Re: dsc power 832 bell operation

["J Barnes" <trishnjames@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, DSC requires the same 2200 ohm resistor "red-red-red" on the bell
circuit.

James


"Robert L Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I have installed a dsc power 832 system in my home as it was built.
>> Now I am attempting to program the system and all is well so far, but
>> when I connect the "bell" circuit to my indoor siren, it produces a low
>> volume churp which I can not figure out why or how to turn off.  It
>> does not time out based on the bell timer and I show no alarms on the
>> panel.  I did not install any resistors in the circuit.  Any ideas??
>
> IIRC, the panel has a supervision voltage across the bell terminals,
> similar to what Napco does.  With Napco panels you can sink the voltage
> (and kill the low volume tone) by wiring a 2200 Ohm resistor across the
> outputs. Presumably the same will work on DSC, however, it may be possible
> to program the feature out.  I rarely program DSC so someone else will
> have to tell you for sure.
>
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> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
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