Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / July 2006

I'm not seeing any posts since the 15th. This is a test, if this had been an
actual message, I still would have nothing valuable to say.

I have just moved in to a new house which has an Optima Compact alarm
fitted. The previous owners have given us a code but it does not work.
Does anyone know how I can reset the alarm with a new code so that I
can use it?

Greets,
Y'all have been a big help in the past so I hope that you'll come
through again.
My boss has handed me the R&D project of spec-ing/pricing out what it

Need the sign to say both "audio" and "video" are being recorded.  Thanks.

I have a BRK fire detector & a BRK CO detector hard-wired in my home.
During a recent power failure, both LEDs (red on fire, green on CO)
went off.
Is this expected behavior, or are both the battery backups dead?  I

you Canadians celebrate anything on the 4th?  Canada day is 1st, eh?

Is local monitoring still as attractive as it used to be?
I've been with the same local station for 17 years but I get some incredible offers from out of province stations. My existing one overflows to out of province stations, what's the big deal?
New customers still ask though... ...

I have a DSC Power Series 632 system with a 1555mx main board. The
system is monitored and TLM is enabled. I am getting a Trouble Code #3
whenever my phone line goes off hook. The trouble disappears when the
phone goes back on hook. The monitor company is getting messages all

I have a customer who is looking for an integrated door access (2
doors/2 readers) and security system that they can tie into their comp
network and look at entry logs on a regular basis.
I only have real experience with Napco and they dont have a system that

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Hi there all,
                   I have entered into my new house and want to change the
alarm code on my C&K 236i/L Alarm panel.
The problem is the previous owner will not give me the alarm code or the

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I am considering adding contacts to overhead garage doors for use with
my Ademco Vista 20P  security system.
I see Ademco has a 957 Overhead Door Magnetic Contact.  I see photos
of the device, but I do not see any detailed information on how it