Re: Help with DSC Power832 system

[Jim Rojas <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Go to section 202 and make sure zone 7 light is on.

Jim Rojas



Martin Forget wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I need help with my home alarm system.
>
> I want to add a new zone the my current alarm system,a DSC Power832
> system with two keypads and no extended modules. I currently have 6
> zones installed. Zones 1 to 5 are IR and door contacts while zone 6 is
> linked to a smoke detector.
>
> I want to add a door contact to a new zone, zone 7, but I am unable to
> make it work. I first tested my door contact by using it instead of an
> already working one (zone 1). It worked fine. I went to the zone
> definition menu (*8, installer code, 001, then 01,02, up to 07 where
> is assigned it the code 01. I wanted it to be a delayed entry like my
> front door, but nothing happened. Surprisingly, the zone 7 and 8 where
> set to 03 (instant) instead 00 (Null Zone). No wires are connected to
> those two zones...
>
> I also played with the zone attributes (107), by setting them to
> 1,2,3,4. But still, nothing. I open or close the contact, and nothing
> happens (the system is always ready, no chimes...)
>
> Another strange thing is that in the bypass menu, only the zones 1 to
> 6 are displayed. I can't see the zone 7 or 8. I looked in the DSC
> documentation to see if there is a way to disable zones, but I can't
> see anything.
>
> Does someone has a solution to my problem?
>
> Thank you
>
> Martin
>