How to change the back-up battery in an optima xm burglar alarm control panel
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- In this video I show you how to change the back-up battery in an optima xm burglar alarm control panel. This will prevent the burglar alarm from ringing after a power cut.
Thanks very much.Jjust replaced the battery on mine, saving the cost of calling out an engineer. Must be a very old system. It looked old when we bought the house with it already in, 18 years ago!
Glad to hear you have sorted it. Yeah they are old now, I think they were discontinued around 2000. I hope your system continues to work trouble free for years to come.
@@jakemcintyre4820 cheers, still amazed I found the explanation vid for my model!
Thank you, Jake, for a very informative video. I have an Optima XM alarm system and need to replace one of the PIR sensors and apparently I need to disconnect the battery before I do this, so thank you for your help.
No you don’t need to disconnect the battery just open the pir and put in your code ASAP so the alarm doesn’t sound for long
@@arialarms7994 although you wouldn’t want any wires touching each other and blowing a fuse!
its 1oclock in the morning my alarm keeps going off but with your vidio I was able to change the battery hope this new battery works and I can get some sleep
Margaret Hatt glad my video was of some help and your alarm should be fine now, i think you deserve an extra hour or two in bed this morning :)
FYI, the mode you have entered by putting your code in isn't the Engineers Mode. To get into Engineers Mode you will need to put the engineers code in as an extra step. The Attack light will also light up when in Engineers Mode.
@@jp-alarms By pressing PROG followed by your own code, you are in Customer Programme Mode. You are not in Engineers Mode until you have pressed PROG 9999 after being in Customer Programme Mode. Have a look at the manual online.
UPDATE to my previous post one hour ago. Problem is now solved. Opened the front cover to check the two internal fuses. Both were ok. I noticed that although the power was off and the power LED not lit, the other LEDs were still on, which confirmed the battery was still active. There was quite a bit of dust inside, so I removed the battery to wipe it clean. When I re-connected the battery, there was a bleep and the panel suddenly came back to life. I turned mains power back on, pressed the lit Tamper button to cancel it, and everything has returned to normal. Phew!
This might be a bit late for TC, but if anyone else reads this, the reason the keypad "locked out" or became unresponsive was because when the power to the panel was cut, the battery was low on voltage and the pcb couldn't operate on the reduced voltage, hence the lockout. The battery should be replaced with a fresh one.
Thank you for this. Great video and really solved my problem with the alarm!
Jim White always happy to help! :)
I found the hinges on the alarm panel cover to be very brittle and break off easily. Make sure to fully open the panel before trying to remove the door. One I worked on was mounted side on in a cupboard, so not able be facing it directly, the clips snapped off, it could have also been due to age and the heat weakening them over time. Luckily the tamper spring will be pushed down enough with the single screw securing it and I had to tape around the cover, to make sure that was secure. I'm hoping a cheap Optims XM6 goes up on eBay to replace it but it will hold for now!
Thank you, I have this exact alarm and guessing the battery has gone, was replaced 10 years back, just now showing / displaying in day mode, hopefully this is the solution, need to now find where to purchase a new battery, any idea if the battery can be recycled.
Brilliant video. Great help, thank you.
Thanks for this video Jake. I'm having problems with my Optima XM burglar alarm.
Yesterday the outside alarm suddenly went off. After watching your excellent video, I removed the battery.The details printed on it were : 'Sealed Lead Acid Battery 12V 2.2Ah'.
I visited a DIY shop and they said they had the same battery but it was a 12v 2.3Ah. The retailer stated that the 0.1Ah shouldn't make any difference. Was he right ?
Anyway I bought it. During fitting the new battery, the internal alarm was set off, so I immediately entered the code to silence it. After this the red tamper light lit up. I then opened the front door and the outside alarm had stopped ringing at last !
However, whenever I attempted to put the cover back on the box it set off the internal alarm.
As it was late at night and I' had enough,I left the front cover off the alarm with just the red power and tamper lights on. This morning I noticed that the red tamper light had gone out, so only the power light was on. I managed to put the cover back on without the alarm sounding. However when I started to enter the code on the keypad nothing happened. In fact none
of the keys were operable. The keyboard was completely dead. Not sure where I go from here, so wondered if you could help please.
Is the spring behind the cover panel still attached?
Hi Jake. I've got the same alarm as this. I know the battery on ours needs replacing. What battery should I buy? The other thing I've noticed is that not all of the pirs are working. Is it just a case of me replacing these? I don't have a clue about alarms and you seem like the man to ask! cheers!
