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You have enabled Level 3 access to allow the engineer to enter his code ? Menu option 48 1 - Enable L3 Access. Contact me if the system is owned by you (not under a maintenance agreement) and your engineer needs to understand how to reset the code.

Looking at the GD04 I thought I'd better add more info: The GD04 looks for an input to be shorted to ground in order for an activation to take place. Because most contacts are normally closed. That is short circuit when the door/window is closed, then they aren't suitable. You do get normally open contacts, but I haven't seen them on this site. Another solution would be to add a relay to the normally closed circuit.

Okay, a lesson on alarm contacts and circuits. Basic alarm contacts are as simple as a switch. The sensor side (internally) has a small glass bead called a reed switch. The reed switch is a flexible metal leaf that's attracted to a magnetic force. When a magnet is in close proximity of the leaf, then the leaf bends to close the circuit. So, bring the magnet side of the sensor close to the reed, then the circuit is made. Take the magnet away, then the circuit is opened. So, two wires connect to the reed switch. Some sensors provide other 'spare' terminals for tamper loops or balance resistors. But contacts are generally like a switch.

Yes, of course. If you look at panels like the Honeywell Galaxy range, you'll see that the panels have a number of zones that can be expanded using expansion modules (the panel number details the max number of zone circuits, but the panel itself already has a qty availabl). The zone circuits combine tamper and other detection features by using a balanced circuit on two wires. Basically what this means is that the circuits are terminated with resistors that allow different voltage levels for different situations. That way a zone trigger can be distinguished from a tamper, an anti-mask, zone short circuit or a zone open circuit. This cuts down the number of wire cores required to go to a sensor. Best practice is still to fit six core though! Hope this provides an insight...

When fitting lower end panels that combine all zone tampers in a single circuit, I always used a terminal strip. I also soldered each pair of wires in the loop to ensure a good connection (probably excessive) and then mounted the terminal strip somewhere sensible/accessible in the panel enclosure. If you do this, then if you get an open trigger on the tamper loop, you can quickly narrow down the cause with a voltmeter. Adding a label detailing each pair can also make fault finding much easier if you need to look at it a couple of years later. Cheers.

The ethernet adapter only enables two things. The first is remote monitoring of selected event types via either Honeywell's event monitor (in the RSS suite) software from a remote PC or an ARC (Alarm Receiving Center) who accepts Ademco/SIA ethernet protocols. The second is control panel programming software (also in the RSS suite) which allows all settings to be remotely programmed/stored/restored. There is a keypad emulator in the software, but this requires activity to avoid a timeout and remain in a linked state. The control panel link to the RSS software also needs to be enabled at the panel and will time out after a period of activity. The RSS software used on the Galaxy/Dimension range is PC based. There's no (that I know of) MAC/Apple/iPhone based software for this. The currently available American iPhone apps are based on Vista panels that communicate with a remote server on the internet. The iPhone then interacts with the panel via that server. So, currently there's no remote control via the iPhone/iPod

Hi, I'm looking for the firmware update 6.50 on SPI Key "SOF-096-E1-650" for the GD96 released in Feb. Will you have this available at some point, as it enables the RF keyfobs ?