Using Console Mode on a Honeywell Home Tuxedo

In this video, Michael from Alarm Grid demonstrates Console Mode on a Honeywell Home Tuxedo Keypad. Console Mode allows a Tuxedo Keypad to emulate an Alphanumeric Keypad, such as a Honeywell 6160. This is necessary for programming a Honeywell VISTA System. Once the Tuxedo is in its Console Mode, you can use the Tuxedo in the exact same way that you would use an Alphanumeric Keypad. There will be a numeric keypad on the screen for this purpose. By using this keypad, you can access Installer Programming and all relevant programming fields. The Tuxedo will automatically reboot once you exit out of Installer Programming. Remember to always use the [*99] programming option to exit. This is important, as it will prevent you from being locked out.

Thanks to Console Mode, a Tuxedo Keypad can do virtually everything that a standard Alphanumeric Keypad can accomplish. The only notable thing that the Tuxedo cannot do is perform the backdoor method to get into programming when you are locked out. The reason why this cannot be done on a Tuxedo is because you cannot load Console Mode quickly enough after the panel has booted up. For that reason, it is still a good idea to keep a Honeywell 6160 or Honeywell 6150 on-hand, even if the Tuxedo has become your primary system keypad. Although you do not need to provide a code to access Console Mode, you will likely need to use either the Installer Code or the Master Code when making changes within Console Mode. Most system programming functions and commands will require you to provide some code to verify authentication. However, the Tuxedo Console Mode can still be very useful for zone programming, adding and removing user codes, and performing other system programming commands. This makes Console Mode a very important tool for anyone who uses the Tuxedo as the main system keypad.

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