depending on the age of the panel it might not have an NVM chip (non volatile memory) which means it defaults back to factory settings if power is removed completely.
Try 0123 or 1234 as the user code.
You might want to replace the backup battery as this sounds as if it is dead usually it uses 12volt 2.1 amp type - good luck
paul - security installer
October 2007
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