ADT Security Services Simon XT User Manual

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Exit/entry delay
Your Simon XT provides a delay after entering or exiting your home before the system is alarmed. Ta b l e  6 
provides details for the entry and exit delay features.
Exit delay
The exit delay is the amount of time the system gives you to exit the home before the system is armed. This is 
programmed by the installer. After you arm the system you will hear beeps during the exit delay. See Status 
beeps on page 20.
Silent exit
The silent exit feature...

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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. If a code is required for arming, enter your code after the first 
press of the DOORS +WINDOWS button, then...

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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. When an alarm is active, the panel 
displays:
Alarm Alarm Alarm
Press Status
Alarms are canceled by entering a valid...

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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. To turn off all...

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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. The latchkey 
feature can be activated during...

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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...

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Using touchpads
Touchpads are used to control the security system from any location within or near your home.
Remote handheld touchpad
Interfacing with the system using a remote handheld touchpad is similar to using the panel. 
F igure 3. Remote handheld touchpad 

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Keyfob touchpad
If your installer programmed the keyfob touchpad with no entry delay, and you armed the system with the 
keyfob touchpad, you must disarm your system before entering the home to avoid causing an alarm.
F igure 4. Keyfob touchpad
Note:  For any key press on the keyfob touchpad, hold the button until the indicator light blinks
If your installer programmed your system for remote touchpad arming, you must enter your home to start the 
entry delay before you can use...

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Panel indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Trouble beeps. . ....

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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.
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 Ta b l e  9 to understand the siren sounds...