Hi Dave
Well.yes it IS that simple,actually.... If the reserve battery is OK the alarm won't sound for up to eight hours and then without power even the siren battery will discharge leaving the system dorment.
The installer has programmed the unit to prevent me defaulting back to basic 0123 codes (To ensure future work I suppose) so I suppose I shall have to annoy the neighbours for twenty minutes of 'alarm' before pulling a couple of wires.
Cheers !
Eileen
October 2008