Doorbell through home cinema system

[Mw Roofline]

I've got a simple home audio set up at home. Ceiling speakers in lounge, kitchen and a couple in dining room. It's connected up to a normal sound system with an amp that splits up the rooms etc.

Is there anyway I can install a wireless doorbel that would send a signal to some kind of AV input on the back of the sound system in the kitchen cuboard? bear in mind we could be watching the telly/listening to music when someone comes to the door.

Ta

 

[Alarm]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

I know a way you could have the speakers drop off and then you can hear the bell.

 

[Mw Roofline]

So it mutes when the bell sounds?

Or they fall out the ceiling when someone rings the bell?

 

[Alarm]

Either

Wireless bell, relay and a cut into the speaker cable.
Bell rings and speaker cuts out as bell rings.

Might be other ideas but thats a easy (ish) one.

 

[Sam Gangee]

My friend, who is deaf, uses a "doorbell" that flashes a table lamp.

 

[OwainDIYer]

Is there anyway I can install a wireless doorbel that would send a signal to some kind of AV input on the back of the sound system in the kitchen cuboard? bear in mind we could be watching the telly/listening to music when someone comes to the door.

Take the audio output from the doorbell receiver to the common of the AV input selector switch.

If that's not accessible, and you don't have pre-out/amp-in links on the back, try connecting across the volume control of one channel.

Use a divider netwok to get the right sort of volume without overloadnig the amplifier.