Concord Express Siren Time-Out

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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

 

[Crash Gordon]

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.


| 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
|

 

[Robert L Bass]

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?

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.

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Robert L Bass

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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...!

 

[R.H.Campbell]

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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[R.H.Campbell]

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
www.homemetal.com


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[JoeRaisin]

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...