Re: Talking keypads

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Mar 17, 5:10=EF=BF=BDam, John R <Intelli...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Gemini P9600 that I installed about 10 years ago. I have the
> RS-232 interface and wrote some Java code to log alarm events in a
> MySQL database and send email when alarms occur. It's pretty cool.
>
> It's time to sell my house (and my cool alarm system) and buy a new
> house. The new house has an unfinished basement and I'm looking
> forward to installing an even cooler alarm system.
>
> The P9600 keypads beep when a zone is opened. I want my next system to
> say/enunciate the name of the zone that is opened.
>
> What systems do this?
>
> Thanks,
> John

You THINK you want the name of the zone to be announced. That is until
you've heard it announce the same fracking zone over and over and over
an OVER. I've never had anyone leave any kind of voice annunciator on
for more than a few months. Apex used to have it and Street Smart. I
used it a few times and then discoverd that people only think they
want it.

It's just like when the car manufacturers had the voice announcement
that "the door is ajar". It drove everybody CRAZY!!!!!

YEAH YEAH I KNOW, I KNOW ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!  SHUT THE F#%*
UP!!!!!!!!!!

Now all you hear is a "ding"  Which the public seems to be able to
live with.