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iv Simon XT User Manual FCC compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential environment.
v Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Conventions used in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Safety terms and symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi Simon XT User Manual Special chime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 System tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vii Preface This is the GE Simon XT User Manual for model 600-1054-95R. This document includes an overview of the product and detailed instructions on how to operate the system. Read these instructions and all ancillary documentation entirely before operating this product. The most current versions of this and related documentation may be found on our online publication library. To access the library, go to our website at the following location: http://www.gesecurity.
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Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Simon XT’s features. In this chapter: Security system components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Communicating with your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Simon XT User Manual Security system components The Simon XT uses wireless technology to warn your family about intrusion, carbon monoxide, and fire. It may also be used to control lights and appliances within your home. The system communicates with a central monitoring station and sends voice messages to an offsite phone. Figure 1.
Chapter 1 Introduction A Simon XT installation may include any of the devices listed in Table 1. Table 1. Simon XT system components Component Type Control panel Touchpads Sensors Modules a. Not verified for use by UL. Description Operates and programs your security system. It communicates to you through displayed and spoken messages. The panel can communicate to a central monitoring station and send voice messages to your off-site phone.
4 Simon XT User Manual Communicating with your system Sending commands or instructing your security system is done through a series of key presses on the panel, touchpads, or a remote telephone. Table 2. System communication devices Device Description Control panel You can enter commands for your security system through simple key presses on the panel. Depending on how your system is programmed, you may need to enter an access code for certain commands.
Chapter 2 Using the control panel This chapter provides instructions for operating your Simon XT Security System. In this chapter: Panel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Standard text display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Simon XT features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Simon XT User Manual Panel controls You can operate the self-contained security system through several different methods: • • • The front panel buttons provide a means of arming and disarming the system when you enter or exit your home. These buttons also provide a method for determining which sensors are active and determining system status. A set of three fast action keys provide immediate communication with the central monitoring station to report police, fire, or auxiliary alarms.
Chapter 2 Using the control panel Table 3. Simon XT panel keys and features Control Description Piezo siren The piezo siren makes alarm beeps and status beeps. Fire and intrusion alarm beeps are always played at high volume, while the volume of status beeps (such as trouble or chime beeps, entry and exit delay beeps, or auxiliary alarm beeps) is programmable. LCD display The LCD module has a 2 x 16 character array that displays a variety of phrases and icons.
8 Simon XT User Manual Arming level text could be one of the following: • • • • • Subdisarmed Disarmed Doors + Windows Motions Doors + Windows & Motions The phrase – No Delay is appended to the arming level when no entry delay is active. Here are the possible status icons: Chime - Solid bell Special chime - Outlined bell Light schedules - Clock Sensor lights - Light bulb Latchkey on - Key LEDs Every key on the front keypad has an LED behind it, except for the scroll up and down keys.
Chapter 2 Using the control panel Simon XT features Your Simon XT self-contained security system provides the following features: • • • • • • • Home security Entry and exit delays Light control Emergency Bypassing sensors Chime Latchkey Things you can do The Simon XT features provide you with the ability to perform the following functions: • • • • • • • • Arm perimeter (windows and doors) and interior (motion) sensors to indicate intruders.
10 Simon XT User Manual Arming/disarming Arming a sensor makes it active and allows the panel to generate an alarm when a door or window is opened, or when an unauthorized person enters a specific area. Disarming makes the sensor inactive in the system. The current arming level is shown on the panel display and changes in arming level are announced on the speaker. Subdisarm 1. Enter the master code while the system is disarmed. 2.
Chapter 2 Using the control panel Exit/entry delay Your Simon XT provides a delay after entering or exiting your home before the system is alarmed. Table 5 provides details for the entry and exit delay features. Table 5. Entry and exit delay details Function Description Entry delay Some active sensors cause immediate alarms when tripped. Other sensors, if enrolled in a delayed response group, start an entry delay that lets you enter the premises and disarm the system.
12 Simon XT User Manual No entry delay Use the No Delay feature when you are staying at home, for instance when you are asleep, or when you’re away from home and will carry a wireless touchpad that will allow you to disarm the system before opening a protected door. Check with your installer to find out how this option is programmed. 1. Close all doors and windows. 2. Press DOORS +WINDOWS twice.
