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Open entry chime options
The next gen 3 software update needs to include the option of having the open entry point device name mentioned from the base station instead of just a chime. I have four doors and I would like to know which one is being opened. I think it's a lot more safer and it seems like it would be simple.
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davey_d
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5.7K Messages
3 years ago
Thank you for the feedback, rdean. I'll note it for our devs.
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allergydoc57
8 Messages
3 years ago
Exactly what I want, too. It does this in test mode so I know it can be done.
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worthing
742 Messages
3 years ago
I'm pretty sure it does this if you choose a name for the sensor from the list but not if you enter a custom name. The system isn't doing text to speech and they can't pre-program a voice for a custom name since it's custom.
Edit: Updated to reflect that my statement is not correct. (Though I would still swear it used to do this...)
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j_dub
5 Messages
3 years ago
Plus one on this one!! We've been asking for this for a while now. The system can do this in test mode, so it shouldn't be too hard to make a feature to allow the user to choose which audible alerts play.
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mel_eacd91
7 Messages
3 years ago
Just adding this. I often consider other options because of this. I have a two story home. If someone breaks into our basement vs. our main level bedroom, I would love to know at 2am rather than taking the time to open the app find out how to get to opened sensors. If its a life or death situation, I'd like to know where the threat is coming from so I can prepare.
This feature has been requested for years. It has to be the only system out there that doesnt have it. How many features are the teams working on?
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ssuser19
8 Messages
3 years ago
Add me to the list, too! This is a rather annoying oversight.
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JAitken
2 Messages
3 years ago
My sensors don’t even make the chime! I have it to loud but it doesn’t chime at all.
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alynch1228
2 Messages
2 years ago
Do you have an ETA on the enhancement to allow to choose different sounds for different devices? I would like to know WHICH door or window is opening based on the sound not having to have my phone near me to read or look it up.
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billsandutilities
2 Messages
2 years ago
I honestly can’t believe the base station doesn’t say which door just opened, but after poring over the app and reading this thread I’m disappointed to know it’s true. My 22 year old system did that. It would announce “Front Door” when the door opened. Seems pretty basic.
I would also like to be able to hear the announcement from other rooms in the house that are not near the base station. Did someone say a siren device will also make the announcement when an entry opens? If the base station is the only thing that can announce, I won’t hear it from some places in the house. I would also like to hear the sound when the door closes. Right now, it only chimes (in “off” state) when an entry is opened. We have always used our old system’s announcements to know when someone has opened *and closed* a door.
Super disappointing that some basic features I thought would be standard are not supported and that people have been asking for them for years in this community.
I was also kinda hoping the open door announcement would be something I could get as an alert in the app if I wanted. So sorry, but I’m not sure this seems as thought through as I expected it to be.
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