Honeywell LYNX TOUCH L5200 User manual

How to Use the Lynx 5200 Alarm System
Using your alarm system
There are multiple ways to turn your new Honeywell alarm system on and multiple ways
the system can protect you. The buttons in the red box below are your shortcut keys. These
buttons help make your system easier and quicker to use. The device to the right is your keyfob.
The keyfob can make your system very quick and easy to use.
How to turn your system on
Turning your system on is also known as arming the system. There are a couple different
ways to arm your system. There are also a couple different modes for arming your alarm system
depending on the different devices that have been installed. Before you can arm your system, the
system has to be ready to arm. The keypad will tell you this on the display and as well with a
green led. (Note the above keypad is ready to arm) If the key pad is not ready to arm it will read
NOT READY TO ARM FAULT and the green bar at the top will turn to yellow. See keypad
below. If you press the ZONES button this will show you what zones are faulted. If your keypad
says you have a fault but the zones button says everything is okay then a panic button was
pushed and you will have to clear the keypad (please see the CLEARING THE KEYPAD
section of this guide)
Now let’s focus on the first mode for arming your system. The first mode is called
AWAY in this mode every device will be turned on and is meant to be used when no one will be

in the house after the system is armed. Certain devices such as the door and motion sensors can
be on delay. The delay time will be set up between you and the installer. There are multiple ways
to arm your system for away. The first way is to use one of the “ARM AWAY” buttons that is
on your keypad. When you use either of these buttons you need to either put in
your four digit code or press the quick arm button. The second way to arm your system
for stay is to use the wireless keyfob that came with your system. To use the keyfob simply press
and hold the arm away button for about 5 seconds. Once you do either of these methods for
arming away the keypad will then look like this
The second mode for arming your system is known as STAY. Stay is for people who
have motion sensors installed. If you DO NOT have motion sensors installed the only action stay
does for you is a silent count down for the alarm to turn on as normal. If you DO have motion
sensors installed when you arm for stay everything BUT the motion sensors will be armed. To
reiterate when armed in STAY your motion sensors WILL NOT be on so you can freely move
around the house and still be protected by other devices (i.e. glassbreaks, door/window switches)
To arm in STAY mode push and hold the shortcut button on your keypad that says arm stay
The second way to arm in stay mode is to push and hold the button on your keyfob that
has a little man inside a house. Once you have armed the system the keypad will read
"ARMED STAY EXIT NOW" (similar to the large picture above)
Turning your system OFF
Turning your system off or disarming the system, as it is called, is different than
arming the system when done at the keypad. To disarm the system from the keypad all
you have to do is push the green disarm button and put in your four digit code or when
you walk through the delay door it will automatically ask for your four digit code you
will then enter your code. Another way to disarm your system is to push and hold the
unlocked lock button located on the keyfob.

EMERGENCY
If you ever have an emergency where you need the police to be called you have a couple
of different options. If you are able to make it to the keypad there will be a shortcut button that
has a red triangle on it push and hold this button and then select either police or fire and a
silent alarm will be sent out. If you have your keyfob and are within range of the system you can
push and hold the red star and a silent alarm will be sent out. Either of these options will
work if the alarm system is disarmed. Silent alarms are treated just like any other alarm by your
alarm panel and Emergency 24. You should get a call from Emergency24 and then you follow
the necessary procedure to either cancel or accept the alarm.
Clearing the Keypad
Whenever an alarm goes off silent or audible you will have to clear the keypad. This is a
two-step process, if you have an audible alarm (siren is going off) the keypad will say ALARM
the zone number and a description of the zone to silence it enter your four digit code. The keypad
will say it is not ready to arm and then you will have to press the green disarm button and then
enter your four digit code again to clear it. This will take it back to its normal state. If a silent
alarm goes off you will have to press the unlocked lock button on the front of the keypad.
Once you hit the button on the front, enter your four digit code and it will reset the keypad.
Misc. Information
HELP IM LOST!!
The Lynx 5200 has many features and navigating to and from these features can
sometimes get confusing for new users, if you ever find yourself at an unfamiliar screen and you
want to get back to a screen that you do know just simply press the HOME button on the front of
the keypad. This button will return you to the main screen you see when your first
using your system.
Chime Mode
One of the most popular features is known as Chime mode. While disarmed and with
chime mode activated, whenever a door is opened the keypad will chime. Chime mode can be
turned on and off whenever you would like to do this press the MORE button in the lower right

hand corner of the screen, then press the SETTINGS button. This will take
you to the screen below.
Once on the settings page you can select the option CHIME.
Voice Chime
When you start using your system you will notice that the Lynx 5100 actually talks to
you and tells a lot of audible information so that you don’t have to go look at the keypad to see
what is happening. Some people do not enjoy the voice and just want a simple chime to do this
follow the steps above for CHIME mode but instead of toggling the chime option you will
toggle the VOICE option.
Adding Codes
Another feature is you can have 48 different codes programmed into your alarm system and are
able to add and delete them as you like. (Be sure to make a list of all the codes and contact R.J.
Beck 419-668-3056 if you change codes so your code is valid with Emergency24) To add a user
code select the MORE button in the bottom right hand corner and then select the TOOLS button
and then enter your four digit code. This will take you to the screen below.
once here select the USERS button once you select this
button this screen will appear then you will select ADD NEW
and then select the area that says USER CODE and then enter the new code be sure
to hit save.

Deleting Codes
To delete a code follow the steps to adding a code but instead of pressing add new you
will highlight the code you would like to delete and then select DELETE.
Testing Your Alarm System
To test your alarm system first you must call Emergency 24 at 1-800-424-3624 the
operator will answer and you will tell them your six (6) digit account number and then your four
(4) digit code you use to disarm your alarm system. Once you tell them this data tell them you
would like to put the system on test for 2 hours. Once your system is on test turn your system on
for away and open and close the delay door and wait for the delay timer to run out and your
system to arm. Once the system is armed open and close of the doors/windows, walk in front of
motion sensors, and use something firm and hit the GLASSBREAKS not the glass but the
device. This will put your system into an alarm. Once you have activated every device go to the
keypad and disarm the system ONCE and only ONCE for now. After you have disarmed the
system on the keypad press the ZONES button to view which devices went into alarm.
(Reference your zone list for this) If any devices did not show up on the keypad repeat the
previous steps but only activate the devices that did not show up the first time. (If they do not
show again call R.J. Beck for service) once you get all of your devices activated and referenced
disarm your system again and then call Emergency 24 back and give them the information again
and then ask if they have received any signals recently. If they receive all of the signals and all of
your devices showed up on the keypad tell them to take the system off of test. If they do not
receive any signals call R.J. Beck for service.