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• There are 2 silver solder pads in the lower left corner of the main board with the letters "PROG" above them (see figure 1 below). Follow the steps below to return the installer code to default.

Figure 1 Shorting the 2 silver program pads to default the installer code

1. Short the 2 silver program pads together with a jumper wire for 3 seconds while the panel is powered up.  The panel will reboot and prompt for the current time and date.
2. Enter the correct Date (MM/DD/YY) followed by #.
3. Next enter the correct Time (24 hour clock format 11PM = 23:00) followed by #.
4. The Programming code is returned to the default code: 9876.
5. The user code for User 1 is returned to the default code:1234.
6. The panels's programming remains unchanged and only the Installer Code and the code for User 1 is changed.

Note that some programming features may be limited.

• When the installer code is changed for security reasons, it may be discovered that access to some programming features is limited.
• Programmers have an optional Anti-takeover Setting when using Remote Programming Software (RPS). When this option is changed from the default setting; Allow all local programming, some programming options are not available.

Anti-takeover Setting Options:

• Allow all local programming (default setting): All programming items may be accessed from the local keypad.
• Lock phone/account numbers only: All programming except phone numbers and account numbers may be accessed from the local keypad.
• Lock all local programming (except Date/Time and all user PINs): Allows only the Date and Time to be set from a local keypad.