Burglar alarm PIR troubleshooting

Mar 15, 2007 7 Replies
T

Hi,



I'm new here so hope I am asking in the correct way.



I have just installed a wired burglar alarm at home. The alarm seems to work fine and I have a magnetic switch on the front door that operates correctly.



I have also two PIR's in the house. I have activated the zones in the control panel and say for example when i do the 'walk test' the alarms register and appear to work. However when I set the alarm the PIR's fail to set off an alarm when tripped.



Any ideas what this could be? I am completely stumped that the sensors work fine in one situation but when actually activated they do nothing?!



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T

I should add when I put the alarms register I meant the PIR's**

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D

They have not been omitted have they or put on the "part" set?

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A

That is what I thought as well, a make and model number for the alarm and what zones are attached to what PIRs may find the answer.

Adam

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T

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I have found the panel manufacturers tend to have good tech support for issues like this. May be worth a call.

Phil

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T

The zones have been activated, it's an Accenta Optima mini G3.

Thanks for the posts so far. I have tried to call tech support but it appears they leave the phone permanantly off the hook.

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C

Hi. It's ADE's policy only to give tech' advice to registered installers who have a tech'support number.

However the G3 series (if I recall) has a 3 tier programming structure so you will have to set up the zones manually . The engineers manual gives instructions but leaves a lot to be desired for the novice.

Another thing that can sometimes happen is the panel fails to initialise when first powered up especially if the battery is not connected. A simple factory default reboot will fix this and may solve all your problems. (see engineers booklet )

HTH if not repost and i'll dig out the service manuals

CJ

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