How to program a wireless zone on a VISTA-20P

Program a VISTA-20P wireless zone from an alpha keypad in *56 Zone Programming mode: pick a zone from 09-48, set the zone type, partition and report code, choose input type 3 (supervised RF), then enroll the transmitter's serial and loop number by faulting it or typing the 7-digit serial from its label.

Steps

1. From an alpha keypad connected to the panel, enter programming mode: type the installer code 4112 (factory default), then 8 0 0. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 5)
2. Press *56 to open Zone Programming menu mode, the mode that sets zone attributes and enrolls 5800 RF transmitter serial numbers. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 5)(VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 23)
3. At SET TO CONFIRM? enter 1 (Yes) so the panel asks you to confirm each transmitter after you enter its serial and loop number, then press [*]. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 23)
4. At Enter Zn Num. type a wireless zone number from 09-48 (zone 10 in the manual's example) and press [*]. The summary screen opens. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 23)
5. Enter the zone type, for example 03 for Perimeter, and press [*]. Entering 00 prompts to delete the zone. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 23)
6. Enter the partition: 1 or 2, or 3 for the common partition, and press [*]. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 23)
7. Enter the report code as two 2-digit entries. For report code 10, enter 01 then 00; enter 00 to disable reporting. Press [*]. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 24)
8. At INPUT TYPE enter 3 for a supervised RF transmitter (4 = UR unsupervised RF, 5 = button-type RF), then press [*]. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 24)
9. At INPUT S/N: L enroll the transmitter: send two open/close sequences from it, or type the 7-digit serial number from its label, press [*] and enter the loop number. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 25)
10. Press [*] so the panel checks for a duplicate serial and loop number, then press [*] again to reach the confirmation screen. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 25)
11. At XMIT TO CONFIRM activate the loop input or button for this zone. A match beeps the keypad 3 times and shows the summary with an s after the loop number. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 25)
12. At PROGRAM ALPHA? enter 0 to skip descriptors (or 1 to add them through *82). At ENTER ZN NUM. enter the next zone, or 00 to quit. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 25)
13. Leave programming with *99, which allows re-entry with installer code + 8 0 0. Avoid *98 unless you want to lock out that re-entry. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 5)
14. Check signal strength from each transmitter location with Go/No Go Test: installer code + [#] + 4, fault each transmitter and listen for 3 beeps. Exit with the user code + 1 (OFF). (VISTA-20P/15P Quick Installation Guide, p. 1)

Worked example

Specs & limits

What you need

• Honeywell 6160 alpha keypad: zone programming is done from an alpha keypad connected to the control (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 5)
• RF receiver or RF keypad: 5881, 5882, 5883, 6150RF or 6160RF, set to address 00 (VISTA-20P/15P Quick Installation Guide, p. 1)
• Honeywell 5800PIR-RES (or another 5800-series transmitter): the *56 mode enrolls serial numbers for 5800 RF transmitters (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 5)
• Honeywell VISTA-20P control: 40 wireless zones, 09-48 (VISTA-20P/15P Quick Installation Guide, p. 2)

Common mistakes

• Serial or loop mismatch at XMIT TO CONFIRM: the keypad shows Entd and Rcvd values. Activate the transmitter again; if it still doesn't match, press [#] twice and re-enter or re-transmit the serial number. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 25)
• Duplicate serial/loop: after you press [*] the panel checks for a duplicate serial and loop number combination, so each input of a multi-input transmitter needs its own zone and loop. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 25)(VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 24)
• Changing a wireless zone to a wired AW zone: delete the transmitter's serial number first by entering 0 in the loop number field. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 24)(VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 25)
• Locked out after *98: power the panel down and up, then press [*] and [#] together within 50 seconds of power-up. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 5)
• Weak or missed signals: don't mount the receiver or transmitters on or near metal objects, which reduces range. (VISTA-20P/15P Quick Installation Guide, p. 1)
• Wireless keys enrolled but not arming: a wireless key is not active for arming or disarming until it is assigned to a user number. (VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 27)

Applies to

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Sources

1. VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 5 (K5305-1PRV9 Rev B)
2. VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 23 (K5305-1PRV9 Rev B)
3. VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 24 (K5305-1PRV9 Rev B)
4. VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 25 (K5305-1PRV9 Rev B)
5. VISTA-20P/15P Quick Installation Guide, p. 1 (K5305-1QGV3 Rev A)
6. VISTA-20P/15P Quick Installation Guide, p. 2 (K5305-1QGV3 Rev A)
7. VISTA-20P/15P Programming Guide, p. 27 (K5305-1PRV9 Rev B)

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