Ness Pro series manuals

Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)ArmEnterorArmyour codeEnter

  • Close all doors and windows. On the pictured PRO-LX, open the keypad flap to reach the keys.
  • PRO-L or PRO-LD: press [Arm] then [Enter]. If your installer set it to need a code, press [Arm], your code, then [Enter].
  • PRO-LX: use ARM alone, ARM then ENTER, or ARM, your code, ENTER, as your installer set it.
  • You hear 3 beeps and the ARM light comes on. Leave before the exit time runs out.
  • A long beep means it didn't arm: the code was wrong, or an alarm needs resetting with your code first.

  Page 8 of the PRO-LD User manualPages 7 to 9, 12, 14 and 15 of the PRO-LX user
• Arm while home2Enteror2your codeEnter

  • PRO-L or PRO-LD: press [2] then [Enter], or [2], your code, then [Enter]. Ness calls this Monitor mode.
  • It arms only the zones your installer chose, usually doors and windows.
  • PRO-LX: these choices are for one Monitor area. With dual Monitor areas, press MONITOR then 1 or 2; add ENTER for two-button operation.
  • You hear 3 beeps. The ARM light flashes (PRO-L, PRO-LD), or the MONITOR light flashes slowly (PRO-LX).
  • To come out of Monitor mode, key in your code and press Enter. That also silences an alarm.

  Pages 6, 10 of the PRO-LD User manualPages 7 and 8, 12, 16, 18 of the PRO-LX user
• Disarmyour codeEnter

  • Come in through your usual entry door. The keypad beeps to remind you, unless your installer turned that off.
  • Key in your code, then press Enter. You hear 3 beeps and the ARM light goes out.
  • Made a mistake? Press Enter and start again. Three wrong codes in a row normally set off an alarm.
  • Your code and Enter also reset an alarm. A flashing strobe outside means there was an alarm since you armed.
  • PRO-LX duress: use the duress digit your installer gave you before your code, then Enter. It disarms and may report duress to your monitoring company.

  Pages 7, 9, 12 of the PRO-LD User manualPages 7 to 9, 16 and 17, 20, 22 and 23 of the PRO-LX user
• Bypass a zoneExcludeEnterzoneEnterEnterorExcludeyour codeEnterzoneEnterEnter

  • Ness calls bypassing Exclude: an excluded zone can't set off the alarm.
  • PRO-L or PRO-LD: press [Exclude] then [Enter] (or [Exclude], your code, [Enter]). The Exclude light comes on.
  • PRO-LX: use EXCLUDE alone, EXCLUDE then ENTER, or EXCLUDE, your code, ENTER, as your installer set it.
  • Key in each zone number and press Enter; its light comes on. Key it in again to undo.
  • Finish with [Enter] (PRO-L, PRO-LD) or [EXCLUDE] [ENTER] (PRO-LX). Exclude then flashes. Zones come back after the next arm and disarm.

  Pages 13 and 14 of the PRO-LD User manualPages 7 and 8, 26, 28 to 30 of the PRO-LX user
• Alarm memoryMemoryEnterorMemoryyour codeEnter

  • PRO-L/PRO-LD: disarm, then press Memory and Enter, adding your code between them if required.
  • Its last eight events flash up a second apart, newest first, with a beep. A flashing Memory light means an alarm.
  • The PRO-LX has no MEMORY key: press [VIEW] then [6] (add [ENTER] if yours is set to two-button). Its MEMORY light flashes fast for a new alarm.
  • PRO-LX: press [VIEW] again for each earlier event, then [VIEW] [ENTER] to leave.

  Zone light (PRO-LD)	That zone went into alarm
  Arm light (PRO-LD)	The panel was armed
  Tamper light (PRO-LD)	Tamper alarm, such as the siren cover or panel
  Line light (PRO-LD)	Panic alarm
  Battery light (PRO-LD)	Low battery
  Mains light (PRO-LD)	Mains power failed
  Steady label and a flashing number (PRO-LX)	An alarm, for example TAMPER with 2 flashing

  Pages 6, 15 of the PRO-LD User manualPages 7 and 8, 11, 17, 27 to 29 of the PRO-LX user
• Reset smoke detectors

  • PRO-LX only: open the keypad flap. Its test mode can reset smoke detectors that latched after an alarm.
  • Key 3 is the Reset output. Ask your installer whether yours uses it for the smoke detectors.
  • With the panel disarmed and no alarms showing, key in your code and press [ENTER]. The TEST light comes on.
  • Press [3]: the Reset output and number light 3 switch on. Press [3] again to switch it off.
  • Press [ENTER] to leave test mode. Don't press 1, 2, 8 or 9 here: they sound the sirens.

  Pages 7 and 8, 31 and 32 of the PRO-LX user
• Panic alarm3Enter

  • PRO-L or PRO-LD: press [3], then [Enter].
  • The PRO-LX has a PANIC key: press and hold it for half a second, or press [PANIC] then [ENTER] if yours is set to two-button.
  • Your installer decides whether panic sounds the siren or sends a silent alarm.
  • To stop the siren, key in your code and press Enter.
  • PRO-L or PRO-LD: panic doesn't work while you're in Program, Memory or Exclude mode.

  Page 11 of the PRO-LD User manualPages 7 and 8, 17, 23 of the PRO-LX user
• Change a codeProgrammaster codeEnterProgram11Enternew codeEnternew codeEnterProgramEnter

  • The keys shown change code 1. Disarm first and use the master code. Open the PRO-LX keypad flap.
  • Press Program, the master code, then Enter. The PROGRAM light comes on.
  • PRO-L/PRO-LD: Program, option 11 to 25, Enter. PRO-LX: PROGRAM, code number, ENTER (code 1 or ordinary codes only).
  • Key in the new code (3 to 6 digits) and Enter, then the same code again and Enter.
  • Leave with Program then Enter. A new code starting with 0 stops that code working.

  Pages 16 and 17, 20 of the PRO-LD User manualPages 7 and 8, 36 to 40 of the PRO-LX user
• Trouble lights

  • PRO-L or PRO-LD: 10 beeps, or a flashing MAINS or BATTERY light, mean mains power is off or the battery is low.
  • PRO-LX: continuous beeping or a fast-flashing POWER light is a power problem. Press [VIEW] [4] to see which one.
  • PRO-LX: if SYSTEM or TAMPER flashes fast, press [VIEW] [3] or [VIEW] [2]. The lit number says what (see the table).
  • Your code then Enter resets an alarm. On a PRO-L or PRO-LD this also stops non-stop alarm beeps; a PRO-LX alarm can start again while the fault lasts.
  • Check the plug-pack is plugged in and switched on. For anything else, call your installer.

  MAINS flashing (PRO-LD)	Mains power is off
  BATTERY flashing (PRO-LD)	The backup battery is low
  TAMPER flashing (PRO-LD)	A tamper fault or alarm: call your installer
  POWER with 1 lit (PRO-LX)	No mains power: check the power point and plug-pack
  POWER with 2 lit (PRO-LX)	The panel battery is low
  SYSTEM with 2 lit (PRO-LX)	Phone line fault
  SYSTEM with 3 or 4 lit (PRO-LX)	Keypad, satellite or control panel fault: call your installer
  TAMPER with 2 lit (PRO-LX)	The control panel lid has been opened

  Pages 6, 12, 21 of the PRO-LD User manualPages 9, 11, 17, 22 and 23, 25 and 26 of the PRO-LX user