I have a client who has asked for the first press of the doorbell to chime and the second press to ring the Phones. So i have written the following
If Flag DoorBell_Ringer = 0 Then
Do Stop_Ringer [] After 1 Seconds Using Doorbell_Ringer
Set Flag DoorBell_Ringer
Else
Clear Flag DoorBell_Ringer
End If
Stop Ringer does just that. Start up response clears the Flag. i will assign this under Misc events Doorbell.
The door bell also needs to Go to Mailbox when armedafter dialling out, Response 95. Where can i sneak this code in?
As the Doorbell is listed as an alarm type are the response associated with it only executed when the alarm is armed?
Will the Misc Events doorbell response always be executed (armed or not). Thanks
You can put in the response to record message on Door station after the code Clear Flag Doorbell Ringer, if you want the recording to start 30 secconds (or specified time) after pressing the dooorbell for the second tgime if no one answers
The MIsc Events > Doorbell is always activated when the doorbell is pressed
The Doorbell alarm is activated only when the system is armed. Hence when armed, both Doorbell Response and Alarm type are activated
There is another action Force Doorbelll Dialout which forces the Doorbell alarm type to be activated regardless of security mode. This will always dial out
If i set the response to dial out (dial Indexes) what effect will this response under Misc Events have.
I.e i will put the Record Mailbox 1 After 30 Seconds under the doorbell alarm type so it only happens when executed but the RGR will Stop? And the flag will be out of Synch. Unless i put a clear flag after the record Mailbox?
Thanks
I am not sure I understand what you are asking
Force Dialout in Misc Events > Doorbell will cause the alarm type doorbell to be activated and will not ring the local phones
You can put record mailbox after 30 seconds in Doorbell alarm type so that it will hapen only if it is dialing out
You can put action Limit Dialout to selected phones in the Doorbell alarm Response to limit dial out to some or none of the phones
I am only guessing what you mean here?
Functions required are.
If security Off Press the door bell once and it only chimes press again to ring internal phones.
If away mode dial out then leave message if no answer in 30sec.
The following Responses should work for Doorbell Response and Doorbell Alarm Response
Doorbell Response: (every time doorbell is pressed)
If SecurityMode=0
If Flag DoorBell_Ringer = 0 Then
Do Stop_Ringer [] After 1 Seconds Using Doorbell_Ringer
Set Flag DoorBell_Ringer
Else
Clear Flag DoorBell_Ringer
End If
End If
Doorbell Alarm Response: (only in Away or Vacation)
Record Mailbox 1 After 30 Seconds
I dont think you can do this - Ive asked this before.
The way the ringer works is queer. You can stop the ringer, but cant \"start\" it.
So, if someone presses my doorbell, i dont want to ring all the phone - its really really annoying. If someone is in the house, they will hear the sounder/keypad bong, theres no need to annoy you by ringing all the phones as well.
So IF no one has opened the front door within say 20 seconds, THEN ring the phones. You only need the phones to ring if youre outside, etc - you can assume that if no one answers the front door within a certain amount of time, then they may not have heard the keypad/siren bong.
For this reason, as the whole ringer system is counter productive, we\'ve removed the RGR module as it serves no useful purpose.
A new action disable ringer is probably needed for this
I would say a new action required is \"start ringer\" as well as stop. Could be useful for other alerts too.