Re: DSC 832

["Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The guy called me last night. I was able to get his system up and running in
a few minutes.

He was only using one zone.
The EOL function was enabled.
He had the rest of the zones open.

Jim Rojas



"Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:zzBdh.433214$5R2.127258@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Robert L Bass wrote:
>>>I have not used any of the resistor supplied.
>>
>>
>> Please refer to the schematic diagram of the circuit board in the
>> installation manual.  You'll notice that in each sensing loop (zone)
>> there is an EOL resistor shownb in series with the circuit.  The easiest
>> place to place the resistor in a motion sensor zone is inside the sensor.
>> Leave the + and - 12BDC wires as they are.  Remove one of the wires from
>> the alarm relay output of the sensor.  Solder the wire to one end of the
>> resistor.  Attach the other end of the resistor to the screw terminal
>> from which you removed the wire.
>>
>> In the control panel attach the remaining resistors across the screw
>> terminals of remaining (unused) zones.
>>
>> If you need help programming the system, give me a call.  I'll explain
>> the procedure.  It's not difficult but you need to follow the programming
>> instructions in the manual.
>>
>
> If this were a commercial installation or high end residential, my advice
> would be to use end of lines inside powered devices like motions and glass
> breaks, have each protection loop annunciate as a separate zone, and use
> contacts with built-in EOL's.  For an "easy" DIY install though, you do
> not need to use the end of line resisitors (with the exception of any zone
> programmed as "fire" or "fire supervisory").  Any unused zones on the
> common control board can be "nulled" by entering "0,0" in the appropriate
> programming field.  Confusing the issue by forcing the DIY to install
> EOL's will only wind up frustrating him (with the end result of some poor
> "professional" being called in to try and figure out what he's done).
>
> Lay off, Bass.  You know dick about DSC (GE, Ademco, Paradox, etc.)