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[*]-[s]  VIEW ZONE STATUS 
 
1. Enter [*]-[s] The LCD screen will display the zone status. 
2. Use the ‘up’ and ‘down’ scroll 
keys to browse through the 
descriptions. 
The LCD screen will display the list of ALL zones, 
in sequential order by zone number. 
3. Press [#] to exit this function. 
 
 
[*]-[3]  VIEW ALARM MEMORY 
 
1. Enter [*]-[3] The LCD screen will display the zone description 
for the zones. 
2. Use the ‘up’ and ‘down’ scroll 
keys to browse through the 
alarm memory. 
The LCD screen will display the list, in sequential 
order by zone number. 
3. Press [#] to exit this function. 
 
 
[*]-[4]-[5] DISPLAY TEST 
 
The keyboard also provides a test function by the means of which the LCD display and all 
LED’s are tested. 
Step 1 Press [*] [4] [5]. The display and the LED’s will blink. 
Step 2 Press the [*] key to leave the display test. 
 
 
[*]-[4]-[9] MODIFYING LANGUAGE 
 
The possibility exists to modify the language on the LCD display from one language to 
another and the other way around. 
Step 1 Press [*] [4] [9]. The LCD display switches to the other language. 
Step 2 To switch back to the other language, only step 1 has to be repeated. 
 
 
[*]-[5]  CHANGING USER CODES: 
 
Note: For partitioned systems, someone changing the code of another person must have 
access to all partitions, or to more partitions than the user being changed. 
1. Enter [*]-[5] The LCD screen will prompt for a code. 
2. Enter [master code] The LCD screen will prompt for a user number. 
3. Enter the 3 digit user number 
(always 3 digits, i.e. “003” for 
user 3) 
The LCD screen will prompt for a new code. 
4. Enter the new user code designated for the person in question. If the code is 
rejected, the sounder will beep three (3) times. 
5. If another user code needs to be programmed, return to step 3. 
6. To exit code programming, press [#] while the LCD screen is prompting for a new 
user number. 
7. REMARK: Pressing four times (for 4-digit code) can erase a user code or six 
times (for 6-digit code) the “Cancel” key. 
 
 
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[*]-[6]  ASSIGNING AUTHORITY LEVEL 
 
Note: You must be authorized to access the partition that you wish to add to, or remove 
from, another person’s authority. 
1. Enter [*]-[6] The LCD screen will prompt for a code. 
2. Enter [master code] The LCD screen will prompt for a user number. 
3. Enter the 3 digit user number 
(always 3 digits, i.e. “003” for 
user 3) 
The LCD screen will prompt for a new code. The 
LCD will now prompt you for the first in the 
following list of attributes. 
 
 
PROMPTS 
Outputs used? 
Open / close report? 
Bypass enable? 
Arm / disarm? 
If prompt 1 (“Outputs 
used?”) is answered NO, 
the LCD will display the 
four messages below 
If prompt 1 (“Outputs 
used?”) is answered YES, 
the LCD will display the 
four messages below 
 Master code? Output 4 enable? 
 Sched. arm only? Output 3 enable? 
 Arm only? Output 2 enable? 
 Reserved Output 1 enable? 
 
  
4 Enter a partition number. The LCD screen will prompt you for the next user 
code. 
 
 Note: The default allows access to all partitions. The first keypress will remove 
access to the partition. To re-establish access, press the partition number again.  
When completed, press [*]. 
 
5. If another user code needs to be programmed, return to step 3. 
6. To exit this feature, press [#].  
 
 
NOTE:   
WHEN PROGRAMMING THE USER CODES FOR A PARTITIONED SYSTEM, LEAVE 
AT LEAST ONE CODE WITH ACCESS TO ALL PARTITIONS. UNLESS YOU DO THIS, 
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ADD NEW USERS. (THE CODE CAN BE THE “GO TO 
PROGRAM CODE”, IF ENABLED IN LOCATION 43 OF THE NX-8E CONTROL 
PANEL).   IF YOU WANT TO LET THE END USER ADD NEW CODES, YOU MUST 
REMOVE THE PARTITION AUTHORITY FROM ALL BLANK CODES. 
 
