Galaxy 50 programming

Hi,
I previously received advice to reprogram my Entry Exit horn from its default to stobe or intruder, and have just now got round to doing this.
I also turned off the keypad mimic function (via 58.7) at the same time, but the net result is that the EE sounder then became silent when the system was arming and disarming.
When I tried to reset the EE back to its default, I must have messed something up, as the EE remains silent on arming and disarming, and am now a bit stumped,
Reading the manual, I am unsure whether there is a way to reset the output programming without wiping the zones programming.
I think that menu 51.17.2 (Defaults) is the right approach, but just wanted to check with somebody more knowledgeable before doing so..

Also, I am trying to reprogramme the keypad display so that there is no text showing when the system is sert, using parameter 58.8.
However I cannot seem to access this via the programming (which lets me see parameters 58.1 thru 58.7 only).
Looking at the programming (which is unchanged from the defaults), via 58.1 (Keypad) there appear to be three keypads set up, where I have only two installed.. these are shown as
10 A [12]+B[13]+ Mimic=0 Light =1
11 A [12]+B[13]+ Mimic=0 Light =1
50 A [12]+B[13]+ Mimic=0 Light =1
I am wondering whther this is somehow incorrect, and anything to do with the fact that one of the programming options appears inaccessible..

Would be glad of any advice!
Thanks,
Jon

Keypad 50 is a virtual keypad on the PSTN comm's device. 10 & 11 are external bus devices - unless you have a selfmon vmod with those addresses virtualised, then those will be physical keypads with address selectors at positions 0 and 1 respectively.

Mimic is the keypad buzzer, so you need to re-enable that if you want tones from the keypad. If you select the keypad 58.8.X and press enter, use the 'A' key to step through the settings and ensure mimic is 1 and mute is 0. If you need to reduce volume, use the trim pot on the back of the keypad PCB.

Then also check menu 53.1 for keypad outputs, ensuring each is set for entry/exit horn. Output 99 is the main panel speaker.

Menu 51.63 banner alerts will blank the keypads when set. It's not advisable to provide any indication of system setting status that may be viewable from outside the premises. If you are triggering an alarm because you don't know the system is set, then configure the first zone you meet on entry with an entry timer, allowing disarming to take place. For scenarios where that is a lower landing, then use a 'part entry' zone type.

51.17.2 will default all your settings for the language, country and grade (Flex+) selected, not just the keypads. On Flex, there's also 'cold start', which takes the panel back to factory settings.

Thanks for the advice;
I found that I'd incorrectly reset the output of *99 to Horn; have now changed it to E/E Horn, and all is back as it was before I started fiddling!

This leaves me with the original issue that i was trying to resolve..

When I am in the back lounge (watching TV), having recently disturbed some uninvited guests, I'd like to be aware of any activity in three of the zones at the front of the house.
To achieve this, I previously enabled the chime on those three zones, and switched on the chime fuction programme 15.
This works well, with the E/E speaker and keypads sounding loudly, but leaves me with two problems..

1. The loud noise of the EE horn is great for keeping me feel secure in the knowledge that there is nobody in the front of the house when I'm watching TV at the back, but intrusive when people are just passing regularly through the zones set to chime. I guess that I could enable and disable chime (15) as and when needed each day. But had throught that reducing the E/E horn volume to a lower level and keeping it on permanently might be a better option, and to do this had been advised to reprogramme it to 'intruder' (presumably this has an adjustable volume output).

2. When the chime is set, the PIRs in the front three zones activate continuously when I am in the zone. Ideally I'd like the system to be triggered just once, but then to not detect any further movement for a minute or two. I cannot see any way to do this in the manual, but wondered if there is a solution?

Many thanks again,
Jon

Programming the horn to intruder will mean that it no longer provides tones for exit Etc. There is a volume control option, but it depends on the speaker if it works properly or not. You may have to add a resistor in series. The issue with it is that it's one volume, so not programmable based on system state Etc.

I do think you're starting to get into the realms of automation, which the panel starts to struggle with when it comes to implementing sequence based operations. This is one of the reasons that I designed the SelfMon Virtualisation Module. The module extends the panel capabilities, providing zone info via MQTT to programs like node-red and home assistant. This massively extends what you can do with your control panel, by enabling programmable sequences to be introduced along with other features. You can add things like asking Alexa to protect the perimeter, which would then enable the zones you wish to be monitored to trigger some other action. You can even have the voice assistant announce that a particular zone was activated.

The downside is that node-red needs something to run on 24x7 like a Raspberry Pi. It really does expand the capabilities of the system though, while introducing you to home automation at same time. If you take a look at selfmon's FB group, you'll see others have implemented this sort of thing.

Thanks!
I love the idea of expanding the functionality of my system, but in renewing and programming my new panel, I am already well out of my zone of expertise / knowledge, and heavily reliant on the generosity of you and others on this forum for advice tht one would normally expect to pay for..
(I am still in denial about the need to evantually connect up my new RF module btw!)
My concern would be that is that adding more ciomplexity will become unmanagageable. However I will look into the selfmon option and tryo to keep an opne mind!
Thanks again,
Jon

Yes, I know it sounds daunting. As long as you have a process to follow, then you should be able to keep things minimal and manageable. I don't think it's a good idea for the panel manufacturers to take on adding some of these procedural capabilities into their panels. It's fine with a simple output change and timer, but users tend to find that's never enough as they want to implement specific routines. Take your example of wanting to implement a chime, but for it not to become annoying, so to have a back-off period after triggering. Sounds simple, but is quite specific to your situation.

Some of the new tools like node-red make the routine stuff really simple to implement. Dragging and dropping nodes and connecting them up... I certainly wouldn't be scared, but you do want a robust reliable install which is more the hardware side.

That looks extemely cool- thank you- I'll have a read through, and stay calm!