Preparing to Erase Zones from an ADT Home Security System ADT is one of the most common and available home security systems. Their systems enable you to define specific areas or ‘safe’ areas within your residence that you’d wish to be watched over by the ADT command centers at all times. You can expand or reduce the number of sensors in the zones according to the changes as per the requirement or it may be that you no longer require some zones. The process of deleting zones in your ADT alarm system is very easy and can be done by the user through the control panel within five minutes without the assistance of ADT support. we are going to follow simple procedures to uninstall or dispose of a zone in the installed ADT alarm system.

Conditions that must be met before a Zone can be deleted Before deleting a zone, ensure your ADT alarm system keypad is always visible, preferably on your wall since it is a crucial component of your home security system. You would also be required to use the ADT user manual that should come with the panel when it was being installed, and this would act as a reference in case of any complications. Last but not least, make sure that your ADT system is currently in the disarmed state so the removal of the concerned zone does not lead to an alarm being initiated. As soon as you get the keypad, and the user guide, and when you have disarmed the system – you’re all set to go.

Step 4 – Navigate to the zone that you wish to remove and right-click on it. ADT system keypads come with buttons that are either numbered or accompanied by a word or phrase denoting the zone in the house being protected. The naming of a zone may be simple and may include names like; Front Door, Back Door, Living Room Motion, Bedroom Motion, etc. Look for the particular place on the keypad that you intend on erasing and it will be displayed with the name or number of the zone. This process will remove that selected zone from being monitored or protected by the devices or system.

To reach the ADT Keypad’s Menu Before coding, you should know that to reach the installers menu of your ADT security system, you need to use the keypad. To disable the system, first, input the 4-digit master code on the keypad, in case the system is currently activated. Next, nearly at the same time, depress the first and third keys – these are denoted by the number ‘1’ and ‘3’ on your keypad, respectively – for 2-3 seconds. This will give you the installer menus.

Navigate down to Remove Zone Option There are several programming options on the installer menus after you have gained access to this option so you must navigate through these different programming options to arrive at the zone removal selection. To scroll down the list, press the up arrow key on your keypad gently at a time. Look for an option that is most likely to be named or at least include words such as ‘Remove Zone’. As this may take a few moments to locate here is some helpful advice:

Figure 5 shows that to remove the Zone Number, you should select it. To delete a particular zone, first, make sure you have the Remove Zone menu on the screen, and then press the button of the zone number that you want to remove. This will be the zone number that corresponds to the name or area you assumed when completing the exercise above. For example, let’s say you want to remove the Back Door zone, and that is zone 4 – press the 4 button while the Remove Zone text is shown on the screen.

Confirm Zone Deletion When you enter the zone number that you want to delete, the keypad will prompt you if you want to delete the entered number. When the confirmation tone comes up, press the button for the zone number one more time. This confirms you wish to remove protection for this area and that you do not want it to be restored. This may take a few seconds depending on the number of zones in your ADT keypad and your keypad can display ‘Removed’ or give you any other message that shows that the zone has been deleted.

Exit the Menu As you have just seen, to eliminate the unnecessary zone, you just leave the installer menu. The alarm will turn off in 30 seconds, if you fail to do that, you have to press the ‘Exit’ or ‘*’ button for about 2-3 seconds; the keypad will automatically return to normal armed or disarmed mode. If you have done this correctly, the zone name should no longer be visible on your keypad, which confirms that the zone has been deleted.

Other available alternatives after stripping a zone Once you've removed an ADT security zone from your system, you have a few options to consider: 

  • If all you wanted to do was move or rename the zone to a different area, then add a new zone in the same area.
  • You will spend less amount on monthly monitoring because you have fewer zones.
  • Try adding a zone in other parts of the country that may also experience a similar problem as the one that was removed.
  • Delete user codes who only had access to arm or disarm the eliminated area

The above steps of getting to your installer menu and seeing that there is a zone removal option means that anyone with this information can easily remove or delete any zone from the ADT alarm panel. This saves time and money as you do not have to schedule a service call to have the problem with your car fixed. However, if you have problems with the process of uninstalling a zone, you can call ADT support at any time. Their technicians can guide the process and perform the deletion of zones themselves if needed.

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