GE Security Simon XT, User Manual

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Chapter 3
How your system communicates
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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.
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 the system while the
trouble condition exists. Trouble beeps will resume four hours later (up to 12 hours if programmed by the
installer) unless the trouble condition is corrected.
The following list explains the trouble beep conditions:
AC power failure. This condition (if programmed by installer) occurs if your security system has been
accidentally unplugged or if there has been an AC power outage. Any status lights go out immediately, and
trouble beeps start after five minutes. If you press any button, the display will light and pressing
Status
will show the AC failure. If AC power is not restored within a programmed period of time (5 to 254
minutes) the system will call the central monitoring station. The backup battery, if fully charged, will last
for at least 12 hours — depending on the load applied to the panel — with no AC power.
Table 9. Status beeps
Activity Beep Response
Stay Exit delay and Entry delay beeps sound two times every five 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.
Away Exit delay and Entry delay beeps sound four times every five 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. The time interval can be
increased by the installer to up to 12 hours.
No activity beeps Twenty beeps every minute for five minutes. Feature must be programmed by the installer.