Chapter 2
Using the control panel
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Table 3. Simon XT panel keys and features
Control Description
Piezo siren The piezo siren makes alarm beeps and status beeps. Fire and intrusion alarm beeps are always played
at high volume, while the volume of status beeps (such as trouble or chime beeps, entry and exit delay
beeps, or auxiliary alarm beeps) is programmable.
LCD display The LCD module has a 2 x 16 character array that displays a variety of phrases and icons.
Away Press to arm perimeter and interior sensors.
Stay Press to arm perimeter sensors.
Disarm Press to turn off intrusion/burglary protection for your system. Only intrusion/burglary sensors such as
doors, windows, and motion sensors are disarmed. Environmental sensors, such as smoke and carbon
monoxide, stay active at all times.
Status Press to determine system status.
Silent Press to silence exit beeps when arming.
Bypass Press to bypass a sensor.
Emergency Press and hold the Emergency button for two seconds (or press twice quickly) to call the central
monitoring station and notify them of a nonmedical call for help.
Police Press and hold the Police button for two seconds (or press twice quickly) to call the central monitoring
station and notify them of a nonmedical call for help.
Fire Press and hold the Fire button for two seconds (or press twice quickly) to call the central monitoring
station and notify them of a nonmedical call for help.
Microphone Used to communicate with central monitoring station after an alarm.
Scroll up/scroll
down
Press to scroll through lists of similar items.
Enter Press to select a particular menu item or commit to memory a menu item that has just been
programmed.
Numeric keypad Twelve-key telephone-type keypad (0 through 9, *, #) for entering access codes or other numerical data.
Speaker Provides voice output and sounds key beeps. The panel speaks arming level changes, system status, and
voice chime sensor trips. The panel voice is also used for voice reporting and remote phone control.
Door Covers the lower panel.
*Lights on.
#Lights off.