TimStevenson

Unfortunately, the dialler is mounted in a secure location - a little too secure for me to access on a regular basis. I guess I've snookered myself here really - I'll have to look into a relay option I think...I have been looking at a 12v relay which I could trigger from the panel, which then opens NC contacts - these could go through the Menvier zone omit unit, into another zone on panel which I could program to activate another output which is connected to the dialler! A bit long winded but I'll think it through some more...

It's a Menvier SD3. Sounds like a possibility - how would I go about this? Bearing in mind, I'm not great with relays!

I have a Guardall PX48i

I thought about that but I have several smokes on different floors so would need multiple units...Point taken about the buzzer.

Hi all, Was hoping for some advice on an element of my system that I'm currently tweaking. I have several smokes attached to my system and a third party gsm dialler that calls out when fire/smoke is detected. The problem I have is that when I test the detectors, the dialler calls out for each test and this tends to not only annoy my key contacts (even though they are forewarned) but it costs a fair amount too! I have been pondering a way of omitting the output in a straightforward and easy way so that the testing does not immediately cause dial out. I don't want a delay on the output firing as it would need to be substantial given the distance from the furthest smoke and the nearest keypad to it. The output is +ve constant, going -ve on activation. I have a Menvier zone omit unit that 'seems' ideal for the situation - a simple key turn and the output doesn't fire whilst I test each detector. However, it appears the unit omits NC zones and mentions nothing of tolerating a 12v/0v outputs... This is where I could use some advice! I have thought about relays that may help but I am not electronically minded with regard to relays so not sure. The other solution is to go through the alarm menu each time i run a test and switch the output off - but this is time consuming and I would need to check carefully that I have put it back 'on line' after the testing... Any thoughts?