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Re: Halloween Sound with Comfort - need more help


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  • Subject: Re: Halloween Sound with Comfort - need more help
  • From: "Richard Lockyer" <richard.lockyer@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 22:47:48 -0000
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Graham

I would have modified alarm type 25 (Doorbell) and called your
response from there, you should be able to set the siren type to 0 to
turn off the chime. Adding action 26 to your response should stop the
ringer.

Richard


--- In ukha_d@y..., "Graham Howe" <graham@s...> wrote:
> OK I have my halloween sound effect added as reminder message 1. I
have
> created a new response (246) which has action 133,1,0 (play
reminder 1
> through all keypads) and I have assigned that to zone 6 which is
set up as
> zone type 21 - Door bell. I have modified zone type 21 so that it
has 00 -
> Null as it's activated alarm type. However when I press the
doorbell,
> although I do get reminder 1 played, I also still get the door
chime and the
> phones ringing. I don't understand how these are being triggered,
can anyone
> give me some more advice.
>
> Graham
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: andrew@c... [mailto:andrew@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 04 October 2001 09:07
> > To: ukha_d@y...
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Halloween Sound with Comfort - been
> > there, done it
> > , may do it again:).
> >
> >
> > (sad confession)
> > Graham, I did this last year on Halloweeen though mine was
designed
> > to scare them off. I Placed a PC subwoofer system under the car
in
> > the front drive linked to the start of 'thriller' (edited MP3
using
> > Cool Edit and Recorded onto CD. Mmains and phone cable running
out
> > from the lounge window) cued up and on 'Pause'. When the
doorphone
> > was pressed, IR(Play)was sent from Comfort output to the CD
Player
> > which blasted the sounds in the drive way. (am I really admitting
> > this?)
> >
> > But this year I could use the PC with Winamp direct commands
using
> > Ace and Comfort. This would avoid the IR need. Put winamp on
pause on
> > the correct track and setup Setup/Comfort/Actions to
> > send 'aces:waplay' when the doorbell is pressed. However this
would
> > require a longer phone lead from the sound card to the speakers
> > outside(not impossible).
> >
> > If you don't need the 'megawatts of power', you could just record
the
> > reminder messages and trigger them through the doorphone using
action
> > 133. Maybe even record a few different ones and work out some
toggle
> > arrangement using flags or counters to select a new one each
time.
> > Could be a big response though.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@y..., "steve" <steve@b...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Graham,
> > >
> > > As one who was born on Halloween you really shouldn't be
messing
> > with
> > > matters of a dark nature.
> > >
> > > If you have the UCM hooked up to a pc then with VB or
perhaps
ACE
> > you could
> > > play .wav's possible if you have the newer UCM with sound
you
could
> > play
> > > direct to the keypads.
> > >
> > > Be careful.
> > >
> > > Steve (who changes at midnight)
> > >
> > > -------Original Message-------
> > >
> > > From: ukha_d@y...
> > > Date: Thursday, October 04, 2001 01:41:01
> > > To: UKHA List \(E-mail\)
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Sounds through Comfort
> > >
> > > I now have a CD full of Halloween sound effects and I want
to
set
> > something
> > > up with Comfort for my daughters party. The idea is that as
the
> > little
> > > darlings press the door bell, it lets out a scream or
something
> > similar. As
> > > an alternative it could be triggered by the door opening as
this is
> > known to
> > > Comfort. Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Graham
> > >
> > >
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