What Does The Yellow Trouble Light On My DSC Keypad Mean?
The yellow trouble light indicates a system problem of some sort. To find out the cause of the trouble light, press *2 on your keypad. On a LCD keypad:
- 1 is a system problem, press 1 again for more detail. At this point, 1 means low battery, check/replace it. 2 relates to your siren (did you connect it yet?)
- 2 means AC trouble (power failure or transformer is dead)
- 3 is a telephone line problem (is the phone line connected yet? If not check the phone connection)
- 4 means failure to communicate.. could be a phone line issue or the system could not connect to a monitoring station or self dial attempt failed
- 5 or 6 means there is an issue with a zone or sensor or related wiring
- 7 means a wireless devcie has a low battery
- 8 means Loss of time or Date. You need to re-program the date in to the system
How can I silence the trouble beep on the keypad?
Press the '#' key to silence the beeping, however you will need to fix the problem before the light will go out.
You can also press '9' after '*2' to acknowledge and cancel the trouble condition but you still must fix the problem.