 
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[*]-[CHIME] ACTIVATING WALKTEST 
 
1. Enter  [*]-[CHIME] The LCD screen will prompt you for a “master 
code”. 
2. Enter [mastercode] The LCD screen will display the “walktest mode” 
3. Activate all sensors to test Each activation of a sensor is confirmed with a 
“ding dong” sound. The zone texts of the sensors 
who have reacted, are displayed one by one on the 
screen. 
4. Enter [mastercode] The walktest mode is left. 
 
 
Remark: 1. All activations and restore conditions occurred during the walk test, can 
be verified by consulting the memory file (see function [*]-[9]-[0]) 
 2. A walk test mode is not possible if any partition is armed or if the 
communicator is active. 
 
 
 
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PROGRAMMING THE NX-8E CONTROL PANEL 
Programming the NX-8E control panel via the LED keypad 
ENTERING THE PROGRAM  MODE 
To enter the program mode, press [*]-[8]. When you do this, the five function LED’s (Stay, 
Chime, Exit, Bypass, and Cancel) will begin to flash. Next, enter the “Go To Program 
Code” (FACTORY DEFAULT IS [9]-[7]-[1]-[3]). If the “Go To Program Code” is valid, the 
“Service” LED will flash and the five function LED’s will illuminate steadily. You are now in 
the program mode, ready to select the module to be programmed.  
Note: it is impossible to enter program mode if any partition - or the system - is armed. 
 
