DSC PC1550 alarm time out

[jerome m thomson]

I recently bought a house with a DSC PC1550 alarm installed. The
manual doesn't say anything about what the time-out is if the alarm is
triggered while I'm away.

Will it go on forever, or will it shut off after a certain number of
minutes?
Is the time-out configurable?

Thanks.

 

[Mark Leuck]

Depends on the programming, by default it is set for 4 minutes

 

[-pull@shoot]

I mentioned it already before....

When you choice to have a pro-installer/monitoring of the alarm system
YOU pay for, it will never be fully yours anymore.

Just keep in mind that when the initial owner take a professional to
install and/or monitor the alarm system...
They don't provide the owner with ALL the secret access codes...
The "installer code" they keep it forcing the owner or future owner
to stay with them.

Of course, they keep some codes for them only to "protect you" to do
mistakes.. Smile!

When
- you sell the system (house) to somebody who don't like to
follow the initial maintenance/monitoring contracts,
- you like to add to or alter your system
well think it over how you will handle that without full access.

Ask them the question and find-out the consequences when you don't
have ALL access codes and full property of your system without
"initial" contractor authorization!
They will recommend you to INITIALIZE the whole system losing all
programming. Quite strait forward, isn't it?

Paul

 

[R.H.Campbell]

Sir, to answer your question in a real fashion, yes, the "timeout" is
confurable, but only with installer level access (the stuff our ng wacko
Paul is ranting on about). Factory default is 4 minutes, but it can be
changed to more or less time. When the alarm triggers, the siren goes for 4
minutes, and will stop if it doesn't see a continuing alarm condition to
cause it to trigger further. Nothing but a master or user code however, will
actually disarm the system.

To change the time that the siren sounds, you will need access to the
installer code and programming sheets to do so. The factory default
installer code is 1500 or 1550, unless it has been changed by the installing
company (and this is standard practice and a perfectly acceptable practice
in the industry, especially if the panel is being monitored). If you own the
panel outright, and if it is no longer under the terms of a monitoring
agreement, contact the original company (or last company to monitor the
alarm), to have them set it back to factory spec for you.

R.H.Campbell
Home Security Metal Products
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
www.homemetal.com

I mentioned it already before....

When you choice to have a pro-installer/monitoring of the alarm system
YOU pay for, it will never be fully yours anymore.

............remove balance of drivel......................
Paul

 

[-pull@shoot]

Sir, to answer your question in a real fashion, yes, the "timeout" is
confurable, but only with installer level access (the stuff our ng wacko
Paul is ranting on about).

To change the time that the siren sounds, you will need access to the
installer code and programming sheets to do so. The factory default
installer code is 1500 or 1550, unless it has been changed by the installing
company (and this is standard practice and a perfectly acceptable practice
in the industry, especially if the panel is being monitored). If you own the
panel outright, and if it is no longer under the terms of a monitoring
agreement, contact the original company (or last company to monitor the
alarm), to have them set it back to factory spec for you.

RHC admit finally and mention in last sentence:
: "to have them set it back to factory spec for you."
In clear to RESET your panel programming and loose the initial setup
where you or the previous owner have payd for!
Nice people those "so called" pro's.

Paul

 

[R.H.Campbell]

Paul, either answer the gentleman's question or go suck a lemon somewhere
else will you. Resetting back to factory is a normal thing to do to clear
any unknown formats/ signals in the panel left over from the last monitoring
company. It doesn't surprise me you know nothing of accepted practices in
this industry. Unless the board is locked (which is another issue
altogether), the end user, or whomever is programming for him, can then
start fresh as he should.

Cripes ! If you're going to continue to contribute to the ng, add something
sensible at least.......

RHC

 

[-pull@shoot]

Cripes ! If you're going to continue to contribute to the ng, add something
sensible at least.......

RHC

Like you

 

[R.H.Campbell]

Yup ! That's got to be the first thing you've gotten right. Take a
lesson.....)

RHC

 

[Crash Gordon®]

I often wonder why the freekazoid even bothers posting his nonsense.

 

[Crash Gordon®]

Paul, if you can't answer a simple question for the guy, just shut the fxxx up...because as usual you have no freekin idear what ur talkin bout.

 

[Robert L. Bass]

I often wonder why the freekazoid

even bothers posting his nonsense.

That's an easy one. He does it to get you to respond.

 

[Crash Gordon®]

On the surface maybe, but what underlying disease precipitates that kind of behavior and what gratification does he get from it, do you suppose? There's no doubt that his extreme behavior is abby-norbal - fer sure. I mean you guys say he's been doing this for YEARS? That's more than a norbal troll...that's way out there sick.

 

[Robert L. Bass]

On the surface maybe, but what underlying disease precipitates that kind

of behavior and what gratification does he get from it, do you suppose?
There's no doubt that his extreme behavior is abby-norbal - fer sure. I
mean you guys say he's been doing this for YEARS? That's more than a
norbal troll...that's way out there sick.

Probably true, but he's nothing compared to Jiminex and Michael Sabodish,
Sr., 894 Highway 34, Matawan, NJ 07747, 732-494-0288. :^)

 

[Mark Leuck]

On the surface maybe, but what underlying disease precipitates that kind of
behavior and what gratification does he get from it, do you suppose? There's
no doubt that his extreme behavior is abby-norbal - fer sure. I mean you
guys say he's been doing this for YEARS? That's more than a norbal
troll...that's way out there sick.


Umm Group Moderator has been doing it even longer, ask him

 

[-pull@shoot]

Gordon I dint want to answer the specific question of "Jerome m
thomson", there is none and only a "vague supposition" can be given by
pro's too.
Instead I wanted to pointed out the general "MODIFY/KEEP INSTALLER
CODE" practice by alarm professionals who don't allow to know what
they did in "your" system (and YOU pay for it).

Paul

 

[Robert L. Bass]

When people stop responding to him in this

group he will probably stop posting here and
start posting cat casserole or catburger
recipes in alt.catlovers.com

Properly prepared, they can be delicious.

 

[Crash Gordon®]

Cats...the other white meat.

Properly prepared, they can be delicious.