Chapter 2 Using the control panel Unbypassing 1. Press BYPASS and enter the master code. 2. Scroll up/down to the sensor to be unbypassed. The sensor must be currently bypassed. 3. Press Enter to unbypass (reactivate) the sensor. 4. The panel removes the word Bypassed from the second line of the display. Alarms The system provides a series of alarms that indicate an unusual occurrence.
14 Simon XT User Manual Light control (optional) Simon XT lets you control lights and appliances using lamp, appliance, or universal modules. You can: • • Turn lights with unit numbers 1 to 8 on or off manually or at a specific time. Turn on lights when a sensor is tripped. You can program lockout times when sensor-activated lights won’t be active. To turn on all of the lights that are controlled by lamp modules, press the * button twice. The panel display will show All Lights On.
Chapter 2 Using the control panel Latchkey Use the latchkey feature to notify you, via a remote phone, if a family member does not arrive home at a predetermined time and disarm the system. When this feature is active, a latchkey alarm is reported if the premises are not disarmed by the programmed latchkey time. For example, if you set the Latchkey time for 3:00 p.m. and the system is not disarmed by that time a message is sent to your remote phone.
16 Simon XT User Manual Using an offsite phone If enabled by the installer, you can control your Simon XT panel remotely from an offsite phone. The panel answers a phone call according to the dialing method programmed by your installer. After a certain combination of rings and pauses, the panel will answer the call with the voice prompt Enter your code. You must enter the correct code to gain access.
Chapter 2 Using the control panel Using touchpads Touchpads are used to control the security system from any location within or near your home. Note: Touchpads such as the remote handheld touchpad and the keyfob, are not verified for use by UL. Remote handheld touchpad Interfacing with the system using a remote handheld touchpad is similar to using the panel. Figure 3.
18 Simon XT User Manual Keyfob If your installer programmed the keyfob with no entry delay, and you armed the system with the keyfob, you must disarm your system before entering the home to avoid causing an alarm. CAUTION: To avoid causing false alarms, check with your installer on how your touchpad options are programmed. Figure 4.
Chapter 3 How your system communicates Your system responds to you through the use of display and voice messages, status beeps, alarms, and panel indicator lights. In this chapter: Status beeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Alarm sirens and lamp modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Panel indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Trouble beeps. . . . . .
20 Simon XT User Manual Status beeps The panel sounds status beeps to alert you to various system events and conditions. Note: You may receive a different number of status beeps if you press the buttons quickly. Table 7. Status beeps Activity Beep Response Doors + Windows Exit delay and Entry delay beeps sound two times every five seconds and two times per second during the last ten seconds.
Chapter 3 How your system communicates Alarm sirens and lamp modules Exterior and interior sirens make three different alarm sounds on the premises, each indicating a different type of alarm. Sirens are programmed by the installer to time out and stop sounding after a specified time. Use Table 8 to understand the siren sounds used by the security system. Table 8.
22 Simon XT User Manual Panel indicator lights Use Table 9 to understand the panel indicator lights. Table 9. Panel indicator lights Button When button light is on When the button flashes DOORS+WINDOWS Doors + Windows armed Doors + Windows armed and no entry delay on MOTIONS Motions armed Motion sensors armed and latchkey on DISARM System disarmed System subdisarmed STATUS System trouble, open sensor, or bypassed sensor System in alarm Enter There are no open sensors a.
Chapter 3 How your system communicates Trouble beeps Your security system is able to automatically test itself for: • • • • Power failures Low batteries Nonworking sensors Communication troubles with the central monitoring station When your security system detects one of the problems above, six rapid beeps sound every minute until the trouble condition is corrected. To stop the trouble beeps, press STATUS or arm/disarm the system while the trouble condition exists.
24 Simon XT User Manual Sensor open. This condition occurs if a door or window is open or a system sensor has been disturbed and not reset properly. For example, a door/window sensor magnet may have been removed from the sensor. Your system will indicate this condition to you by causing the STATUS button to light. When you press the STATUS button, the display shows, for example, Sn 1 Front Door Open. Correct the problem by resetting the sensor.
