ADT Security Services Simon XT User Manual

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Panel indicator lights
Use Ta b l e  1 0 to understand the panel indicator lights.
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...

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Restoration of power.  This condition occurs after a complete loss of power (AC and battery). When 
power is restored, the panel will return to the arming state with the same zones bypassed it had prior to 
losing power. 
Sensor failure.  This condition occurs if a sensor is not communicating with the panel. Trouble beeps will 
start and the STATUS button will light. Press the STATUS button and the display will show what sensors 
have failed. Perform sensor tests. You may need to...

Chapter 4 Programming
This chapter describes how to program your system. It will guide you through 
programming instructions for system features.
System menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Entering and exiting the system menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Code options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Menu navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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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. Pressing STATUS while in the 
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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.
Programming options are...

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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.
Time of day format is HH:MMx
Where:
HH = 01 to 12 (12-hour format) or 00-23 (24-hour format)
MM = 00 to 59
x = a or p (12-hour format) or none (24-hour format)
To reset the clock:
1. Scroll up/down until the display...

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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. Press...

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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.
System tests
The Simon XT system tests...

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System programming
To enter the System Programming menu:
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. At this level, the following items are accessible:
• Access Codes
• Security
• Phone #s
•Timers
• Siren Options
• Light Control
• System Tests
The sections below describe the options that you can program in...

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User codes 1 to 8
To change a user code:
1. Enter the System Programming menu.
2. Scroll up/down to Access Codes, then press Enter.
3. Scroll up/down to the user code you want to change, then press Enter.
4. The current value of the code now flashes.
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
To change...