I've got the ds 7000 alarm with several
keychain remotes plus my cars have
the "homelink" programable controllers. I
can arm the sytem with the standard house
control pad and it gives an audible warning
for about 1 minute before it arms. No
problem telling that the alarm is armed
when I do that. However, when I use the
keychain remote from outside the garage or
the "homelink" from inside the car as I
drive out the driveway, I have no way to
tell if the alarm has received the "arm"
signal. I have read the recent post about
using a led detector with a contact module
to turn on a light to show the alarm
is "armed". I do not want or need a device
that is on the entire time that the alarm
is on (although that may be the only
option). I am looking for a way to install
a remote signal (light, lamp, buzzer, ect)
that stays on only about 1 minute. This
would be easy to do if I used the house
control pad because it turns on the porch
lights and inside lamps for 1 minute then
turns them off when the alarm arms. I could
just move the lamp near a window by the
driveway. The house control pad has a delay
built in. I need to use the keychain
remotes and still get this 1 minute signal
that the alarm has received the "arm"
signal.
One main reason that I use the keychain
remote is that I have a motion detector in
the garage and I must close the door before
arming the system. Any ideas on how to get
the keychain remotes to allow a delay
before the system arms?