Chapter 4 Programming This chapter describes how to program your system. It will guide you through programming instructions for system features. System menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Entering and exiting the system menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Code options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Menu navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26 Simon XT User Manual System menu Your Simon XT self-contained security system security system allows you to program certain user options, such as access codes, time schedules, or the system time. These options are accessed through a system menu. Entering and exiting the system menu To enter the system menu, press the scroll up/down buttons or the Enter button in the upper right of the panel. Press STATUS to exit a menu or option edit mode and navigate up one level.
Chapter 4 Programming Menu navigation Each menu contains a list of options and/or submenus. Press the scroll up/down buttons to navigate up and down the list of options and submenus in that menu. Pressing Enter after navigating to an option selects that option for editing and flashes the current value. Pressing Enter after navigating to a submenu enters that submenu, making a new list of options accessible. Pressing STATUS exits a menu and goes to the next higher level.
28 Simon XT User Manual Top-level menus This section explains the top-level menus, with the exception of system programming, which makes up the bulk of the menus and can be found in its own section, System programming on page 31. Set clock If the panel loses both AC and battery power, then upon restoring power the system time will default to midnight and blink, indicating it has not been set correctly. Your installer can set your system time to display in either 12-hour or 24-hour format.
Chapter 4 Programming Light schedules Simon XT will automatically turn certain lights on or off according to light schedules you can define in menu item System programming / Light control / Light schedules. See Light control (optional) on page 14. To enable or disable scheduled lights: 1. Scroll up/down until the display reads Light Schedules. 2. Press Enter. The current setting will flash. 3. Scroll up/down to toggle scheduled lights On/Off. 4. Press Enter. The setting will stop flashing. 5.
30 Simon XT User Manual Special chime To enable or disable the Special chime feature: 1. Scroll up/down until the display shows Chime. 2. Press Enter. The current setting will flash. 3. Scroll up/down to toggle Special chime on/off. 4. Press Enter. The setting will stop flashing. 5. Press STATUS to exit. An outlined bell icon will appear in the display when Special chime is enabled. Note: This menu will not appear if Special chime sensors are not in your system.
Chapter 4 Programming System programming To enter system programming mode, do the following: 1. Enter the system menu. 2. Scroll up/down to System programming, then press Enter. 3. The panel displays Enter code. 4. Enter your master code, then press Enter. At this point, you are in the System programming submenu.
32 Simon XT User Manual 5. Enter a new code (use correct length), then press Enter. 6. Press Status repeatedly to exit. Initially, all user codes are blank. A user code can be deleted by pressing Disarm while the code is being changed. Duress code. The duress code, when used in place of another user code, generates a silent duress alarm which is reported to the central monitoring station. To change the duress code: 1. Enter the System programming menu. 2. Scroll up/down to Access codes, then press Enter.
Chapter 4 Programming 4. The first digit of the current value of this option now flashes (this may take up both lines on the display). 5. Change each digit of the phone number by scrolling or entering a numerical value, then move to the next digit by pressing Enter. 6. When done, press Enter again to save the new phone number. 7. Press STATUS repeatedly to exit. The phone number can be deleted by pressing the DISARM button while changing a digit.
34 Simon XT User Manual 3. Scroll up/down to Piezo beeps, then press Enter. 4. The current value of this option now flashes (On or Off). 5. Scroll up/down to the desired value, then press Enter. 6. Press STATUS repeatedly to exit. Panel voice. Panel voice (spoken phrases on the speaker) and key press sounds from the speaker heard while controlling the system). This option determines whether or not the panel speaks status messages and arming level changes. To program Panel voice, do the following: 1.
Chapter 4 Programming 1. Enter the System programming menu. 2. Scroll up/down to Siren options, then press Enter. 3. Scroll up/down to Speaker volume, then press Enter. 4. The current value of this option now flashes (1 to 8). 5. Scroll up/down to the desired value, then press Enter. 6. Press STATUS repeatedly to exit. Light control You can control certain lights by using X10 lamp, appliance, or universal modules.
36 Simon XT User Manual Light schedules. In this menu, a light schedule can be programmed for each unit number (1 to 8). To program Light schedules, do the following: 1. Enter the System programming menu. 2. Scroll up/down to Light control, then press Enter. 3. Scroll up/down to Light schedules, then press Enter. 4. Scroll up/down to the desired light schedule (as defined by the unit number), then press Enter. 5. The current option value now flashes. 6.
Chapter 5 Testing This chapter provides a set of tests to ensure proper operation of your Simon XT self-contained security system. We recommended you test your system weekly. Testing sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Testing communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 System download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38 Simon XT User Manual Testing sensors You can test sensors one at a time to make sure they are sending strong signals to the panel. You should test the security system at least once a week. To perform the Sensor Test: 1. Scroll to System Tests. 2. Press Enter. The display shows Enter Code. 3. Enter your master code with the numbered keys. 4. Press Enter to accept the master code. The display shows Sensor Test. 5. Press Enter.
Chapter 5 Testing Testing communication Test communication between your system and the central monitoring station or a voice report destination at least once per week to make sure you have the proper telephone connection. Note: The system must be in disarm mode. To perform a communication test: 1. Scroll to System Tests. 2. Press Enter. The display shows Enter Code. 3. Enter the master code. 4. Press Enter to accept the master code. The display shows Comm Test. 5. Scroll to Comm Test. 6. Press Enter.
40 Simon XT User Manual System download You can initiate a download call to program your system with the settings specified by your installer. To initiate a download, do the following: 1. Scroll up/down till the display shows System tests. 2. Press Enter. The display shows Enter code. 3. Enter your master code with numeric keys. 4. Press Enter. The display now shows Sensor test. 5. Scroll up/down till the display shows System download. 6. Press Enter. The display shows Download in progress. 7.
Appendix A Reference information This appendix provides a list of system limitations, emergency planning, floorplan, and a quick reference command table. In this appendix: Alarm system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Emergency planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Smoke and heat detector locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Your floorplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42 Simon XT User Manual Alarm system limitations Not even the most advanced alarm system can guarantee protection against burglary, fire, or environmental problems. All alarm systems are subject to possible compromise or failure-to-warn for a variety of reasons. • • • • • • • If sirens are not placed within hearing range of persons sleeping, in remote parts of the premises, or if they are placed behind doors or other obstacles.
43 Smoke and heat detector locations Selecting a suitable location is critical to the operation of smoke alarms. Figure 5 shows some typical floorplans with recommended smoke and heat detector locations. Use these location guidelines to optimize performance and reduce the chance of false alarms: • • • • • • • Note: Before mounting alarms, program (learn) them into memory and do a sensor test from the alarm’s intended location to ensure good RF communication to the panel.
44 Simon XT User Manual Your floorplan Use the following guidelines when drawing your floorplan: • • • • Show all building levels. Show exits from each room (two exits per room are recommended). Show the location of all security system components. Show the location of any fire extinguishers Sensor and module locations Use Table 13 and Table 14 on page 45 to list your sensor and module locations. Table 13.
45 Table 13. Sensor locations (continued) Sensor number Sensor name Sensor type Location 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Table 14.
46 Simon XT User Manual Access codes Table 15. Access codes Code description Code Master code User code 1 User code 2 User code 3 User code 4 User code 5 User code 6 User code 7 User code 8 Duress code Delays Table 16.
47 Table 17. Simon XT system quick reference a Control panel Level 0: Subdisarm the system Enter the master code while the system is disarmed. Level 1: Disarm the system DISARM, . Level 2: Arm doors and windows DOORS+WINDOWS, (if required). Level 3: Arm motion sensors MOTIONS, (if required). Level 4: Arm doors, windows, motions DOORS+WINDOWS, (if required), MOTIONS. Activate no delay DOORS+WINDOWS, DOORS+WINDOWS.
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49 Index A floorplans................................................................................................ 44 AC power failure .................................................................................... 23 H access codes...................................................................................... 31, 46 accidental alarms .................................................................................... 13 handheld touchpad.................................................
50 Simon XT User Manual programming .......................................................................................... 25 special chime .......................................................................................... 30 status....................................................................................................... 15 Q status beep volume ................................................................................. 34 quick exit ......................................
