User Guide for XR150/XR550 Series Panels Table of Contents Section Page Section Page Introduction ............... 1 Key Fob Disarming ..............17 XR and XR550 Systems ..............1 Area System Arming Operation ..........18 About Your Security System ............1 Area System Disarming Operation ..........19 Emergency Evacuation Plans ............2...
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Appendix A ............... 68 Subscribe to Text Messages ............. 84 Arming and Disarming Event Displays ........68 Frequently Asked Questions ............. 85 Zone Event Displays ..............68 Common Keypad Displays ............86 Supervisory Event Displays ............68 XR150/XR550 User Guide...
XR and XR550 Systems A Note About False Alarms This Guide covers operation of the XR150 and XR550 Series systems. One of the most important concerns facing the security industry today is false alarms. The accidental dispatching of police and...
Never enter a building to look for someone. Practice Your Escape Plans Devising an escape plan is only the beginning. For the plan to be effective everyone should practice escape routes from each room. XR150/XR550 User Guide Introduction...
Graphic Touchscreen Keypads, when Red/Blue Alternate Panel Armed, AC Power OK, Battery Fault instructed to press the first select key, touch select area 1; the Red Blinking Panel Armed, AC Power Fault, Battery OK second select key touch select area 2; third select key touch select area 3; and the fourth select key touch select area 4. XR150/XR550 User Guide Introduction...
With Shaded Buttons To Indicate Police Panic Keys Graphic Touchscreen Keypads: Touch the icon for 2 seconds until a beep is heard. PRESS AND HOLD BUTTON TO SEND PANIC OPTIONS POLICE EMERGENCY FIRE Graphic Touchscreen Panic Icons Introduction XR150/XR550 User Guide...
Pressing a different Select key/area changes the letter. When an other digit key is pressed, the last letter displayed is retained and the process starts over. XR150/XR550 User Guide Introduction...
XR550 systems. select key or area for the response not selected. For example, if Note: XR150 Systems support 8 areas. the current option is YES and you want to change it to NO, press 32-Character Name Display the third select key or area.
If the brightness level is lowered, it reverts to maximum intensity whenever the screen is pressed during normal operation. If the screen is not pressed, and the speaker has not sounded for 30 seconds, the user-selected standby brightness level restores. XR150/XR550 User Guide Introduction...
If there is no LED light, the battery for your key fob may need replacing, you could be out of range from the receiver, or the button is not programmed (programmed unused). XR150/XR550 User Guide Introduction...
Also, an Alarm Cancel signal is sent to the Central Station. ALARM VERIFIED A valid burglar alarm has occurred and has been manually verified by the user. The alarm system also transmits a VERIFY message to the Central Station. Introduction XR150/XR550 User Guide...
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A user code assigned to a specific schedule is entered outside of the valid schedule. See Schedules and User Codes. ARMED AREA A user has attempted a door access to an armed area to which they do not have arming and disarming authority. XR150/XR550 User Guide Introduction...
Often, similar devices in the same general location share the same disarmed together. One area might consist of the office doors and windows. When you arm the office, these zones arm together and zone. For example, the windows on the east side of the premises sound an alarm if opened. can all be grouped together in a zone named E. WINDOWS. Introduction XR150/XR550 User Guide...
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Alarm or trouble armed areas. con ditions on a zone or a system monitor such as AC or battery trouble can also display. There are two types of status information available: Armed Status and Status List. XR150/XR550 User Guide Introduction...
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ALL GUEST 1 ON All first guest house areas are armed. Note: The XR150 system allows one guest house system while the XR550 allows two guest house systems. Also, for keypads that include an Armed LED, the Armed LED is ON steady when ALL areas assigned to that keypad are armed and OFF when any area assigned to that keypad is disarmed.
A zone remains bypassed until the (XR150 has 1 guest house system while the XR550 offers 2). system is disarmed. Each house is separate and works just like the Home/Sleep/ Away system previously mentioned.
This restart or the Toggle arm/disarm button. The Green LED two-second can occur only one time. When the exit delay time ex pires, all acknowledgement light indicates All System Off. disarmed zones are armed. Arming and Disarming XR150/XR550 User Guide...
