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

["Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx>]

There is no point to deliberately set up local zones as silent, it doesn't
mean that they weren't inadvertently programmed as silent.

Doug
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"Joe H" <Joe@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:45ac20c4$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I tested 2 of the 3 zones about 12 months ago and they activated the
> alarm properly. I don't think there's much point in setting up
> zones and sensors for these zones only to program them
> to be always silent. We also have a bedside keypad
> which can generate a panic alarm.
>
> Regards, Joe
>
> "Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:mkNqh.127303$Pv5.113827@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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
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