Re: DCS Power 832

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

"Sarcasm" ??? No offense taken at all - I really appreciate it when people
try and help me, or explain something that I'm not familiar with.

I did a bit more research as to how to get it into Installer Programming
Mode, and it turns out that the company "configured" the system when I
bought the house about three years ago (existing home - the system was
already installed in the house) - somehow programmed in their own installer
code or whatever it's called when they set up the system, and they've
refused to give me the code that they programmed in so I could change the
programing on the unit on my own ! ! !  I read on one site how I could reset
the installer code by jumpering some connections and such, but I had visions
of the system going off with no way to shut it off besides clipping the
wires.

This just doesn't seem right - it's my system - I own the system along with
the house - I only contracted with them for monitoring services - I decided
not to renew the monitoring service contract after a year or two - now I
find that I'm locked in to them if I want to use the system - doesn't seem
right to me - I may give them a call tomorrow and help them see it my way.

Like buying a car - and finding out you can only go to the dealer for gas.

Thanks again!

"tourman" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1167861967.032700.29540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Glad to help ! Please excuse the sarcasm in my past reply. I'm becoming
> pretty jaded over the years with people cutting the legs off their
> alarm system by not having it properly monitored.
>
> But with the rates and contractual commitments that some of the larger
> firms charge, I guess I can't really blame you too much. If you want to
> service and warranty it yourself, and you're really being honest about
> your abilities to do so and believe you can, you may want to talk to
> www.themonitoringcentre.ca. They are as inexpensive as it gets and are
> still able to give you professional quality monitoring. But do yourself
> a favour and do get it monitored.
>
> Cheers !
>
> RHC
>
> Casual Observer wrote:
>> I appreciate you taking the time to explain this to me.
>>
>> "tourman" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1167857828.742248.190730@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Doug answered your question. Go into installer programming mode and
>> > turn the dialers off (section 380, 1 light "off").Then the panel won't
>> > try to dial out. You may have to power down / power up to clear the
>> > trouble, and then re-enter the clock time (as he also said)
>> >
>> > You can program it to dial your cell phone, but it will give you no
>> > useful information (other than a heart attack when a wrong number /
>> > quick disconnect makes you think your alarm has triggered.....:))
>> >
>> > And yes, disabling communications will still allow it to work in "local
>> > / useless mode".....
>> >
>> > RHC
>> >
>> > Casual Observer wrote:
>> >> 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!
>> >
>