7a. If a problem exists on a zone, the zone name and problem is shown followed by: OKAY BYPASS STOP. 7b. Select OKAY to force arm the faulted zone. 7c. Select BYPASS to bypass all faulted zones being displayed. Note: 24-hour zones cannot be bypassed. XR150/XR550 User Guide Arming and Disarming...
All burglary zones are then dis armed and any by- message to the Central Station. The system remains armed. passed zones are automatically reset. Disarmed Message: The keypad displays ALL SYSTEM OFF after the system disarms. Arming and Disarming XR150/XR550 User Guide...
All/Perimeter Shortcut Key Arming Arm Perimeter — Press 6 for 2 seconds. Arm All — Press 1 for 2 seconds. XR150/XR550 User Guide Arming and Disarming...
When the system is fully armed, the keypad displays The keypad next displays ALL SYSTEM OFF to confirm the PERIMETER ON for perimeter arming and ALL SYSTEM ON system is disarmed. for perimeter and interior arming. Arming and Disarming XR150/XR550 User Guide...
If there are one or more zones that are not in a normal condition, the keypad displays SYSTEM NOT READY. Pressing any top row select key or area during this display shows the zone number and name allowing you to investigate the problem. XR150/XR550 User Guide Arming and Disarming...
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1. A Home/Sleep/Away system keypad displays HOME SYSTEM ON if you selected HOME, SLEEP SYSTEM ON if you selected SLEEP, and ALL SYSTEM ON if you selected AWAY. Arming and Disarming XR150/XR550 User Guide...
During the entry delay time, the keypad displays ENTER CODE:. Enter your 4-digit user code. The keypad then displays any alarms or communication problems that occurred during the armed period. The keypad next displays ALL SYSTEM OFF to confirm the system is disarmed. XR150/XR550 User Guide Arming and Disarming...
Press Key 5 Arm Perimeter for All/Perimeter systems Press Key 6 Arm Sleep for Home/Sleep/Away systems Press Key 7 Arm Sleep for Home/Sleep/Away with Guest systems Press Key 8 Easy Exit for Home/Sleep/Away systems Arming and Disarming XR150/XR550 User Guide...
8 to rearm the The keypad displays SENSORS ON and SENSORS OFF to acknowledge system. the shortcut key press. Note: You may be prompted to enter your User Code. XR150/XR550 User Guide Arming and Disarming...
LOCKDOWN Immediately locks all Public Doors and all XR150 and XR550 Series panels. XR550N Z-Wave Doors. or XR550E panels allow additional panic DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK Immediately locks or unlocks a selected zone testing.
If using a card, areas assigned to your code are disarmed Access the User Menu. and door access occurs. Press COMMAND until SENSOR RESET? displays. The keypad displays SENSORS OFF followed by SENSORS ON. The keypad automatically exits the User Menu. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
Use the COMMAND key to scroll through names and press The keypad returns to the Status List display. any select key or area when the desired door is displayed. Press the Back Arrow key to return to the DOOR LOCK/ UNLOCK? display. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
Under certain conditions, some outputs cannot be turned on. If you select a restricted output, the keypad displays CANNOT TURN ON. Note: Z-Wave Setup is not available to the user if Outputs On Off is not enabled for the User in User Profiles. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
Z-Wave controller to your system. • Select OPT to update communication with all Z-Wave devices programmed on your system. OPT can be used to re-establish communication after a Z-Wave device has been moved to a different location. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
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Press COMMAND to save the new Z-Wave device name and return to the DEVICE LIST. STATUS of Z-Wave Devices Access the User Menu. Press COMMAND until ZWAVE SETUP? displays. Press any select key or area. The keypad displays ADD LIST REMOVE. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
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PRESS BUTTON ON DEVICE TO REMOVE displays press the and ADD EDIT REMOVE displays. program button on the Z-Wave device, the device name and REMOVED is displayed to indicate the Z-Wave device has been removed. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
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2. For ON or OFF setting, when selected, the Favorite Press the select key or area under the desired new name and the next Z-Wave device stored in the system setting to change. displays. 8. Select HT to display HEAT. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
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YES is selected, the device is removed from the Favorite. and the Favorite Name and ADD EDIT REMOVE displays. Select EDIT and the first Z-Wave device stored in the Favorite displays. Remaining devices can be viewed by pressing the COMMAND key. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
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All Z-Wave devices are added to the system with a default name (device type and number). A 16-character name may be assigned to the Z-Wave devices after the transfer is complete. When the transfer is complete the screen displays ZWAVE SETUP?. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
Wi-Fi network and press COMMAND to connect. The default Access the User Menu. is SecureCom. Press COMMAND until WIFI SETUP? displays. Press any select key or area. The keypad displays WPS LIST MANUAL. Press COMMAND again to display TEST. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
