Texecom Premier 48 / 88 / 168 / 640 manuals

Keypad cheat sheet

• Arm (away)your codeYesorArea

  • Close all doors and windows: the Ready light should be on.
  • Key in your code. At Do you want to Arm System? press Yes. For a silent arm, press 2 before Yes.
  • The display shows Areas in Exit. Leave; unless you chose silent arming, the exit tone sounds until the system arms.
  • Quick arm, if your installer has turned it on: press Area without a code.
  • Repeated bleeps and a zone on the display mean something is open: close it or omit it before the exit time ends.

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• Arm while homeyour codePart1Yesor1Part

  • Part arms 1 to 3 leave chosen zones off. Close doors and windows in the protected area; the Ready light must be on.
  • Key in your code, then press Part. Press 1, 2 or 3 to pick the part arm: the display names it.
  • Press Yes to arm, or Chime to arm without the exit tone. Leave the part being armed.
  • The tone stops once it has armed, and the display shows PART ARMED.
  • Quick part arm, if your installer has turned it on: press 1, 2 or 3, then Part.

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• Disarmyour codeoryour codeYes

  • Come in by your entry door. The entry tone starts and the display shows Areas in Entry.
  • Key in your code before the entry time ends. The tone stops and the system is disarmed.
  • No entry tone running, say you're already inside? Key in your code, then press Yes at Disarm System?
  • If the entry time runs out, the inside sounders go off; then the full alarm, straight away or after a second entry time.
  • Changed your mind while leaving? Key in your code and press Yes at Cancel Exit?

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• Bypass a zoneyour codeOmitzoneOmitMenu

  • Premier calls this omitting. Only zones set up as omittable can be: they show a star right of the zone number.
  • Key in your code and press Omit. Key in the zone as 3 digits, such as 010, or scroll to it.
  • Press Omit again: is Omitted shows, and a star appears left of the number. Repeat for other zones.
  • Press Menu when finished, then arm as normal. The Omit light stays on while zones are omitted.
  • Omitted zones come back when you next disarm, unless your system is set up otherwise.

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• Alarm memoryyour codethenyour codeResetoryour codeMenuYesYes

  • Key in your code. The sounders stop and the display names the zone that caused the alarm. The scroll key slows it down.
  • To reset, key in your code again and press Reset. The strobe stops and the keypad chimes.
  • Reset won't clear it? Your system needs an engineer reset or an anti-code: ring the number on the display, or your alarm company.
  • Anti-code reset: your code, then Reset, shows a number. Quote it to your alarm company and key in the 4-digit code they give.
  • Event log: your code, then Menu, Yes and Yes. Scroll through it, then press Menu and Reset to leave.

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• Chime on or offChime

  • With chime on, the sounders inside chime when chosen zones open, such as the front door. Only zones set up for chime will sound.
  • Press Chime. The chime tone means it's now on.
  • Press Chime again to turn it off: you hear the fault tone.
  • Your system may also turn chime on and off by itself, if it has been set up to.

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• Panic alarmhold1+3orhold4+6orhold7+9

  • Press and hold both keys together. They work only if your installer has turned them on for your keypad.
  • The UK and export set-ups swap the panic and fire pairs (see the table). Ask your installer which one your panel has.
  • Panic can be set up to be silent, or to wait a short time before it goes off.
  • They don't work while the keypad is locked (Yes and No pressed together).

  1 and 3	UK set-up: panic alarm. Export set-up: fire
  4 and 6	UK set-up: fire. Export set-up: panic alarm
  7 and 9	Medical alarm, on both set-ups

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• Change a codeyour codeMenuYes2Yesnew codeYes

  • This changes your own code, the one you key in first, if your code is allowed to. Codes are 4, 5 or 6 digits.
  • Key in your code, then press Menu and Yes. At View Event Log? press 2, then Yes at Change Code?
  • Key in your new code and press Yes to accept it. Press Reset to leave.
  • Write the new code down first: a forgotten code needs an engineer visit, which may cost you.

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• Set the date and timeyour codeMenuYes7YestimeYesoryour codeMenuYes8YesdateYes

  • Time: your code, then Menu, Yes, 7 and Yes. Key in the time as 4 digits (24-hour clock), then Yes.
  • Date: your code, then Menu, Yes, 8 and Yes. Key in the date as DDMMYY, then Yes.
  • On the time screen, Reset switches between BST and GMT (UK summer and winter time) instead of leaving: save with Yes.
  • Press Reset to leave the menu.
  • Only codes given this option can set the time and date.

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• Trouble lights

  • Faults show as a message on the display. The keypad may chime every minute: your code or Reset stops the chime.
  • Service light on: the system needs attention, so contact your alarm company.
  • On the pictured Premier keypad, Ready is the tick light and Service is the spanner light.

  Power light flashing	No mains power: running on the backup battery
  Ready light off	A zone is open: close it or omit it before arming
  Mains Power Off	Clears itself when the power comes back
  Phone Line Fault	Clears itself when the line is working again
  Battery Fault	A backup battery problem: contact your alarm company now
  Tamper, with the alarm sounding	Your code silences it. Contact your alarm company now
  Service Required	Due for a service, or a fault needs checking. It can usually still be used
  Remote Keypad is now LOCKED out	Too many wrong codes: it usually unlocks after 5 minutes

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