- If you need clarification, ask it in the comment box above.
- Better answers use proper spelling and grammar.
- Provide details, support with references or personal experience.
Tell us some more! Your answer needs to include more details to help people.You can't post answers that contain an email address.Please enter a valid email address.The email address entered is already associated to an account.Login to postPlease use English characters only.
Tip: The max point reward for answering a question is 15.
The answer above is incorrect. If the back up battery was low it says, "bat" on the screen and that's it. Since the "11" is being displayed, zone #11 on your wireless system as a low battery.
However, this is a restricted website and you must register to download these manuals and forms. And, the Admin. must approve the request before you can download them.
Go to your favorite search engine, Google or whatever, and use the phrase "Ademco Lynx Installation Manual". It has the instructions you need. You may have to look through 5 or 6 hits, but you can download the manual for free.
The AC power wires for a Lynx (actually, almost any alarm panel) are from a transformer--there is no "hot and ground". It doesn't matter which wire you put to which terminal, as long as you connect them to the AC connections.
Codes are programmed into your control panel, not your keypad(s). The 6160 keypad can be used on many different control panels, and how to program codes is different for each. First find your control panel in a beige metal cabinet and look at the model number. Then use your favorite search engine with the phrase "Ademco [control panel model number] user manual".
If it is a VISTA or a LYNX then it doesn't matter as the transformer puts out AC current instead of DC. This is done so you can have very long wire runs of very thin wire without causing problems.
Think of your house power, it comes from the high tension lines over many dozens of miles and they power entire city sections (AC-Power). But if you're on DC (when the poles matter) such as in a car, you'll then need a HUGE wire just to run a subwoofer amplifier by itself. Yet power tools can run on a 50' extension cord that's 1/4 the thickness and be fine! the AC power delivery is much more efficient in that respect, and alarm systems usually have wire runs that span the whole house and they're usually all around 18 to 22 guage wire (very thin) to save on installation costs...
For use Lynxr Plus
×