Re: ademco 20SE and 4286 phone module ring number?

["Dennis" <dhegland2@xxxxxxxx>]

That answers the question.  Thank you.


"FIRETEK" <firetech(change-the-ch-to-k)@telus.net> wrote in message
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> "Dennis" <dhegland2@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Thanks for writing but I'm not quite clear.
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>> If I set the field to 3 (or 4), how does the system pick up phone
>> messages
>> since the actual home phone line does not answer (i.e. the phone company
>> voice mail picks up)?   I assume that the phone module will pick up all
>> calls at 3 or 4 rings  If I set it higher (at 5 or so), the voice
> messaging
>> system (not on the premises) will pick up the call before the phone
>> module
>> does.
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>> It seems like I need a system similar to the "15" setting where I can
> trick
>> the phone module into picking up early before the voice messaging system
>> picks up.  True?
>>
>> Dennis
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> You're quite right.  I would suggest you put your alarm system on a
> separate
> line from your home phone service.
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