Hello all,
I have a Concord Express system installed by ADT and want to view and/or change the siren-timeout setting for my internal and external sirens. The manual of course says it can only be done by the installer, but I would like to skip the service call if I can. Is there any way I can at least verify what the current settings are?
I have dogs and I would like the audible alarm to only sound for as short a time as possible.
Thanks for any advice you can give me,
Joe
you'd need to get into programming which you probably cant do while you are under contract with ADT.
call ADT ask if they will reprogram it remotely.
most panels are default programmed for 4-6 minutes.
Disconnect the siren. Connect a volt-meter in its place. Trip the alarm (the meter will register a voltage change) and see how long it takes for the meter to go back to normal.
Thank you Crash & Robert for the advice. Robert, that is a very good suggestion to find out what my current setting is. This last time the alarm was tripped due to the motions being set off (we usually arm the system without them, but the wife set it to away mode yesterday) I was worried about how long the siren blared while I was rushing back from work. I was sure I would find at least one of my 14 year old dogs dead from a heart attack when I got home 35 minutes after ADT reported it was tripped. It's good to know that they may have only been howling for 4-6 minutes ;-)
Getting motions to work with pets is another matter altogether, and I'm tempted to just rip them out until we're a "petless" home... Hey, maybe the wife was trying to make us a petless home yesterday...!
Don't "Rip them out"; just put a jumper across that zone in the panel (may need to be a resistor depending on the panel and how it was connected). When you are petless, or going on vacation, you can easily snip the jumper and restore function or just always arm the system in the "home" mode. Allan
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Sir, I haven't followed this thread at all, so my comments below might be a repeat of what other have told you already. If so, please excuse the repetition.
Accounting for pets in the home can sometimes be a major challenge. However, I have found that you can accomodate for them if you follow certain rules. Choose a device which is noted for very high pet rating..ie: will handle pets up to 75 lbs and sometimes even up to 100 lbs, and set them for their least sensitive rating. Positioning is very important. Don't position them where they can "look" at stairs, seeing an animal going quickly up those stairs. Make absolutely certain that no furniture is positioned where a cat can climb within six measured feet of the device, since this will likely overpower the device.
I've also found that if a dog has short hair, and his weight is near the weight limit of the motion, you can run into trouble. Long hair seems to present less of a hard visible "definition" of the animal versus short hair, so bear that in mind if the dog is near the weight limit of the motion.
Generally, when I install a system, I put the pet motions on a temporary test status. The Central Station has clear instructions in writing that they are not to dispatch on a single motion alarm alone for two to three weeks; simply call dealer and client, and they are aware we are "trialing" those pet motions. Any other combination of alarms is to be handled as per normal procedures. After a couple of weeks of this, you can be reasonably sure that things will work out from there.
You might try contacting ADT to see if they can provide you this alternative. There is more information on my website under "pet motions"
R.H.Campbell Home Security Metal Products Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Don't know if your panel works the same as the ones we use but...
After a siren times out it only remains silent until another zone is tripped.
So the dogs set off the alarm... Siren blares and the dogs hide under the bed. After 4 minutes the siren goes silent... few minutes later the dog comes out and trips the motion again... siren blares again.
This cycle repeats until the dog learns to stay under the bed...
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