yep youve got to be able to get into installer mode first and cahnge it from in there. There is no other way.
Hi all,
A frind of mine has a Bosch alarm system, solution 880.
He has a delay of 2 mins I think, once the garage has been opened to disarm the alarm. He's an older person and sometimes has trouble getting to the alarm pad in time, so I'd like to increase the delay for him.
BUT looking in the manual, this option can only be set by the installer, does anyone know how I can lengthen the delay for him?
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you
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yep youve got to be able to get into installer mode first and cahnge it from in there. There is no other way.
I would seriously consider moving the sensor in that area so it doesn't pick him up till later. An entry delay of such a long time is not a good idea. 2 minutes is an awefully long time for anybody to be messing around in the house before the alarm goes off. I can't remember the exact figure but the average burglar only takes about 3 or 4 minutes to do the entire job. Best to move the sensor and shorten the entry delay to say 30 seconds at most.
I agree with Arjan. Two minutes is too long a delay, either move the detector or invest in a wireless remote kit and reduce the delay as much as possible. In two minutes an experienced crook could clear out the garage and/or find and disable the alarm.
Thanks all for the replies, so if I just remove the wires for the sensor from inside the panel, that should suffice? Don't have to change any of the settings to disable that zone or anything?
Cheers
It will need to be programmed out (type15) or have the resistor inserted across the input in the panel to seal that zone, or it will just bypass everytime you arm it "::""))
I actually meant move it so that it doesn't face the door, thereby not needing so much delay, but still doing its job
I should have actually said earlier that I think its a reed switch on the garage door NOT a PIR.
If I go the resistor option, what type should I use?
Thanks
I can't believe this - EVERYONE being helpful to a DIY
*sigh* the first unhelpful post in this thread. There always has to be one doesn't there lol.
As mentioned before use the one thats in the reed switch (either a 3.3K or 6.8K) and stick it in the panel between the Common or 12v+ and the input the cable is wired into. The other way and possibly the faster way to do it is to default the panel and reprogram it.
If its a basic panel with say 4 or 5 zones, 1 or 2 user codes and not much else it only takes 3 minutes to program one of these. Maybe 10 minutes for the entire job. Not much of a biggy. *shrug* If it was my call I'd do it that way. Somebody else might do it differently.
If the reed switch is hidden in the door frame or something, the cable could be hard to get at. This could make strapping the reed kind of hard and would take a lot longer than my option.
I say leave it in and add remotes... 'course that would require defaulting and re-programming, but it would maintain or improve the original level of security.
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