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RE: Re: Halloween Sound with Comfort - need more help


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  • Subject: RE: Re: Halloween Sound with Comfort - need more help
  • From: "Graham Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:52:31 +0100
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I have modified alarm type 25 so that it calls my new response, also the
siren type is now zero, the response now has 26 as it's first action, but I
still get chime and ringer (as well as my sound effect) when ever the door
phone is pressed. Any more ideas?

Graham

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Lockyer [mailto:richard.lockyer@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 11 October 2001 23:48
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Halloween Sound with Comfort - need more help
>
>
> 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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