power failed
  BATTERY and TAMPER flashing	The satellite siren's battery was low

  Pages 5, 13 of the 5000 series user
• Panic alarm3ENDor2ENDor1END

  • Panic: press [3] (PANIC) then [END]. It sounds the siren, or your installer may have made it a silent alarm to your monitoring company.
  • Fire: [2] (FIRE) then [END] sounds the sirens, and sends the alarm if you're monitored.
  • Medical: [1] (MEDICAL) then [END] sends a silent alarm. It only helps if you're monitored.
  • Key in your code and [END] to stop the siren. Panic doesn't work while the panel is in program, memory or exclude mode.

  Page 12 of the 5000 series user
• Change a codePROGmaster codeENDPROGuser numberENDnew codeENDnew codeENDPROGEND

  • Press [PROG], the master code (code 1) and [END]: the panel's PROGRAM light comes on. Then [PROG], the code number (1 to 4) and [END].
  • Key in the new code and [END], then the same code again and [END]. Codes are 3 to 6 digits and can't start with 0.
  • To cancel code 2, 3 or 4, key it in with a 0 in front, both times. Code 1 must always be set.
  • Press [PROG] then [END] to leave. The panel also leaves program mode after 2 minutes with no key pressed.

  Pages 6 and 7, 15 of the 5000 series user
• Test the system2END

  • If you're monitored, tell your monitoring company before you test.
  • Siren test: press [2] (FIRE) then [END]. The siren sounds, and a monitored system also reports a fire alarm. Key in your code and [END] to stop it.
  • Full check: arm the usual way and wait for the exit time to end. Set off a detector: the siren should sound (after the entry time, for an entry door).
  • Reset with your code and [END].

  Pages 12, 15 of the 5000 series user
• Trouble lights

  • These are the panel's lights.
  • One long beep during an entry means it wasn't accepted. Press END and start again.
  • A siren while disarmed can mean a tamper, panic or 24-hour alarm. Key in your code then END to stop it; check it or call your installer.

  10 beeps, MAINS or BATTERY flashing	Mains power is off or the battery is low. Check the plug pack and power point, or call your installer
  Long beeps when you arm	A zone is open: the number of beeps is the zone (4 long beeps = zone 4)
  Constant tone when you arm	A tamper, panic or 24-hour zone is open. Check the panic buttons or call your installer
  2-second siren at the end of exit time	A zone was still open. Go back, disarm and check that zone
  TAMPER flashing	A tamper switch is open: call your installer
  LINE flashing slowly	The dialler has a phone line fault, or couldn't reach the monitoring base
  ZONE EXCLUDED flashing	A zone is excluded
  ARMED/MONITOR flashing	The panel is in Monitor mode. Your code then END leaves it

  Pages 5, 10 and 11, 16 of the 5000 series user