CONNECTED displays on the keypad. If the TEST is 14. After displaying the zone status, ZONE: - returns for you to unsuccessful, NOT CONNECTED displays. Press COMMAND to enter another zone number. return to the WIFI SETUP main screen. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
The keypad also displays the name of each zone as its The zone number automatically disappears and a new zone device is opened. number can be entered. Refer back to step 3. To Reset a zone, enter the zone number and select RST. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
4. The system then displays its firmware version, and then zone. exits the User Menu. The zone number automatically disappears. You can then For example: VER_108_1/20/13 MODEL XR550 enter a new zone number and repeat step 7a or 7b. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
COMMAND key to display the next failed zone. test. Note: If testing a key fob, a message will not display if it fails, * The transmit test does not occur on local systems. only the verification message is displayed. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
When profiles 1 to 98 are created, NO areas are assigned by default. The default for profile 99 is ALL areas assigned. Profile 99 is predefined in the system by the factory. For the XR150 Series system you can assign areas 1 to 8. For the XR550 Series panel you can assign areas 1 to 32. XR150/XR550 User Guide...
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6. Press any select key or area to display -. Enter a profile name of up to 32 characters. The default Profile Name uses 6. The keypad displays ACCESS AREAS: . Select the area the Profile Number. Enter the name and press COMMAND. numbers assignment to allow door access for this profile. Press the COMMAND key. 7. At the ARM/DIS AREAS: option, enter the area numbers for arming and disarming assigned to this profile. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
At the PROFILE NO: - option, enter a profile number and profile number to any Schedules. press COMMAND. The display changes to DELTD. Note: User codes assigned to deleted profiles will not function. Browser Feature Refer to Appendix B in this guide for a diagram showing you how to use the Delete User Profiles browser. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
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This option allows you to set the programmed secondary user language to display when the Easy Arm/Disarm option is enabled and the user presents their credential or enters their user code at the Status List. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
ANTI PASS Anti-Passback ACCESS SCHEDULES Sch. 1-99 Access Time RE ARM DLY 0 – 720 Re-Arm Delay EASY ARM/DISARM Arm/Disarm SEC LANGUAGE YES Preferred Language CARD PLUS PIN Card Plus Pin WIFI SETUP WiFi Setup XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
Appendix C for Entering User Names information. Up to four profile numbers can be assigned to each user. User Profile - The user is also assigned a Profile (1 to 99) by the Note: On All/Perimeter or Home/Sleep/Away systems use the person administrating the system. The profile number determines default profiles 1 through 10. For Home/Sleep/Away with Guest the areas and functions the user can access. systems use the default profiles 2 through 9 for the main house system, default profiles 12-19 for the Guest 1 house system, and default profiles 22-29 for the Guest 2 house system. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
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The display then shows the current user name. Press any top row key to clear. See Entering Names in Appendix D to enter a new name. Note: Changing a user code does not change the user number. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
Press the Back Arrow key twice to exit the User Menu. Browser Feature Refer to Appendix B at the back of this guide for a diagram showing you how to use the Delete User Codes browser. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
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See About the Display Events Section in this guide for more information on using the SRT feature. 4. After selecting FRST LST SRT and the invalid user code event has been found, select a third or fourth select key. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
3 for the next user. Press the Back Arrow the Status List. key to exit this menu. If a lock does not receive the user codes, the keypad displays CODES NOT SENT TO ALL DOORS. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
Schedule Change report is sent to the 5. Holiday dates allow you to enter special dates that activate central station. Holiday Schedules that supersede all other schedules. 6. Favorites allows you to activate a Z-Wave Favorite (1-20). XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
6 AM you would enter a 0 + 6 + 0 + 0 and select AM. WED. Press the COMMAND key to display THU FRI SAT HOL. For 11 PM you would enter a 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 and select PM. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
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Back Arrow key. 7. Enter a new time and select AM or PM. 8. The display changes to END TIME? This is followed by the 9. display – : AM PM. 10. Enter a new time. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
Note: The Holiday Dates entered indicate the days of the year when HOL schedules are used. For information on setting holiday schedules for Area, Output, and Door, see Setting Holiday ABC Schedules. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
Favorite activation is unsuccessful, the keypad displays YEAR:- Enter up to 2 digits for the year. FAVORITE XX NOT PROGRAMMED. Press COMMAND. The display returns to the TIME DAY DATE display. Press the Back Arrow key to exit the User Menu. XR150/XR550 User Guide User Menu...
