There are only 2 versions of the veritas blank end-station the R8 and R8 plus.  The R8 plus has comms outputs and supports eol wiring, but other than that their operation is identical.  i suggest that you get the installation manual and reset it to the factory defaults.  Also fit a new battery.
http://www.diy-alarms.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=124 for batteries
                
 lee
                
 October 2008