Guest Anders Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I have recently moved into a new house and an optima XM alarm is installed. The previous owner ordered a new battery as she was informed that the reason why the alrm was not working was because the battery was dead. I have replaced the battery in accordance with the owners manual but the tamper light is still lit and the keypad is not responding. Within the 'faults' section of the owners manual it states that 'if a tamper or PA fault is present on the system the panel will go to lock out condition and show tamper. The keypad will not operate or produce any audible response.' Is there a simple way to clear the tamper or PA fault? Anders Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/11143-optima-xm/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rjbsec Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Was the tamper fault evident before you changed the battery? Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/11143-optima-xm/#findComment-105020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anders Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Was the tamper fault evident before you changed the battery? Thanks for replying Yes the tamper light was lit before the battery was replaced and the previous owner was told that a new battery would solve the problem. Anders Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/11143-optima-xm/#findComment-105021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rjbsec Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Thanks for replyingYes the tamper light was lit before the battery was replaced and the previous owner was told that a new battery would solve the problem. Anders The battery was not the problem - there is a fault in the tamper circuits somewhere. Tamper circuits are found throughout the system, inside the control panel, cabling to bellbox, detectors etc - if you are handy with a multimeter it should be easy to track down which cable has the fault and then where the fault is. (See the caution in my sig!). If you are not handy with a multimeter then you will require the assistance of an installer - you are not going to fix it by pressing buttons. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/11143-optima-xm/#findComment-105022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ALSEC Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Where are you? I'm sure someone can fix this for you fairly quickly.. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/11143-optima-xm/#findComment-105211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anders Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Where are you? I'm sure someone can fix this for you fairly quickly.. I live in edgabston (birmingham), hope you can help Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/11143-optima-xm/#findComment-105259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ALSEC Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 bit far for me personally but I'm sure there is a million or so firms in Birmingham - have you called round and asked how much to come and have a look - expect to pay Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/11143-optima-xm/#findComment-105304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Service Engineer Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I live in edgabston (birmingham), Consider: P & R Alarms Limited - 3 Fairview Road Dudley West Midlands DY1 2RT Phone 01384 252668 or 0845 270 1444 (Both 24 Hours) Web: www.pr-alarms.co.uk Email: info@pr-alarms.co.uk OR DGS Security & Electrical Services - 387A Redditch Road Kings Norton Birmingham B38 8ND Sales: 0121 459 2666; Fax: 0121 486 3725; Service: 0121 459 1444 Web: http://www.dgs-security.co.uk/ email: enquiries@dgs-security.co.uk Governing Body: SSAIB ........................................................ Dave Partridge (Romec Service Engineer) Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/11143-optima-xm/#findComment-105307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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