Connecting DSC power 1832 alarm to phone line
Hello - I have a DSC power series 1832 alarm system that I want to connect to a central monitoring station. I have connected it to the phne line via a RJ31X telephone jack and cord set. I set up the system to monitor the phone line such that it should report an error when the phone line is no longer sensed. Sure enough, when I unplug the phone line from the alarm system, the alarm detects the situation and gives me an error message. The message goes away when I reconnect the line. As a further test, I set up the system to answer incoming calls after 3 rings (this is for remote programming). Like clockwork, after 3 rings, the phone goes dead which tells me the alarm system is able to disconnect the rest of the house from the phone line. What is strange is I don't hear it picking up the phone however. I am expecting to hear a series of beeps (like when calling a fax machine or modem) but don't hear anything but the phone continuing to ring. What should I hear? Finally, I told the alarm to call my cell phone to perform auto remote programming (of course I don't expect remote programming to work - I just wanted to see if the alarm could dial out) and my cell never rings. The alarm is doing something, because once again, the home phone goes dead, so I know the alarm is taking control of the land line. So, I am wondering if I may have the two wires from the land line into the alarm system reversed. Could this prevent it from dialing out?
Thanks,
Rob