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| Topic: How to properly wire an alarm for use with Vonage |
zaphod_fl
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 Forum: Fax - Tivo - Alarms
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:29 am Subject: Good News!
Sometimes it just takes a bit of 'creative wiring'. |
Good News!
Sometimes it just takes a bit of 'creative wiring'. |
| Topic: How to properly wire an alarm for use with Vonage |
zaphod_fl
Replies: 38
Views: 38645
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Forum: Fax - Tivo - Alarms
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:13 am Subject: probably the "Tangled mess of wires". Do you have a tone set? You can trace it that |
probably the "Tangled mess of wires". Do you have a tone set? You can trace it that way.
Not sure what 'a tone set' is. I am going to assume a dial tone, which I dont have. If I am wrong, pleas ... |
| Topic: How to properly wire an alarm for use with Vonage |
zaphod_fl
Replies: 38
Views: 38645
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Forum: Fax - Tivo - Alarms
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:53 pm Subject: This means that disconnecting the RJ31X at your alarm won't do anything but completely |
This means that disconnecting the RJ31X at your alarm won't do anything but completely interrupt the circuit.
Thanks, I was confused. The good news is I found the Dmark. The bad news is that its ... |
| Topic: How to properly wire an alarm for use with Vonage |
zaphod_fl
Replies: 38
Views: 38645
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Forum: Fax - Tivo - Alarms
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:31 pm Subject: If you can't get to the Dmarc in an apartment I think you will always have trouble |
From reading the post, I think I have a pretty good understanding of what is happening. I have a couple of questions though.
First, I am in an apartment complex and do not want to rewire. The RJ ... |
| Topic: Motorola VT2142 and Loop Current |
zaphod_fl
Replies: 10
Views: 961
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Forum: Fax - Tivo - Alarms
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:00 am Subject: Ha! I got it... After much ado.. sweat... and some tears...
Several problems...
1. |
Ha! I got it... After much ado.. sweat... and some tears...
Several problems...
1. ADT used a non-standard RJ31x and the wiring in the jack did not match the color code on the cable to the pa ... |
| Topic: Motorola VT2142 and Loop Current |
zaphod_fl
Replies: 10
Views: 961
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Forum: Fax - Tivo - Alarms
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:00 pm Subject: Cool... I'll check out the document on the Ademco |
Yes, baud rate.
Cool... I'll check out the document on the Ademco |
| Topic: Motorola VT2142 and Loop Current |
zaphod_fl
Replies: 10
Views: 961
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Forum: Fax - Tivo - Alarms
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:23 am Subject: What should I be looking for vis-a-vis protocol? Are you talking baud rate? |
| If it isn't supplying enough current for the ADT modem, how is the correct number being dialed, as verified on your Vonage account? Check that protocol. The last alarm issue that I worked in here ca ... |
| Topic: Motorola VT2142 and Loop Current |
zaphod_fl
Replies: 10
Views: 961
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Forum: Fax - Tivo - Alarms
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:35 pm Subject: Cool thanx.
I know it's seizing the line as I loose connection on the other |
Cool thanx.
I know it's seizing the line as I loose connection on the other side of the 31x. Also I can go on my Vonage account and see it has dialed the number. I think that it is not supplying ... |
| Topic: Motorola VT2142 and Loop Current |
zaphod_fl
Replies: 10
Views: 961
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Forum: Fax - Tivo - Alarms
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:49 pm Subject: I am going to re-wire everything this weekend and try again. I'm also going to move |
| I am going to re-wire everything this weekend and try again. I'm also going to move the ATA closer to the alarm panel (right now it takes a convoluted path to get there) and wire it into the RJ31X ja ... |
| Topic: Problem with ADT Alarm System and Vonage |
zaphod_fl
Replies: 2
Views: 1455
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Forum: Fax - Tivo - Alarms
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 3:26 pm Subject: What type of adapter do you have?
Have you put a multimeter on the RJ31X to see |
What type of adapter do you have?
Have you put a multimeter on the RJ31X to see what the voltage is? |
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