This User Menu feature allows you to simply press any select key or area when SERVICE REQUEST? displays and have the system automatically send a “Request for Service” message to the central station. The display changes momentarily to REQUEST MADE to confirm your request was sent. User Menu XR150/XR550 User Guide...
System Setup Record Keypad Record This System Setup section allows you to track the current and Note: XR150 systems support 8 keypad devices. XR550 systems future status of the programmable options on your system. If support 16 keypad devices. changes are made to the system, update the information contained...
Area Names and Numbers Record XR150 systems may be divided into 8 separate areas while XR550 systems may be divided into 32 separate areas. All/Perimeter systems are divided into two separate areas. Home/Sleep/Away and Home/Sleep/Away with Guest systems are divided into two or three separate areas.
User Profiles Record Note: For All/Perimeter or Home/Sleep/Away systems use the default profiles 1 through 10. For Home/Sleep/Away with Guest systems use the default profiles 2 through 9 for the main house system, default profiles 12-19 for the Guest 1 house system, and default profiles 22-29 for the Guest 2 house system. Profile Name System Setup XR150/XR550 User Guide...
User Codes Record As you add new users or change current user codes, you can keep track of their profile number in the system. Use the following table to track users in your system. Only 4-digit user codes can be assigned to All/Perimeter, Home/Sleep/Away, or Home/Sleep/Away with Guest system users. Profile Profile User # User Name User # User Name XR150/XR550 User Guide System Setup...
Schedules Record Schedule Schedule Name Status HOL A HOL B HOL C Begin Begin Begin Begin Begin Begin Begin Begin Begin Begin Begin Begin Begin System Setup XR150/XR550 User Guide...
A or B or C 40. ____/____ A or B or C Use the Output number in the User Menu when setting Output Schedules or using the Outputs ON OFF option to manually toggle the relays. XR150/XR550 User Guide System Setup...
COMMAND and Back Arrow keys to browse through the user names in the system. When the user you want displays, press any select key or area then press COMMAND. System Setup XR150/XR550 User Guide...
Note: You may sometimes see the user as SWG. This is short for LOW - Low battery MIS - Missing wireless transmitter Swinger Bypass which is an automatic function that allows the Note: LOW and MIS are for wireless systems only. system to automatically bypass a zone. XR150/XR550 User Guide Appendix A...
Opening time and once again for the scheduled Closing time. 024 - User number of the person who made the change. Press the third select key or area under 024 to display the user name. Appendix A XR150/XR550 User Guide...
11:41A 10/17 occurred on October 17 at 11:41 WIRELESS Wireless Trouble Event Types - There are two event types: TBL - Trouble RST - Restore Note: Trouble and Restore events display WIRELESS as the device. XR150/XR550 User Guide Appendix A...
Press COMMAND -BAD O = the zone is open -BAD O = the zone is open to enter another -BAD S = the zone is shorted -BAD S = the zone is shorted zone number. Appendix B XR150/XR550 User Guide...
ZONE:012 ADD RMV The display returns to Selecting the ZONE: prompt ZONE: - RST BYP Selecting ADD places removes the zone allowing you to enter the zone in monitor mode. from monitor mode. another zone number. XR150/XR550 User Guide Appendix B...
See the Entering User Names You can also press any SELECT key/area KATIE SMITH diagram in Appendix B. here to clear a custom user name and use the data entry keys to enter a new user name. Appendix B XR150/XR550 User Guide...
