Re: New Veritas R8 Install

[alan.darlington@xxxxxxxxxxx]

On Apr 5, 5:42=A0pm, "Crash Gordon" <webmas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> IF you're following the tech manual to the letter and are being helped by
> the MANUFACTURER's tech support and you cannot get in to panel by the
> default codes...the panel is bad or it's a repack that's locked.
>
> Again...I'm only going by years of general experience here; I'm not famil=
iar
> with that box.
>
> --
> **Crash Gordon**
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> <alan.darling...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > On Apr 4, 3:37 am, "Crash Gordon" <webmas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >> Most alarms come up the way they go down...some have a programmable
> >> option
> >> to not (which I think is very dumb).
> >> No I don't think you can get into programming of any panel while it's
> >> armed
> >> except remotely - with software.
>
> >> Did you buy this panel new?
>
> >> --
> >> **Crash Gordon**
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> >> "alarman" <nos...@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> > Crash Gordon wrote:
> >> >> The way I read it, the Engineers code and default user code are jus=
t
> >> >> that...defaults, so you'd not need to do anything until (and if) yo=
u
> >> >> want to change them.
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> >> >> If =A0you've not got the panel all wired up, there's a good chance
> >> >> there's a default fire zone that is causing it to go "off"
>
> >> > I remember some of the older panels would power up armed. Could that=
 be
> >> > what is happening here? You can not enter programming if the panel i=
s
> >> > armed.
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> >> > --
> >> > js
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> >> > Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
> >> > Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.- Hide quoted text=
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> > Hi Gordon,
>
> > yes it was bought from security warehouse. =A0I did see a small dirt
> > mark on the case when I opened the box which made me think on a bit.
> > However the instruction manual and keypad were sealed - but they could
> > have been added to a re-issued box I suppose. =A0I can't have done
> > anything except reset to the default values. =A0As the default codes
> > don't work does this indicate a duff main board or a re-issued board
> > with other codes? =A0Is there any point in looping out all the PIRs and
> > Exit switch, looping out the tamper alarm and just connecting the
> > odyssy box (which seems to function correctly as per the tests in the
> > veritas manual) to try and get it up and running?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Alan- Hide quoted text -
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Hi Everyone,

I'm really grateful for the help and advice from you all.  Although
it's my first alarm installation I'm no mug.  I've 30 years in the
electronics industry and I'm a software developer in my spare time.
Logically, I can only agree with Gordon's last suggestion.  I'll
contact Securitywarehouse to try and exchange the unit.
Unfortunately, I'm away for a week on holiday so I'll have to see what
happens.  I should have bought from a local supplier.  Thanks for your
interest.  I'll keep you posted.

Cheers,

Alan