dunno...gray market probably.
this is how products...any product..can get a bad rap...someone who doesn't know the system/programming etc....just an overall comment.
what he is trying to do I quite often without a secondary panel...just 4 conductors to the guest house and wire everything to the keypad location.
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4 | > || > || whenever a Burglary condition is triggered. | > || > || | > || > || I am trying to tie those outputs into the XR200 as zones 7 and- | > || > || | > || > || I'm confused about how outputs work. From the manual: | > || > || | > || > || "The four annunicator outputs can be programmed to indicate the | > || > || activity ofthe panel's zones or conditions occurring on the | > system. | > || > || Annunciator outputs do not provide a voltage but instead | > || > || switch-to-ground voltage from another source." | > || > || | > || > || For my system to work correctly, it is almost like I need the | > outputs | > || > || to act like door contacts... Closed when not in alarm, and open | > when | > | in | > || > || alarm. | > || > || | > || > || I've checked for continuity between the panel ground and the alarm | > || > || output, but it is always open. Thus when I try to arm the XR200, | > I'm | > || > || getting faults on zones 7 and 8. | > || > || | > || > || Has anyone ever tried to do something like this? | > || > || | > || > || Thanks, | > || > || -- Jason Millard | > || > || | > || > | | > || > | | > || > | | > || >
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