Re: New house system recomendation

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Jim wrote:
> Mark Leuck wrote:
>> "Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1157564831.128191.177820@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Russell Brill wrote:
>>>> Modern equivalent (when comparing Quality) to Moose Z1100 = Napco P3200
>>>> w/K1CA keypad... But, it's not easy to program and not quite as flexible
>> as
>>>> some of the other products available...
>>> In my opinion .....the reason Napco is considered by others to be so
>>> hard to program is because it's more flexible than other panels.
>> No, its because the act of programming it is far more cumbersome than any
>> other panel manufacturer
>
>
> Those that can       program them easily ......... do.
>
> Those that can't ........ just complain about it.
>
> Just as with any other panel ..... if you program a bunch of them .....
> after awhile it's easy. If one is too lazy or inept to sit down and
> learn how to work with the panel they install, until they learn how to
> do it, then they can opt to use a lesser panel that falls within their
> ability to program it and be satisfied with fewer choices. To me, it
> never was an issue if Napco was easy or hard to program. I decided I
> was going to use their product and therefore I learned how to program
> them. Whether it was or is considered easy or hard to program just
> isn't an issue except to people who don't want to take the time to
> learn how to do it. Once you do, it's good to know that you're using a
> very or perhaps the most configurable panel available. And if
> installers complain that Napco keypad programing is difficult, then
> that means they're not using a laptop and therefore they haven't
> evolved beyond the Neaderthal level of programing a PROM panel to begin
> with. They accordingly deserve the panel they're using.
>
>
>> Also I think they have some location errors in the latest P1664 installation
>> manual
>
> Never use ANY manufacturers new product for the first year it's on the
> market .......
>
> Let the other guys shake out all the bugs.
>
Thank You Jim.
I could not have stated it better myself.
Sorry. lost my bearings- I forgot Marky  was programmed via the same
Comm Port as BASS to begin with.