ADT Security Services Simon XTi User Manual

How your system communicates 
Your system communicates by using status beeps, alarm sirens, panel screen 
messages, and trouble beeps. 
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 icons 
quickly. 
Table 9: Status beeps 
Activity Beep response 
Doors+Windows  Exit delay and entry delay beeps sound two times every 5 seconds 
and two times per second during the last 10 seconds....

Table 10: Siren sounds   
Function Fire Intrusion Emergency 
Interior and panel siren Temporal 3 Steady Fast on/off 
Exterior siren  Temporal 3 Steady  
Note: 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. 
Trouble beeps 
Your security system is able to  automatically test itself for: 
• Power failures 
• Low batteries 
• Sensor supervision 
•  Communication trouble with the central monitoring station 
When your...

Condition Description 
System battery failure This condition occurs if the emergency backup battery has failed. 
Trouble beeps will start and the   icon will appear in the top left 
corner of the STATUS & SETTINGS screen. If your AC power is not 
working, your security system will shut down once the battery has 
failed. If the condition does not clear after AC power has been 
restored and 24 hours have passed, call your security system dealer. 
Restoration of power  This condition occurs after a complete...

Condition Description 
Sensor tampered This condition occurs when a sensor is physically tampered with, for 
example, that the cover is taken off one of the sensors. If the system 
is armed, an alarm will occur. Sensor icons change to red (see  Table 4
 
on page 5),  icon appears, and the red alarm pop-up will appear if 
the system is armed. Trouble beeps will start. Correct the problem by 
resetting the sensor. If this condition continues, call your security 
system dealer. 
RF jam detected  The panel...

System configuration 
Your Simon XTi security system allows you to program certain user options. These 
options are accessed through the settings menu. 
Settings menu 
To enter the settings menu, press  located at the bottom right of the main screen. 
Press 
 to exit a menu or option edit mo de and navigate up one level. The 
panel automatically returns to the main sc reen after one minute of inactivity (4 
minutes while performing a se nsor test , 5 seconds while entering an access code). 
Code options...

A blue icon depicts indicates an option is not selected. 
To program an option, first navigate to th at option until it is displayed using the 
 
 icons and then press the corresponding interactive icon (e.g. checkbox, radio 
icon, data entry window etc.) If pressing the  option value’s interactive icon transitions 
to another screen, make your changes there and press save or cancel when done. 
Press 
 to enter the STATUS & SETTINGS menu. 
Table 13: Settings Menu structure 
Event History   
Direct Bypass...

Panel Piezo Beeps 
Panel Voice Siren Options Panel Piezo Alarms 
 
Sensor Test 
Comm Test 
System Tests 
System Download 
Interactive Services 
Note: Optional. Ask your dealer for more 
information. Has not been investigated by UL. 
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Event History 
The panel will keep a history of the most re cent 40 events. Press Show, next to Event 
History, to see them listed chronologically with  the newest event at the top of the list.  
Note : If a # appears in the Event History list,  the event was not...

Note: This menu option will not appear if ch ime sensors are not in your system.  
Special chime 
To enable or disable the special chime feature: 
1.  Enter the Status & Settings menu an d scroll to the Special Chime option. 
2.  Press On or Off to modify the setting (a  gold icon indicates the option is selected). 
3.  Press Close to exit th e Status & Settings menu. 
Note:  This menu option will not appear if special chime sensors are not in your 
system.  
Voice Volume 
From the Status & Settings...

Default Screen 
From the Status & Settings screen, press MAIN or BLANK next to Default Screen. To 
make options visible on a blank screen, touch anywhere on the screen. Th\
e screen 
will stay visible for two minut es before returning to blank mode, if untouched. The 
green AC power icon will blink when in BLANK mode. 
 
Note:  The touch screen will automatically bl ank at 2:00 am daily for 60 minutes. 
Touch the screen to reactivate. 
Calibration 
The touch screen should arrive with proper screen...

2.  From the SYSTEM HELP screen, choose the help topic to search. 
 
3. Press  and   to scroll through help topics. 
4.  Press CLOSE to return  to the previous screen. 
Set time and date 
If the panel loses both AC and battery powe r, upon power restoral the system time 
will reset to midnight and the  date will reset to 1 - 1 - 2000, indicating it has not been 
set correctly.  
Time format is: hour/minute/a.m. or p.m. 
Date format is: month/day/year: 
To set the time 
1.  From the Status & Settings...