Recent content by narih1

I also use the gefen matrix. Very reliable, receives ip commands, and although expensive, it is much cheaper than they use to be and highly reliable. I tried many other brands for less before giving up and getting the gefen.

mcho3,   I think you need another post or two to be able to send/receive messages.  I tried to send you a message but the system wouldn't let me.

I agree with running the coax.  I have a media closet with a gefen 8x8 hdmi matrix, and I then send out the signals to my tv's with hdbaseT extenders over the cat 5 so I don't really have use for coax.  However, if I ever sell my home and someone is not willing to make either the time...

I wouldn't use insteon motion sensors with Elk.  I have and ISY/Elk set up and although you could do something like this I find the insteon motion sensors are far too sensitive to be used for security purposes (and not really cheaper than actual security sensors).  I went the other way and have...

Mcho3,   Small world.  I am in Mukilteo also.  I already had the wiring in my place but I set up my Elk M1 and then integrated it with an ISY99 for lighting control.  I'm not sure of an installer in our area familiar with Elk so that is why I did it myself but if you run into trouble I can...

Do you have an ISY994? Some of us have both the Elk and the ISY994 which is great for controlling insteon products and programming.  The ISY also has a network module add on that can be programmed to send a network request so you could set up a program to run on the ISY sending the commands like...

I have just been setting up a similar thing.  I ended up programming the main keypad to activate a fire alarm with the press of one of the F keys.  I then wrote a program in the ISY to press that F key when the smoke bridge is active. 

Well hopefully this is something specific to a firmware or rules that a few of us just happen to have and not something that everyone has to deal with.  I did do a work around to this.  I programmed a rule that speaks 500ms of silence right before the reactivation of non alarm message so that...

So I have an Elk M1 Gold installed and I am having the exact same problem.  Has anyone found a solution to this?   Basically, I have a phantom output (65) turn on for one minute when a specific key is pressed on the keypad.  I then have non alarm voice messages turned off whenever output 65 is...

Thanks for the info.  I had searched and saw those posts but assumed they weren't applicable since it only chirped after an alarm was activated.  I looked back through those posts and gave a try with adding some 100 ohm resisters in parallel that I had around from when I connected the Elk to my...

I have an ELK M1 Gold set up with the SSX 52 Amseco Potter Aromored Siren on output 2.  The siren is off as usual when no alarm is sounding and on when an alarm is sounding.  However, once I deactivate an active alarm, the siren changes from a loud alarm siren to a low chirp instead of turning...

Ok this is an old thread but I have an OnQ inquire intercom system and use insteon lighting via an ISY 994 and just purchased the ELK M1 Gold since all the threads report it works well with the ISY994.  I would love to set up my audio to come out of the existing intercom speakers.  I figured out...