ddennerline
Active Member
I read through all the new Elk M1XRFTW manual as I am considering buying system. I had another false alarm on GE receiver last week. Some comments/questions come to mind.
The 6010 keyfob is sealed and battery cannot be replaced. Elk indicated the life is approximately five years. I understand the weatherproof motivation, but they should have found a way to provide both weatherproof and replaceable battery. I guess as backup, you might have to purchase alternate in case battery dies and Elk stops supporting product line before the five years.
The M1XRFTW must be installed at address 2. This means that you will have gaps between wired/wireless input zones. I purposely moved my wireless zones to start a 48. Now you will have to reserve a wireless block from 17-N. Then continue your wired zones.
M1XRFTW uses internal ceramic battery. I am not sure about wisdom of not using, or at least supporting, external antenna. The only benefit I can foresee is aesthetics. My current receiver is hidden in closet.
I definitely like the fact that window transmitters use colored status light feedback. This one feature alone (along with violation acknowledgement) may make me swap out a chunk of my GE system. This gives you a warm fuzzy feeling that transmitter is working properly without having to do a walk test.
The M1XRFTW does not go into depth on page 3 on how to combine different wireless technologies. I wonder how much testing Elk has done with their other wireless products. If you uses a hybrid system and have problems will technical support ask you to disable the GE/Ademco transmitters.
The keyfobs can program up to eight functions using different key presses.
The keyfob has a status button, so you can check alarm status before rolling out driveway/garage.
It would be nice if Elk had a 30 day return policy as this product line is totally brand new (i.e., widget 1.0).
The 6010 keyfob is sealed and battery cannot be replaced. Elk indicated the life is approximately five years. I understand the weatherproof motivation, but they should have found a way to provide both weatherproof and replaceable battery. I guess as backup, you might have to purchase alternate in case battery dies and Elk stops supporting product line before the five years.
The M1XRFTW must be installed at address 2. This means that you will have gaps between wired/wireless input zones. I purposely moved my wireless zones to start a 48. Now you will have to reserve a wireless block from 17-N. Then continue your wired zones.
M1XRFTW uses internal ceramic battery. I am not sure about wisdom of not using, or at least supporting, external antenna. The only benefit I can foresee is aesthetics. My current receiver is hidden in closet.
I definitely like the fact that window transmitters use colored status light feedback. This one feature alone (along with violation acknowledgement) may make me swap out a chunk of my GE system. This gives you a warm fuzzy feeling that transmitter is working properly without having to do a walk test.
The M1XRFTW does not go into depth on page 3 on how to combine different wireless technologies. I wonder how much testing Elk has done with their other wireless products. If you uses a hybrid system and have problems will technical support ask you to disable the GE/Ademco transmitters.
The keyfobs can program up to eight functions using different key presses.
The keyfob has a status button, so you can check alarm status before rolling out driveway/garage.
It would be nice if Elk had a 30 day return policy as this product line is totally brand new (i.e., widget 1.0).