Re: paradox sp5500

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 10:37:15 PM UTC-4, mleuck wrote:
> On Saturday, April 14, 2012 9:30:36 AM UTC-5, Frank Kurz wrote:
> > On 13/04/2012 6:40 AM, tourman wrote:
> > > On Apr 6, 10:14 am, proguard
> >   wrote:
> > >> While being a long time away from Paradox panels (from the era of
> > >> Esprit and Spectra 14XX) now returning trying to understand SP serie=
s.
> > >> I define zone 12 witch is on zx8 expander as 36 (entry delay 1 (full
> > >> arm)/instant) but the panel does not recognize it at all. The panel =
is
> > >> SP5500 v3.8 Any idea why that? Do i have to programm something else
> > >> around?
> > >> Also where is located the address for enabling panic buttons on the
> > >> keypad?
> > >> And for last how we can arm in instant stay mode if i can't programm
> > >> the entry/exit zones as 36?
> > >> (entry delay 1 (full arm)/instant)
> > >>
> > >> Thanks in advance!
> > >> Spyros
> > >
> > > RHC; Spiros, be very careful to test out all of these new zone
> > > definations to make sure they work after you program them. Even
> > > Paradox tech support is not sure what each of these new ones actually
> > > do and have given us incorrect information on several occasions. For
> > > example, zone category 33 is supposed to be "instant", but it doesn't
> > > work at all, yet category 24 does That part of the manual is a total
> > > screwup - do NOT trust that section of the manual at all.!!
> > >
> > > I have no idea why Paradox has overly complicated their panels with
> > > the addition of so many new and incomprehensible zone definitions. I
> > > am going to contact the company and ask that their programming manual
> > > be seriously clarified. It seems in trying to make their panels do
> > > everything for everyone, they've simply seriously confused their
> > > customers.
> >=20
> > I remember Robert used to extoll the virtues of Napco's umpteen=20
> > gazillion zone definitions.  Perhaps Paradox is trying to catch up!  :-=
)
> >=20
> > --=20
> > Frank Kurz
> > www.firetechs.net
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> Napco's problem is while they may have configurable zones they only have =
a few CID/SIA reporting codes making it a pain to deal with from a central =
station point of view. With Honeywell at least you can add any code you wan=
t.

That hasn't created any problems for MY central station, or me. Every so of=
ten when I have a gas alarm or other non common device, When putting an acc=
ount on line I just have to indicate on the set up paper work how I want my=
 central to respond when they get that signal. Having delt with 4/2format f=
or so many years, that's not an effort for me to do and the central is used=
 to it, I guess..... because they say it's no problem. However, in the pres=
ent generation of programing for Dummys, it's obvious that installers havin=
g to think about what they are doing is not part of an installation.