Ness D8 / D16 manuals

Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)ARMyour codeENTERorARMENTER

  • On the LED keypad, use ENTER wherever these steps say E.
  • Close doors and windows: the Not Ready light must be off (LCD keypad) or the Ready light on (LED keypad).
  • Press [ARM], key in your code, then [E]. If your installer turned on the arming shortcut, [ARM] then [E] is enough.
  • You hear 3 beeps and ARMED comes on. Leave before the exit time ends; 3 more beeps mark its end.
  • 10 beeps instead of 3: mains off or battery low. A 2-second siren at the end: an open zone was excluded.

  Pages 6, 9, 28 of the D16 user rev4.5Pages 6, 9, 32 of the D8 user rev4.7
• Arm while homeMONITORyour codeENTERorMONITORENTER

  • KPX: use HOME and E. LED keypad: use MONITOR and ENTER for the same steps.
  • Ness calls this Monitor mode. Only the zones your installer chose, usually doors and windows, are armed. Disarm fully first.
  • Press [HOME], key in your code, then [E]. If your installer turned on the shortcut, [HOME] then [E] is enough.
  • On the LED keypad the Armed light flashes; the older LCD keypad shows MONITOR.
  • Key in your code and [E] to come out of Monitor mode. This also stops an alarm; re-arm if needed.

  Pages 11, 28 of the D16 user rev4.5Pages 6, 11, 32 of the D8 user rev4.7
• Disarmyour codeENTER

  • On the LED keypad, use ENTER wherever these steps say E.
  • Come in through your usual entry door; the keypad beeps as a reminder if entry beeps are on. Key in your code, then [E]: ARMED goes off.
  • Made a mistake? Press [E] and start again. Five wrong codes in a row set off the alarm.
  • Your code and [E] also stop an alarm. A flashing strobe light outside means there was an alarm while you were out.
  • If your installer turned on duress, 5, 6, 8 or 9 before your code disarms and sends a silent alarm.

  Pages 8, 10, 12, 28 of the D16 user rev4.5Pages 6, 10, 32 of the D8 user rev4.7
• Bypass a zoneEXCLUDEyour codeENTERzoneENTERENTERorEXCLUDEENTERzoneENTERENTER

  • On the LED keypad, use ENTER wherever these steps say E.
  • Ness calls this Exclude: an excluded zone can't set off the alarm. Press [EXCLUDE], your code, then [E]; the EXCLUDE light comes on.
  • Key in the zone number and press [E]; its light comes on. Repeat for more zones. Doing it again includes the zone.
  • Press [E] to finish. EXCLUDE keeps flashing while any zone is excluded.
  • Excluded zones come back when you next disarm. [EXCLUDE] [E] without a code works only while disarmed, if your installer allows it.

  Pages 14, 28 of the D16 user rev4.5Pages 6, 14, 32 of the D8 user rev4.7
• Alarm memoryMEMORYyour codeENTERorMEMORYENTER

  • On the LED keypad, use ENTER wherever these steps say E.
  • A flashing MEMORY light means there has been an alarm. Disarm first: memory only opens while disarmed.
  • Press [MEMORY], key in your code, then [E]. [MEMORY] [E] is enough if your installer has turned on the shortcut.
  • Press [MEMORY] once for each event, newest first: up to 30 (20 on older D8 panels). The lights show what happened (see the table).
  • Press [E] to leave. The MEMORY light stops flashing once you've looked.

  A zone number lit	That zone went into alarm
  No lights	The panel was disarmed
  ARMED or ARM2	The panel (or area 2) was armed
  MAINS	Mains power failed
  BATTERY	The battery was low
  TAMPER	Tamper alarm, such as the siren cover or panel box
  EXCLUDE	Panic alarm
  LINE	Phone line failure

  Pages 15, 28 of the D16 user rev4.5Pages 6, 15, 32 of the D8 user rev4.7
• Chime on or off0ENTER

  • On the LED keypad, P is labelled PROGRAM and E is labelled ENTER.
  • On a D8 V4.7, a day zone works like a shop door chime, if your installer has turned it on. The D16 manual doesn't cover this.
  • Press [0] then [E] to turn Day mode on or off. With it on, opening a day zone sounds for 2 seconds.
  • To pick the zones while disarmed: press [P] then [E], key each zone number and [E], then [E] to save.
  • A D8 doesn't show on the keypad whether Day mode is on. Your installer sets whether it beeps the keypad, siren or strobe.

