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Keypads won't register new devices even though devices are detected by base
I am trying to set up a new Simplisafe SS3 system and ran into a problem in which neither of the two keypads that I have will detect a sensor such as an entry sensor so that I can add it and label it. I just tried calling customer service but my phone call disconnected before anyone picked up.
Has anyone had this problem and knows how to fix this?
More specifically, on a keypad I press the Menu button, enter my PIN, select Devices, then select Add Device, select Entry, then click Add and get the screen that says "Press the button on the device that I am adding". (This is also spoken by the base.) But when I press the button on say a door sensor (which works since the blue light blinks twice), nothing is detected (I tried all 5 door sensors that I purchased) and it doesn't work for the keypad.
However, the sensors are being detected since when I open a door, I get the chime.
Any help would be appreciated.
Has anyone had this problem and knows how to fix this?
More specifically, on a keypad I press the Menu button, enter my PIN, select Devices, then select Add Device, select Entry, then click Add and get the screen that says "Press the button on the device that I am adding". (This is also spoken by the base.) But when I press the button on say a door sensor (which works since the blue light blinks twice), nothing is detected (I tried all 5 door sensors that I purchased) and it doesn't work for the keypad.
However, the sensors are being detected since when I open a door, I get the chime.
Any help would be appreciated.
hsg_1
8 Messages
4 years ago
Before setting up the sensors, I had taken the batteries out of each one in succession and measured their voltages with a voltmeter to confirm that they were close to new (the answer was yes). In putting the batteries back in, that activated the particular sensor and somehow the keypad and base registered the sensor without my having to go through the install sequence that you are asked to follow when first setting up, in which you are supposed to pull out the tab of paper out between the battery and contact and then choose a label for the sensor. Since the sensors had already been registered, the keypad didn't respond when I pushed the little test button.
The way that I verified that the sensors had already been detected was by going to the keypad and typing Menu, then Devices, then scrolling down. I saw entries like "Motion abcdef" and "Entry abcdef" where "abcdef" represented some random sequence of letters and numbers. I could then delete each of these sensors and start over by pushing the test button as originally asked by the install procedure, and then the keypad detected the sensor and gave me a chance to name it.
I also found that the keypad did not always detect a sensor when the test button on the sensor was pushed (which caused a light to blink say on the entry sensor), even though the keypad was just a foot away from the sensor and even if I pushed the test button repeatedly. But if I quit the keypad "Add Device" mode and then went back to this mode, the keypad would detect the sensor after a second or third attempt. It is unfortunate that the documentation with a Simplisafe system is so sparse, it should warn the new owner that it might take several attempts to register a new sensor, this would save the customer some anguish and save Simplisafe from having to answer phone calls.
Finally, for those who might be interested, here are the voltages that I measured for various batteries with an inexpensive volt meter. The readings are comparable to brand new batteries when I purchase them:
- keypad: 1.60 V +/- .02 these are 1.5 V AAs
- motion: 3.24 V Li 3V
- entry: 3.25 V Li 3V
- smoke: 3.21 V Li 3V
All the batteries had voltages a little bit higher than their official values, which is typical of new batteries.
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