what does comm. failure mean

[cindy4612]

Went to our business and the alarm was not beeping when I opened the door. I
went to te key pad and it said comm. failure.

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[Jim Rojas]

cindy4612 wrote:
> Went to our business and the alarm was not beeping when I opened the
> door. I
> went to te key pad and it said comm. failure.
>

The security system failed to send a signal to the monitoring center.
Most alarm systems will try 8 times before displaying this message.

You might want to contact your alarm company and have them run some
tests. You might have phone line problems.

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[Jim]

On Sunday, August 18, 2013 9:38:01 PM UTC-4, cindy4612 wrote:
> Went to our business and the alarm was not beeping when I opened the door. I went to te key pad and it said comm. failure. -- posted via http://forums.cabling-design.com/security-physical/what-does-comm-failure-mean-62834-.htm using Cabling-Design's Web, RSS and Social Media Interface to alt.security.alarms and other telecom groups

To answer your direct question it means communication failure.

[tourman]

On Sunday, August 18, 2013 9:38:01 PM UTC-4, cindy4612 wrote:

> Went to our business and the alarm was not beeping when I opened the door. I
>
> went to te key pad and it said comm. failure.
>

> RHC: You haven't by chance done something stupid like connect the alarm panel to a VoIP internet phone have you ? I have 100's of people doing this and it's a major PITA.