Elk Products, Inc. announces software upgrades for the popular ELK M1 and M1EZ8 Security and Automation Controls, and the M1KP Keypad. Read the release notes before installing any of the upgrades. These software upgrades may be downloaded from the Elk Products M1 Dealer website. An ELKRM Remote Manager software upgrade will be available in a few days.
Application firmware 4.4.2 Changes:
1. Force arming - It is no longer necessary to enter a user code twice when .force. arming. The system can be .force. armed with one or more zones violated provide the zone(s) have all been enabled with the .force arm. option. This included interior motion detectors which might happen to be aimed in the direction of a keypad location.
2. Area Arming - New Zone definition #35 added - The main reason for this new zone def is to permit one of the keypad function keys to be assigned as a quick way to access the multi-area arming menu. A problem was also resolved which prevented scrolling up or down on the area arm menu IF the entry or exit time were active.
3. Low battery detect threshold voltage lowered from 12.0 volts to 11.7 volts. This helps eliminate a potential incident of a false low battery trouble condition which was possible during brief periods of high current draw.
4. Enrolling Bus Modules from ElkRP - All previously enrolled devices are now cleared prior to a new enrollment.
5. ElkRM * Key - The panel now recognizes the pressing of the * key from ElkRM as a silence for keypad beeps.
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Application firmware 4.4.2 Changes:
1. Force arming - It is no longer necessary to enter a user code twice when .force. arming. The system can be .force. armed with one or more zones violated provide the zone(s) have all been enabled with the .force arm. option. This included interior motion detectors which might happen to be aimed in the direction of a keypad location.
2. Area Arming - New Zone definition #35 added - The main reason for this new zone def is to permit one of the keypad function keys to be assigned as a quick way to access the multi-area arming menu. A problem was also resolved which prevented scrolling up or down on the area arm menu IF the entry or exit time were active.
3. Low battery detect threshold voltage lowered from 12.0 volts to 11.7 volts. This helps eliminate a potential incident of a false low battery trouble condition which was possible during brief periods of high current draw.
4. Enrolling Bus Modules from ElkRP - All previously enrolled devices are now cleared prior to a new enrollment.
5. ElkRM * Key - The panel now recognizes the pressing of the * key from ElkRM as a silence for keypad beeps.
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