Interlogix Simon 3, User Manual

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System Battery Failure
This condition occurs if the emergency backup battery has
failed. Status beeps will start and the SYSTEM STATUS
button will light. Press the SYSTEM STATUS button to
hear the trouble message. If your AC power is not work-
ing, 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.
Sensor Failure
This condition occurs if a sensor is not communicating
with the panel. Status beeps will start and the SYSTEM
STATUS button will light. Press the SYSTEM STATUS
button to hear which sensor(s) failed. Perform sensor tests.
It may be necessary for you to call your security system
dealer if the problem continues.
Sensor Low Battery
This condition occurs if a system sensor has a low battery.
The sensor may still be communicating with the panel.
Status beeps will start and the SYSTEM STATUS button
will light. Press the SYSTEM STATUS button to hear
which sensor has a low battery. It may be necessary for
you to call your security system dealer to resolve this
problem. Some sensor batteries can be replaced by the
homeowner.
Fail-To-Communicate
This condition occurs if your security system cannot com-
municate to the central monitoring station. Your system
will try to report to the central monitoring station 8 times
before it tells you there is a Fail-To-Communicate prob-
lem. Status beeps will start and the System Status button
will light. Press the System Status button to hear the trou-
ble message. It may be necessary for you to call your secu-
rity system dealer if the problem continues.
Sensor Open
This condition occurs if a door or window is open, a sys-
tem sensor has been disturbed or tampered and not reset
properly. For example, a Motion Sensor may be off the
wall or a Door/Window Sensor cover may have been
removed from the sensor. Your system will indicate this
condition to you by causing the System Status button to
light. When you press this button, the system responds
with Sensor # Name open. Correct the problem by reset-
ting the sensor. If this condition continues, call your secu-
rity system dealer
Sensor Tampered
This condition occurs when a sensor is physically tam-
pered with. If the system is armed an alarm will occur. For
example, the cover is taken off of one of the sensors. Your
system will indicate this condition to you by causing the
System Status button to light. When you press this button,
the system responds with, Sensor # Name tampered. Cor-
rect the problem by resetting the sensor. If this condition
continues, call your security system dealer.
Option 50 Detected
The panel receiver may be experiencing some interfer-
ence. The system will call to notify the central monitoring
station about this problem.
Siren 1 or 2 Failure
Call your security system dealer.
System Access Alarm
The panel cover was opened while the system was armed.
The system will call the central monitoring station to
report a tamper alarm.
Testing
As an added safeguard, there are system tests you should
do yourself on a regular basis. It is recommended that you
test your system weekly.
Testing Sensors
You can test sensors one at a time to make sure they are
sending strong signals to the panel. You should test the
security system at least once a week.
To perform the sensor test:
1. Open the panel Cover.
2. Enter the master access code.
3. Press the Test button once. The panel will announce
Sensor Test.
4. Press the DONE button.
The panel will voice prompt you with a list of your pro-
grammed sensors that you need to test. The panel will start
with sensor 1 and announce Test sensor 1, sensor name.
When you trip a sensor and it communicates successfully
it will be removed from the list. You may trip the sensors
in any order. The sensor test has a 4 minute time-out that
resets with each sensor trip.
After all sensors have been successfully tested, the panel
will announce Sensor test complete, press DONE. Press
DONE. The panel will announce Sensor test ok.
If any of the sensors did not test successfully and you want
to terminate the test, press DONE or Cancel. The panel
will announce Sensor test canceled or failure. If a sensor
test fails, call your security dealer.
Use the following table to trip devices:
Clearing System Status
Press the SYSTEM STATUS button, listen to the status
message, then disarm the system to clear system sta-
tus. If the trouble condition was a low CPU battery, per-
form a sensor test. The SYSTEM STATUS button
should turn off if all trouble conditions have been cor-
rected.