squirel chewed cable to alarm box. squirel now dead. replaced blown fuse panel now set back up. Problem. can enter code then press full set panel bleeps as required, system set up bleeps end when exit via timed entrance .Upon entering panel bleeps as usual enter code but no effect carries on bleeping will not cancel . silence only achIeved by entering 4321 can you help regards les cooper

LESLIE COOPER, November 2011

First of all do you have to kill the tree rat :D

Well if your setting with the "one button" try setting with your normal code and see what happens, my bet is nothing, change the code 4321 to your usual.
The short circuit may have "spiked the chip".

Alarm, November 2011

is this your models manual?
http://www.nova-security.co.uk/downloads/veritasR8user.pdf

A1, November 2011