Honeywell L5000PK Wireless Home Security System Review and Tutorial Video

[punksrfr]

@akss- Thanks for the input. I would like to add the voice dialer in the near future.

[ssc2012xyz]

Thanks for the video. look at securitysystemconnect. com for all you security needs.

[punksrfr]

The screen saver is always on by default. I haven't looked into shutting it off.

[spearmintmonkey]

@punksrfr Yes, the backlight has a 30 second timer you can set so it will go out.

[spearmintmonkey]

Is the display always on even with the screen savers or will it go blank after a while if you have the screen savers off?

[punksrfr]

Sorry for the late response, the screen looks very good from above too. The viewing angle is quite wide

[spearmintmonkey]

Just ordered this to replace my Lynx Plus 3000.

How well does the display look if you are a little above it and not looking at it straight on? My keypad is mounted lower then eye level and this was something I was just wondering.

Thanks.

[punksrfr]

@spearmintmonkey- They will toggle back and forth. If it is in "Instant" mode, it will show the tab "Delay" so you can switch back. When it is in "Delay" it will show "Instant" so you can return.

[punksrfr]

@stuzor666- Yes, Total Connect is a subscription service. I believe they start around $30 per month. Check out the IPBAT, it is compatible with Lynx systems and has an app for remote control via smart phone for self monitoring. There fee starts at $5.95

@spearmintmonkey- simply by tapping the "instant" tab on the bottle left corner of the home screen.

[spearmintmonkey]

@punksrfr I notice some of the Lynx Touch panels have "Delay" where yours has Instant.

Can this be changed?

[spearmintmonkey]

How do you arm it for instant?

[stuzor666]

thanks for the reply, so I guess then if you want to use total connect services with it you would have to have a monitoring service?

[punksrfr]

Honeywell offers the ILP5 internet module that is compatible with this unit but requires a monitoring service. At the moment, I do not think the module can be used for self monitoring.

[aksecuritysystems]

@punksrfr any alarm can be self monitored, you just need to add a voice dialer into the system.

[stuzor666]

I have been looking at purchasing this model from home security but you mentioned that you were unable to find the internet module anywhere, is that still the case? Do you know if it can be used without a monitoring company?

[punksrfr]

Thank you. I purchased the system from home security store dot com. The siren is very loud, I believe it is 100 dB's

[spearmintmonkey]

Nice Review. Where did you purchase it from?

How loud is the built in siren?