Re: DSC Maxsys PC 4020 Reporting probs.

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The account number is part of the report string, it appears you are having
problems with the entire signal, since you can't send SIA to the 685 might
try 4/2 just to see if it works

<shudder again>

"James" <trishnjames@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:wpednQso-6ns2ejfRVn-rw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> your right it would still connect to the reciever but when it tried to
send
> the account number, the reciever would give an error message and the
proper
> account would not show up.
>
> James
>
> "mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:GKmdnYAvhZMsV-nfRVn-3Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Have you tried listening to the calls with a butt set?
> >
> > "Anonymoose" <none@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:ycwce.6$i1.1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > At my job, I work mostly with ademco panels. But on a recent
remodeling
> > job,
> > > our wonderful project management team decided to install one of these
> DSC
> > > panels (Not knocking them, it seems like a nice panel its just that
I'm
> > > barely at all familiar with these). Well it just so happens that I'm
the
> > > only tech that works with the alarm panels and they decide to throw me
> to
> > > the wolves on this one too. Anyway, sorry for blabbing.. The problem I
> am
> > > having is the DSC panel is not reporting to either of our CS-1 (Ademco
> > > 685's). It dials, attempts to communicate but the receiver just drops
> the
> > > call and gives one of its 11 RCVB 5555 5555 etc errors tryin to tell
me
> it
> > > didn't understand the call. Now heres what I've done:
> > > 1. I've replaced the board, left all zone devices off
> > > 2. I've tested & changed the phone line to another # and cable
> > > 3. I've deleted all programming and left only phone #1 active
> > > 4. I've changed power supplies
> > > 5. I've dabbled in programming changing subtle settings.
> > > None of these work.
> > >
> > > my dept. (well, me) maintains two 685 receivers. security monitors one
> and
> > > the sheriff dept the other. I've changed phone no. 1 to to dial one
> > receiver
> > > to the other and it still does it. I've also verified that both the
> > > receivers and the panel are set to Contact ID reporting. I now have no
> > idea
> > > what else to to. I would like to resolve this as my boss is planning
on
> > > changing out the panel to an ademco panel if its not resolved and with
> 97
> > > zones, I think it would be a huge waste of time and taxpayer's $ to do
> > this
> > > when I'm sure its prolly something right under my nose thats causing
it.
> > if
> > > anyone can shed some light onto this subject it would be greatly
> > > appreciated.
> > > Oh and just to be a lil more specific, there are a total of 33 alarm
> > panels
> > > (all ademco other than the DSC) that report to the receivers and the
DSC
> > is
> > > the only one not coming thru. It was working fine and then all of the
> > sudden
> > > it stopped.
> > > Thanks for your time and efforts.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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