KATIE SMITH COMMAND when finished. If this is the user you USER 13 DELETED want to delete, press any SELECT key/area. PROFILE 12 ADDED Verify the user number. USER NUMBER: 013 Press COMMAND. USER 13 DELETED XR150/XR550 User Guide Appendix B...
PROFILE NO: 012 Follow the prompts to Press COMMAND. complete the profile change. Press the COMMAND key to delete the profile. When you complete changes PROFILE 12 CHNGD to the profile, press COMMAND. PROFILE 12 DELTD Appendix B XR150/XR550 User Guide...
WINDOWS . . . The display shows the door or output number. OUTPUT: 127 ON OFF Press any Select key/area and the output group DOOR: 128 ON OFF FRONT OFFICE . . . number displays. XR150/XR550 User Guide Appendix C...
Pressing the 9 key followed * (asterisk), and a # (pound sign). by the select key for the desired letter twice provides the lower case letters y, z, :, or ;. For example: Bob Smith Appendix C XR150/XR550 User Guide...
LED Color Duration Description 2.0 Seconds All System On Green 2.0 Seconds All System Off System On Green/Red 2.0 Seconds (Some Areas Armed) When a button programmed as Unused is pressed, the LED does not operate. XR150/XR550 User Guide Appendix D...
Select NO to arm or disarm individual areas. Select YES, or simply wait, and the keypad automatically arms or disarms all areas for which you are authorized. Appendix E XR150/XR550 User Guide...
Using the Access Reader for User Menu Access You can also use a card reader to access the User Menu. When MENU? NO YES displays, select YES and enter a code when requested. XR150/XR550 User Guide Appendix E...
For alarm messages sent to a cell phone number, you have the Subject: System Message option to reply with “cancel” to cancel the existing alarm. John's Home System has an AC Power Failure. Message sent at 10:02 AM Examples of email messages Appendix F XR150/XR550 User Guide...
Names and numbers can be mixed. A comma should separate the areas. If only DISARM is sent, all areas are disarmed. If the system is already disarmed, you will receive a message saying the system is already disarmed. XR150/XR550 User Guide Appendix F...
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For example, to turn Bedroom Light off, you 1. To activate a Favorite, text ACTIVATE followed by the Favorite would text: TURN OFF BEDROOM LIGHT. name. For example, to activate the Favorite named House Lights, you would text: ACTIVATE HOUSE LIGHTS. Appendix F XR150/XR550 User Guide...
4. Text the word SUBSCRIBE to show the current subscription status and the available subscription options. 2. To receive the Status of Z-Wave compatible doors, text: STATUS DOORS. 3. To receive the Status of Z-Wave compatible thermostats, text: STATUS THERMOSTATS. XR150/XR550 User Guide Appendix F...
The keypad now displays 2HR 4HR 6HR 8HR. Select the number of hours to extend the schedule. If the system is not armed by the scheduled closing time, a Late to Close report is sent to the central station. If the schedule is extended, a Schedule Change report may be sent to the central station. Appendix F XR150/XR550 User Guide...
Only one keypad at a time can access Z-Wave Setup. The user must exit Z-Wave Setup in one keypad before ZWAVE BUSY If a user attempts to access the menu from a second accessing it in a second keypad. keypad Z-WAVE BUSY is displayed. XR150/XR550 User Guide Appendix F...
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Quick Arming 18 Emergency Evacuation 2 54, 55, 56, 57, 67, 80, 85 Selective 16 Entering User Names 77 CONNECTED 37, 38 Shortcut Keys 20, 23 Entry Delay 80 System 18 Entry Zone 14 Data Entry Keys 6 Index XR150/XR550 User Guide...
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Pager Direct™ 81 System Status 40 Displays 11 Panic Zone Test (XR500 Series) 41 System Test 1, 41 Key Definitions 6 PIN (XR500E) 48 LEDs 4 Power LED 4 TEMP CODE 44 Multi-lingual Display 7, 27 XR150/XR550 User Guide Index...
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System Test 41 Zone Monitor 39 Zone Status 37, 38 User Options 8 User Profiles 43, 48 Adding 43 Changing 44, 75 Chart 47 Deleting 44, 75 Record 63 USE SECONDARY LANGUAGE 45 Verify Alarm 19, 22, 24 Index XR150/XR550 User Guide...
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