Bellbox Sounder

[marksandsparks]

I have installed a Texecom Veritas R8 Plus control panel with an ADE Reson8 bellbox. When I test the external sounder using the test facility on the Programmer the sounder works fine.

However, when the alarm is activated by triggering any of the sensors/contacts the external sounder does not sound but the internal sounder does activate, the bellbox strobe flashes and the Texecom Speech Dialler works fine.

I have the control panel wired to the bellbox as follows:

Control panel terminals____________Bellbox terminals

Permanent Pos. supply ---------------------- Bell +

Switched neg. to activate sounder ---------- Bell -

Negative tamper return ---------------------- Return

Permanent negative supply ------------------ Hold off -

Switched negative to activate strobe ------- Strobe -

I presume that the above wiring is correct as somebody on this forum advised me on this.

Any ideas what may be going wrong?

Thanks very much for any help.

[ian.cant]

Bell delay?

[marksandsparks]

Bell delay?

Checked the Programmer and the bell delay is off.

[ian.cant]

Time to get your meter out and see whats switching and what isnt then!

And check the manual for the bellbox, you may need a link on the bellmod, as i found to my surprise using an Elmdene box this week!