PROA7PLUS: Entering Walk Test Mode

hey DIY Dylan here with alarm grid today we're going to review how to enter walk test mode on the pro A7 plus system uh so when you are entering walk test mode that is usually done during your initial installation of the system uh this is done to make sure that all the sensors are communicating properly with the system itself uh so if you trigger a system we'll show it obviously it's going to check off on a list to let it to let you know that it is communicating properly with the panel uh this is so you don't have to set off your alarm when you're trying to test your sensors and this is a good Assurance to you that everything is working properly where you have it installed and then if not then you know that you either need a range extender or to move the sensor if possible or move the system so uh we'll go over how to enter walk test mode we're going to trigger that with our front door sensor that we have set up in our program to the system that's going to populate on a list so we know it's working properly and that will be pretty much all there is to it so you can do this with other sensors as well not just door sensors pretty much any sensor you have programmed to this it's going to work motion sensors glass brakes smoke detectors you just have to activate Those sensors uh so they trigger that on the walk test mode okay so we have our pro7 plus system here we're going to go ahead and enter into walk test mode uh now just before I do that on the pro A7 plus um obviously when you're doing this you want to have your system disarmed if the system is armed this is not going to work uh the way that you enter walk test mode on the pro A7 plus is the exact same for the prow touch secondary touchscreen keypad for the system and if you also have the pro 6 uh LCD KP that's the push button keypad um obviously it doesn't have a screen so it is a little bit different on that for that you would enter in either your master code or the installer code followed by 51 and that's going to enter you into the walk test mode on that specific keypad uh so I'll show you here on the pro A7 plus so we have our system disarmed we're going to go to the bottom three here that's going to pull up our menu we're going to go to tools so we have to scroll down to tools and for the code you can enter either the master code which is the main arm and disarm code or the installer code in this case I'm going to enter our installer code which is still the default 4112 okay uh after that we will go to system tests and then test sensors okay so this is going to pull in the walk test option we're going to do start test here okay so we're in the test mode we had that loud confirmation beep uh now before I activate our sensor here which is our door sensor uh if you have um the pro 6 siren either the outdoor version or the indoor version uh the pro 6 uh smoke heat seal combo um or just the pro 6 Co which is carbon by itself or Pro six smoke which is smoke and heat those activate automatically and will pull into your list uh and those devices will sound briefly just so you know so if you're not near them you know that they were triggered and they will learn into here automatically if you have a motion viewer which is essentially a motion sensor with a camera on it that's going to go into test mode automatically and all you'll need to do is walk in front of those devices there'll be a red LED on that device which activates and then that will pull into here as well if you have a motion sensor so that's the non- camera version such as the pro 6 PIR you have to put that device into a test mode uh and you can do that with um what we call or what is called the light test where essentially you get a flashlight you stand within four feet of that sensor you pass the beam back and forth in front of the motion sensor uh and then that will have the motion sensor enter into test mode where you'll see a red LED light up on that each time it detects you walking by so when it's in that test mode walk by the sensor and then it'll populate on this list uh glass brake sensors um some specific ones have their own version of a test but if you have a glass brake uh simulator which is a device that plays the sound of glass breaking that'll usually be good enough to trigger that device and have it show up on the test here uh so we have our door sensor which is obviously the easiest this is the same for doors and windows all you have to do is open and close that sensor so I'm going to do right that right now open close front door and then as we heard on the on the system it did annunciate and did the chime um so when you're testing those other sensors it's going to do that same thing it's going to say the Zone name uh so if you have someone by the panel or if you're by the panel itself it will show on the list here and it's going to play that audible kind of alert so you know as well since this is a pro 6 sensor the pro 6 and the six sensors will show up with a signal strength that is the RF signal strength of uh how well this is communicating to the panel and and then it's also going to show a battery life uh so that's letting us know the life of the battery essentially um so if you have a low battery that's going to show there so we have that pulled into there um since we're already testing one sensor here our list is fairly short but again you can trigger those other devices if you have them and our FAQ that we have goes into more detail on that as well so since this is all good I'm going to end the test here disarmed ready to arm okay that takes us out of the test mode and we can just back out to our main screen and we're essentially back in the disarmed State uh now something to mention as well when you're doing the walk test mode even though it doesn't necessarily trigger an alarm if your system is monitored with a Central Station it is always a good idea to contact them and let them know to place the account on test that way just in case anything happens if a siren sounds or anything like that if they happen to get a signal they know not to respond to it um so yeah just make sure you contact your monitoring company or contact the Central Station directly have them place your account on test and you'll be good to go okay so that is how you enter into walk test mode on the pro A7 plus system uh again this is the best thing to do when you want to test your sensors normally during the first installation or if you're adding sensors in the future after the main system's already been installed you enter that walk test mode you trigger Those sensors and then it'll populate on that list that we showed you here um again for six sensors or Pro six sensors that's going to show you the signal strength as well as the battery now if you're using the pro takeover module in the system and you have older Legacy sensors either honey well 5800 uh ksis which is 39.5 MHz or DSC which is 433 MHz Those sensors since they're not encrypted and essentially made for this system they're not going to show you that signal strength uh or that battery life they're just going to show that they populate there only the pro 6 and the six sensors will show you that signal strength and the battery life uh if you did like the video please like the video subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the Bell icon to be notified about any future videos we release if you had any questions for us feel free to contact us our support phone number is 888 81877 28 we have an email address as well which is support@alarmgrid.com and if you come to our website www. alarmgrid docomo chat on there as well so feel free to reach out to us in any of those ways and we'll be happy to assist you again my name is Dylan from alarm grid and thank you for watching