Re: I am Mr. Trunk Slammer

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> You know this reminds me of the same discussion I had with all of the
techs
> that liked to keypad program a DSC panel and thought it was easy. They
> thought it was a silly waste of time to download the panel since it was so
> easy to program by keypad. Part of the reasoning in my answer to download
> all panels is in your response.

That is true, DSC is one of the easiest to hand program

>
> >The 832/864's are easy to program by keypad.
>
> You know that the 832/864 aren't a current production panel for DSC and
> can't be used in our area because they lack CP-01 sticker. It is only the
> current production 1616, 1832 and 1864 panels that can be used. It is a
> simple mistake, everyone knows what you mean, but it is still incorrect;
> especially since I identified the panel was an DSC 1864 in the original
> post. There is an important difference in the 832/864 and the 1832/1864
> group of panels. One group is legal to install and the other no longer is.
> It is not a small matter, especially here.

Yet both families are equally easy to program

> The test was simple for the techs that wanted to continue to keypad
program.
> Let me upload and error check all panels you keypad programmed in the
past.
> If there are no flagged errors then keep programming by keypad. All the
> panels programmed by keypad had an average of three errors. None were
> critical but a few were serious. At first the techs tried to defend their
> errors and say the error checker itself was wrong. That happened mostly
> where the back up number was entered in phone number 3, but not turned on
in
> the options. It is easy to overlook. Many were red faced surprised to
> realize it wouldn't dial the backup number without that option checked.
> Failing to enter monthly test timer time was a common error. Turning off
O/C
> s for residential accounts is another.

Sounds like you have a lousy tech there