Re: 20P Question

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert L Bass wrote:

>>Yah, I know...it was a really stupid idea the homeowner
>>had..."but my brother-in-law says he can do it with his
>>alarm"...hmmm ok.
>
>
> If the brother-in-law happens to have a Napco Gemini system, he
> can do what your customer wants.  Napco uses an open matrix to
> select features on a per-zone basis.  There are 62 optional zone
> features from which to select.

yep... but how does it work with all the doors on the same zone?
accidently leave one open, and no more chime....

Hey, Crash, any chance they are home run or is it a single wire?

>
> The problem with this from a marketing perspective is most
> dealers don't like having to make that many selections.  It takes
> more time to go through the matrix, especially on installations
> with 96 zones.  Napco came up with a fix in their windows
> software.  Now you can select from pre-configured "zone types"
> for each zone, much like an Ademco Vista system.  Once that's
> done you have the option of changing the features of any zones
> you like.
>
>
>>It gets even sillier- the reason he wanted interior doors to
>>chime is so he could tell if his kids open their doors and
>>wander around the house at night...
>
>
> For many families with young children that wouldn't be silly at
> all.  The trick is to make sure the interior doors only chime and
> do not cause an alarm.  Again, the Napco Gemini can handle that.
>
>
>>The MINOR problem here is: HE HAS NO KIDS !! - so we
>>"futured" for a silly option?
>
>
> If he's actually planning to have children I can understand his
> wishes.  If not, then you really are dealing with a whacko.  :^)
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
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