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Simon XT

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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.

If you are interacting with your panel and the panel hangs up on you, the system is calling in a report to the

central monitoring station or remote phone due to an action by you or someone at the security system site. The

actions listed in

Table 6

may be performed from an offsite phone.

Note:

This feature is not verified for use by UL.

Table 6.

Phone controls

Action

Phone key presses

Comments

Disarm

1

System not already disarmed

Subdisarm

1

Must have used the master code to gain access; system

was disarmed

Arm doors and windows

2

Press 2 again to activate

No Delay

feature

Arm motion sensors

3

Press 3 again to activate

Latchkey

feature

Arm doors, windows,

and

motion sensors

2

–

3

Check status

0

Turn light on

*

–

<unit_num>.

N = 1-8, unit number

Turn light off

#

–

<unit_num>.

N = 1-8, unit number

Turn all lights on

* – *

Turn all lights off

# – #

Hang up

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Section	Page
Preface	7
Conventions used in this document	7
Safety terms and symbols	7
Chapter 1 Introduction	9
Security system components	10
Figure 1. Simon XT system	10
Table 1. Simon XT system components	11
Communicating with your system	12
Table 2. System communication devices	12
Chapter 2 Using the control panel	13
Panel controls	14
Figure 2. Simon XT self-contained panel	14
Table 3. Simon XT panel keys and features	15
Standard text display	15
Simon XT features	17
Things you can do	17
Home security	17
Table 4. Simon XT arming levels	17
Exit/entry delay	19
Table 5. Entry and exit delay details	19
Bypassing sensors	20
Alarms	21
Light control (optional)	22
Chimes	22
Latchkey	23
System status	23
Using an offsite phone	24
Table 6. Phone controls	24
Using touchpads	25
Remote handheld touchpad	25
Figure 3. Remote handheld touchpad	25
Keyfob	26
Figure 4. Keyfob (keychain touchpad)	26
Chapter 3 How your system communicates	27
Status beeps	28
Table 7. Status beeps	28
Alarm sirens and lamp modules	29
Table 8. Alarm Siren and X10 Light Information	29
Panel indicator lights	30
Table 9. Panel indicator lights	30
Trouble beeps	31
Chapter 4 Programming	33
System menu	34
Entering and exiting the system menu	34
Code options	34
Table 10. Simon XT system codes	34
Menu navigation	35
Table 11. Simon XT menu structure	35
Top-level menus	36
Set clock	36
Light schedules	37
Sensor lights	37
Chime	37
Special chime	38
System tests	38
Revision	38
Contrast	38
System programming	39
Access codes	39
Security	40
Phone numbers	40
Timers	41
Siren options	41
Light control	43
Chapter 5 Testing	45
Testing sensors	46
Table 12. How to trip devices for sensor test	46
Testing communication	47
System download	48
Appendix A Reference information	49
Alarm system limitations	50
Emergency planning	50
Smoke and heat detector locations	51
Figure 5. Smoke detector locations	51
Your floorplan	52
Sensor and module locations	52
Table 13. Sensor locations	52
Table 14. X10 module locations	53
Access codes	54
Table 15. Access codes	54
Delays	54
Table 16. Delays	54
Table 17. Simon XT system quick reference	55

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