Zebz Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) Hi, We bought a house with an old optima XM house alarm. No codes provided as the house was being rented for many years. The seller did not remember/knew the codes and they did not care either :-/ The alarm MCB was simply tripped out. When I tripped it back in the speaker in the control panel was making a horrible noise and the strobe outside was flashing (no sound from the bell). The power light on the panel was lit. I was trying to find info on line but due to this alarm being so ancient - there's hardly anything... I disconected all zone wires and speaker to preserve my hearing:-) What now? I am almost 100% sure one can reset codes to default by bridging certain terminals. Please advice, your help will be much appreciated. I would like trying to revive it before spending cash on new alarm. This one seems quite descent to me and it's wired too! Cheers Edited August 13, 2019 by sixwheeledbeast Quote
MrHappy Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, Zebz said: and it's wired too! welcome to 1991..... Quote Mr Veritas God
al-yeti Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) 21 hours ago, Zebz said: Hi, We bought a house with an old optima XM house alarm. No codes provided as the house was being rented for many years. The seller did not remember/knew the codes and they did not care either :-/ The alarm MCB was simply tripped out. When I tripped it back in the speaker in the control panel was making a horrible noise and the strobe outside was flashing (no sound from the bell). The power light on the panel was lit. I was trying to find info on line but due to this alarm being so ancient - there's hardly anything... I disconected all zone wires and speaker to preserve my hearing:-) What now? I am almost 100% sure one can reset codes to default by bridging certain terminals. Please advice, your help will be much appreciated. I would like trying to revive it before spending cash on new alarm. This one seems quite descent to me and it's wired too! Cheers It's junk in today's world Waste of time trying to fix Edited August 13, 2019 by sixwheeledbeast Quote
al-yeti Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 You trying to protect to protect garden shed???? Quote
MrHappy Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 14 minutes ago, al-yeti said: You trying to protect to protect garden shed???? remove the battery, & you could hide your valuables in the alarm box what kind of burglar would look for your rolex in broken alarm... 1 Quote Mr Veritas God
PeterJames Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) Leave it in your freezer over night in a plastic bag and it defaults Edited August 13, 2019 by sixwheeledbeast 3 Quote
MrHappy Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, PeterJames said: Leave it in your freezer over night in a plastic bag and it defaults Edited August 13, 2019 by sixwheeledbeast Quote Mr Veritas God
sixwheeledbeast Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 To give some actual advise... We do not give out defaulting or codes here for security reasons. The control panel is pretty old and I assume you have no record of it's service history? Most 4 zone Optima's in the wild are at the point were they have done there time. They are either unreliable, keypad worn out, black burn marks on the PCB and plastics and/or take over 3 weeks to charge a battery properly. The most sensible suggestion would be to swap the control panel and possibly sounder for something modern that comes with instructions you can read over a cuppa. If you are not confident in doing this maybe get someone to come and have a look and quote an upgrade. 1 Quote
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