ALARM PROBLEM

[Paul Loseby]

I have a Scantronic 9450 alarm system. Unfortunately the man that
fitted it has since left the country!!!

The alarm has taken on a life of it's own, setting itself when no-one
has done so manually. I understand that there's a battery fitted
inside the control panel. I've tried to take that out but just set
the 'tamper' alarm off.

How can I get the battery out to take it and get it replaced, without
the whole thing going off?

Many thanks

Paul Loseby

[Active Digital Security]

On Sun, 03 May 1998 12:25:46 GMT, Pa...@loseby.demon.co.uk (Paul
Loseby) wrote:

>I have a Scantronic 9450 alarm system. Unfortunately the man that
>fitted it has since left the country!!!

This is always the down side to saving money by having "private" jobs
done :-) But all is not lost. Where abouts in the country are you?
Did you want someone to look after the system for you?? Email me if
you do. Plug mode OFF!

>The alarm has taken on a life of it's own, setting itself when no-one
>has done so manually. I understand that there's a battery fitted
>inside the control panel. I've tried to take that out but just set
>the 'tamper' alarm off.

Alarm systems can be funny beasts - but, the system setting itself has
probably not got a lot to do with the battery. From what you've
written, it sounds like you mean it's activating itself (setting off
all the sounders) for no reason (apparently), rather than actually
arming itself - the 9450 has no facility for auto-arm (it can rearm
after an activation, but intial arming must be done by putting in your
PIN.

It could be any part of the system which is causing your problem -
anything from a loose wire, to a defective SAB module in the bell
housing. Much oif this depends on the standard to which the job was
fitted in the first place.

If you want to get into the control panel, you have two options - this
first is to use the engineering code, which allows you to access
programming and also defeatsd all the anti-tamper circuits on the
system. The second, less useful way is to open the lid, put in your
PIN to stop the noise, do whatever you need to do, then shut the lid
and enter your PIN again. This will reset the system to whatever
fault level existed before - depending on the revision numbe rof the
PCB, the control unit may not let you reset the system without a
battery present.

>How can I get the battery out to take it and get it replaced, without
>the whole thing going off?

Above explained, but give serious thought to having someone out (even
on a one off basis) to check the system for you, do whatever is
necessary, and leave you all working. Like I say, there are many
other things other than the battery which it could be - email me if
you want to go through some options....

Best Regards,

Bill Boyd
Active Digital Security Systems
"What Could you be Missing?"
Professional Electronic Security Installation and Service

[Paul Loseby]

Hi Bill

Just wanted to thank you for your help on the alarm problem. I've
done something (haven't a clue what) but it's working ok now. I did
clean the terminals up etc but that's all. Anyway, I've taken a note
of your details so that if I have the problem in future, I can contact
you for you or one of your colleagues to come out.

Many thanks again

Paul Loseby

[Active Digital Security]

On Fri, 08 May 1998 13:44:00 GMT, Pa...@loseby.demon.co.uk (Paul
Loseby) wrote:

>Hi Bill
>
>Just wanted to thank you for your help on the alarm problem. I've
>done something (haven't a clue what) but it's working ok now. I did
>clean the terminals up etc but that's all. Anyway, I've taken a note
>of your details so that if I have the problem in future, I can contact
>you for you or one of your colleagues to come out.
>
>Many thanks again
>
>Paul Loseby

No problem at all. Nice to hear it's all working. :-)

Just let me know if you do need any more help etc.

[jayc...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, 3 May 1998 08:00:00 UTC+1, Paul Loseby wrote:
> I have a Scantronic 9450 alarm system. Unfortunately the man that
> fitted it has since left the country!!!
>

> The alarm has taken on a life of it's own, setting itself when no-one
> has done so manually. I understand that there's a battery fitted
> inside the control panel. I've tried to take that out but just set
> the 'tamper' alarm off.
>

> How can I get the battery out to take it and get it replaced, without
> the whole thing going off?
>

> Many thanks
>
> Paul Loseby

Hi


I have an issue with my 9450 Front panel dead, bell box sounding, changed 20mm fuse to no avail, transformer is running inside control panel. circuit board is dead.

Thanks


JC

[Bob Minchin]

16 year old thread!! Is this a record?

[Scott M]

jayc...@gmail.com wrote:

> I have an issue with my 9450 Front panel dead, bell box sounding,
> changed 20mm fuse to no avail, transformer is running inside
> control panel. circuit board is dead.
>
> Thanks

No worries, you're welcome!

--
Scott

Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?

[Brian Gaff]

1998, who said time travel was not possible?
Brian

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[Mr Pounder]

If he had the Interweb he could have downloaded this:
http://www.templewood.co.uk/documents/9450Discontinued.pdf
>

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[Davey]

Maybe it's surfaced again, like The Creature from the Black Lagoon?
Still going off at random, Even After All These Years.

--
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[Andrew Gabriel]

In article <lm4en1$4u4$1...@dont-email.me>,

"Brian Gaff" <brian...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1998, who said time travel was not possible?

Bill Boyd, our resident expert alarm installer was probably still
with us back then.

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[leadp...@yahoo.co.uk]

I have a problem with the 9450 fitted, we have just moved into our new property. The alarm is fine and works, however I want to change some light fittings in the house and when I trip the fuse for the lights the alarm goes off. I enter the code to stop it but can't seem to stop the whole system.

What can I do to stop the alarm when the electrics is tripped ?

[Andy Burns]

leadp...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> What can I do to stop the alarm when the electrics is tripped ?

Replace the battery in the bell box (and maybe the one in the panel too?)

Having just had a power-cut here, the usual cacophony of alarms with
dead batteries has just stopped!

[Martin Brown]

On 18/08/2015 10:26, Andy Burns wrote:
> leadp...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>
>> What can I do to stop the alarm when the electrics is tripped ?
>
> Replace the battery in the bell box (and maybe the one in the panel too?)

It will be the one in the panel that has gone wrong. If the alarm rings
out on a power cut then the independent one in the bell box must still
be OK. It is ringing because it doesn't see signals from its controller.

There will be an anti tamper on the main box too so you need to know
what order to take it apart and the right engineers code.

(at least that is how it works on mine)

>
> Having just had a power-cut here, the usual cacophony of alarms with
> dead batteries has just stopped!

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Regards,
Martin Brown

[charles]

In article <0dd554ab-61a4-422d...@googlegroups.com>,

fit a new battery

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Please note new email address:
cha...@CandEhope.me.uk

[Peter Andrews]

On 18/08/2015 10:21, leadp...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> I have a problem with the 9450 fitted, we have just moved into our new property. The alarm is fine and works, however I want to change some light fittings in the house and when I trip the fuse for the lights the alarm goes off. I enter the code to stop it but can't seem to stop the whole system.
>
> What can I do to stop the alarm when the electrics is tripped ?
>

Replace the standby battery which should power the system whem the power
fails. Possibly like this?
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TSB1.html and a lot cheaper than
alarm company will charge.

Peter