Re: Garage Protection with Pets

[Crash Gordon® <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd use as an interior follower (4).

Interior with Delay should work too, what do you mean conflicting =
timers(?) [again I didn't read it all so  you may know something I =
don't] you could set it to use second entry delay time too.=20

"Foo Bar" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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| Crash;
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| Thanks much for the fast reply. I had missed the cross-zone stuff =
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| it was in the zone list, not zone type.
| One question comes up, I am adding 2 PIR/WW sensors (zones x and y) =
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| will go into zone list 4 (cross zones) The manual indicates that the x =

| and y zones must be type 3, 4 or 5 (perimeter burglary, interior=20
| follower or day trouble/nitght alarm)
| Since we go into the garage when the alarm is armed stay, modes 3 and =
5=20
| don't work as we would trigger the alarm. Mode 4 works, but would =
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| an instant alarm if armed away. Mode 10 (interior with delay) is my=20
| preferred mode but I don't know if it would work (problem with=20
| conflicting timers). Any suggestions?
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| Thanks;
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|                     -Bill-
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| Crash Gordon=AE wrote:
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| > Ok...never done it on Vista stuff... so..bear with me,,
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| > *85 field is where you set the cross-zone timer
| > *81 is where you set up the Zone List...it looks like List 4 is =
where you set the zones to be cross-zoned.
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| > Read the *Install* Manual you should be able to figure it out from =
there.
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| > "Foo Bar" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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| >>Hi Crash;
| >>
| >>I did a quick scan of the manual and didn't see any zone type that =
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| >>used 2 triggers to alarm, but my reading wasn't real complete. I =
suppose=20
| >>I could put in 2 detectors in a NO loop to effectively AND the =
signals.=20
| >>The downside is the on time of about 3 seconds would require the=20
| >>detectee to move through both detectors at about the same time. =
Thanks=20
| >>for the idea, I will look into using a small microprocessor to do =
what=20
| >>you suggest to combine multiple sensors with a time window.
| >>
| >>                          -Bill-
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| >>
| >>Crash Gordon=AE wrote:
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| >>>I believe the 20P can use cross-zoning, although I've never done it =
with this particular panel. You install 2 motion detectors in one area, =
then program them as cross-zoned with each other. A trip on one will not =
cause an alarm unless the other one also trips within a certain time =
frame (usually programmable in the panel). Then with a little creative =
pir placement you're all set.
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>"Foo Bar" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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| >>>
| >>>>Another newbie question here.
| >>>>
| >>>>House is a combo wired/wireless with an Ademco 20P panel. I have a =

| >>>>problem protecting the attached 2 car garage. The main garage =
door, the=20
| >>>>door to the house and the back door are mag contact protected. The =

| >>>>problem is that we have cats and sometimes want to bypass the back =
door=20
| >>>>to let them go in/out while away for a short time. Thus I need =
some sort=20
| >>>>of "space" protection to pick up someone who may enter via the=20
| >>>>bypassed/open back door. I first tried an Aurora PIR mounted just =
below=20
| >>>>the open rafters. Unfortunately, with small cats, if they climb =
into the=20
| >>>>rafters, they are close (and hot) enough to simulate a 40lb =
critter. I=20
| >>>>pulled the Ademco and replaced it with a microwave/PIR combo unit. =
Much=20
| >>>>better but still managed to false once. I guess I could be very =
careful=20
| >>>>in locating the PIR and masking out the usual location that the =
cats=20
| >>>>might be in, but I am hoping one of the pros can suggest a more=20
| >>>>cat-proof volume protection sensor.
| >>>>
| >>>>        -Bill-
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| >>>
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