  Pages 6, 16 and 17, 32 of the D8 user rev4.7
• Panic alarmPANIC+PANIC

  • LED keypad: press both PANIC keys together. KPX owners: ask your installer which panic method your system supports.
  • LED keypad: one PANIC key, your code, then ENTER also works; PANIC then ENTER needs the installer-enabled shortcut.
  • Panic may sound the sirens or send a silent report, as set by your installer. To stop the siren: code then ENTER (E on an LCD keypad).
  • If your installer turned them on: fire is 3 then ENTER, medical is 2 then ENTER (a silent report, no siren). Use E for ENTER on an LCD keypad.
  • The KPX keypad's two-key panic works only with D8x or D16x panels, not a D8 or D16. Panic doesn't work in Program, Memory or Exclude mode.

  Pages 12 and 13 of the D16 user rev4.5Pages 10, 12 and 13 of the D8 user rev4.7
• Change a codePROGRAMmaster codeENTERPROGRAM11ENTERnew codeENTERnew codeENTERPROGRAMENTER

  • On the LED keypad, P is labelled PROGRAM and E is labelled ENTER.
  • Disarm first: only the master code (user 1) can do this. Press [P], the master code, then [E]: the PROGRAM (PROG) light comes on.
  • Press [P], the user's option number, then [E]: 11 for user 1 (master), up to 25 for user 15.
  • Key in the new code (3 to 6 digits, not starting with 0) and [E], then the same code again and [E].
  • To delete a code, press [MEMORY] [E] instead (older D8 panels: set the code to 000). Press [P] then [E] to leave.

  Pages 18 to 20, 26 of the D16 user rev4.5Pages 6, 21 to 23, 32 of the D8 user rev4.7
• Trouble lights

  • 10 beeps mean mains power is off or a battery is low: the panel's, or a wireless device's.
  • Check the plug-pack is plugged in and the power point is switched on. If the battery light keeps flashing, call your installer.
  • A wireless detector fault, such as a tamper, can beep non-stop with RADIO (the KPX aerial) flashing. Any key stops it.
  • A siren while disarmed means a 24-hour zone went off, such as a tamper or panic button.
  • To stop it, key in your code then E on an LCD keypad, or your code then ENTER on the LED keypad. Then call your installer.

  MAINS flashing (MAINS OFF on the KPX)	Mains power is off
  BATTERY flashing (LOW BATTERY on the KPX)	The backup battery is low
  LINE flashing	Phone line fault, or the panel couldn't reach the monitoring company
  TAMPER flashing	Tamper alarm: call your installer
  RADIO flashing (an aerial on the KPX)	A radio key or wireless device has a low battery
  EXCLUDE flashing	One or more zones are excluded
  MEMORY flashing	New alarms in memory: view them to clear the light
  Not Ready on (LCD) or Ready off (LED)	Not ready to arm: a zone is open. The Ready light also goes off for a power or phone line fault

  Pages 6 and 7, 26 of the D16 user rev4.5Pages 7, 10, 30 of the D8 user rev4.7
• Send a test signalPROGRAMmaster codeENTERPROGRAM66666666ENTERPROGRAMENTER

  • Sends a test report to your monitoring company, if your alarm is monitored. D8 panels older than version 4 may not have it.
  • LED keypad: P is PROGRAM and E is ENTER. Disarm, then press P, the master code and E: three beeps, and the Program light (PROG on the KPX) comes on.
  • Press P, then 6 eight times, then E. The LINE light comes on while the dialler is on line.
  • Press P then E to leave program mode. LINE flashing afterwards means a phone line fault or a failed call.

  Pages 5, 13, 52 of the D8 installer rev4.7Pages 13, 54 of the D16 installer rev4.6