gazh Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 hi can anyone give me any advice , i recently changed the battery on the control panel after electrics where switched off for a job and the control panel locked out . since then and before this there has never been any trouble. i tried to change the siren/strobe box outside as this was not working , i turned off electrics and removed the battery and all fine, removed outside box and fitted a ade reson8 box but when i came to do wiring like for like i had a strobe + wire which comes from the control panel but has no place to go in the reson8 box? when i change the link to battery charge the alarm sounds constantly ? can anyone help to tell me whether i have to link this strobe + wire to something else , also the control panel is in lock down and even when following the installers instructions on removing memory to factory reset there is nothing , no response from keypad hope someone out there can help many thans gaz Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39181-optima-xm-problems-please-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Probably doesn't need a Strobe + It may sound because the lid is open. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39181-optima-xm-problems-please-help/#findComment-431877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazh Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 hi yes i see your point but when i put the link inside the bellbox to battery charge it go,s off continuous and i cant reset the keypad because its locked out and no response from the keypad at all ? Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39181-optima-xm-problems-please-help/#findComment-431892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 panels in tamper then Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39181-optima-xm-problems-please-help/#findComment-431895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 How have you wired it Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39181-optima-xm-problems-please-help/#findComment-431901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazh Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 hi i wired it like for like from the panel but there is an extra wire marked strobe + from the panel which has no where to go in the bell box its just a strobe - fitting , the panel is in test mode i think but there is no response from keypad , i tried doing what it says in the manual eg turn off from mains , remove battery , connect wire from 9 to 19 to clear nvm etc but still no response from keypad , is there anything else i could try ? many thanks Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39181-optima-xm-problems-please-help/#findComment-431904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazh Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 im having probs posting pics up but hope to get it sorted Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39181-optima-xm-problems-please-help/#findComment-431915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Ok so just type how you wired what connection to what Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39181-optima-xm-problems-please-help/#findComment-431916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazh Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 hi from panel wiring is black wire to bell - red wire to bell + blue wire to scb a yellow wire to scb t white wire to strobe - green wire to strobe + the ade reson 8 siren box is white wire to strobe - black to trigger - blue wire to hold off - red wire to hold off + yellow wire to rtn - hope this helps thanks gaz the thing thats confusing is that i have the green wire strobe + that has no where to go in the bellbox ? Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39181-optima-xm-problems-please-help/#findComment-431922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 As previously said forget about the strobe + Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39181-optima-xm-problems-please-help/#findComment-431924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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