Is it saying "not ready" or "secure system before arming"? As long as the 1832 has been programmed for the labels and broadcast within the keypads, as soon as you power up the xp8 or if you disconnect the rs232 for 10-15 seconds, the xp8 will receive the descriptions. Unfortunatly the 1832 does not automatically display open zones without user interaction. If you program the arrow keys on your touchscreen, when it says "secure system", if you press the right arrow it will scroll through open zones. The other option is to have a page with all zones listed and a graphic variable to show normal(green jpeg dot and xp8 dsc driver-zone xx closed) or reversed(red jpeg dot and xp8 dsc driver-zone xx open).

I can send you a sample if you want of a system file.