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 silences the status beeps that accompany the exit delay. See Status beeps on page 20. 
Press SILENT after you arm the system to silence status beeps. The panel will still beep at the beginning and 
end of the exit delay.
Note:  Enabling silent exit doubles the exit delay time.
Entry delay
The entry delay is the amount of time the system gives you to disarm the system after entering the home. This 
is programmed by the installer. When you enter your home, you will hear beeps during the entry delay. See 
Status beeps on page 20.
Table 6. Entry and exit delay details
FunctionDescription
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. If the 
system has not been disarmed by the end of the entry delay, the alarm occurs.
No delay If the system was armed with the No Delay feature activated, there will be no entry delay and the 
alarm will occur immediately.
Exit delay When the user arms the system, an exit delay starts. During the delay the user can vacate the 
premises through a delayed response door without causing an alarm.
Protest during arming The system may protest an arming level change if certain abnormal conditions exist . If a sensor that 
is active in the requested arming level is open, the system sounds protest beeps and automatically 
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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 press the button again.
3. The panel displays Doors+ Windows - No Delay and speaks Doors and Windows On, No Entry Delay. 
The DOORS + WINDOWS light will blink and the exit delay will begin.
Note:  To avoid causing an alarm, you must disarm the system with a wireless touchpad before entering your home.
Quick exit
Use the quick exit feature when someone wants to briefly leave while the home is still armed (for instance to 
get the newspaper). This feature needs to be enabled by your installer. When you press the DISARM button, 
the display shows Exit Time Is On. This allows a designated exit door to be open for up to two minutes without 
triggering an alarm.
Note:  The designated door may be opened and closed only once. If you close the designated door behind you when you exit , 
you will have to disarm the system upon reentering. Leave the designated door open while using the quick exit feature.
Exit delay extension
If enabled by your installer, the Exit delay extension feature will recognize when you arm the system, leave 
your house and then quickly re-enter your house (such as you would if you forgot your car keys.) In such a case 
Simon XT will restart your exit delay to give you the full exit delay again.
Bypassing sensors
Bypassing a sensor allows you to open the sensor while the system is armed. For example, if your Doors & 
Windows are armed and you want to open your kitchen window but do not want to disarm the entire system, 
then you can bypass the kitchen window sensor and then open the kitchen window without causing an alarm. 
Bypassed sensors are automatically unbypassed when the arming level is changed to a level where the sensor is 
not active.
Bypassing
1. Press BYPASS and enter the master code.
2. Scroll up/down until you reach the sensor to be bypassed.
3. The display shows, for example, Sn 1 Front Door on the first line.
4. Press Enter to bypass (deactivate) the sensor.
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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 master or user code. After alarms are canceled, the system will be 
disarmed.
Canceling and preventing accidental alarms
One of the biggest concerns you might have regarding your security system is causing an accidental alarm. 
Most accidental alarms occur when leaving the residence after arming the system or before disarming the 
system upon your return.
There is a communicator delay (dialer delay) of 30 seconds programmed into this panel. The panel will delay 
30 seconds before dialing the central monitoring station remote phone to send reports. You can have your 
installer program this delay time between 0 and 254 seconds. To cancel an accidental alarm before the 
programmed dialer delay time expires, enter your access code.
Guidelines for preventing accidental alarms
Use the following guidelines to prevent accidental alarms.
• Close doors and windows before you leave your house.
• Gather your belongings, so you can exit immediately after arming the system.
• Always enter and exit within the programmed delay times.
• Make sure you leave through a door that has a delay time set for it.
• Disarm your system immediately upon returning home.
• Be aware of the devices in your security system and learn how each one operates.
• If you have pets, ask your installer if you need pet lenses in your motion detectors.
• Check the location of your smoke detectors. Smoke detectors near bathrooms and kitchens can be 
tripped by steam and smoke from cooking.
• Make a note of the display, system beeps, and indicator lights that indicate the current system status. 
						

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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 lights that are controlled by lamp modules, press the # button twice. The 
panel display will show All Lights Off. To turn on or off individual lights:
• To turn on a light with unit number N (1 to 8), press the * button, then . The panel displays and 
speaks Light  On.
• To turn off a light with unit number N (1 to 8), press the # button, then . The panel displays and 
speaks Light  Off.
Chimes
Use the Chime feature to signal when a protected door is opened while the system is disarmed. The panel 
chimes twice when a chime sensor is tripped, if the chime mode is enabled. This feature allows you to be 
notified when family members are going in and out of your home. The Chime and Special Chime features are 
turned on or off in the system menu. See Chime on page 27 and See Special chime on page 28.
Note:  If there are no chime sensors in your system, the Chime option will not be in the System menu.
Voice chime
Your installer may have programmed the system to speak the sensor name or make a custom chime sound 
when a chime sensor is tripped. The chime sound, if programmed, will be played in place of the standard chime 
beeps.
Special chime
Special chime allows you to install motion sensors in a patio or at the front door, and be notified when someone 
is approaching those areas. These motion sensors are not used for intrusion protection. The panel will chime 
three times, if the special chime mode is enabled.
Note:  If there are no special chime sensors in your system, the Special Chime option will not be shown in the System menu. 
						