SELECTING THE MODULE TO PROGRAM 
Since all the modules connected to the NX-8E are programmed through the keypad, the 
module you are programming should be the first entry. To program the NX-8E control 
panel, enter [0]-[#]. The [0] is the module number of the control panel and the [#] is the 
entry key. Other module entry numbers can be found in the corresponding manuals. 
PROGRAMMING A LOCATION 
Once you have entered the number of the module to be programmed, the “Armed” LED 
will light up, to show that it is waiting for a programming location to be entered. Any 
location can be accessed by directly entering the desired programming location, followed 
by the crosshatch (pound) [#] key. If the location you enter is valid, the “Armed” LED will 
go out, the “Ready” LED will light up, and the binary data for the first segment of this 
location will be shown by the zone LED’s. While entering new data, the “Ready” LED will 
begin flashing to indicate that a data change is in process. The flashing will continue until 
the new data are stored, by pressing the [*] key. When you press the [*] key, the keypad 
will advance to the next segment and will display its data. Repeat this procedure until the 
last segment is reached. Press the [#] key to exit from this location, and the “Armed” LED 
will light up again - this means that it is waiting for a new programming location to be 
entered. If you want the next location in the sequence, press the [POLICE] key. If you 
want the previous location, press the [FIRE] key. If you want the same location, press the 
[MEDIC] key. To review the data in a location, repeat the above procedure, pressing the 
[*] key without any numeric data entry. Each time you press the [*] key, the programming 
data of the next segment will be displayed for review. 
EXITING A LOCATION 
After the last segment of a location has been programmed, press the [*] key to exit that 
location; this turns the “Ready” LED off and the “Armed” LED on. As before, you are now 
ready to enter another programming location. If you try to program an invalid entry for a 
particular segment, the keypad sounder will emit a triple error beep (beep, beep, beep), 
and it will remain in that segment awaiting a valid entry.  
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EXITING THE PROGRAM MODE  
When all the desired changes in programming have been made, it is time to exit the 
program mode. Press the [Exit] key to exit this programming level, and go to the “Select a 
Module To Program” level. If no additional modules are to be programmed, press the 
[Exit] key again to exit the program mode. If there is a module to be programmed, you 
can select it by entering its address, followed by the [#] key (see “Selecting the Module To 
Program” above). The procedure for programming these devices is the same as for the 
control panel, except that the locations will be for the module selected. 
Note: the timeout for the program mode is 15 minutes. 
PROGRAMMING DATA 
There are only two possible types of programming data. One type of data is numerical: 
data of this type can assume values from 0 -15 or 0 -255, depending on the locations 
segment. The other type is feature selection data: this data is used to turn features on or 
off. Use the following procedures when working with these two data types: 
Numerical data: entering a number from 0-255 on the numeric keys of the system 
keypad programs numerical data. To view the data in a location, a binary process is used. 
With this process, the LED’s for zones 1 through 8 are utilized, and the numeric 
equivalents of their illuminated LED’s are added together to determine the data in a 
programming location. The numeric equivalents of these LED’s are as follows: 
Zone 1 LED = 1 Zone 2 LED = 2  Zone 3 LED = 4  Zone 4 LED = 8  
Zone 5 LED = 16  Zone 6 LED = 32  Zone 7 LED = 64  Zone 8 LED = 128 
Example: If the numerical data to be programmed in a location is “66”, press [6]-[6] on 
the keypad. The LED’s for zone 2 and zone 7 will light up, showing that 66 is in this 
location (2 + 64 = 66). See the example p. 26. 
Once the data has been programmed, press the [*] key to enter the data, and advance to 
the next segment of that location. After the last segment of a location has been 
programmed, press the [*] key to exit from that location - this turns the “Ready” LED off 
and the “Armed” LED on. As before, you are now ready to enter another programming 
location. If you try to program a number that is too large for a particular segment, the 
keypad sounder will emit a triple beep to indicate an error, and will remain in that segment 
awaiting a valid entry. Remark: On the LCD keypad, the number in the location will be 
displayed. For locations with a maximum of 15, the hexadecimal equivalent will be 
displayed in parenthesis. Example: 11 (B) or 14 (E).  
Feature selection data: feature selection data will display the current condition (on or 
off) of eight features associated with the selected programming location and segment. If 
you press a button on the keypad (1 to 8) that corresponds to the “feature number” within 
a segment, this will toggle the feature (on/off). By pressing any numeric key between [1] 
and [8] to select a feature, you will make the corresponding LED light up (feature ON). 
Press the number again, and the LED will go out (feature OFF). You will see that 
numerous features can be selected from within one segment. For instance, if you want all 
eight features of a segment, pressing [1]-[2]-[3]-[4]-[5]-[6]-[7]-[8] will turn on LEDs 1 to 8 
as you press the keys, indicating that those features are enabled. After you have selected 
the setting of the features for this segment, press the [*] key. This will enter the data and 
advance automatically to the next segment of the location.  When you are in the last 
segment of a location and you press the [*] key to enter the data, you will exit from that 
location as well. This will turn off the “Ready” LED, and will turn on the “Armed” LED. As 
before, you are now ready to enter another programming location.  
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LOADING FACTORY DEFAULTS LOADING FACTORY DEFAULTS 
To load the factory defaults, enter the program mode using the procedure on page 24, 
then type [9]-[1]-[0]-[#]. The keypad will beep 3 times to indicate that loading is in 
progress. The loading takes about 6 seconds. 
To load the factory defaults, enter the program mode using the procedure on page 24, 
then type [9]-[1]-[0]-[#]. The keypad will beep 3 times to indicate that loading is in 
progress. The loading takes about 6 seconds. 
ENROLLING MODULES AND KEYPADS ENROLLING MODULES AND KEYPADS 
For supervision purposes, the presence of all keypads, zone expanders, wireless 
receivers, and any other modules connected to the data terminal can automatically be 
found and stored in the NX-8E’s memory. This allows the control panel to supervise these 
modules. To enroll the modules, enter the program mode for the NX-8E control panel as 
described above. If necessary, go on to program the rest of the control panel and the 
devices. When you exit from program mode, the control panel will automatically enroll the 
devices. The enrolling process takes about 12 seconds, during which time the “Service” 
LED will light up. If a module has been enrolled but it is not detected by the control, the 
“Service” LED will light up.  
For supervision purposes, the presence of all keypads, zone expanders, wireless 
receivers, and any other modules connected to the data terminal can automatically be 
found and stored in the NX-8E’s memory. This allows the control panel to supervise these 
modules. To enroll the modules, enter the program mode for the NX-8E control panel as 
described above. If necessary, go on to program the rest of the control panel and the 
devices. When you exit from program mode, the control panel will automatically enroll the 
devices. The enrolling process takes about 12 seconds, during which time the “Service” 
LED will light up. If a module has been enrolled but it is not detected by the control, the 
“Service” LED will light up.  
  
 PROGRAMMING EXAMPLE (Numerical data)  PROGRAMMING EXAMPLE (Numerical data) 
              
  
 
             
      
     
                                                    
                                                 
 
 
Zone 1 LED = 1 
Zone 4 LED = 8 
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Zone 2 LED = 2 
Zone 7 LED = 64 
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PROGRAMMING EXAMPLE (Feature selection data) 
 
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PROGRAMMING EXAMPLE (Feature selection data) 
 
  
Location 23, segment 1 
 
1 = Quick arm 
2 = Re-exit 
3 = Auto bypass 
4 = Silent keypad panic 
5 = Audible keypad panic 
6 = Keypad auxiliary 1 
7 = Keypad auxiliary 2 
8 = Multi-keypad tamper 
 
Press the key on the numeric keypad
 
   
 that corresponds to the feature you wish to 
enable/disable. When a LED is “ON”, a feature is enabled, when “OFF” the feature is 
disabled. For example, with the 1, 5 & 7 LED’s “ON”, quick arm, audible keypad panic 
and keypad auxiliary 2 are enabled. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Programming the NX-8E control panel via LCD keypad 
ENTERING THE PROGRAM  MODE 
To enter the program mode, press [*]-[8]. The LCD screen will now prompt you for the 
programming code. Next, enter the “Go To Program Code” (FACTORY DEFAULT IS 
9713). If the “Go To Program Code” is valid, the LCD screen will prompt you for the 
device address you wish to program. You are now in the program mode, ready to select 
the module to be programmed.  
Note: it is impossible to enter program mode if any partition - or the system - is armed. 
 
SELECTING THE MODULE TO PROGRAM 
Since all the modules connected to the NX-8E are programmed through the keypad, the 
module you are programming should be the first entry. To program the NX-8E Control 
Panel, enter [0]-[#]. The [0] is the module number of the control panel and the [#] is the 
entry key. Other module entry numbers can be found in the corresponding manuals. 
PROGRAMMING A LOCATION 
Once you have entered the number of the module to be programmed, the LCD screen will 
prompt you for a location number. Any location can be accessed by directly entering the 
desired programming location, followed by the crosshatch (pound) [#] key. If the location 
you enter is valid, the top line of the LCD screen will display the location number on the 
left and the segment number on the right. The bottom line of the display will show the 
current data. This data will be displayed and entered according to the type of data used 
(numerical, binary, or character data). Follow the instructions below for each type of data. 
 
 
NUMERICAL DATA: The top line of the display will show the current location number on 
the left and the segment number on the right. The data will be displayed on the bottom 
line. The hex equivalent will be shown in parenthesis. To change the data in the current 
location, enter the number followed by [*]. The data will be entered and the segment will 
be incremented by 1. The data for this segment will now be displayed. Continue this 
process until the last segment is programmed. When you reach the last segment, the 
keypad will prompt you for the next location. If you wish to exit this location before the last 
segment is reached, press the [#] key. This keypress will not save the changes made to 
current segment, but it will exit the location. To proceed to the next location, press the 
[Police] key. To return to the previous location, press the [Fire] key. To re-enter the last 
location, press the [Medic] key. 
BINARY DATA: The top line of the display will show the current location number on the 
left and the segment number on the right. The data will be displayed on the bottom line 
with the numbers 1-8 in the first 8 characters. If the number appears, this binary switch is 
on. If minuses sign (-) appears where the number should be, this switch is off. Toggle the 
numbers on or off, using the corresponding number digit (1 to toggle 1, 8 to toggle 8). 
When the numbers are in the desired state, press the [*] key. The data will be entered 
and the segment will be incremented by 1. The data for this segment will now be 
displayed. Continue this process until the last segment is programmed. When you reach 
the last segment, the keypad will prompt you for the next location. If you wish to exit this 
location before the last segment is reached, press the [#] key. This keypress will not save 
the changes made to current segment, but will exit the location. To proceed to the next 
location, press the [Police] key. To return to the previous location, press the [Fire] key. To 
re-enter the last location, press the [Medic] key. 
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CHARACTER DATA: Character data is used to enter LCD text when programming (see 
[*]-[9]-[2] feature for custom messages). Custom zone descriptions and messages are 
stored using character or ASCII data types. This information is programmed using the 
bottom line of the display as a text editor. Once a character location has been entered, 
the current data will be displayed on the bottom line. As always, the top line will display 
the current location and segment number. The five (5) function keys, as well as the ‘up’ 
and ‘down’ arrows to the right of the display, are now used to edit the message before 
saving it back to the location storage. An underscore (_) in the display indicates the 
current cursor location. To move the cursor to the right, press the [*] key. To move the 
cursor to the left, press the [Cancel] key. To change the character at the current cursor 
location, press the Up or Down Arrow until the desired character is displayed. To accept 
this character, press the [*] key. The character will remain, and the cursor will advance 
one space to the right. 
You can also immediately select a character from the underlying table. By doing this you 
can quickly form a word without having to scroll down all characters in the list 
Follow the procedure below to select a character: 
Step 1 Enter the double figured number of the wanted character of the table 
below. 
Step 2 Confirm the character by pressing the [*] key. 
Step 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the complete word is formed. 
Step 4 Confirm the word by pressing the [#] key. 
 
