Electronic Alarms and Home Security Devices - Determining Installer Code???
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LongJack
06-09-06, 01:33 PM
Have a new Concord 4 system and would like to verify I have the correct installer code so I can do some X-10 programming of lights - and had these questions.
Is there any way of using the basic keypad they sold me (not the Alphanumeric touchpad) of verifying that I have the correct installer code before I go out and buy the Alphanumeric keypad?
Is the istaller code the same as the system code?
Would I need any other codes from the installer to be able to program my X-10 commands into the system?
Thank you.
Is there any way of using the basic keypad they sold me (not the Alphanumeric touchpad) of verifying that I have the correct installer code before I go out and buy the Alphanumeric keypad?
Is the istaller code the same as the system code?
Would I need any other codes from the installer to be able to program my X-10 commands into the system?
Thank you.
MrRonFL
06-09-06, 03:44 PM
Concord panels have an installer code _and_ a Dealer code as well as the master code. Their programming model relies on the alphanumeric keypad, so you are pretty much stuck without it.
LongJack
06-09-06, 04:18 PM
Thanks for the quick reply, and I have ordered the alphanumeric keypad.
Could yu advise me as to what codes do I need to know in order to get in and program the X-10 lighting and perhaps other items?
Thanks again.
Could yu advise me as to what codes do I need to know in order to get in and program the X-10 lighting and perhaps other items?
Thanks again.
MrRonFL
06-09-06, 08:49 PM
The installer code is what you will need. Warning! Trying to default a Concord panel doesn't reset the codes. I don't have the manual for the Concord 4 in my database, but it's on the same model as the other Concord models.
LongJack
06-10-06, 05:53 AM
MrRonFL -
Thanks so much again...I've seen your name quite frequently here, and really appreciate you're willing to take the time to answer my questions...of course of which I have "one more".
The default on the Concord 4 from the manual appears to be 4321, but what do you mean by "trying to default a Concord panel doesn't reset the codes" and "it's on the same model as the other Concord models."?
Thanks again.
Thanks so much again...I've seen your name quite frequently here, and really appreciate you're willing to take the time to answer my questions...of course of which I have "one more".
The default on the Concord 4 from the manual appears to be 4321, but what do you mean by "trying to default a Concord panel doesn't reset the codes" and "it's on the same model as the other Concord models."?
Thanks again.
MrRonFL
06-10-06, 08:49 PM
By "model" I mean that they all use the same programming interface. Different brands use different programming syntex. In the case of the GE/ITI systems it's a tiered menu system.
If the installer and Dealer codes have been changed, using the hardware default procedure will not reset these codes to the factory defaults.
If the installer and Dealer codes have been changed, using the hardware default procedure will not reset these codes to the factory defaults.