Status Beeps; Alarm Sirens And Lamp Modules - GE Simon XT User Manual

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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.
Table 8. Status beeps
Activity
Doors + Windows
Motions
Doors + Windows and Motions
Disarm
Chime
Special chime
Trouble beeps
No activity beeps

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 Table 9 to understand the siren sounds used by the security system.
Table 9. Alarm Siren and X10 Light Information
Function
X10 Lights
X10 Siren
Interior and panel siren
Exterior siren
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.
Beep Response
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.
Exit delay and Entry delay beeps sound three times every five 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.
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.
One beep.
Two beeps.
Three beeps.
Six beeps every minute. Press STATUS to stop beeps for four hours.
Twenty beeps every minute for five minutes. Feature must be programmed by the installer.
Fire
Steady
Steady
Temporal 3
a
Temporal 3 a
Intrusion
Flashing
Steady
Steady
Steady
Emergency
Steady
Alarm beeps
Fast on/off