> I received some spare X10 parts from a friend and I'd like to know if
> they will interoperate. I have a PA581 + HP564 Personal Assistance
> Security Console with Call Pendant. I also have an X10 door/window
> sensor from a security system. I can get the door/window sensor to
> sound a chime on the PA581, but it won't set off the alarm or do the
> dial out function like the Call Pendant will. Is there any way I can
> get this to work? What is it actually doing when it sounds the chime?
> Thanks,
> Kevin
In tests we have run, the Call Pendant can be installed onto, and set
off, the Powerhouse Security Console (PS561). I suspect that the
consoles are, for the most part, the same (with a few alterations). It
follows that the Personal Assistant would also be able to respond to the
Door/Window transmitter.
Why doesn't it work? Because the Personal Assistant has only one
"location" to store devices in. The Security Console has 16 "addresses"
for use with the various, wireless devices, and each time a new device
is installed, the console lights up a new light. Remotes do not count
as zones for the console, even though they must be registered with the
console. Once you have filled the console with 16 devices, try
installing a 17th device. The console will chime like it has been
accepted, but it will NOT trigger the console.
I suspect that the call pendant counts as a zone (where it wouldn't on
the console), and that you can get the door/window transmitter to work
on the personal assistant if you unplug the Personal Assistant, remove
it's batteries, and then start over again. Instead of installing the
panic alarm, install the door/window sensor first. The sensor will set
off the alarm, and not the pendant.
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