Re: Paradox Esprit fails to activate alarm siren in 3 Zones

["Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx>]

When was the last time you tested those 3 zones, is it possible that the
zones have always been silent ?, you may never have noticed before because
most people don't test every zone individually. Replacing the battery
shouldn't affect the programming.

Doug

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"Joe H" <Joe@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:45aafb1e$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks Tourman for these comments. The system was working correctly with
> no silent zones until recently when we did some tests to see the system
> worked correctly with the power off. We decided to put in a new battery
> (as it was 8 years old) and it was after this that we noticed 3 zones had
> become silent ones. I guess some programming might have been lost as a
> result of these tests? Before the battery was changed, the outside siren
> was activated as soon as the power went off, but this hasn't happened
> since the battery was changed.
>
> Regards, Joe
>
> "tourman" <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1168823554.632476.109980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sir, I am in complete agreement with Doug on this. I have over 600
>> Paradox panels in service, and they are not something you want to mess
>> with unless you know exactly what you are doing. Finesse with computers
>> stand for nothing. Alarms have a language all their own, with a
>> complete set of definitions all their own. Save yourself some grief and
>> have someone do it who has done it before.
>>
>> It seems the last installer didn't know what he was doing either, to
>> set zones to "silent" that didn't need that feature.
>>
>> Cheers !
>>
>> R.H.Campbell
>> Home Security Metal Products
>> www.homemetal.com
>> Seaside Gardens, Florida
>>
>>
>> Doug wrote:
>>> There is nothing difficult really about setting up the average alarm
>>> system,
>>> its the reasonable IQ that will help you set up your system correctly,
>>> not
>>> familiarity with computers. I never really understood why people seem to
>>> preface " I should be able to <fill in the unrelated to computers blank>
>>> because I'm a computer whizz.
>>>
>>> Try www.tech-man.com for an installation manual.
>>>
>>> Doug
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Joe H" <Joe@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:45aabdc6$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> > Can anyone tell me why the installation manuals are not on internet
>>> > and
>>> > are not available from the alarm companies? What is so difficult about
>>> > setting up an alarm system to people who are familiar with computers
>>> > and
>>> > have a reasonable IQ?
>>> >
>>> > Regards, Joe
>>> >
>>
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