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Re: Halloween Sound with Comfort - need more help


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: Halloween Sound with Comfort - need more help
  • From: "Richard Lockyer" <richard.lockyer@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 23:12:10 -0000
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  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

It sounds like something is calling response 67 which runs action 9
(Activate doorphone) and action 64 (Activate siren).
I cannot find where it is called from on mine, but you could try
modifying that instead of the alarm type.

Richard

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Graham Howe" <graham@s...> wrote:
> 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@y...
> > 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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