Installing an Ademco 6160 Programmable LCD Keypad
In this thread and this thread, the folks in this forum were really helpful in giving me some instructions on add and remove a transmitter from my ADT safewatch Pro 2000 / Vista 20se system. It was a bit hard, since I was 'flying blind' without an alpha keypad. I now bought an Ademco 6160 Programmable LCD Keypad and was wondering how hard it would be for me to install it myself. Can someone outline the steps required to replace my current keypad with the 6160? Thanks for the help! Welcome back! First off, we need to determine if you currently are using an RF keypad or you have a separate RF receiver connected to your panel. If you go to your keypad and remove it from the mounting plate (usually you will find 2 tabs to press with a screwdriver on the top or bottom, models vary). Once removed, look at the back of the keypad and see what the model # is and if it is followed by the letters RF. Also look for metal bars outlining the circuit board, going around the outsides. If you find neither of these, then you are good to go. If you do find that this is an RF keypad, then you are going to have to install a new wireless receiver along with your 6160 in order to keep your wireless devices working. That being said, if it was not found to be wireless, then the swap out is fairly easy. You will probably want to power down the system completely before beginning. Once powered down, simply remove the wires from the back of the old keypad and then remove the mounting plate. Install the 6160 mounting plate, keeping the wire out of the wall and run thru the rectangular slot in the back. Install the wires on the 6160, they should be labeled on the terminals, Y incoming is yellow, + is red, - is black, G outgoing is green. You will need a small phillips screwdriver. With wires installed, snap the pad onto the mounting, hinging from the top and snapping at the bottom. Power up the panel and go to the keypad within 50 seconds and hold 1 3 together until you see Ad and 31 or some other number flashing alternately. For Vista 20 you will want to enter address 16, Vista 10 it will be 31. Then you can press *, * until exiting. You may need to enter 1 before you can enter the address, I can't remember. But this is the only thing you need to set for the keypad to work with your system. All of the programming will remain the same in the panel and the swap-out is fairly seemless. These instructions are probably longer than needed but I wanted to try to be thorough. Hope this is helpful. Good luck, Josh If you do find that this is an RF keypad, then you are going to have to install a new wireless receiver along with your 6160 in order to keep your wireless devices working. Rather than shelling out for a new receiver, you could just wire up the old keypad at the panel [in order to take advantage of its receiver], address the new keypad as '17', (in programming)do a *191, 10 then exit programming. Love seeing this DIY enthusiasm. Good advice from tpring.... If you keep the current keypad (if it is RF type) as your receiver, you can simply add the 6160 near the panel and use it to program. My guess tho would be that the address would still need to be 16 and your current keypad is already 17. Most of the time the installer uses their own keypad to program in the 16 slot and all other keypads are addressed proceeding. If they are both the same address on the vista 20, you will get either an error code or they simply will not work after a few button presses. Vista 10 should still be address 31, all the same. If you want to check the address of your current keypad, power down the system (AC and battery) and power back up, go to the keypad and hold the 1 and 3 keys together until flashes and record what it says - Ad, ##. Good luck again, Josh For a Vista 20_se_/Safewatch _2000_, the correct keypad address is 31 (non addressable mode). I'll be checking if it it's an RF keypad or not in the next couple of days and will let you know. Awesome - thank you Josh and tpring for all the info! It looks like we're good - I removed the keypad from the mounting plate and did not see 'RF' following the model number, nor did I see any metal bars outlining the circuit board, going around the outsides. I also see a wire connected to the keypad, further confirming it is wired up. How do I power down the system? I opened up the system (which is another room in the back of the house) and I see a battery - should I just disconnect the battery or is there some other switch? Unplug either terminal on the battery, and take the wire off of either terminal 1 or 2 on the motherboard (it's 16VAC so it's safe). Throw a wrap of tape on the wire so you can't short it on anything. Reverse the process in the same order. I got some time in the weekend to swap in the 6160. I followed the instructions, but the new panel is not working. When I power up, within 50 seconds, I press '1' and '3' until I see - CON ADDR = 16 With a blinking cursor on the '1'. I press '1', which moves the cursor to the '6', then I press '6', followed by '*' and '*'. Unfortunately, nothing happens then - the screen just goes blank and there's nothing I can do. I tried this a bunch of times - I noticed I can press * 5 times after I enter the 16 address and then nothing else works (I hear no beep). I also noticed I can press '1' and '3' and get the 'CON ADDR = 16' prompt any time, even after 50 seconds or after I've tried it a couple of times. What am I missing? Should I try a different address or is there some other way to activate the 6160? As previously stated in this thread: For a Vista 20_se_/Safewatch _2000_, the correct keypad address is 31 (non addressable mode). That worked! I had tried to enter '3' and '1' before, but it was not accepting it. After I read your answer, I tried again, this time I entered '2' and '9', then the cursor went back to the first digit and I was able to enter '3' and '1' - and that was it, it worked! Thanks to everyone for all of the great instructions - you rock!
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