ademco 5890 wireless motion detector stopped working

I don't know if this is your problem but they have a sleep mode where if it is tripped once it will not trip again for a while, to save battery life. Try covering it for an hour with a small box and then testing it by removing the cover.

"KingFish" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : j4DSl.47085$ snipped-for-privacy@bignews2.bellsouth.net...

In fact the sleep time is about 3 minute, so when you do arm the system and you leave the premises the wireless detector ar not working till the sleep time is off, this can be a maximum of 3 minute... If you dont pass in front the detector for at least 3 minute before arming the system the detector react instantly to movement and the panel will react acordingly to the programing of the zone.

Point One - If you have put the detector into test mode and have seen the red light come one without an alarm being sent to the panel, then I would say you have a faulty detector. The only thing you could try is to relocate the detector to a position where you have direct line of sight to the receiver and try it from there. Any change in environment or decor can interfere with wireless transmissions (a new mirror, for example).

Getting a direct line of sight helps rule out any and all interference. Doubtful, given what you have already tried but it's worth trying before you buy a new one.

Point Two - It's a TAMPER alarm not a 'temper' alarm. You only get a temper alarm if you have an 'emotion' detector (inside joke - we had a customer call up because she was having trouble with her "emotion detector").

The 58xx series will go into trouble before it reaches a critical failure, like missing an alarm.

Heh. Did you tell her you dialed up the panel and confirmed her emotions?

If I read the OP correctly, he isn't getting a trouble. He just isn't getting an alarm even when he has confirmed a trip by putting the detector in test mode and watching for the LED to light (also bypassing the three minute sleep time).

He also has to set the pulse count jumper to OFF

To answer some questions here, the detector has temper switch OFF and test mode OFF. It does not generate any trouble codes - the system is "Ready to Arm" and works fine, except that this sensor doesn't trip the Alarm, or Chime. Most accurate description of this sensor is probably Sleep mode (as mentioned in this thread), except that this sensor sleeps for a week already. I tried taking batteries out thinking that this might reset the sensor, but it didn't help.

From all you=B4ve said so far, I=B4m pretty sure it=B4s gone bad. Honeywel= l stuff usually lasts though. Contact the online store where you bought it. The unit is still under warranty. If they wont help, call me later this week when I get back from vacation (I=B4m in Brazil at the moment) and I=B4ll get it repaired or replaced as a courtesy. My info is on my "Contact Us" page. Here=B4s my link.

Regards, Robert

I would double check the programming, particularly the s/n....especially if you used the Learn mode when programming wireless. I hate the Learn mode, and always just manually enter the codes....why? because you can learn another pts s/n by mistake.

I would delete zones 12 & 13, and manually learn it in again. Just make sure you select loop 1 for the motion.

Jim Rojas

Crash Gord> I would double check the programming, particularly the s/n....especially if

Thats not that easy to do and besides it displays the serial number on the keypad

By the sound of your reply, it seems to me that you still might not understand what the "sleep" mode is.

Try the following.

If you have central station monitoring, call them and tell them to put the system on test for an hour.

Arm your system and don't allow any motion ( absolutely none) in front of the motion detector for about five minutes.

After five minutes, walk into the area where the motion detector is and see if it trips the alarm.

If not, then ...... considering all the other info you have given .... I would change the detector.

You can also try to manually reprogram the unit as suggested .... but I can't think of any reason why the unit would all of a sudden stop working.

Gentlemen, I have not used Learn mode. I punched in Serial# into the keypad using *56 Zone programming mode. If I entered the wrong serial, the system would not react on the tamper switch, but it does.

ah...true !