Paradox Spectra manuals

Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)your code

  • For Spectra 1686H/V and 1689. Open the keypad cover to reach the number and function keys.
  • Close all zones in the area, then key in your code to Regular arm.
  • Two areas? Press [1] or [2] for the one you want; for both, press the other after the confirmation beeps.
  • Leave before the exit time ends. On 1686H/V, ARM lights and READY flashes during the exit time.
  • If your installer enabled it, hold [ENTER] for 3 seconds to arm. Spectra 1727 users should follow their own arming guide.

  Pages 7, 17 to 19, 23 of the Spectra LED keypad manualPages 50, 52 of the 17X8-v2 Install
• Arm while homeSTAYyour code

  • For Spectra 1686H/V and 1689. Open the keypad cover to reach the number and function keys.
  • Stay leaves the programmed Stay zones off. Close other zones, press [STAY], then key in your code.
  • Two areas? Press [1] or [2]; for both, press the other after the confirmation beeps.
  • On 1686H/V, ARM flashes while Stay armed. Your code needs Stay-arming permission from the installer.
  • On an unpartitioned system, hold [STAY] for 3 seconds during exit time for Instant arming: armed zones alarm immediately.

  Pages 7, 19 and 20 of the Spectra LED keypad manualPage 50 of the 17X8-v2 Install
• Disarmyour code

  • For Spectra 1686H/V and 1689. Open the keypad cover to reach the number and function keys.
  • Enter through your entry door, then key in your code before the entry time ends.
  • Two areas? Press [1] or [2] for the one you want; for both, press the other after the confirmation beeps.
  • The keypad confirms with beeps and the armed indication goes out. Your code also silences an alarm.
  • False fire alarm? Ring your monitoring company. On a delayed fire zone, [CLEAR] within 30 seconds delays the report.

  Pages 17 and 18, 30 of the Spectra LED keypad manualPage 50 of the 17X8-v2 Install
• Bypass a zoneBYPyour codezoneENTER

  • For Spectra 1686H/V and 1689. Open the keypad cover to reach the number and function keys.
  • With bypass permission enabled by your installer, press [BYP], then key in your code. Fire zones can't be bypassed.
  • Two areas? Press [1] or [2] first. Pick the zones: on a 1686H/V, press each zone's key ([0] is zone 10), and again to undo.
  • Press [ENTER] to save. Bypasses clear when you disarm; on a 1686H/V, [BYP] stays lit until then.
  • To recall last time: [BYP], your code, choose the area if asked, [BYP], then [ENTER].

  Pages 7, 21 and 22 of the Spectra LED keypad manualPage 51 of the 17X8-v2 Install
• Alarm memoryMEM

  • For Spectra 1686H/V and 1689. Open the keypad cover to reach the number and function keys.
  • After disarming, press [MEM] to view the zones that went into alarm.
  • On 1686H/V, the zone number keys light up; a 1689 uses its numbered zone lights.
  • Press [CLEAR] to leave. Arming again clears the memory.
  • On a 1727, [8] means a keypad panic; [5] means the keypad zone or its tamper.

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• Chime on or offholdzone

  • For Spectra 1686H/V and 1689. Open the keypad cover to reach the number and function keys.
  • 1686H/V: hold a zone key for 3 seconds ([0] is zone 10). A run of beeps means on; one long beep means off.
  • 1689: hold [9], enter each 2-digit zone number (01 to 16), then [ENTER]. A lit zone LED means chime is on.
  • Chime beeps when the chosen zone opens. Each keypad is set separately.

  Pages 6 and 7, 26 of the Spectra LED keypad manualPages 5, 52 and 53 of the 17X8-v2 Install
• Panic alarmhold1+3orhold4+6orhold7+9

  • For Spectra 1686H/V and 1689. Open the keypad cover to reach the number and function keys.
  • Hold both number keys for 2 seconds, only if your installer has enabled that panic.
  • The guide suggests [1]+[3] for police, [4]+[6] for medical and [7]+[9] for fire.
  • Your installer chooses what each panic reports and whether it sounds the siren.
  • 1727 panels have only the [1]+[3] panic. A 1640 picture-key keypad requires a 3-second hold.

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• Change a codeENTERmaster codeuser numbernew codeCLEAR

  • For Spectra 1686H/V and 1689. Open the keypad cover to reach the number and function keys.
  • Press [ENTER] and enter the master code, then the 3-digit user number (such as 004).
  • Enter the new 4- or 6-digit code. Enter another user number, or press [CLEAR] to finish.
  • Only the System Master Code can change users in both areas; other master codes cover their own area.
  • 1727: use a 2-digit number instead: 02 for the master and 03 to 09 for users 1 to 7.

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• Set the date and timeENTERmaster code100time

  • For Spectra 1728/1738 with 1686H/V or 1689. Open the cover to reach the keys.
  • Press [ENTER], key in the master code, then [1] [0] [0].
  • Enter four digits for the 24-hour time, hours then minutes. The LED-keypad procedure sets time only.
  • 1641BL LCD v1.2 or later: follow its time-format prompt, then enter the date as year, month, day; it saves automatically.
  • If Timer Loss is shown, you can also select [8] in the trouble display and enter the time.

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• Trouble lightsTBL

  • For Spectra 1686H/V and 1689. Open the keypad cover to reach the number and function keys.
  • 1686H/V: when [TBL] lights, press it. The number keys that light show the trouble (see the table).
  • 1689: when the TRBL light comes on, press the trouble key. Its zone lights show the trouble, numbered as in the table.
  • Press [CLEAR] to leave. Tell your installer about any trouble except Timer Loss, which needs the clock set again.
  • If trouble beeps are on, the keypad beeps every 5 seconds; pressing the trouble key stops them.

  [1]	Backup battery disconnected or low
  [2]	A wireless device's battery is low
  [3]	Mains power is off (the AC light goes out too)
  [4], [5] or [6]	Siren disconnected, or the siren or power output overloaded
  [7] or [0] (10)	Couldn't reach the monitoring company, or no phone line found
  [8]	Timer Loss: set the clock again
  [9]	Zone wiring or tamper fault: press [9] to see which zones
  [STAY], [BYP], [MEM] or [FORCE] (on a 1689: 11, 12, 13 or 16)	Fire zone wiring, a lost module, a lost wireless device, or a keypad fault

  Pages 7, 9 to 12 of the Spectra LED keypad manualPages 48 and 49 of the 17X8-v2 Install
• Send a test signalENTERmaster codeMEM

  • For Spectra 1686H/V and 1689. Open the keypad cover to reach the number and function keys.
  • Use it when your installer or monitoring company asks. Press [ENTER], key in the master code, then press [MEM].
  • If your system is monitored, this sends a test report to your monitoring company.

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