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A friend asked me how he could monitor his garage door when away. His house is older but he has Internet service.     I thought about the Insteon solution (works for me) but that would require a PLM & ISY or Insteon Hub(?).  Don't think he'd be interested in that.  He knows how to build some...

I am surprised a search produced no hits on this topic.  My ELK keypad alternately displays these messages on the lower line:   pg 1 date & system time   pg 2 House   pg 3 FAIL to COMMUNICATE   I assume this "failure" message is because the system is trying to communicate via phone and gets no...

Hi, A few years ago my wife & I bought a vacation home and the place came with a Vista 10P Security panel and Honeywell Ademco 6150 keypad, installed by ADT. The system is currently not being monitored by ADT and I have no idea how long it’s been disconnected.  However, I do not want to pay for...

I meticulously followed the instructions to update the bootware, then firmware on my M1XEP so that it is compatible with Win10.  I used a Win7 PC to do this from the ELKRP.     http://www.elkproducts.com/m1xep-version2-firmware   Now, when the ELKRP cannot connect to the ELK and I get an error...

I purchased my system in 2011 and today I'm seeing a Low Battery indication on the keypad screen.  Should I expect just a few years service from the backup battery on the M1?  If all I have to do is replace it to remove the message, does anyone have a suggestion where the best place is to buy a...

Anyone have suggestions on a good Blu tooth receiver I can plug into my home audio system.   I have been using a deactivated Razr cell phone but there are limitations, like streaming is sometimes interrupted and the volume control is very limited.  I purchased a cheap ass receiver once on eBay...

For some reason, I can no longer log into my ELK PC console via the ELKRP2 program.  My desktop CPU/Mobo recently bit the dust, but I've replaced those and everything is now up and running, EXCEPT the ELKRP.  I confess I was having troubles accessing the system before the PC crashed, so I don't...

I have an issue with my ISY's coordination with the ELK. If I try to run a program from my ISY, I have to sometimes wait up to 20 seconds before the ELK will respond.  I have been trying for months to trace down the problem with no success.    When I presented this problem on the U-D forum, most...

For years, I've used an I/O link on my garage door contacts to "light-up" a KPL button in my house when the doors were open. I also get email/text messages if the door is left open for 40 minutes or more and motion is not detected in the garage. Early this year I installed my M1. At that time I...

I recently had my septic tank pump burn out and coincidently, the high water alarm in my garage was also fried. So the thing did not go off when the water level in the tank filled and the high water float switch closed. Luckily, I noticed the breaker had tripped and figured something bad was...

I need to complete my ELK install from last winter and add the smoke detectors. Will the model DSC (link below) work with the ELK M1? Does anyone have this model or what detectors are others using that have the built in sounding feature...

I am new to Elk and I have some basic set up questions defining arming areas. I would assume all my exterior door contacts would be wired into Area 1 (Main House). My front door is set up for a delayed entry. Do my garage doors belong there too (as a delayed entry). I have smoke/heat...

I have just got my Elk up and running but am baffled on how to arm the M1 to each of the 3 modes; STAY, AWAY and VACATION. After a couple of weeks of using it, I was able to arm the AWAY only once, and VACATION once. But I have no idea how that happened. Whether I press the EXIT key or STAY...

Forgive my ignorance, but I just graduated from a 30 year old switch on/switch off security panel to an ELK M1G. or the life of me, I cannot figure out how to disarm the system from a M1KP2 keypad. I find I can control everything from the RP software, and I can arm things from the keypad. But...

I think I have my hardware set-up correctly now and started the RP software. I set up a user account then searched for the M1XEP. I am able to "Find" the M1XEP, (I am given a MAC and IP address). When I select it, the introductory screen pops up but the Reboot/Send/Receive buttons along the...

I powered up my M1G today, essentially for a bench test. The keypad was recognized but then I had a number of "Zone violated" messages (11 zones that are not connected to anything) plus "Area 1"/"Output 2 Trouble" messages (see thumbnails). To address the Zone messages, do I need to short...

I am getting ready to fire up my new ELK M1 panel for the first time. This panel replaces a 30 year old security system that was mostly broken. Most my contact sources from the old panel are wired in and my M1XEP is connected. Thanks to you CocoonTechies for help with my M1XEP and doorbell...

Can I eliminate the wall wart that comes with my M1XEP by sniping off the transforme, then connect the wires from the M1XEP to one of the 12VDC outputs on the ELK M1 panel?

Hi, I'm retrofitting an older home installing a new ELK M1. The house has a standard door bell and I want the ELK to monitor button presses. Can I just wire a zone to the wires from the door bell button? I assume the wire carries some sort of voltage as the button has light in it. The door...

I am impressed with the completeness of the ELK-M1 kits that are sent out. All these parts and jumpers! Not sure what all these are for or where they go. Since I have never installed an M1 before, I have some basic questions that are obvious to those who have put one in. Im dealing with a retro...