Man are you taking a chance asking this group for help. Be sure to keep
both hands on your wallet and double check you locks at night. This
place is a den of thieves and scammers.
If your a DIYer be sure to closely investigate (primarily if you
buy online) any of the online alarm seller, especially if they claim a ASA
certification, a totally false and misleading certification meant to deceive
an honest buyer (see that later). You wouldn't want to buy from someone
whose
sideline is understanding your alarm system for the purpose of exploiting it
later byknowing your codes or maintenance access numbers. They could call
up your alarm and do any number of things to disable it or render it
ineffective without your knowledge..ever.
Be wary of those who do not have a brick and mortar store.
When I was shopping and using this newsgroup some online dealers advertised
a ASA certification with a picture of a ASA emblem shown on their website.
It gives a good first impression but when you look into it you find out that
it was nothing more then some....guy.... creating a website to supposedly
post complaints, with no entries of complaints or follow-through. It was
analogous to someone flashing a police badge that turns out to be fake. The
ASA moniker is a badge without any accreditation and surely this is
misleading and potentially a scam.
Some of the free advice you get is not because of someone's unselfish need
to
make the world a better place to live. Most are giving you advice on the
hope of getting a sale or...."other" information. Listen but don't act on
the advice until you can confirm or gain some trust in the source by
researching them.
Sometimes you can learn a lot about sellers by plugging in email address or
screenname into a Google search of past news postings. You will be
surprised, .....no..MAKE THAT SHOCKED..... at what you find out about those
offering to outfit your alarm.
This is a very unregulated online business, and especially risky for
something as important as your home security.
good luck....and look for help somewhere else!
I am wondering if I accidentally disabled a zone from my power dsc832 system via the 5501 panel.
One zone doesn't show up/trip at all anymore. Is it possible to have
removed/blocked a zone via the settings in the panel? What is a partition,
and what is it for in the panel setup?
