GregTK

Cool... that would be a nice little project and would get my hard-wired alarm in the 21st Century... thanks for the tip :-) (about £** is really not expensive indeed)

Hi 'Data' OK then... that sounds like a plan indeed. An LCD screen would definitely help and fobs are definitely a nice to have feature :-) And I guess I would be able to keep the existing cabling? Many thanks

Hi All, Further to a previous post I managed to solve my alarm-related problems and reconfigure the system... however the Scantronics 9427 remote keypad keeps showing a green flashing Power LED. Rather baffling since the main 9448+ control panel shows solid green and everything is working perfectly?? However, when I put the alarm in Engineer/Programming Mode, then the Power LED does go solid green. Any ideas what might cause this behaviour? Many thanks in advance for your feedback.

Hi James, Fair point... but in my defense I have also added a second complimentary wireless alarm (wasn't completely pleased with the coverage of the hard-wired alarm) and NestCams. You do make a valid point though. The hard-wired alarm is one of these 'legacy' things that came with the property and which has never really been looked after. Silly really since I normally don't mind paying for peace of mind... but I also like to geek out a little hence the reason I am trying to fix things myself first. It's always cool to learn something new, however I must draw the line somewhere ;-) Have a great evening

Hi Whizzer, Many thanks for your feedback. Do you mean actually measuring the Voltage at the keypad? I assume that is what you mean since the keypad doesn't contain a battery... just had a look inside. Strangely, when I use the keypad to put the Scantronics Alarm into Engineer/Programming Mode, then the green Power LED is solid with all other LEDS also showing solid red. Except for this blinking Power LED on the keypad, everything seems to be working just fine. I have configured all the settings to my requirements and performed some real life testing which seems to indicate that everything is working smoothly. Any ideas? I am taking your suggestion on-board though... a newer model with LCD display would be much more user friendly. This might be a cool little project at a later date. I am a little short on time now however. Using the programming codes on my current model feels a little 'opaque' indeed since you can't really see a status for most settings. Again, many thanks Have a great evening

Hi datadiffusion, Many thanks for your feedback... However I do have Mains power. My 9448+ control panel is properly powered up by Mains (the upper left hand Power LED is solid Green). The remote 9427 key panel is powered via the 9448+ control panel if I am not mistaken... there is a 12V connector for this on the control panel's PCB. So I am wondering why my main 9448+ control panel indicates solid green for Power but my remote key panel isn't... while it is fed via the former? Any ideas? Many thanks in advance...

Hmmm, can I please bother you guys with a quick question? The Power LED on my 9427 remote key panel keeps flashing green instead of solid green... any idea why this might be the case? Many thanks in advance... all feedback is much appreciated as always.

Hi All, Right, seems that the installation job was not exactly top notch then :-S Mr Happy, I see what you mean about the linked out tamper circuit... not brilliant. Will look into that. Whizzer, thanks for the tip :-) that's exactly what I ended up doing since the Walk Test Data didn't seem to get logged. On the bright side, thanks all for your help! :-) The content found in these community posts has allowed me to 'fix' my faulty alarm and learn some stuff in the process. It has also shown me the complexity of a 'proper install' and why you better call the professionals really when you're hard-wiring a new alarm system... or when you are dealing with a complex fault. Again, thank you all and hope you have a great day!

Quick update... Everything seems to be working again after inserting the new battery :-) I do have to reconfigure the lot, but at least my Alarm System seems to be stable now! Any tips on how to make sure which specific PIR is linked to a particular Zone? I obviously only have Zone 2, Zone 3 and EE connected but I just want to make sure that I know which PIR is linked to a specific zone... Any help would be much appreciated. Many thanks

Hi James, 'sixwheeledbeast', Many thanks for your feedback. Correct, looking at the connectors inside the control panel, there actually is no Zone 7 connector (please see attached image). Should I use the Engineer Mode to Omit the Zones that are not in use? I should receive my new battery today and am looking forward to seeing how the system will react once I add a battery again. I guess I will have to set all the parameters again since I have had the system without mains and battery power at some point. This will allow me to make some changes and optimise for my own use I guess... silver linings ;-) I could obviously have called a professional to sort it all out for me but then I would not have learned about the inner-workings (and programming) and I do like the feeling of being a bit more knowledgeable in case my alarm starts going bonkers again at night. I had no idea where to start 2 days ago while now I kind of know where to look... I obviously would not be able to deal with major malfunctions and don't feel confident making any major modifications but I superficially understand how it works now. Again, many thanks Have a great day

I have actually taken out the battery during my lunch break... at first it didn't seem to make any difference but now all of a sudden the default "1234" code worked on the main console and I managed to switch all the audible alarms off. Result! (the battery unit dated back to 1st July 2005... Over 11 years old! Oops!) With all my previous faffing I have seemingly reset the entire alarm system. Guess that will be an interesting learning curve trying to set everything up again ;-) The remote console now shows another fault with the Z7 LED continuously on and the Fault LED blinking. Might that get fixed by replacing the battery? Many thanks in advance for your feedback.

Dear All, Really hoping you can help me... Yesterday upon coming back home, I noticed that the Z1, Service and Fault LEDS were blinking on the remote control panel of my Scantronics 9448+ and the control panel didn't react to the code I use to switch the alarm off (or on for that matter). I was welcomed by a cacophony of different internal alarm sounds. Nothing I tried seemed to help. I quickly researched other default codes, engineer codes, etc but the control panel didn't react to any of it. Neither the control panel of the main 9448+ unit or the remote were reacting to key strokes / codes. As it was getting late and I couldn't see myself enduring this all night I took out the fuse (3A, mains to the unit) which silenced the internal sounders but then activated the external sounder (the latter I assume is normal). Oddly the PIR detectors around the house were then reacting to movement by sounding internal short audible alarms (as if in a sort of Walk Test Mode). The Z1 PIR detector that I use for the main Entry/Exit however triggers the Exit and Entry audible signal that is heard after fully setting the Alarm or upon entering via the main entry (short successive beeps). However, throughout the night - and for no apparent reason - the internal and external sounders would all of a sudden be triggered for mainly short bursts and then continuously around 5:30am... my neighbours must have really loved me this morning :-S The only solution I found to remedy this was pulling the 3A fuse out, putting it back into place, pulling it out again, etc. Basically faffing with the fuse until the system seemingly reverted into some sort of Walk Test Mode, but still not reacting to anything?! Remark: Mea culpa... I bought this property over 5 years ago and haven't changed the battery since then. Nor did I have the alarm serviced :-S It was just one of those things that always worked and I never took the inner workings into consideration... until last night that is. I obviously should have changed the battery and I should probably also have had the alarm serviced. I definitely learned my lesson! Any feedback on how to solve this in the short-term would be much appreciated. Even just being able to switch everything off without driving the neighbours insane would be a start really. (I have a second wireless alarm anyhow, but I like having both alarms operational) Many thanks in advance :-) Greg