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removed a samsund PTZ during an upgrade a while ago and finally got around to putting it up at home the other day, but i can't get into the setup menu of it! i'm sure i got into it in the past when i was testing it on the bench but just can't now! its running pelco P, 4800B, ADD2. i've tried preset 95, 64, and 126 but having no joy. any ideas?

be careful with staples! we recently had an intermittent fault with an IP camera which had about 10m of its run stapled. we took a reflexomiter, and this is what the cable looked like! you can see where the staples were... (and where the installer had obviously ragged a kink through the wall) and this is what the new cable run looked like, secured with clips! Generally i'm a fan of staples, but they can cause problems down the line, even when everything looks fine!

again, why not have it recording on a remote client PC?

can i just ask, why are you using two DVRs? in this day and age would it not be better to just have one DVR with a client pc at the other building?

even more reason to fit an isolator! the only time i've ever had a CIE fault on a texecom was on a system where someone wired a relay to switch mains, and wired it directly to a digi output on the panel. on reading the log i noticed the panel usually crashed when said output had activated, looked at the relay and saw evidence of arcing so i'm guessing it sent some spiked voltage to the panel and reset it. sounds like your issue could be similar, if the control4 is on a different phase then the serial link could be getting some iffy voltage from somewhere.

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get an opto isolator on the comms.

texecom premier will do it, and you can control the panel via the com port too. if you ask texecom nicely they'll give you the protocol

alien DVRs are essentially rebranded hikvision DVRs with slightly different firmware. use hikvision and they have mac software

that is a very expensive way to do it! could you not use IP cameras? would take a bit of the cost down (you can still convert them to analog at the dvr end)

turns out they're not an accessory... they only come with their ladders.

stumbled upon this video and the product looks useful! have any of you guys used one/know where to get one?

you're talking about shorting live and neutral? no matter what resistor you use, you can't be serious! fire alarms are not supposed to create fires! if you must do that, short between earth and neutral - but i wouldn't advise that either.

i have a PTZ on my system but it doesn't cover my grounds, covers the alley that my house backs onto as we had various problems and the neighbours decided it would be a good idea - which it was! we don't really get problems anymore. apart from a flytipper a few months ago - but he got slapped with a £1,000 fine from the council so don't think he'll be doing that again. i also have a static in the shed where we keep the bikes. if the alarm is triggered, all the TVs switch to showing that camera.

when i've done it in the past we provided a volt free contact for the PA guys which went into some sort of controller which turned the amps down over a period of about 5 seconds, but then we also had a big contactor that shut the whole PA rack down 30 seconds later as a failsafe. i'm usually near that area... divert the calls to me, pay me the callout fee and i'll take care of it for ya

they're not competent. they're ******* retards.

don't do what i've lost count of putting right on services and wire the tamper return to an OUTPUT on the expander...

things like that are the best. it was running around derelict/in process of demplition buildings when i was a kid and salvaging various electrical bits that got me interested in this industry in the first place the BBC studios in manchester was an alladins cave of goodies up for grabs! XD

its a wired panel, but supports either an 8 or 32 way wireless reciever allowing you to mix and match wired and wireless zones. their wireless kit is called 'ricochet' and forms a mesh network, so the signal can bounce through all the devices meaning if you have a device out of range of the reciever, as long as you have one or two devices in the middle, the singal will get back no problem.

I too am a tech savvy home automation person (and alarm engineer by trade) and have a texecom premier elite 48 at home with an IP com module and rs-232 module which allow me to basically do anything at all that i want with it.

i would of pressed it.