It will be picked up by both systems. The smoke detector transmits supervision and trigger signals along with its serial number. The panel picks up the transmissions and matches them against the programmed serial number to determine if the device has been configured to the system. If not, the...
Sounds like you have the external siren set to horn and not bell. That's not a default. The new firmware doesn't have any different defaults, so it sounds like configuration error.
I'm unsure if the ZS sensors are polling less. The V2/Alpha setting is from the sensors themselves, and the portal is supporting both. I'm pretty sure the door contacts only support V2 anyway. I think the old firmware on G2 series is a bit different than Flex. I need to check if changes were...
The 8Z was released for the evohome. It doesn't support tamper, as it was designed for the heating system to know when a window or door is open. It's the same functionality and frequency wise other than that, so can be used in domestic installs with the Galaxy range and C079 portals. The 8ZS was...
The galaxy panels can't be locked, so just reset the eng and master codes.
There are also options to switch alarm reporting to a low cost IP based method by adding a low cost module like the SelfMon VMOD (LCE-K3).
I've sent a PM with more details.
Disclosure: I run SelfMon. There's also a...
That's because the panel is configured for remote reset. On the 16+ panel, when in engineering programming mode, select 06 - Parameters, 10 - Remote Reset and set to 0 - Off. This will disable remote reset and you can then reset faults with the engineer code. You'll still need to replace the...