Instruction manual
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INSTALLER SECTION
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting chart
Symptom Possible Cause What to Do
Talk key flashes rapidly and Advanced
Keypad indicates Wrong Connection
shortly after powering system
Keypad connected to door station port
or door station connected to keypad
port on hub
Check keypad and door station 
connections at hub
Door station connected to a hub other
than hub 1
Check door station connections at hub
Hub ID numbers not assigned Assign a unique ID number for each
hub
No response or backlight at any 
keypad
No power to hub(s) Make sure a power supply is plugged
into each hub and the AC circuit is
energized
No response or backlight at one key-
pad; others work OK
Open power or ground wire in CAT-5
cable
Check orange pair
Faulty RJ-45 connection at hub Check modular connector and test
CAT-5 cable
Loose CAT-5 connection at keypad Make sure wires are punched down
tightly on keypad connector
Faulty port on hub Swap modular connector to another
port; if keypad works OK, replace hub
Hub doesn’t recognize keypad (no
zone indication on Advanced Keypad
display when powering up)
Open status wire in CAT-5 cable Check green wire
No communication audio in one zone;
speakers play music OK
Room speakers not properly connect-
ed to keypad
Make sure speakers are connected to
keypad output connector
Open audio wire in CAT-5 cable Check brown pair
No doorbell chime Chime not selected at hub Make sure a chime selection is made
on hub 1
Doorbell chime too loud/soft overall Doorbell chime gain not adjusted Adjust doorbell chime gain on hub 1
Doorbell chime too loud/soft in some
zones, OK in others
Doorbell chime volume set to variable
level and keypads set to different vol-
ume levels
Set doorbell chime volume switch to
fixed level (1)
Adjust keypad volume settings
Door strike release module doesn’t
operate
Open trigger wire in CAT-5 cable Check green/white wire
Assigned zone labels appear on some
Advanced Keypads but not others
Multiple hubs not linked together Link hubs
Hub 1 powered up too early (more
than 15 seconds) before other hubs
Cycle power on hub 1










