Re: DIY is a rocky road.

["Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx>]

For the most part the installation manuals are written for their main
customer base which is the professional installer and as such they assume
that the reader has a basic understanding of alarm systems and of the
terminology used in the industry, its not a  conspiracy to cause the demise
of DIYs or anything other that the desire to tailor the manual to their
target audience. I personally don't want to read a beginners guide to alarm
systems when I read the an installation manual any more than an auto
mechanic wants to read a Dummy's Guide to Automobile Engines when all he
wants to know is the  torque wrench figures for the main bearings or how far
to advance the timing.


Doug L

"Charles Schuler" <charleschuler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> They are not written for anybody who knows how to read and also trusts
> what they read:
>
> Installer code
> User code
> Default code
> Master code
>
> In the manuals that I am trying to read, all of the above appear with no
> definitions and are obviously used inappropriately, in some cases.  Trying
> to program something as simple as time and date becomes a mind-bending
> experience.  Not because it needs to be ... it's because the hacks who
> wrote the manuals don't themselves understand the terms that they are
> using, or perhaps are semi-clever agents dedicated to the demise of DIYs.
>
> I used to think this sort of thing was only endemic among offshore
> products designed and built by other than English speaking engineers.
> Now, I have a whole new perspective on this issue.
>
> I know, I know ... this "stuff" is intended for professional installers
> and they just enjoy the hell out of DIYs hanging out here, twisting in the
> wind. My tenacity will prevail, in any case.
>
> Maybe I'll put up a website and further illuminate this extremely dark
> corridor of consumer electronics in the good ole yew ess of aay.
>