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Time to change the old bell box! (Menvier TS690 system) I am considering the Honeywell 8EP420 Respon8 or Aztech 2000 unit. Are there any known issues with these boxes or is there better on the market?

Thank you everyone for your invaluable support. Fresh pair of eyes (and several cups of tea) this morning and I found my mistake in the exit program. System now working better than before it 'had a rest' :D

Thanks, yes I did pick up on that one. I think I am at the root of my problem now. The system is definitely not setting correctly. What I was taking as the internal sounder indicating an intruder is in fact the internal sounder trying to tell me that the system is not setting correctly. :roll...

Panic alarm activation is A OK, thus problem is with the programming. Back to poring over the manuals!. Thanks every one! :D

Hmm Confused of DIY land here. If the battery is flat (And it's 7 years old, so it makes ever sense to believe it could be), how comes the bell test is sucsessful? My intention is to change the external bell box in the near future - once I have the system fully functional, so I'm happy to...

Triggered two IR detectors. strobe on external bell is happily flashing away, just the sounder isnt doing its job :(

Hi Folks. I have breathed life into my Menvier TS690 alarm system. Walk test shows all circuits active and Bell test proves external sounder/strobe active. However, when I activate the alarm the external strobe flashes but there is nowt from the sounder. I set the sounder delay to 15 seconds...

CD player on repeat mode is a quick, cheap and reliable solution. As I said, pre-recorded MOH CD's are available with music + simple message. Ie; "Thank you for calling, your business is important to us and we value your custom"... all to a backing track of suitable (?) taste. As for the...

MP3 player is perhaps not the best solution as eventually the battery will fail. It's better to use a disc player with a mains supply. You can also purchase ready-recorded MOH disks. Re the BT Versatility system, yes you do need a MOH module. The external MOH connection is via a 3.5mm jack plug...

Thank you for the advice peeps, will look at alternative system

Any thoughts as to where non-trade can purchase spare parts for a mature Menvier intruder alarm system. In particular I am trying to resource a control panel for a Menvier TS690. The existing panel has stopped talking to the system controller and the LCD panel has lost clarity. If parts are...

A good question ... The capacitors built into the microfilters are typically 22nF (0.000000022pF) and are part of a band pass circuit. As such they are designed, along with coils to present an impedance of 600 Ohms back to the telephone line whilst passing the voice component of the line...

Well I managed to shut the darn thing up, but it has left me with more questions. I removed the cover from the main unit and disconnected the battery. At long last peace descended upon my house, however... 1. The external sounder remained mute. Quite as a mouse. Not a peep. I checked the...

Hi Drgl, I am speaking from (painful) experience, having made exactly this error on a phone system installation :cry: To explain why this is an issue, you have to remember that two capacitors in parallel work the same as two resistors in series. Ie; the overall capacitance is the Sum of...

Hi, A few thoughts. You state you have a commercial garage. How are your phones distributed around the workshop.? Are there a number of extensions working via a phone system, NEC, Panasonic or simular? Or is it just one line with one or more phones connected to it? If it is the latter...

Thanks Atilla. I am going to hold off until daylight. I will try opening the main unit and popping the fuses. That of course will set off the external bell box. Hopefully, when I replace the fuses and re-power the unit I will regain control. If the reality is different, then it's up the...

How about if I disconnect the mains from the system. The battery hold-over is designed to be 7 hours when new. This alarm system is quite old so I expect the battery to fail in half that time. When the system battery fails, will the external bell start sounding? I would be Sooooo popular with my...

OK, this is my area of expertise! I am a telephone engineer of 30 years experience. I agree with everything so-far submitted, however I urge you to remove the face plate of the extension socket and physically remove, ie cut-out any yellow capacitor you find on the back of the socket. The...

Thank you to both Denford & Europlex for their replies. I managed to find an engineers manual on line and have tried 5-6-7-8. Also left panel for 2 hours before trying to use my normal pin. neither appear to work. Is it possible that the keypad itself is faulty? Is there a way I can deactivate...

Before error induced, LCD display showed FUNCTION. I do not have the original engineers manual so I do not know the installation default code. The contact telephone numbers for the installation company (CTI Security) are all NU. The internal sounder is :cry: