DSC Power Series- UNDERSTANDING ALARM TROUBLE CODES

DSC Power Series- UNDERSTANDING ALARM TROUBLE CODES

Understanding DSC Alarm Trouble Codes

Is the yellow ‘trouble’ LED lit on your alarm keypad? DSC uses LED codes to indicate trouble details for all keypads that don’t have an LCD readout display. The following applies to all PowerSeries panels, which include PC1616PC1832, PC5010, PC5015 and others.

To view system troubles, press:

[*][2] NOTE THE NUMBER DISPLAYED ON THE KEYPAD AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW ACCORDINGLY
1. Service Required (press [1] again for more information)
      1. Low Battery (main battery in panel)
      2.Bell Circuit 
      3.System Trouble 
      4.System Tamper 
      5.Module Supervision 
      6.RF Jam Detected 
      7.PC5204 Low Battery 
      8.PC5204 AC Failure 
2.AC Failure
      AC power is not present at the panel (the system is operating on stand-by battery power.
3.Telephone Line Trouble
      The panel does not detect an active telephone line.
4.Failure to Communicate
      The system attempted to communicate with the monitoring station but failed.
5.Zone Fault (press [5] for more information)
      The system is experiencing difficulties with one or more sensors or zones.
      Press [5] for the keypad to display which zone is experiencing the fault.
6.Zone Tamper (press [6] for more information)
      The system has detected a tamper on one or more sensors on the system.
      Press [6] for the keypad to display which zone is tampered.
7.Device Low Battery (press [7] for more information)
      A wireless device has a low battery.
      Press [7] for the keypad to display which zone has a low battery.
8.Loss of System Time
      If complete power was lost (AC and battery), the time and date will need to be re-programmed.
      To program the time, press [*] [6] [Master Code] [HH:MM] [MM:DD:YY]

Need more details? Click Here to download a complete User Manual (pdf) for PC1616 / PC1832 / PC1864.


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