DCS Power 832

["Casual Observer" <no_junk_mail;@nowhere.com>]

The trouble light that's lit on the panel indicates that the issue is "The
panel has failed to communicate with the central station."

In
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.security.alarms/browse_thread/thread/a93603c60f7d3297/9dd52362ae7c1e4d?lnk=st&q=%22failed+to+communicate+with+the+central+station%22&rnum=3&hl=en#9dd52362ae7c1e4d,
poster "Doug L" who seems to know EVERYTHING about EVERY security system
suggested "Program it as local and then power it down and back up again,
reset the clock and the trouble light should go out".

My system isn't connected to a central monitoring station - how do I
"program it as a local" so it doesn't continue to try and connect?

I assume that making it a local will still generate alarms inside the house,
there just won't be any call to the monitoring facility to alert them of
trouble.  Any way I could program it to call my cell phone instead?

Thanks!