Guest Sheddy Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I have recently done some work on my house and need to change a few zone settings. Unfortunately I do not have the engineer code and the guy who fitted it has moved house. I need to reset the code to factory default but pulling the power and battery does not work. Any ideas? Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/2428-veritas-r8-engineer-reset/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dale Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 You will have to call an engineer, a the system will need defaulting, then there still is a chance that the code may be locked into the system so cannot be reset. An engineer will need to come out and reset the system for you as it is not a user function. Regards Dale Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/2428-veritas-r8-engineer-reset/#findComment-14509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheddy Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Thanks for that. I heard there was a 'Boss Reset' to enable me to remove the engineers code. Ah well best get my hand in my pocket. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/2428-veritas-r8-engineer-reset/#findComment-14522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dale Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 It shouldnt cost that much, post information about where you are and we will see if there are any engineers on the forum who are near you and able to help. Dale Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/2428-veritas-r8-engineer-reset/#findComment-14526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompostCORNER Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 A locked engineer code on an R8 usually means sending the PCB back to the manufacturers for unlocking. We always carried a spare board incase such a senario arose. We did have a sub contracted engineer work for my old firm a few years ago and he saw fit to put his own engineer codes into all our alarms he fitted. It was muggins job to put them all right when servicing them. About 50 R8's and 20 Gardtec 800 panels over a 6 month period. We also found out he was giving customers his own business card with his details so he would get their service once the warranty ran out. You really can't trust anyone these days. Tony Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/2428-veritas-r8-engineer-reset/#findComment-14534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dale Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 My mate's company had the same problem, he only found out about it when he was sent to service my mate's sisters alarm system...he was sacked for gross missconduct. D Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/2428-veritas-r8-engineer-reset/#findComment-14553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeteGBR Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 You could try punching in every number from 0000 to 9999 The veritas looks for a sequence of 4 numbers but every 2 codes have to be followed by a user code and reset. There must be some pattern that will halve the time to key in. Nice maths problem for someone to solve .... I've have a life though. Those days spending hours writing a computer program on the ZX81 that dumps the 2 times table on the screen have long gone. (I discovered beer & women - Oh happy days....1*2=2, 2*2=4, 3*2=6....Three hours that took!) Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/2428-veritas-r8-engineer-reset/#findComment-14823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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