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A client just purchased a mix of security products from Fry's electronics complete with cable assemblies for A/V, power low voltage etc. I am trying to figure out a way to verify that the cables meet the code requirements for fire spread to be used inside the walls of their residence. Only...

President Bush has signed into law a bill that bans incandescent lamps in the near future, Only flurescent lamps and CFL's will be installed in new construction in a couple of years. In California title 24 already has the same provisions. Flourescents are inherently noisy, generating a huge...

I use the KP1 at the door from the garage with the prox sensor installed. Everyone has their keys in their hands anyway so the keyfob is a natural fit in that area. The KP2 had the best customer appeal from my customers.

i have installed several of the reversing relays and they have all worked if you use the right diagram, rules and remember to turn on the mini switch on the side of the relay. In my own house I have 6 2WTA-B 's on my Elk with no problems.

I pre-run the wire, wait until the drywall lid is installed, cut the speaker holes and then duct tape paper paint buckets from the paint store over the holes, puch a hole through the top with a screwdriver and feed the wire in. At install time, just hookup the wire and shove the speaker in the...

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Thanks Spanky, but my question was if using an OFF SITE phone to acknowledge an alarm notification by the M1 DISARMS the system. One customer reported that when she accidentally exceed edher exit time on the garage door she got a calll from the M1 on her cell phnoe on the way to work. She...

When the M1 dials out to deliver a voice message during a zone violation and the # sign is pressed as an acknowledgement on the phone, does that disable the armed state? If it does, then I assume you would have to hang up, dial the control, wait for the beeps and re-arm the system with your...

Customer was on vacation, but when I finally got back into the house the fix was simple. 2 problems, a blank space before the phone number and the number of dialing attempts was set at 8. Apparently the max number of attempts for voice is 2. All is well now, customer is happy, thanks for the...

dlamb, Thanks for the tips I will check both of those things. Any idea if the leds light before or after the dialing event? Comcast voice generates standard on/off hook/ringer voltages from the combo cable/phone modem; according to the installer, but hey, marketing hype is still suspect...

The homeowners have been living there for months. They just now decided to ask for the Elk to call them during an alarm condition. The phone line comes from a comcast cable modem. The line from the modem goes through the RJ31X before they hit the first house phone. I will re-check the...

Thanks, but as I said in my post, i used the identical rules that worked in the last customers M1. That is why I am stumped with this system. The only difference is that the first system is also set up to act as an answering machine for remote telephone access.

I am having trouble getting a customers M1 to call their cell phones upon a burglar or fire alarm. I have entered the phone nubers from the keypad, set it for voice, set one phone as primary and one as backup and used the identical rules from the last system. What am I missing. I set one up...

I wouldn't wory about the UPB signal not getting through a subpanel. I can control an outbuilding and even the lighting in the house across the street (still under construction...lol) from my house. Just be sure to install a phase coupler in your main panel.

I sometimes have the light dim to 50% after the first timeout for 1 minute to give the person notice to cause some motion for the detector to pickup if they are still in the room.