Re: Unused Zones

["Russell Brill" <russwbrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Russell Brill" <russwbrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > whoops, sorry, too used to ademco .. like to try the GE panels one day
>> > though anyway, so good to know for the future.
>> >
>> The NX-8, NX-8V2, and NX-8E run circles around most of
> Ademco's/Honeywell's
>> Vista series controls (except for the Vista128 & 250 panels)... The GE
>> Networx line is easier to program, offers more features per dollar, is
>> easier for the end-user to operate, and works with most ITI transmitters
>> when using one of the NX series receivers... Just my 1/2 cent, Russ
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> I partly disagree, the Networx has more available zone types although
> wireless to me is far easier to program on the Ademco panel, I can also
> program one output to do 24 different things on the Vista-20P whereas only
> 1
> function per output on the Networx, also scheduling is better on the V20P,
> I
> also like the graphics keypads from Ademco, haven't seen what they are
> working on yet from GE
>
> The wireless for the Networx panels seem too "grafted on" and doesn't tell
> you anything while programming, if they could somehow add the learning
> process from the Concord series onto the Networx panels then it'd be
> killer.
> It's even more confusing with the upcoming NX-148RF keypad since you also
> have to know the address of the keypad to be able to program the RF
> receiver
> although they may change that before release.
>
> Only thing I wish Honeywell would do is take a lot of the added functions
> of
> the 15P/20P and add them to the higher end panels such as configurable
> zones, its a pain in the ass not to be able to do what you want with the
> semi-limited zone types available on the higher end Honeywell panels., I'm
> sure they are working on that tho
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I agree with you about the wireless, it could be much easier to program...
But it's very reliable, haven't had any problems out of their wireless when
it comes to range and battery consumption... I don't agree with you about
the 20P, that panel has several limitations, one I happened to stumble onto
by accident... The processor in the 20P only has one timer (Honeywell tech
support admitted that) for things like entry/exit delay, cross zone time,
etc. etc... I found out the hard way, when you trip a delay door and walk
past two cross zoned motions, you generate an interior alarm... There's "NO"
fix for this, you can't program the interior follower zones with a delay and
cross zone them. If you do, (according to the manual and Tech support) this
can cause the panel to operate in an unpredictable fashion...  Yes, you're
right about the output relays, just don't get to many things happening at
one time on the 20P :-))

Regards,
Russ