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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 arming if a latchkey time is programmed. 
To activate the latchkey feature:
1. Press MOTIONS twice. If a code is required, enter your code after the first press of the MOTIONS 
button, then press MOTIONS a second time.
2. The panel MOTIONS light will blink and the exit delay will begin.
System status 
Press STATUS (no code is required) to cause the system to display and speak the following types of 
information:
• Alarm conditions
• Alarm history
• Trouble conditions
• Open sensors
• Bypassed sensors
The STATUS button blinks when an active alarm exists. The STATUS button is lit when an abnormal 
condition such as a trouble or open sensor exists in the system.
You can clear certain status entries from the system (such as old alarm history) by pressing DISARM after 
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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 Ta b l e  7 may be performed from an offsite phone. 
Table 7. Phone controls
ActionPhone key pressesComments
Disarm
1System not already disarmed
Subdisarm
1Must have used the master code to gain access; system 
was disarmed
Arm doors and windows
2Press 2 again to activate No Delay feature
Arm motion sensors
3Press 3 again to activate Latchkey feature
Arm doors, windows,  and 
motion sensors
2 – 3
Check status0
Turn light on* –.N = 1-8, unit number
Turn light off# –.N = 1-8, unit number
Turn all lights on* – *
Turn all lights off# – #
Hang up
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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 your keyfob touchpad to disarm the system.
Note:  Panic alarms need to be silenced from the panel, a remote handheld touchpad, or another keyfob touchpad. They 
cannot be silenced from the same keyfob that activated the alarm. 
CAUTION:  To avoid causing false alarms, check with your installer on how your touchpad options are programmed.
Lock  Press once to arm doors and windows.
  –  Lock  Press twice to arm doors, windows, and motion sensors.
  –     –  Lock  Press three times to arm doors, windows, motion sensors, and to activate the latchkey 
option.
 +     Lock and 
unlockPress both buttons simultaneously for three seconds to send a panic (intrusion, silent , or 
nonmedical emergency) alarm to the central monitoring station. Check with the installer 
to f ind out how the keyfob touchpad panic buttons will operate.
Unlock Press to disarm your security system. 
Star Can be programmed to control a device connected to a universal module.
Light Can be programmed to control a device connected to a lamp module. Press once to turn 
on all lights on lamp module. Press again to turn off all lights on lamp module turn off.
Hold both 
for 3 sec. 
						

							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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
AC power failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
System battery failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Restoration of power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sensor failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sensor low battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fail-to-communicate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sensor open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sensor tampered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
RF jam detected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Clearing status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 
						

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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 used by the security system.
Table 8. Status beeps 
ActivityBeep Response
Doors + WindowsExit delay and Entry delay beeps sound two times every f ive seconds and two times per 
second during the last ten seconds. If silent exit is used, the exit delay beeps will only sound 
twice when you arm and twice when the exit delay expires.
MotionsExit delay and Entry delay beeps sound three times every f ive seconds and three times 
per second during the last ten seconds. If silent exit is used, the exit delay beeps will only 
sound three times when you arm and three times when the exit delay expires.
Doors + Windows and MotionsExit delay and Entry delay beeps sound four times every f ive seconds and four times per 
second during the last ten seconds. If silent exit is used, the exit delay beeps will only sound 
four times when you arm and four times when the exit delay expires.
Disarm One beep.
Chime Two beeps.
Special chime Three beeps.
Trouble beeps Six beeps every minute. Press STATUS to stop beeps for four hours.
No activity beeps Twenty beeps every minute for f ive minutes. Feature must be programmed by the installer.
Table 9. Alarm Siren and X10 Light Information
FunctionFireIntrusionEmergency
X10 Lights Steady Flashing Steady
X10 Siren Steady Steady Alarm beeps
Interior and panel siren Temporal 3 
a
a. Temporal 3 refers to a continuous pattern of three siren pulses, then off for 1.5 seconds, three siren pulses, then off for 1.5 seconds.
Steady Fast on/off
Exterior siren Temporal 3 
aSteady