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3. Press ✱ READY to accept your entry. The keypad
will display the system status.
MEMO/MESSAGE CENTER (5828V only)
Recording and playing back messages
The keystrokes required for message recording and
playback are as shown in the table below.
In this table, read the + sign as “followed by.”
Example: # + 1 would be read as the [#] key followed by
the [1] key.
MESSAGE CENTER (LYNX)
TO: PRESS:
Record a message: # + 1
Stop recording before end of 20 seconds: 1
Playback a message: # + 3
Adjust message playback volume:
# + 2 + 3↑ or 6↓
Mute system status announcements: # + 2 + 1
Restore system status announcements:
# + 2 + 3↑ or 6↓
MESSAGE CENTER (VISTA)
TO: PRESS:
Record a message: # + 0 + 1
Stop recording before end of 20 seconds: 1
Playback a message: # + 0 + 3
Adjust message playback volume:
# + 0 + 2 + 3↑ or 6↓
Mute system status announcements: # + 0 + 2 + 1
Restore system status announcements:
# + 0 + 2 + 3↑ or 6↓
New message indication: If powered by battery, the
Message LED will only blink when you activate the
keypad by requesting status. If powered by AC, the
Message LED will blink continuously. Once the
message is played back, the LED will no longer blink.
NOTE: If using a LYNX control, and the word
“MESSAGE” is announced at the 5828V keypad, it
means that there is a message waiting at the control
panel, which can only be retrieved using the LYNX
keypad.
MESSAGE CENTER NOTES
• Allow any alarm system status annunciation to
complete before starting to record your message.
• Messages up to 20-seconds long may be recorded and
played back at any time.
• When messages are first recorded, the red message
LED will continuously flash to show that a new
message is contained in the message center memory.
Once that message is played back, the LED will no
longer flash but the message is retained until a new
message is recorded over it.
• A status announcement will interrupt the recording
or playback of a message. If this happens, begin
recording or playing the message back again.
If you Mute system status announcements for any
reason, you must Restore system status
announcements by pressing the keys indicated in the
“MESSAGE CENTER” table (above) in order to hear
them again. They will not restore on their own.
• Recording a message or playing back a stored
message is NOT affected by muting.
• If you adjust the volume (3↑ or 6↓) when you play
back a message, and still want system status
announcements to be muted, you must again mute
system status announcements (# + 2 + 1 for Lynx
panels or # + 0 + 2 + 1 for VISTA panels).
HOW TO REPLACE THE BATTERIES
1. If the keypad is AC powered, unplug the AC
transformer from the wall outlet.
2. If the keypad is not wall mounted advance to step 3.
If the keypad is wall mounted, perform the
following:
Grasp the keypad firmly. Lift straight up (about 1/4
inch) and then out, to separate the keypad from the
mounting plate. This exposes the covered battery
compartment on the backside of the keypad.
3. Rest the inverted keypad on a non-abrasive surface
and remove the battery compartment cover. Remove
the old batteries and properly discard.
4. Replace the old batteries with 3 AA, 1.5 Volt,
Alkaline batteries (ADEMCO part number 468 or
equivalent). Always replace all three batteries at
once to ensure normal operation of the keypad over
the anticipated battery lifetime. Make sure that
battery positive (+) and negative (–) terminals are
properly oriented with the battery spring clip
connections. Refer to battery placement graphic
below.
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AA BATTERY
AA BATTERY
AA BATTERY
Battery Compartment
5. Replace the battery cover.
6. If the keypad is not wall mounted advance to step 7.
If the keypad is wall mounted, perform the
following:
Reattach the keypad to its mounting plate by
aligning the four mounting holes in the keypad case
back with the four mounting clips on the mounting
plate. Lower the keypad onto the clips.
7. If the keypad is AC powered, plug the AC
transformer into the wall outlet.
8. Activate the keypad by pressing any numbered key
until it beeps.
9. Enter the following twice: your 4-digit security code
+ 1 OFF
, to clear any trouble condition displayed.