alarm siren /strobe replace

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deathdalek

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#207683 8-Jan-2017 17:30

I need to replace my house out door siren/strobe I brought a new unit but when I opened the old one it only has 4 wires red black blue yellow , my new unit is wired for 2 wires tamper 2 wires strobe 2 wires siren =6wires ! Can someone poast a diagram of how to turn 4 wires into 6 lol

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#1700264 8-Jan-2017 17:39

Make model of old and new units and make model of house alarm.

It's a bit like saying "My car engine has failed, I got a new one how do I put it in"

More information is need please

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#1700265 8-Jan-2017 17:42

What did the old one do? Did it have a "tamper" circuit? Did it have a strobe?

deathdalek

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#1700282 8-Jan-2017 19:11

When setting alarm with remote it would honk twice and once when un setting it, keypad says fail outside siren , no make on master unit or any bits, makes no sound when setting it or if alarm is trigger enen inside siren dous not sound

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#1700283 8-Jan-2017 19:12

Had tamper strobe and siren