Ademco Vista 20 Error Codes BAT and FC
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Ademco Vista 20 Error Codes BAT and FC
This week my alarm system has been dialing out when the alarm system is set without the alarm being triggered. I read my manual and BAT means weak system's main standby battery is weak. When I unplug the AC transformer, the system beeps then goes blank. The system is 8 years old so I will replace the battery. Could this BAT condition be the cause why the alarm dials out?
I no longer have a monitioring service, but with the help of the manual and this forum I programmed my cell phone into *41 position. In the event of alarm condition, the system does call my cell, but it calls 8 times in a row and then report a FC error. How do I fix?
The system was setup by a company then when out of business, it works fine prior to this week.
Keypad is 4128
I no longer have a monitioring service, but with the help of the manual and this forum I programmed my cell phone into *41 position. In the event of alarm condition, the system does call my cell, but it calls 8 times in a row and then report a FC error. How do I fix?
The system was setup by a company then when out of business, it works fine prior to this week.
Keypad is 4128
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Yes, it's pretty standard to set low battery as a reporting condition for a monitored alarm. If this is a Vista-20SE, I think what you have to enter is no phone number or account for the primary number (*41 & *43). You enter the pager number and account in the secondary slots (*42 & *44). The Format (*48) must be Contact ID, and enter a 7 into *49.
Even then, I'm not sure that it will cooperate. Their design assumption was that pager output was in addition to the central station connection.
Even then, I'm not sure that it will cooperate. Their design assumption was that pager output was in addition to the central station connection.