I have an Accenta alarm system at home. The other day I had cause to switch off the electric power to the house. Since then I have been unable to set the alarm. The two lights on the keypad at the bottom (one red and one green) are both not lit. (The red one has power written next to it). However there does appear to be power to the keypad as all of the actual keys are lit up. But I am unable to set the alarm when we leave home. There is no sound when any of the keypad buttons are pressed. The main control box (which I have sited upstairs) does have the red power light lit.

The alarm system is I believe an Accenta 8 mini. Unfortunately I do not have any instructions.

Could anybody out there point me in the right direction to get it working correctly?

Many thanks.

Power down ( mains +battery) , then back up , mains first ... taking necessary precautions around mains voltages.

Then , do the required battery tests, or get someone in who can.

Regards.

Edited April 26, 200620 yr by FASTCAR

Did this solve the problem? I am experiencing the same fault so would like to know if you were successful

Thanks

not to be condesceding , and coming from my vast experience, ;p.

but have you checked all the fuses in the control panel? i had this happen on a different system and it was the fuse on the CP PCB that had gone.

worth a look before you try what fastcar suggested?

Its a common problem with this panel that it will lock out when the battery fails.

Do i need to replace the battery then? If i turn the mains of the power light goes out on the main panel - suggests the battery is dead!

Does the battery afect the keypad?

Does the system have an outside bell/siren?

Does it sound when you remove the power?

Service and new battery, the biggest problems with Accentas when the battery is knackered.

The outside alarm does not sound when the power is removed. Is this because the battery is dead. Will replacing the battery solve the problem? What does a service entail?

Its a common problem with this panel that it will lock out when the battery fails.

I've also had the same problem with my parents accenta...................we changed the battery and everything was fine.............