Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / July 2007

I don't imagine that I'm the first to realize that most new notebooks
arrive lacking a standard rs232 port.
I've tried usb to rs232 converters with very limited amounts of success
(they definately don't like legacy software, if they sniiff DOS walking

My smoke detectors have 3 wires coming out of them.
Black, white, and yellow.
Black and white fr 110VAC and the yellow for interconnectivity.
All I see discussed is 2 and 4 wire.

I use Agent 4.2 news reader; have been using Agent for many years. I
have found it to be lean and mean --- fast and easy to navigate.  I am
now faced with using Google Groups facility to get to
alt.security.alarms, because Covad, my vendor, decided a few weeks ago

I purchased and installed the Visonic K9-80 based on recommendations
that I found in this forum. However, I am having problems with it in
that it appears to not go off when it should. I can often walk right
down the middle of the room right across it's field of view and it

Attention All Security Professionals,
If you have a panel that has a lockout code in place, take a look at
this product. As long as the alarm panel can report in standard
communication formats, this device will work just fine. Installation

I recently bought a house with a Vista 10SE W/E2 alarm system.  The system
has 1 6128 keypad located in the house.  There is a "semi-detached" garage
which has a motion detector.  I want to add a 2nd keypad in the garage.  I
have a  new 6128 mounted in the garage & connected & ...

Just getting ready to have our 25th wedding aniversary
and we got news thursday I have colorectal cancer and there afraid it has
metastisied to liver.
Will begin treatment next week i spent whole week in hospital for tests etc.

Unfortunately the pwoers that be in Australia dont think there is a market
for this unit so I am forced to source it from overseas.
The reason for choosing it as I have a site with mold growth and this unit
seems to solve the problem of being able to clean and maintain easily.

I could use a frame of reference to evaluate upcoming bids on a
fairly basic residential monitored system.  I know every install is
different and prices vary across geography, but might anyone be
willing to give me an idea of what equipment they'd recommend

Hi I am interested in working for a Alarm company. They mainly
install Radionics systems. I was hoping somebbody can answer some
questions and give me a basic idea how they operate. My first thing is
what does the EOL resistor in a popit module used for? In general what

NAR:  Not Alarm Related
KXTD    The KXTD Guru claims Panasonic is dropping the KXTD line.  Is ths
true?

I would like know how much you guys are paying for Bosch Divar's over there.
Say a 16 channel with networking + a CD burner.
I have a few in the field here in Australia but find they are piss
exspensive.

Interested in comments any experienced folks here might have
with the Digital Sprite 2 DVR.

Can somebody please tell me again how I can test popits? Thanks!

Does anybody know a good place where I can buy a D5200 Programmer
and about how much it would cost? Thanks!