again, the zones thing varies. our alarm system is a simple telephone keypad type also. each zone has a number assigned to it. so if you want to set the alarm, but want a certain zone unalarmed as it were, you put in the alarms normal code, and just add the number of the zone you don't want activated. we do this with ours as we have a cat who comes and goes through her cat flap as she pleases. so we turn the infrared movement sensors off which is done by simply adding one digit to the normal alarm code. i've no idea what make the alarm is as it was installed when the house was built 5 years ago and we didn't own it then. Kevin - co-owner/moderator of the blind gamers discussion list contact me via email/msn: kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:01 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: intruder alarms > Hi Derek > > I've come across two keypad types on alarm systems: One being the simple > telephone keypad and the other being two rows of numbers. Both of these > have been easy to set and turn off. However, they get a little complicated > when you want to turn certain zones off and have the rest of the alarm on. > I think the best thing to do is either to buy a simple one or to go > somewhere where you can have a play around with one. > > Barry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "access-uk" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:35 PM > Subject: [access-uk] intruder alarms > > > Hi all > Does anyone have any experience operating an intruder alarm system? > > I am wondering how easy they're to set if one is blind visually impaired. > > I mean the control panel, are the buttons like a phone, so one just > keys in a code to set, then another code to turn off, is that right. > > Regards, > Derek > > e-mail: derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq