Re: CP-01

["Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Reas about it here
http://www.siacinc.org/dealer_standards.asp

>I'm surprised that DSC and Paradox haven't taken this into account
>especially Paradox).

Me too!


"tourman" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1165075100.906725.303840@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I hate to show my ignorance, but what exactly is CP-01. I'm surprised
> that DSC and Paradox haven't taken this into account (especially
> Paradox).
>
> RHC
>
> Roland Moore wrote:
>> It seems Texas is going to CP-01 starting January 1, 2007. So I went to
>> the
>> distributors place today for a little dog and pony on CP-01. DSC is
>> putting
>> it on. So I hear all the information on the 1616,1832,1864. Then I say
>> well
>> "what about the 4020 and the whole MAXSYS line?" It easy says DSC. The
>> DSC
>> MAXSYS line is not CP-01 compliant. You can not install them after
>> December
>> 31, 2006. Wow, I never thought a manufacturer would just abandon a whole
>> line. DSC says we don't feel that badly about not selling the MAXSYS line
>> because Paradox doesn't seem to have a single CP-01 panel that they can
>> sell. Wow again, a manufacturer writes off an entire state?
>>
>> Well it's not often that I get to hang around with the trunk slammers at
>> the
>> parts house. So I am thinking maybe things have changed and I shouldn't
>> be
>> so quick to judge some of these guys. No need to think less of someone's
>> ability just because they have been in the business for 5 or 10 years and
>> still don't know how to use a meter for some basics tasks like how to
>> find a
>> ground or measure inductance. So I asked around to be sure, and yep, they
>> still didn't know how. So I am overhearing a dealer on the phone
>> complaining
>> to the counter guy about some gear he just bought that doesn't seem to
>> work.
>> So the counter guy says are you sure you observed polarity and didn't
>> blow
>> it up? Sure we're sure we hooked it up right says the dealer. After all
>> WE
>> POWERED IT UP BOTH WAYS AND EVEN TRIED STRAIGHT TRANSFORMER POWER BUT IT
>> STILL DOESN"T WORK! I guess not much has changed.
>>
>> So where else are they having to deal with CP-01 besides us?
>