Can you check the alarm remotely if you have an answering machine?
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Yes, you can. There are instructions with the device that will make it very easy to call it and check on the settings. You will need a landline phone to set up the freeze alarm. I set mine so that I call home, let the phone ring three times, then hang up. I then call again and the freeze alarm will answer after two rings to give me the status of my home temperature and the strength of the battery backup. The device is very reliable in my experience. It has saved me from freeze damage at least once a year. It calls me and alerts me to cold temperature in the house(the pilot light on the boiler had gone out) and then it called a neighbor, who was able to restart the boiler and keep things safe. Yes, you can. There are instructions with the device that will make it very easy to call it and check on the settings. You will need a landline phone to set up the freeze alarm. I set mine so that I call home, let the phone ring three times, then hang up. I then call again and the freeze alarm will answer after two rings to give me the status of my home temperature and the strength of the battery backup. The device is very reliable in my experience. It has saved me from freeze damage at least once a year. It calls me and alerts me to cold temperature in the house(the pilot light on the... » Read More Yes, you can. There are instructions with the device that will make it very easy to call it and check on the settings. You will need a landline phone to set up the freeze alarm. I set mine so that I call home, let the phone ring three times, then hang up. I then call again and the freeze alarm will answer after two rings to give me the status of my home temperature and the strength of the battery backup. The device is very reliable in my experience. It has saved me from freeze damage at least once a year. It calls me and alerts me to cold temperature in the house(the pilot light on the boiler had gone out) and then it called a neighbor, who was able to restart the boiler and keep things safe. « Show Less
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Yes, you can. There are instructions with the device that will make it very easy to call it and check on the settings. You will need a landline phone to set up the freeze alarm. I set mine so that I call home, let the phone ring three times, then hang up. I then call again and the freeze alarm will answer after two rings to give me the status of my home temperature and the strength of the battery backup. The device is very reliable in my experience. It has saved me from freeze damage at least once a year. It calls me and alerts me to cold temperature in the house(the pilot light on the boiler had gone out) and then it called a neighbor, who was able to restart the boiler and keep things safe.
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Yes. Dial your answering machine and when it answers hang up. Call back and you will get the monitor which will tell you the temperature, whether the power is on, and if the 9v is still good.
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If you have an answering machine connected to the same line as the alarm you can still call in to check. If, for example, the answering machine picks up after 4 rings, the way to access the alarm is to call, let it ring 3 times, hang up and call again. The alarm "remembers" the first call so it will now pick up during the second call. You will be given current readings without having to enter a remote access code, but to do anything else you will need to use one.
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Yes you can if your answering machine cuts in say on ring number four you can let your house ring three times then hang up directly call back on the second ring your freeze alarm will cut in and give you the condition of your house
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No, Lloyd... just replace your battery & then do an alarm "check" to make sure the system is operating properly.
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Yes. Go to menu; scroll up or down until you come to answering machine. Hit the menu button again and when see answering machine on showing on the screen it means that the answering machine is in fact off.
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Part 1 - You need to contract a monthly service and add "Total Connect" that allows email notification / remote control your alarm from anywhere. Part 2 - If you do not have that I mention on part 1 you can still monitor the alarm when you are inside your house (turning on/off from bed using your iphone if you buy also the U$ 0.99 app from iTunes).
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You can set up the control module to call the police directly but all they will hear is the system message (ie. Alarm sensor # was triggered). Also the calling method is landline and you will need to tell the police dept that you setup your system to call them if alarm is triggered. My advice is that you setup system to call you and then you be the judge to call the police of it's a real break-in situation.
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No, you don't need to have a landline for the alarm to work but without one you won't be notified of an alarm condition if you're away from home.
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If your alarm system supports wireless devices, and there is a generic, dry-contact, wireless transmitter available for it, then yes you can certainly do that.
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I understand that you can setup your alarm system for txt messages not for emails, I rather use the app total connect to verify my alarm status.
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I tried to use without alarm but foind it would not dial without the 9 volt battery installed. I suppose you could disable the speaker or cover it with tape.
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I do not think so. When it stops working I change the batteries. I never heard an alarm
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You have to use a monitoring service or it affects as a local audible alarm only. Make sure the monitoring service gives you access to total connect. That way you can program and control the system via the internet or your phone.
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No. There isn't a way to remotely activate it via BlueTooth in an alarm clock function.
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No not from an app, you can however set 1-5 alarms that will play whatever station you set it to.
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Dear Paul,Thank you for contacting us. This alarm can be used for either self monitoring or for professional monitoring. It just needs to be connected to a land line or voip phone service.Sincerely,Andrew
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Not that I know, hw withing app has a "reminder" section where alarms canbe set. Hope this help.
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Yes. There is a test mode which when activated chimes when any alarm is triggered (window, door and motion detector).
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Yes, I have alarm.com and they work perfectly once paired to my control panel. You will need your installer code to do this though.