No, that's just the mechanical chime part. The two rods with springs around them are solenoids that are "pulled" into the block when the doorbell button is pressed. Have someone press the button for you so can see this....This is the transformer right? What am I looking at exactly?
Yeah, that 4-note or 8-note chime likely won't work. You need to find a more basic two-note chime where you get one note when you press the doorbell button, and another note when you release it (assuming the button is wired to the front door terminal on the chime). Basically, look for the cheapest doorbell chime you can - that'll probably be the type you need. Timmons posted an image of one just above....Based on some research it looks like my Broan/NuTone C305 Mechanical Door Chime may be incompatible with the Laview doorbell. Any recommendation on what to try?
Fundamentally, I think you have to compare the DB1 against whatever alternative you might have. I'm not aware of a perfect solution - especially one that doesn't involve an ongoing fee to use. From that perspective, all things considered, I'm "OK" with our DB1. Is it a robust product? No. Have I made some adjustments from my original plans in how we use the DB1? Yes. I've improved the WiFi at the doorbell beyond what I feel I should have had to. I've upgraded the transformer. I stopped trying to have the doorbell sending notifications to more than one phone. I stopped trying to feed the DB1 video into my NVR. And like others, I concluded I'm better off using the RCA Security app than any of the other apps.Somewhat discouraging that people are not having much luck with this as someone who just started in trying to get it setup and is considering a transformer to replace the old one. I only paid 50 so it seems like this is worth a try.. isn't anyone on here happy with it?
The "most complete" listing of firmware options I'm aware of is at Nelly's Security. On their firmware downloads page, select Camera type, brand NSC, and model NSC-DB1 to get the firmware options. Unfortunately, there are no release notes, the version number doesn't appear to ever change, and some "releases" might actually be the same code base just packaged with different audio clips.Is there a page or something with collected FW for these things? What is the best firmware to be running? I have the latest on there but I can't seem to get my NVR to work with this.
Yea i agree with your assessment. there isn't any product stable enough or better than the DB1 that requires no subscription fee.Fundamentally, I think you have to compare the DB1 against whatever alternative you might have. I'm not aware of a perfect solution - especially one that doesn't involve an ongoing fee to use. From that perspective, all things considered, I'm "OK" with our DB1. Is it a robust product? No. Have I made some adjustments from my original plans in how we use the DB1? Yes. I've improved the WiFi at the doorbell beyond what I feel I should have had to. I've upgraded the transformer. I stopped trying to have the doorbell sending notifications to more than one phone. I stopped trying to feed the DB1 video into my NVR. And like others, I concluded I'm better off using the RCA Security app than any of the other apps.
Does the DB1 still go offline for me? Yeah, maybe every week or two. I do wish one of the ipcamtalk vendors (Empire or Nelly's) would get to the bottom of whether that is something to do with our doorbells or with the servers at HikVision so we know how to best deal with it.
i got the same 598 in July this year using the 16 V 30 VA. it's been extremely stable except the hikvision cloud server has been giving me headache these three days.Hey i have the edward signaling 598 transformer on the way and am just curious as to what wiring everyone used? is the 16V 30VA the way to go? or 24V 30VA?
Are you using the blue iris windows that charges $29.95 for a single camera and $59.95 for multiple cameras? the blue iris app on app store charges $9.95 in addition to the windows version. Are you guys talking about this blue iris? or do you have another blue iris somewhere for free?Mine has been running pretty steady since I installed it at least 6 months ago (might have been longer, I can't remember). However, I don't have it connected to the Hikvision cloud and only use it with the BI notifications. I can stream it with the BI app fine. Because of its placement on my walkway, I have been using an overview camera to set the triggers for the camera. It also stays in color mode all night because of my porch lights. If the lights go off, it doesn't get a clear picture at all.
I guess my conclusion is that as a cam that is low enough to get some faces, and be powered by my doorbell transformer, it does the trick. I'm glad that my setup allows me to not rely on the Hikvision cloud, as that seems to introduce a few headaches.
I use the full version for my server since I have 20+ cameras. It is worth it for all of the features that you get. I doubt you'll find a better value. I also use the app in addition to the server. For less than the cost of a decent camera and you have a full feature VMS system with a very active developer.Are you using the blue iris windows that charges $29.95 for a single camera and $59.95 for multiple cameras? the blue iris app on app store charges $9.95 in addition to the windows version. Are you guys talking about this blue iris? or do you have another blue iris somewhere for free?