Security 6160 Ademco Alpha Display Keypad

Very easy to install, just swap out and program the unit. Plenty of instructions on youtube or search for a 6160 pdf manual. Took about 5 - 10 minutes, works flawlessly. Saved a few hundred dollars. Super fast shipping.

I have the three letter security service. I called them bc one keypad wasn't working well. They told me my system was old and there were no compatible keypads, and I needed a new system for $1800.00 and they needed to increase my monitoring price by 1/3. I went on line and read that my system is still rated as one of the best on the market, and I have been upgrading sensors , smoke detectors and CO sensors every few years. I went on Amazon and read the reviews on this, and read the great instructions posted by reviewers and their videos. I just followed the instructions, and it took me about a half hour to install. It works very well, and looks great. It saved me over $1600.00 and also showed me that my big name monitoring company really wasn't being completely honest with me. Thanks to all the reviewers who posted!

Great price for a very reliable keypad on a very reliable alarm system. Alpha keypads make programming much easier by providing feedback on the screen for fields you’re entering. Great for the alarm system DIYer.Replaced a fixed English keypad on an ADT Safewatch Pro 3000 system (which is just a branded Honeywell Vista 20P). Swapping it out was very easy. Remove power to alarm system by unplugging ac adapter (& cut power to battery by unplugging lead). Existing wall mount screw holes worked for the new keypad. Wired it up as old one was wired (there are also indicators on the board for which wires go where, positive is red negative is black). Fired up the alarm system again & instructed the keypad to use address 16 (as did old keypad) by pressing & holding 1 & 3 at the same time and then entering 16 & exiting with *. Took a couple of seconds for the keypad to register & then synced right up!Note that the tone is more of a car door opening sound and less of a sharp beep. Not as loud as the old keypad but totally fine. I’ll get used to the new sound.

Perfect fit, easy to maintain. Beautiful!

I received the 6160 keypad with small hard to see scratch's on the flip down cover, so I replaced it with my flip down cover. This item was easy to install and works great! This was a good buy from a good seller.

Need to replace a failing Ademco (non-RF) keypad, then look no further. The 6160 is considered the best keypad available by professional installers. I’m just a DYI’er.1. At the failing keypad with the system on, press and hold 1 and 3 buttons for 3 seconds and record location address.2. Next, power down your system at the panel by unplugging the wall transformer and removing the wire from red terminal on all backup batteries.3. Remove old keypad from mounting bracket (look on underside for tabs to depress) by lifting up from the bottom.4. Take a pic of the wiring arrangement. Remove old mounting bracket and replace with the 6160 mounting bracket.5. Attach wires to terminals indicated with using a small Phillips-head screwdriver (refer to your pic) and snap keypad onto the bracket.6. Now back to your panel and reattach the battery wires and plug in the transformer.7. Within 90 seconds of doing this, follow instructions on back of the 6160 box to change the preset "location address" of the keypad to the one you recorded earlier. Panel will register new keypad and reboot in a handful of seconds.Voila! You're done. Should take under 10 min if slow and methodical.

Very easy to install. Price cheaper than in local stores. To this day, working great.

All of the tutorials and how to's online make it sound like programming your alarm is going to be really touch and requires a bunch of cryptic codes and stuff. It actually was not hard at all to add another keypad, even though I didn't have the installer code or anything. I have a Vista 15p panel that was professionally installed and I've never done anything else to it so I am a n00b. It took me about 30 minutes install the thing and get it all programmed, even without the installer code which I had to figure out how to go get. I already had four-conductor wired to the location so I didn't have to fish any wires, though.