Adding keyfobs to an Ademco Vista Series panel

Follow these directions to add keyfobs like the Ademco 5804 into an Ademco Vista Series or SafeWatch panel.

Your alarm system needs to include a wireless receiver or a keypad with a built in receiver in order for these keyfobs to work. You will also need to know the installer code and have an alpha keypad in order to program the keyfobs.

First make sure the panel is disarmed. Then type in 4 1 1 2 (or your installer code if it is different) followed by 8 0 0. You should see this screen.

Installer Code
              20

If you do not see this exact screen you either have the wrong installer code or you do not have a programming keypad, hit * 9 9 and do not try to continue.

If you do see that screen then type in * 5 6 and you will enter zone programming.

Set to Confirm?
0=No,1=Yes     0

Push 1 for yes and you will be taken to the zone number screen. We are going to start with zone 49 for the keyfobs, so type in 4 9.

Enter Zn Num.
00=Quit       49

Hit * to continue to a summary screen for zone 49.

Zn ZT P RC IN:L
49 00 1 10 RF:-

Hit * to continue to the zone type screen. We will program the first keyfob button to arm the panel in away mode so type in 2 1. (You will use 22 for disarming, 20 for arming stay, or 07 for a panic.)

49 Zone Type
Arm-Away      21

Hit * to continue to the partition screen. Push 1 for partition 1.

49 Partition
               1

Hit * to continue to the report code screen. It should look like this, if not type in 0 1 0 0.

49 Report Code
1st 01 2nd 00 10

Hit * to continue to the input type screen. Push 5 and you should see this.

49 Input Type
Button RF      5

Hit * to continue to the serial number screen.

49 Input S/N  L
   Axxx-xxxx  1

Hold down the button on keyfob until the panel beeps and shows the serial number. Wait 10 seconds and then hold down the button again for the loop number. Hit * to continue to the next screen.

Xmit to confirm
Press * to Skip

Wait another 10 seconds and hold down the button one more time to confirm the serial and loop numbers. This will then take you back to the summary screen.

Zn ZT P RC IN:L
49 21 1 10 BR:3s

Hit * to continue to the next screen.

Program Alpha?
0=No,1=Yes     0

Press 0 for no and you will return to the zone number screen.

Enter Zn Num.
00=Quit       50

From here you will need to continue to program a zone for each remaining button on each keyfob by repeating the above procedure. When you are done type in 0 0 to quit and you will see this.

Enter * or #

Type in * 9 9 to exit programming mode and return to the main screen.

Your keyfob is programmed at this point but now we will need to assign the keyfob to your arming and disarming code before it will actually work.

From the main screen you will need to type in your 4 digit master code followed by 8 0 2 # 4 4 9 and you should hear a single beep. If you do not hear the beep try typing in the entire command again without any pauses. (In this sequence 02 is the user number and 49 is any one of the zones assigned to that keyfob, so these numbers will change if you are adding multiple keyfobs and/or assigning them to different codes.)

Now try arming and disarming the panel using the keyfob.