Key Function 
[Stay] Inserting spaces 
[Chime] Deleting characters 
[Exit] Access the library 
[Bypass] Make a character or entire word flashing 
[Cancel] Backspace 
[*] Confirm the word or character being displayed 
[#] Finished editing the line 
NX-148 LIBRARY 
ALARM DURESS INSTANT PIR STORAGE 
AREA EAST INTERIOR PORCH STUDY  
AUDIO EMERGENCY JUNK ROOM TAMPER 
BACK  EXIT KITCHEN RUMPUS TELEVISION 
BATHROOM EXTERIOR LIBRARY SAFE  TROUBLE 
BEAM FIRE LIGHT SENSOR TV 
BEDROOM FRONT LIVING SHOCK UP 
BUTTON GAME MASTER SHOP UTILITY 
CEILING GARAGE MICROWAVE SIDE VAULT 
CLOSET GLASSBREAK MOTION SKYLIGHT WAREHOUSE 
DELAY GUEST  NORTH  SLIDING WEST 
DEN  HALL NURSERY SMALL  WINDOW 
DETECTOR HEAT OFFICE SMOKE WING 
DINING  HOLDUP PANIC  SOUND WIRELESS 
DOOR  HOUSE PANTRY SOUTH  YARD 
DOWN INFRARED PHONE STAIRS ZONE 
 
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ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER TABEL 
1 A 20 T 39 ä 58 n 77 # 
2 B 21 U 40 ä 59 o 78 $ 
3 C 22 V 41 b 60 ô 79 & 
4 D 23 W 42 c 61 ö 80  
5 E 24 X 43 ç 62 p 81 ( 
6 F 25 Y 44 d 63 q 82 ) 
7 G 26 Z 45 e 64 r 83 * 
8 H 27 0 46 é 65 s 84 + 
9 I 28 1 47 è 66 t 85 , 
10 J 29 2 48 ê 67 u 86 - 
11 K 30 3 49 f 68 û 87 . 
12 L 31 4 50 g 69 ü 88 / 
13 M 32 5 51 h 70 v 89 : 
14 N 33 6 52 i 71 w 90 ; 
15 O 34 7 53 î 72 x 91 < 
16 P 35 8 54 j 73 y 92 = 
17 Q 36 9 55 k 74 z 93 > 
18 R 37 a 56 l 75 ! 94  
19 S 38 à 57 m 76 ” 95 ° 
 
EXITING THE PROGRAM MODE  
When you have made all the desired changes in programming, it is time to exit the 
program mode. Press the [Exit] key to exit this programming level, and go to the “Select a 
Module To Program” level. If no additional modules are to be programmed, press the 
[Exit] key again to exit the program mode. If there is a module to be programmed, you 
can select it by entering its address, followed by the [#] key (see “Selecting the Module To 
Program” above). The procedure for programming these devices is the same as for the 
control panel, except that the locations will be for the module selected. 
Note: the timeout for the program mode is 15 minutes. 
 
LOADING FACTORY DEFAULTS 
To load the factory defaults, enter the program mode using the above procedure, then 
type [9]-[1]-[0]-[#]. The keypad will beep 3 times to show that loading is in progress. The 
loading takes about 6 seconds. 
ENROLLING MODULES AND KEYPADS 
For supervision purposes, the presence of all keypads, zone expanders, wireless 
receivers, and any other modules connected to the data terminal can automatically be 
found and stored in the NX-8E’s memory. This allows the control panel to supervise these 
modules. Note: All modules should be connected and set to unique addresses before 
modules are enrolled. To enroll the modules, enter the program mode of the NX-8E 
control panel as described above. If necessary, go on to program the rest of the control 
panel and devices. When you exit from program mode, the control panel will 
automatically enroll the devices. The enrolling process takes about 12 seconds, during 
this time the “Service Screen” will be displayed. If a module has been enrolled but it is not 
detected by the control, the “Service Screen” will be displayed. 
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