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Like ..... how much time out of your day do you want to have to spend tendi=
ng to your alarm system? How much time do you want to spend tweeking it? If=
 you don't want to have a professional do it then you might be able to get =
some ideas from them to even out the operation of the system. Don't worry a=
bout your wife. If you want security and it's set up properly you should wi=
nd up with only a few options for arming the system. She'll learn it. Obvio=
usly if you ask first, you'll only make it more complicated trying to allow=
 for every contingency she'll bring up.=20

You seem to be stuck on using motion detectors outside. If motion detectors=
 are used outside they should be used in a controlled environment. If your =
back yard has animals running around in it, that's not controlled. Not perf=
ect but better is the use of photo electric beams. They can be paralleled a=
nd paralleled with motion detectors and with the proper alarm panel .... "z=
one anding" with multiple zones and "local alarm on first zone trip" can be=
 used to reduce false alarms. With an appropriate camera, an IPhone and a r=
easonably priced DVR you can be notified by E-mail and look in on events an=
d can look back at events. You can even utilize the motion sensing options =
of the DVR paralleled with your Photo beams and other devices to further "l=
ogic out" false alarms.=20

And all of this is available in the hookup and programing of the system. Ob=
viously it would take some planning but usually a favorable compromise can =
be arrived at and it all takes place behind the scenes simply by arming the=
 system in the home or away mode. The one thing that gets in the way is tha=
t you've taken the easy way out by buying a really inexpensive system  and =
it's a wireless system to boot. You can't easily parallel devices with a wi=
reless system. I'm sure you don't have the expertise to do a system like th=
is and the learning curve is too steep a climb for a one time installation.=
 That's why there are professionals out there. I hear your reluctance to us=
e an alarm installation company but the chances of them even caring about w=
hat you have or don't have for nefarious purposes is so remote it's almost =
laughable. If you do your research properly, you'll find an accepable compa=
ny to work with. And it won't be ADT.

If you want it to work and be easy to use ya gotta pay up front. You can't =
have a Cadilac for the price of a Kia. The Kia will get you there but every=
time you don't have the pickup or comfort or convenience you know you could=
 have had, you'll wish you'd saved up for the better car. And an alarm syst=
em is going to in your life a lot longer than a car.=20

Bottom line? My suggestion is to bite the bullet, put your effort and obvio=
us tenacity into locating a professional who can provide you with the syste=
m that you need rather than wasting your time trying to learn how to instal=
l and Rube Goldburg a cheap panel that requires constant attention and fidd=
ling and which you will probably not use to it's greatest worth in the end =
..... anyway. Which ... by the way .... could very well be the reason your =
wife is so reluctant to have an alarm system.=20

Don't take this personal. I've been in this industry for 43 years. I've met=
 you before.