Hey DIYers.
Dylan here with Alarm Grid.
Today, we're going over how to wire a trigger into the Lyric
controller.
So kind of quickly to go off that,
there is not a way to wire a trigger to the Lyric
controller.
The Lyric does not have the proper hard-wire zones
for a trigger.
The Lyric does have two built-in hard-wired zones
within the panel.
Those are for normally closed contacts, doors, windows,
so those won't count as a trigger.
So they won't really work on how you'd
want them to do it if you were trying to wire a trigger.
So basically, what a trigger is usually
for is to sound an external wired siren for the system.
So basically, when my panel sounds its alarm,
if it did have a trigger, it would send power to a siren,
causing that siren to arm and sound as well,
when I arm to sound.
So this one not having a trigger,
there isn't really a way to set that up just right off the bat.
There are a couple of options, however.
So first option, which isn't really
recommended too much but we have found that this does work,
if you have a Z-Wave plug-in module,
such as a MIMOlite or a linear Z-Wave plug-in, both of those
will work with the system, because they
are both home automation devices and both Z-Wave.
Basically, what you would do is you would set those up
with the panel.
You can wire an actual siren into that plug-in module.
So essentially, you're creating a rule
in the panel to trigger that Z-Wave device if the alarm is
sounding.
And then that hence would trigger
the actual external siren, causing it to sound.
You would have to create another rule
as well to shut off that device once that panel
has been disarmed, hence cutting power to the siren,
stopping the actual siren from there.
So you can do that if you want to have an external wired siren
to the system.
It is a a bit of a setup, obviously, because you're
getting the Z-Wave device.
You're wiring it in.
You're creating the rules for the alarm and the disarm.
But it has worked.
Really, the main way to set up a siren for the Lyric
that is recommended by Honeywell is by using the SiXSIREN.
So this is a wireless siren that is designed specifically
for the Lyric.
It's encrypted.
And basically it has a LCD indicating arm state.
And it also will sound a siren as well.
So we do have a video showing how to program this.
But real quick, I just want to kind of go over that as well.
So of course, with programming, you're going to go in Tools.
You're going to use your installer code.
Ours is still default, 4112.
Program, Zones.
And then I'm going to pick the next new one, so let's say 7.
And for all programming, we we're
opening up the Serial Number option.
Now, the SiXSIREN, it's not like a door contact or anything,
which you can't just fault it and it will automatically
program.
But you can trip it--
well, trip the tamper.
So to trip the tamper, you take off the back plate.
And right here, if you're able to see,
is the actual tamper switch.
So I'm going to hold that down and release it.
[BEEPS]
And then I get the serial number there.
[BEEPS]
Hold it down.
Perfect.
So that has gone through there.
I'm just going to confirm real quick that my serial number is
matching, which it is.
Perfect.
So just match that to the actual serial number there.
And then Device Type, Wireless Siren.
You can put zone descriptors if you want, so basically saying
where the siren is.
And then Supervise, Yes, because I want to be alerted
if this loses connection.
And Report, that means if it's going
to send a signal out to the central station as well.
Usually that indicates the tamper.
Doesn't really do too much.
Obviously, if the siren is sounding,
the alarm signal's going out for the other zones.
So you add that there, Front Wireless Siren.
Zone number 3 was the next one, so when I pressed Add New
it went to the next available one.
Then yeah, so that's pretty much the recommended way
to install a siren for your Lyric system.
Like I mentioned, not really a trigger,
since it's more of a wireless siren.
Encrypted, so you're pretty good on that.
And then, whenever this goes into alarm mode,
it's going to send the signal to the siren,
having the siren sound, and then display you know the proper LED
color on there.
And then just to review real quick,
so if you wanted to do like an actual external siren,
a wired siren, you would need a Z-Wave plug-in module.
You basically wire the siren into that module.
You'll pair the module with the Lyric system itself,
using the Inclusion mode through automation.
And then after that, you're going
to create rules, basically one to provide power
to that Z-Wave module if the alarm is sounding.
And then the second rule would be
to kill power to that Z-Wave module
once the system is disarmed.
So pretty easy setup.
It is more steps.
But if you're really set on using an external siren that's
wired, that's really all you want to do--
obviously this wouldn't be going outside, because it's
meant for indoors--
that would be a way that you can do it and set it up.
Yeah.
That's essentially it.
Not really too much with that.
We do have more videos about the Lyric, about sirens.
We have a couple FAQs as well about setting up
the external siren as well.
If you want to check those out, check out our web site,
alarmgrid.com, www.alarmgrid.com.
If you have just specific questions about the Lyric,
siren, monitoring, anything like that,
feel free to send us an email, support@alarmgrid.com.
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My name is Dylan with Alarm Grid.
Thank you for watching.