Re: DSC PC1550 alarm time out

[-pull@shoot]

On Tue, 3 May 2005 11:24:36 -0400, "R.H.Campbell"
<rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Sir, to answer your question in a real fashion, yes, the "timeout" is
>confurable, but only with installer level access  (the stuff our ng wacko
>Paul is ranting on about).
>
>To change the time that the siren sounds, you will need access to the
>installer code and programming sheets to do so. The factory default
>installer code is 1500 or 1550, unless it has been changed by the installing
>company (and this is standard practice and a perfectly acceptable practice
>in the industry, especially if the panel is being monitored). If you own the
>panel outright, and if it is no longer under the terms of a monitoring
>agreement, contact the original company (or last company to monitor the
>alarm), to have them set it back to factory spec for you.

RHC admit finally and mention in last sentence:
:       "to have them set it back to factory spec for you."
 In clear to RESET your panel programming and loose the initial setup
where you or the previous owner have payd for!
 Nice people those "so called" pro's.

Paul

On Tue, 03 May 2005 15:37:33 +0200, -pull@shoot wrote:

>I mentioned it already before....
>
>When you choice to have a pro-installer/monitoring of the alarm system
>YOU pay for, it will never be fully yours anymore.
>
>Just keep in mind that when the initial owner take a professional to
>install and/or monitor the alarm system...
> They don't provide the owner with ALL the secret access codes...
> The "installer code" they keep it forcing the owner or future owner
>to stay with them.
>
>Of course, they keep some codes for them only to "protect you" to do
>mistakes.. Smile!
>
>When
>- you sell the system (house) to somebody who don't like to
>  follow the initial maintenance/monitoring contracts,
>- you like to add to or alter your system
>well think it over how you will handle that without full access.
>
>Ask them the question and find-out the consequences when you don't
>have ALL access codes and full property of your system without
>"initial" contractor authorization!
> They will recommend you to INITIALIZE the whole system losing all
>programming. Quite strait forward, isn't it?
>
>Paul
>
>On 2 May 2005 20:36:59 -0700, jmktan@xxxxxxxxx (jerome m thomson)
>wrote:
>
>>I recently bought a house with a DSC PC1550 alarm installed. The
>>manual doesn't say anything about what the time-out is if the alarm is
>>triggered while I'm away.
>>
>>Will it go on forever, or will it shut off after a certain number of
>>minutes?
>>Is the time-out configurable?
>>
>>Thanks.