Re: Esprit 728 keypads

["Petem" <petem001@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> On Feb 25, 11:03 am, "petem" <petem...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> > On Feb 25, 9:44 am, "Doug" <n...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> "tourman" <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >> >The issue here is that this company gets in and out of products line
>> >> >faster than I change my socks and doesn't keep any of the old
>> >> >equipment in stock to be ordered by dealers for replacement purposes.
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>> >> I don't believe its feasible or economically possible to make every
>> >> new
>> >> product compatible with everything that's been produced before,
>> >> especially
>> >> given the low prices of alarm panels and keypads. Nor, I suspect is it
>> >> desirable from a manufactures viewpoint, they want to shift new
>> >> product
>> >> and
>> >> as much of it as possible. Its not necessarily in their best interests
>> >> to
>> >> have everything backwards compatible, even it were possible, as it
>> >> reduces
>> >> the sale of new product..
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>> >> My advice is to change your socks more often and choose another
>> >> manufacturer
>> >> if Paradox no longer meets your needs.
>>
>> >> Doug
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>> > RHC: Point taken ! That will happen if they continue to do this over
>> > time. It's just that their wireless is so good; otherwise I might go
>> > back to DSC
>>
>> > We'll see what happens.....
>>
>> A little question for you..
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>> I am in the process of changing my whole system, (I have a pc1864 with 2
>> keypad and a wireless receiver and 2 8 zone expender)
>>
>> What product in the paradox line would you suggest to me to replace that
>> stuff..
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> RHC: Not sure why you would replace that perfectly good panel but you
> must have your reasons.

Simple.. My connection to the central is done with a teldat network adaptor.
DSC cant be downloaded from it, but a paradox( at least the digiplex) will
work.

 The Paradox SP7000 panel would do depending
> upon the number of zones you require. If you need wireless you can get
> it built in with the SP5050, or add a wireless expander. Then you have
> a choice of three levels of keypad as well (for ease of customer use I
> always install the high end LCD one (hey...why put cheap tires on a
> Cadillac product.....?.....:))
>
> I suggest you stay away from the Digiplex lne - too complicated for
> the end user to make any changes. e

OK for the end user, its sometimes a but difficult, thats why theres the
software for end user....

But for a tech (well used to be tech now union rep ;-)) I think I can handle
it..

I only installed Digiplex from paradox and the old line of 737/738 at there
beginning.., Marc Dufour was the firmware programer for that line.. (a
friend of mine)