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Dallas Security Company shares how to change your user codes (If you have a DSC PowerSeries Security System (PC-1616,PC-1832, PC-1864 etc.))

DSC Access Code Programming:

In addition to the Master Access Code, you can program up to 32 additional User Access codes. 

Press [*][5], plus your Master Access Code.  The Program or System indicator will begin to flash, and the Armed (padlock symbol) indicator will turn on. 

Enter the 2-digit number to be programmed (i.e. 06 for user access code 6; enter 40 for the Master Access Code). 

When using the PK5500/LCD5500, use the [<][>] keys to find the specific code and press [*] to select.  Enter the new 4-digit access code, or press [*] to erase it.  When programming is complete, enter another 2-digit code to program or press [#] to exit.

For systems using multiple partitions/areas, access codes can be assigned to specific or multiple partitions/areas.  Please contact NTX Security or your alarm company for details.

Access Codes

[*][5][Master Code] (when disarmed)

The [*][5] User’s Programming command is used to program additional access codes.

User Codes (Access Codes 1-32)

Master Code (Access Code 40) – The Master Code can only be changed by the Installer, if programmed.

Supervisor Codes (Access Codes 41 & 42) – These codes are always valid when entering the [*][5] User Codes Programming section.  However, these codes can only program additional codes which have equal or lesser attributes.  Once programmed, the Supervisor Codes receive the Master Code’s attributes.  These attributes are changeable. 

Duress Codes (Access Codes 33 & 34) – Duress codes 33 and 34 are standard User Codes that will transmit the Duress Reporting Code whenever the code is entered to perform any function on the system.

NOTE: Duress codes are not valid when entering [*][5], [*][6] or [*][8] sections.

NOTE: No codes can be programmed as a duplicate of another code.

NOTE: Duress codes cannot be programmed as a duplicate or as a “Code + 1”.

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On behalf of the extended NTX Security family we wish you and your family a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday.

May God continue to bless our nation, our state, our community, and our families.

When it comes to security, no one has done more for our country than the service men and women of the United States.

Thank you for your service. 

Fort Worth Home Security Company notes FBI's Uniform Crime reflects residential burglaries are up for 2008.

Kevin Campbell of SDM Magazine

The latest edition of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, 2008 Crime in the United States, published last month, offered the latest snapshot of the crime level in the U.S. While the numbers for violent crimes made some modest declines, the statistics on burglary illustrated more of a roller coaster effect.
 
The national rate for burglary in 2008 was 730.8 per 100,000 inhabitants. Total burglaries were 2, 222,196, up 2 percent from 2007 and up 3.6 percent over the five-year span dating back to 2004. The news was especially discouraging if you're a homeowner, landlord or renter. Residences took a significant hit in 2008, burgled 1,562,976 times, up 5.4 percent from 2007 levels and accounted for 70.3 percent of all burglary offenses.
 
Interestingly, the largest increase in residential burglaries was those that occurred during the day. Daytime burglaries of residences jumped 8.3 percent, up to 805,193 from 738,654 in 2007. In comparison, residences were burglarized 437,007 times at night in 2008, an increase of just 3.5 percent from 2007. 
 
"People aren't home during the day," said James Alan Fox, Lipman professor of criminal justice at Northeastern University, Boston, explaining the higher number of burglaries during the daylight hours. "You have single parents or two-career households; mom and dad are at work, the kids are at school, and nobody's home.

Full Story HERE

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Coppell Home Security: How to Bypass a Zone

 Here is how to bypass a zone on your DSC Security system: