Texecom Battery replacement - siren and keypad

[powermaxlewa]

Hi all,
I bought a house with a Texecom system (Elite 64, firmware v5). I have the engineer code and I’m relatively confident working on the system (done a few things like adding wired PIRs, or updating the firmware before).
I believe the batteries will need replacing, soon.
I bought the appropriate lithium batteries on Amazon.
Battery swapping for the PIRs seems relatively straightforward.
However, I am a bit concerned about swapping the batteries for the keypad (will I need to connect it to the panel with a cable?), and the siren (I’ve read the process is more complicated for the siren).
Many thanks for helping out! Will go on holidays in a few days and don’t think I’d get an engineer over in time…
Cheers

 

[secureiam]

Put in engineers mode ideally.

Take out old batteries.
Tamper a few times
Put in new batteries
Say no to learning keypad as it’s already learned if asked

 

[secureiam]

Bell box batteries.
Enter engineering
Disable bell by placing in hold off if still working
Take out batteries (may find it easier to disconnect battery pack and bring down ladders and empty and refill and take back up ladder)

Plug back in and close up.

Test bell box from engineer ultilities

 

[powermaxlewa]

Bell box batteries.
Enter engineering
Disable bell by placing in hold off if still working
Take out batteries (may find it easier to disconnect battery pack and bring down ladders and empty and refill and take back up ladder)

Plug back in and close up.

Test bell box from engineer ultilities

Thanks so much mate! Can you explain the "placing in hold off" a bit more? How or in which menu would I be able to do that?
Cheers!

 

[secureiam]

same as the hard wired texecom bell,

engineer utilities, Bell test, omit

 

[powermaxlewa]

same as the hard wired texecom bell,

engineer utilities, Bell test, omit

Awesome mate - will give that a try and report back... Need to source a ladder first

 

[powermaxlewa]

same as the hard wired texecom bell,

engineer utilities, Bell test, omit

Ok for anyone who's reading this in the future... I didn't make it work and the alarm still rang... But if you take out the battery pack quickly it'll stop damaging your ears pressing omit didn't work on that menu sadly... Maybe next time I'll figure it out

 

[secureiam]

Omit only works if it says disabled in t he bell test and it’s able to communicate with the wireless bell. You can tel that it’s in hold off by the LEDs usually.

 

[powermaxlewa]

Omit only works if it says disabled in t he bell test and it’s able to communicate with the wireless bell. You can tel that it’s in hold off by the LEDs usually.

Cheers buddy... Will try next time I need to change those batteries in 2 years

 

[powermaxlewa]

Cheers buddy... Will try next time I need to change those batteries in 2 years

2 years later I figured it out

1. Enter Engineer Code.
2. Navigate to Engineer Utilities → Select Yes.
3. Choose Do Bell Test → Select Yes.
4. Press the Omit button (resembles a house icon, located to the left of the circular arrow). --> I didn't understand this step previously
5. Wait approximately 10 seconds — the screen may turn off while you wait.
6. Press any arrow button to light up the screen again.
7. The screen should now display "Disabled".
8. Leave the panel on this screen while you replace the bell batteries.
9. Once battery replacement is complete, press Yes to reactivate and test the bell.

Texecom has also released a video about it:

How To Enable Hold Off Mode On A Texecom Odyssey Sounder Using A Premier Elite Security System

 

[secureiam]

The only time when that may not work is when the panel and bell are not communicating with each other.

 

[powermaxlewa]

The only time when that may not work is when the panel and bell are not communicating with each other.

Yeah. 2 years ago I didn't understand that omit was a button and not a menu setting I couldn't find. Thanks for your help mate.