Honeywell Ademco 6150 Fixed Display Keypad

The product is exactly as advertised. Very easy to install and a replacement for a keypad on a current Vista alarm panel. In my case, it replaced a keypad on a 25 year old system and worked fine. I then upgraded the panel and the keypad continued to work fine (but did need to have its address changed from the default 31). However, this model would be a terrible choice if you only have one keypad on your system as it's essentially impossible to program the alarm panel without the alpha display available on the 6160 keypad which only costs a few $ more. Also, be sure one of your keypads is the RF version if you anticipate adding any wireless devices.

Ordered this keypad to replace a 19 year old 6128. As others have written, installation, as described in other reviews, is simple. However, on powering up the system, the keypad was responsive, enabling me to arm and disarm the system, however, display, though illuminated, was blank. Tried reseating the wires, ensuring address was set correctly, powering down and then powering up the system multiple times, nothing worked. After much frustration, I discovered the problem. The display was not making adequate contact with the circuit board. To fix this, I disengaged the board from the housing by depressing the two plastic retention clips at the bottom of the board. Once the clips were released, the board can be removed, leaving the display. The display sits in a clear plastic housing that can be lifted out of the case. I lifted this out and then separated the display from the clear housing. I then replaced the display in the housing making sure that the contact strip of the display was fully pushed into the housing; the strip extends from the housing about 1/16-1/8 of an inch. Then I replaced the circuit board, again making sure that the display contacts were engaged against the contacts on the circuit board. Success. On powering up the system, display worked properly. So, if you find the keypad works but no display, check to ensure that there is good contact between the circuit board and the display.

I was pleasantly surprised when I got a 6150RF for the 6150 I ordered. Though the 6150RF is backward compatible with the 6150, the installation was not straight forward as I was already using a 5881EN standalone receiver on the Vista panel. While the instructions that came are good, they are confusing wherever they say "on the Control" or "on the Panel" or "on the Control Panel" or "the system" as they are used to refer to both the keypad and the Vista. There are very few places in the instructions where they explicitly say "the Keypad" and avoid that confusion.Just setting the Keypad address alone on the 6150RF did not help as signals from wireless transmitters across the property were received after a very very long delay (about 2 minutes). It seemed like the radios on the 6150RF and the 5881EN were conflicting on the receiver address (perhaps).Here is how you can turn off the wireless capabilities on 6150RF and continue using the 5881EN on the Vista like before.Step 1: View the keypad address on the 6150 (non-RF) before disconnecting it: Press and hold down the [1] & [3] keys at the same time for about 3 seconds. The current keypad address is displayed. No key entry is allowed. Press any key to exit or wait 10 seconds to exit viewing mode.Step 2. Connect the new 6150RF: Power down the Vista panel. Disconnect the 6150 (non-RF) and connect the new 6150RF. Always power down the Vista panel before attempting to add a new hardwired keypad. Failing to do this could result in damage to the system.Step 3. Program the new 6150RF: Power up the Vista panel with the transformer. Within 30 seconds of power up hold the keys [1] & [3] on the 6150RF keypad. The 6150RF display will then flash "00" and "--" alternatelyStep 4. Reset the 6150RF to default values: Press [9] for the program address -> Keypad displays "EE". Press [1] for the choice to reset -> 6150RF beeps thrice and display will then flash "00" and "--" alternately confirming reset.Step 5. Set key pad address: Press [1]. Keypad displays "cA". Enter the keypad address you got for the old key pad. Complete by pressing [*]Step 6: Set the receiver address to 00: Press [2] for the program address -> Keypad displays "rA". Enter [0][0]. Complete by pressing [*]Step 7: Set the House ID to 00: Press [3] for the program address -> Keypad displays "hl". Enter [0][0]. Complete by pressing [*]Step 8: Set the House ID Source: Press [4] for the program address -> Keypad displays "hS". Enter [1] for "System". Complete by pressing [*]Step 9: Set Receiver Enable to 0: Press [6] for the program address -> Keypad displays "rE". Enter [0] to disable to receiver. Complete by pressing [*]Step 10: Set Transmitter Module Enable to 0: Press [7] for the program address -> Keypad displays "tE". Enter [0] to disable the transmitter module. Complete by pressing [*]Step 11: Set High Security Mode: Press [0] for the program address -> Keypad displays "En". Enter [1] to enable high security mode so that non-encrypted wireless keys will not function though transmitters and receivers are already disabled. Complete by pressing [*]Step 12: Exit programming. Enter [*][9][9] to exit programming. No harm in pressing [*][9][9] a few more times just to ensure you have exited programmingTest the 6150RF for various user functions. Use the supplied manuals

Overall nice product. My older 6150 keypad had a burnt out display. would not show all digits or some english letters. This works with my Ademco Vistao 320P1 panel, sometimes called Vista 20P. Gave it 4 starts not 5 since the instructions that came with this only said how to install it and "set the keypad address." It did not give any suggestions as to what the keypad address might be. Different for all systems yes, but found a web site that suggested most Ademco panels will expect the keypad to be at Address 16. Mine turned out to be 16. Did not not to bother with the monitoring company to set it up for me so did it myself.

Easy installation. The 4 wires were color coded to match the keypads terminals. (The same as the old one.) It came up blank when I first powered the system back on, and I then programmed it to the old keypads ID number. Simple instructions were on the box. It's working fine so far. All told, 25-30 minutes.