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Adjust alarm siren volume or have a silent alarm
I would like the option for a silent alarm instead of having the siren go off.
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08-05-2021 12:17:26
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- U
In addition to using my system when I'm sleeping or not home, I use my alarm when I'm home to protect my music studio. It has 2 accessible windows and a door that are not visible from most locations in my home and it contains valuable musical instuments and recording equipment. The problem is that the control panel is necessarily located in the area that is usually occupied by me and my family during the daytime. When someone inadvertently sets off the alarm, it's not just annoying. to whoever happens to be sitting near the panel. It's brutally unpleasant. I'm not a candyass. I don't need an alarm to scare an intruder away. I just need it to be loud enough to alert me to a potential intrusion. whether I'm sleeping or awake.. I'll handle it from there. I know how lightly or soundly I sleep. I know exactly how far my bedroom is from the panel, whether it is on the same floor or upstairs. I know precisely how loud I need the siren to be. The manufacturer of the alarm does not. What's wrong with enabling me, the customer, to choose... to tailor the volume to precisely to what I need? What would you think of a restaurant that only allows the cook to decide which dessert you should have after dinner?
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11-11-2022 07:09:05
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- D
I have an adult daughter with autism. Loud noises traumatize her. (She gets upset if the TV is too loud.) I bought the Ring alarm system for two reasons: 1) to give her piece of mind when home alone. We’ve explained the benefit of knowing that you can be assured nobody has entered the home and a system of sensors keeps an eye on things. And 2) we have an extensive system of wired sensors already installed, so I appreciate the retrofit kit. I was not aware that the alarm itself could not be silenced. This is a real problem for us and could lead to us simply deactivating the whole thing, which would be a shame. I realize volume could be difficult to control; but whether the alarm sounds at all is obviously controlled by software and should be a relatively easy option to add. My preference would be to opt for phone alerts and an Echo announcement to notify of a trigger. I strongly urge the Ring team to consider this option. (And btw, SimpliSafe has offered this for some time, both volume reduction and silence options.) As an aside, has anyone figure out a way to bypass the ring alarm through some hack routine? I’m thinking of things like using Alexa to create a routine associate with Guard modes that watches the sensors and creates an Echo announcement, but that never sets the Ring modes.
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17-12-2022 04:55:39
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DI would like to do one more important point here. My city has a false alarm ordinance on the books. Whether the alarm is monitored or self monitored, false alarms will trigger charges from the city of up to $300 per occurrence. Another reason why this is critically important to address.
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17-12-2022 06:42:55
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the siren should be disabled. Also it’s not a good idea have the siren near the base unit as a thief can understand where the control unit is. One of the principles of alarm systems is to keep the control unit and the siren in different places. Please add this feature in the next hardware firmware update. Maybe when the alarm is enabled the voice prompt reminds you when the siren is disabled just as security check
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22-12-2022 12:49:07
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I purchased the Ring alarm system, but after reading that you cannot adjust the siren volume, or silence the base station, I am concerned about setting this system up! I have a 25 year old Autistic non-verbal daughter at home, and is terrified of loud sounds. I would hate for this alarm to go off, due to false alarms (as I have researched happens often), or even the set up, and send her into unnecessary stress. PLEASE Ring, implement this feature!!
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28-10-2022 05:34:33
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