Hi we have this alarm and lately it has been going off when we turn the extractor fan for the bathroom off or turning a wall socket occasionally. Sometimes it sounds even when switched off for no apparent reason. I reset it but then the light flashes outside. Thanks in advance for any ideas.
Hi, i bought a house which has this exact alarm system. The previous owner didnt leave me the code. I switched off the electric for some repairs and switched it back on. Not the alarm wont stop ringing. How do i disarm the alarm eithout a code?
Thanks very much informative video. Recently when decorating my panic button cable was cut and I donot have that anymoe. Now I can NOT get my green light on my panel. Only tamper one other red light. How can I resolve this issue. Please.
Either wire up a new panic button or open up the panel and if it’s the same model as this one, there should be a terminal marked as PA. You just need to take the wires out of that terminal and put a little wire link between the two terminals to close the PA circuit. If the button has another 2 wires, they are probably for a separate tamper circuit in the button, so they need to be removed from the tamper terminals as well.
I have same alarm but I don’t think it is charging battery. Have to keep buying new ones , when I turn off power battery doesn’t run alarm put in new battery it is ok for a while
Have this alarm, when I type my code in to exit or entry the property, the count down just goes on forever? Any clues ☺️
Help had a new fuse box fitted once power went on the alarm staring to go off. i entered the code and it wont turn off. Any ideas wat i can do?
Got a bit close to the incoming mains choc block when tucking in those wires there!
I wonder if you can advise me. I have exactly the same Optima XM alarm. The power to it is on the same circuit as my downstairs lighting. I replaced two light switches which required me to switch power off, so alarm power as off for a while. When I turned power back on, Zones 1 & 2 LEDs, Power LED, Tamper LED and Day LED were all lit, but panel is c completely dead. Buttons don't beep or respond. If battery was dead I think alarm should sound when power was restored, but it didn't. I know there are a couple of internal fuses - could one of these have blown?
Very good video Jake 😃
Thanks, I tried to make the video easy to follow and professional.
How do we do a factory reset?
I bought the house but no code was provides for the house alarm
It's an optima xm.
You seem to be very helpful in your comments - so I'm hoping you can help me too! I've this exact same model, it went off with the tamper light - we put in the code and it went back off - but now all the motion sensors have gone out - they used to blink with movement - and the one in my hall is emitting a high pitched sound - the one I'm guessing triggered the alarm in the first place.
This unit was here when I moved in and I don't use it - If I follow your instructions below to disable the alarm completely - will this cut power to the motion sensors to and in turn kill the noise?
Thanks for any advice :)
Yeah if you disconnect power and remove the battery that should be the end of it and in the process it will take out all the motion sensors including the one that makes that noise your on about. Hope you found the video helpful, any problems give me another message. 🙂
Hi, hope someone can help me out... Just had a new smart meter fitted which set of the alarm... Tried to enter code but some of the numbers aren't working!! had to disconnect the AC wire but there's still a feint alarm sound coming from the box outside. Is there anyway to turn it off?!! Thanks
You don't happen to have a user manual for thus do you? My mother who is in her 80's is having problems. Whe a couple of the hall and lobby lights get switched on or off the alarm goes off in the bungalow. When we enter her code it cones up with tamper, but no zone lights come on. She will only be living here for another 3-4 months so doesn't really want anyone charging her the earth to fix it, when her home will be demolished. Thanks in advance
She has the optima xl6 versi9n
Hi Jake, thanks for the video I found it useful. You can't beat poundland. I get some great physics demonstrations for my students there. Any idea how I completely disarm mine. I do not use it and I would rather it used no electricity. I have the code. Many thanks Dave
If I took the battery out like you do here could than I turn off the power without the external sound alarm from going off?
Hi. Good videos. It's been many years since you posted, but here goes asking for help! My attack light is on. The panic switch was removed when a new front door fitted. I can't access the wiring (now somewhere inside the wall). I could deal with the connection on the PCB but cannot enter day mode ( to remove the panel) until the triggered switch is delt with... Any thoughts?
If the attack light is on due to the panic button being pressed/defaced/removed/tampered with, then the alarm panel will not reset until the panic button has been reset. The panel 'locks out' and deactivates the keypad to avoid any further tanpering with the system. What you need to do is take the cover off the panel, take out the wires from the PA circuit and cut and bend a paperclip in half and screw it into the two PA terminals. This will 'link out' the PA circuit, you can put the cover back on and the panel will now reset. The alarm system will work as normal minus the panic button which has now been taken off the system. If you ever get the panic button sorted out by the new front door you can just take the paperclip out the panel and put the two wires you removed back in the PA terminals and the panic button will be back on the system. I hope this helps.
@@jakemcintyre4820 thank you for this very swift response. I understand what you say, the pa connection needs to be a complete circuit. But will the alarm bell sound when I take the cover off? I will be feeling the stress if I'm working on the panel with the alarm sounding 😬. Thank you once again and enjoy the rest of your wkend before the heat wave!
@@DJunclepaul2nd No problem. I don't think taking the cover off will create an alarm condition as the panel is already 'locked out' due to the PA circuit fault. Even if it does go off, it will be a tamper alarm, and a tamper alarm only sets off internal sounders, so the panels internal speaker will go off and any other internal sounders or bells which you may or may not have will also go off, but the bell box will remain silent, but the strobe will flash if it has one. But like I said because your panel is locked out I don't think it will create an alarm condition anyway. I don't think it will do anything before the panic button fault is cleared. You have a good weekend too 👍
@@jakemcintyre4820 well, I removed the cover and shorted the pa circuit. Nothing happened! The attack light stayed on, no tamper light, no alarm inside or out, no key pad response at all... Nothing. I think it needs the attention of an engineer/ large hammer. Just wanted to let you know.
@@DJunclepaul2nd Try removing power from the panel. Disconnect the battery and pull the fuse out the terminal block to completely kill all power to it. Leave it a minute or 2 and then put the fuse back in and see if it is responsive then. Let me know what happens!
Great video. Do you need to switch the mains electricity off before attempting this? Thanks
No you dont. As long as you stay away from the transformer in the corner you will be fine.
Thanks.
@@garryclarke7695 no problem!
Hello good video but I have a problem. I bought a new battery and fitted it as you showed but I am getting a loud beep about once every minute. Do you know why ?
Is it the same panel as this?
@@jakemcintyre4820 yes it's the same panel. Or do you know how I can disarm it as we don't use it anyway.
@@ratclifferob if you want to disarm it just take the battery out and remove the fuse from the black holder from the terminal block by the tranformer. Depending on the bell outside, this should completely silence the alarm. What does the bell box look like on the outside of your house?
@@jakemcintyre4820 sorted now . My smoke alarm is right above the box and it sounded like it was coming from the house alarm box. So it was my smoke alarm. Thanks for your help top bloke.
@@ratclifferob oh haha at least its sorted now 😊
How long does a back up battery go off for? And if i remove the battery does the alarm react to it?
The back up battery lasts between 12-24 hours. If the bell is a modern one outside it will usually go off but if its an older one it probably wont.
Hi I've just tried to change a PIR (old one looked horrible and was decorating so changing for a nice new white one) but having problems. I put it into engineer mode, removed old PIR, wired new one and pressed Reset on control panel. The tapper light remains along with power but Day isn't lit. Panel unresponsive now. Tried changing back to old one and still the same. Please help.
backstickproductions is it the same alarm as in my video?
Jake McIntyre yes Jake it's the exact same one. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have no idea how to resolve. Previous owner of house doesn't know how to solve either as he just replaced one of the sensors without doing anything, then waited for the alarm to sound and enter the code to stop it
Jake, is there a part number for the battery?
Nope. Take your old one into a security place and they will give you a like for like.
Loads to buy new on ebay.
Can you help our alarm is beeping every time we enter a room?
Dawn Wright is it the same alarm as the one shown in the video?
It might be in walk test mode or chime, depending what panel it is, you might need to press reset, or, enter your code, or something else
I'm asking here as this is literally the only place I can find where someone seems to know anything about these alarms!
Scenario: Have never used the alarm in the 6 years I've lived here. Never touched it, never had issues etc. Had to turn fuses off for lights as a light switch needed replacing. Turn fuses back on and the alarm goes off. When fuses on and alarm ringing, the red power light is on, and that's it, with ear piercing alarm going. Try to input code and nada happens - there's no beeping from the keypad... nothing, alarm continues. Have to switch fuses off again to make it stop and all lights go off on alarm box.
I have *assumed* from desperately researching that the battery needs replacing, which is why the keypad doesn't respond. If i replace the battery (using this super helpful video as a guide - thanks) I hope that I can then turn the fuse back on, input the code and make the alarm stop... I hope that is how it will play out anyway.
Do you think it *is* the battery and that this is how it will work out, or can you think of any other issues that there may be?
Thanks in advance!
HI, Cat Baker, its always good to ask so good on you for asking! Your also right in thinking that the back up battery needs replacing- and that's why the alarm is ringing in the first place. As well as a dead back up battery there is another reason the alarm may not respond when the keypad is pressed and that's because the plug inside the panel that attaches the keypad to the main circuit board may have come loose over the years. It is hard to explain if you have never seen the inside of one of these alarms before but if you take the cover off you will know what I am talking about. If you take the cover off you will see a thin, clear plastic looking wire from the keypad being attached to the circuit board by the little black plug I was talking about earlier. Give the plug a good push onto the circuit board and make sure its in place properly. If this black plug has come loose when you push a button on the alarm keypad the button press wont be registered to the brain of the alarm- the circuit board inside the panel. If this is the problem it will also explain why there is no beep when you push the buttons on the alarm panel. Also, during the power outage the alarm may have done a factory reset in which case you will need to enter the code 0123 or 1234 to stop the alarm. Try both of these codes as well so you know that's not the problem. It boils down to those three things, the alarm could be refusing to stop because of 1) a dead back up battery 2) loose mini black plug connecting keypad to circuit board 3) the code has changed because of an automatic reset in which case you enter 0123 or 1234. If nothing works, remove the cover and cut the wire that goes into the terminals marked bell + and bell - and this will permanently disable the alarm. I wish you the best of luck in diagnosing the fault and I hope you have it sorted soon.
Jake McIntyre thanks for your reply! Replaced the battery which made the keypad work again... sadly, no code makes the alarm go off :(
Cat Baker your most welcome :) also, is it still ringing now?
Hey there just a quick question...
Should the alarm sound if there is a power cut/you disabled the power? If so how do you stop it? I'm trying to do some electrical work and the alarm goes off after a few minutes. So I have had to turn power back on. Is there any way to see if battery is working (should be it's new)
Should of mentioned this is for the optima plus 2
hfs83 no,the alarm should not sound if there is a power cut or the power is switched off. this is a definite sign of a dead back up battery. if you are unsure if the battery has power you shiuld remove it and test for current with a multimeter. if the multimeter gives no reading the back up battery is dead and should be replaced. on the lanel circuit board there may be a back up battery fuse. if still no luck replace this fuse so you know that a dead fuse wont be causing any problems.
Thanks Jack thought it was wrong for it to go off. Neighbor said it was normal to say it might of been tampered with. Will have to invest I a multimeter and have a look next time I can. Alarm is not mine just helping a friend out.
Dangerous, you should turn off the mains power before touching any connections inside of the box...
Darren Corbett burglar alarms are low voltage and they cannot give you an electric shock providing you know what your doing. as soon as mains 240v enters the panel, a transformer cancels it down into next to nothing. as long as you dont touch the one live wire or the terminal block ( which Is insulated anyway ) you will be fine. The only time you will need to remove mains power is if you are ripping out or replacing the system.
Please do not take off the cover without isolating the mains next time.
Its standard testing, this is how it would be done if a system was being serviced or commisioned. You are perfectly fine to remove the cover live as long as you are competent that you know what you are doing.
always get someone in who knows what they are doing , this is a very dangerous video , which gets people to mess with mains voltages . all shown is completely wrong .
peter FM Security
😂😂😂 you do realise the optima XM series is a DIY set of panels which were sold to the general PUBLIC for them to fot themselves as a DIY kit. The video is fine and it is hardly dangerous if you avoid the mains terminal in the corner which is clearly marked. And by the way, im an alarm fitter and nothing shown in this video is wrong. People cant afford to have someone come round to fit a £10 back up battery.
you can buy a diy gas cooker and fit it yourself . what you are doing is to encourage a person of unknown ability to mess with electrics which is
wrong
1- wrong battery should be a 7 ah to meet grade 1 standby time
2- battery condition not checked an dated and marked on battery
3- charge voltage 13.65v not checked with dvm
4- aux voltage not checked
5- bell hold off voltage not checked
6 load and charge current not tested
7- grade 1 standby time not calculated
we get this all the time , then we have to go out and put it right .
if you don't no how to do the job properly . why post a video showing the wrong way to do it . I would not have you service my gas cooker . we charge a fair price to do a very good job for our customers. Hope this helps you .
peter at FM Security Services