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skip it at the beginning (and perhaps forever). Here  why: keypad programming includes the
following items:
Partition and slot assignment
Function key definitions
Zone labels for 5500 keypads
When keypads are installed they assume a default partition and slot assignment. They all default to
Partition 1, and unless you are going to divide your system into multiple partitions, that is exactly
where you want them (you can  have zero partitions). As for the slot (a software address that
identifies the keypad to the system), LED and 5501 keypads automatically default to slot 1, and 5500
keypads to slot 8. So if you have only one keypad, or one 5500 and one non-5500, the job is done as
soon as you power up. If you have more than one keypad of the same kind, you may need to assign
them to different slots. This will be the case if you are using the zone terminal on one or more of the
keypads (keypad zones), or if you want the keypads to be supervised by the system.
Function keys, likewise, are already programmed by default as  tay, way, hime, eset,and 
xit.Unless you have a specific need for a different function, you needn  touch that programming.
If you do have a 5500 keypad, you will certainly want to program labels for the zones, and that is the
final part of keypad programming.
So the bottom line is this: in most typical residential installations, the keypad programming (except for
zone labels) is done automatically. If you aren  using any keypad zones, there is probably no reason
for you to bother with the partition/slot assignment. On the other hand, if you elect to do the keypad
programming and aren  very careful making your entries, you could accidentally assign the keypad in
a way that will cause you considerable frustration (see “ Why is my keypad dead?” ).
CONCLUSION
There are a few other items you may want to program. For example, changing the installer's code
(which we discussed earlier) is accomplished in section 006. If your system is not going to be
monitored, you should disable TLM (telephone line monitor) in section 015, option 7. If your system is
going to be monitored, the central station will no doubt walk you through the values that you have to
enter to make it work. But the purpose of this tutorial was to show you how to program, not what to
program. You still have to make the decisions about what you want your system to do and how you
want it to act. But once those decisions are made, you should have an easier time implementing them.
Other things to program
Set date and time
*6 1234 1 HHMM MMDDYY ## (1234 is the default USER code, use your user code if you
have already given yourself one)
Disable phone line. (if not being used)
*8 5555 015 7 ## (5555 is the default master code, use your master installer code if you have
changed it.)
Turn off Dialer(communicator)
*8 5555 380 1 ##