Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / December 2003

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 After 4+ years of lurking and infrequent posting in this group,
I have a request.
I realize that the availability of opinions as
opposed to fact, calculation, reality, common sense etc

Does anyone know where I can buy amag equipment? I have a customer who has
several of these installed and would like to add to his system.

Alarmnet, Alarmnet-C, Uplink, Teleguarg, something else?
Thanks. D

New home under construction and getting ready to wire the house. I am
planning my layout now and most of it straight forward. Just want to double
check on a couple of things. I know Rate of Rise detectors are preferred in
the garage and kitchens over smoke detectors due to false ...

Another question. I have been reading old post's on how to handle garage
doors. Several folks advocated key fobs. My question is can a keyfob be set
to disarm ONLY one zone? Specifically the garage zone.
I know can program a long entry delay but I would really like to be able to

We moved into a new house 10 months ago in which the builder had run alarm
cable (for front and back doors, 3 downstairs PIR's, the alarm panel and a
remote keypad) leaving the purchaser (me) to have the alarm installed. Did
my usual DIY install using Texecom kit, but unfortunately ...

Jim,
     Please email me your addy again, or your phone number. I need to get that
AT&T equipment out the door.
Thanks

any suggestion of brand name alarm/starters that are all around good
quality? i'm a little lost and need some guidance.

I have a old tape dialer that has been in my house forever, and works
flawlessly, but I need the dialer tape re-recorded with new numbers.
This is a API (Alarm Products International) unit made in Haphauge NY.
They are out of business now, and they made the unit themselves. Does

Folks,
I am assuming this has been debated ad nauseum and is tainted with
those that either have a certain brand or sell a certain brand.
However, assuming I am going with the nationals, any consensous on

What would make it loss it memory after six months?
This system has been for 8 years. It has four keypads, 8 areas, two outputs
K1 & K2 door strikes separate power,and  five pir's. and a Z-2400 printer.
Printer log shows nothing.

I bought DSC's little metal PC5001C cabinets to house my PC5208s, etc,
but find they have no provision to push the on-board tamper switches.
The plastic version of this cabinet, PC5001CP, *does* have a little
pedestal at exactly the right spot.

Can anyone tell me where I can download a manual for a Appro 3011S dvr.
Kerri

I am trying to find anyone willing to sell me an ITI Handheld
Programmer (60-371) for the SX-V security system.  ITI (now GE) will
not sell direct to consumers.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.