Re: DSC Maxsys PC 4020 Reporting probs.

["Reg Siemens" <regsiemens@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a long-shot but are you programming via a notebook and PC-link?  I
had an earlier Maxsys that would fail to communicate if the PC-link cable
was left attached.  At the time, this was a known issue with certain
versions.

"Anonymoose" <none@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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.
>