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astec alarm stuck in enginerring mode

  • 30-07-2017 9:38am
    #1
    Mark Timmons
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi

    I have an astec house alarm and i tried to change the user code but did something wrong and i think the alarm is stuck in engineering mode as it just shows 00 ENGINEER in the top right corner of the panel and i can no longer turn the alarm on.

    The fault light is not on and the panel does not show any faults.

    How do i get back to the default screen where i can set my alarm.

    Please help
    Mark


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  • #2
    KoolKid
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    Press clear 11 first to see what the fault is.


  • #3
    Mark Timmons
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Mark Timmons


    Hi

    I pressed clear and 11 and it shows

    Zone - (black line type symbol)


  • #4
    KoolKid
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    That's good.
    Press clear 99 & it should return to user mode.


  • #5
    Mark Timmons
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Mark Timmons


    Thanks KoolKid, working again.

    Much appreciated
    Mark


  • #6
    KoolKid
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    No problem. Has the fault light gone off?


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  • #7
    altor
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    Mark Timmons wrote: »
    Hi

    I have an astec house alarm and i tried to change the user code but did something wrong and i think the alarm is stuck in engineering mode as it just shows 00 ENGINEER in the top right corner of the panel and i can no longer turn the alarm on.

    The fault light is not on and the panel does not show any faults.

    How do i get back to the default screen where i can set my alarm.

    Please help
    Mark

    Sounds like the engineer code is left at default.
    Next time you are in engineer mode this can be changed to something else using command 92.

    www.altor.ie



  • #8
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Thats a good point. @Mark can you remember how you entered Engineer mode or do you already have the Engineer Code.?


  • #9
    altor
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    More than likely at default.

    www.altor.ie



  • #10
    Mark Timmons
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Mark Timmons


    To be honest, i cannot remember how i got in to engineer mode.

    We do have a 4 digit code that we were given a few years back when the alarm started to play up (battery issue) that we had to enter to stop the alarm from going off for no reason and I think I may have entered this code and not my alarm code when trying to change the alarm code.

    Mark


  • #11
    KoolKid
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    That sounds right.
    That would be the engineer code . Was it 1174 or something different.
    Worth making a note of for future reference.


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  • #12
    altor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,750 ✭✭✭✭altor


    Mark Timmons wrote: »
    To be honest, i cannot remember how i got in to engineer mode.

    We do have a 4 digit code that we were given a few years back when the alarm started to play up (battery issue) that we had to enter to stop the alarm from going off for no reason and I think I may have entered this code and not my alarm code when trying to change the alarm code.

    Mark

    If he gave you another code to put in then that is the engineer code.
    Handy to have for any issues.

    www.altor.ie



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