Programming; Status & Settings Screen - GE Simon XTi Installation Manual

sufficiently charged. After the initial charge, should the panel
lose AC Power and experience a low battery
condition, the icon will appear and trouble beeps will sound
unless silenced. You can silence trouble beeps by:
•
Arming or disarming the system.
or
•
Pressing the STATUS & SETTINGS icon and
pressing LISTEN next to Panel Status.
This will disable the sounder for 4 hours but the trouble
indication will remain until the battery is recharged.

Programming

The control panel provides the main processing unit for all
system functions. The programming of system options and
features is menu-driven.
Table 2 below describes the panel's programming keys and
features.
Table 2: Simon® XTi features and home keys
Item Description
Piezo siren Provides alarm beeps and status beeps. Fire and
intrusion alarm beeps are always played at high
volume, while the volume of status beeps is
programmable.
Touch screen Provides a graphical user interface for
programming and system operation.
Microphone Used to communicate with the central monitoring
station after an alarm.
Speaker Provides voice output and sounds key beeps.
The panel speaks arming level change, system
status, and voice chime sensor trips. The panel
voice is also used for voice reporting and remote
phone control.
To access the emergency screen and select the
appropriate emergency icon (Panic, Police, or
Fire), press EMERGENCY in the top left corner of
the screen.
Time Displays the current system time.
Depicts the status of the AC power and battery. A
green power cord icon represents AC power to
the system. A red battery icon represents low
battery power to the system. A green battery icon
represents a charged battery.
This will appear on the home screen in the event
of an alarm. Messages will also display on this
icon describing what caused the alarm. Press this
icon to cancel the alarm.
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Item Description
These four icons depict the status of the sensors
installed in your system.
A green check indicates sensors are closed or no
recent activity detected. A red exclamation
indicates sensors are open or recent activity has
been detected.
Pressing these icons will open a new screen to
provide more detail.
If the icon shows N/A, your system is not
configured to support that type of sensor.
Press this icon to access the Arming Screen.
One of these icons will display depending on your
arming level. Press to turn off intrusion/burglary
protection for your system. Only
intrusion/burglary sensors are disarmed.
Environmental sensors, such as smoke and
carbon monoxide detectors, stay active at all
times. Enter your code in the keypad screen that
appears. If you enter an incorrect code, press the
Clear icon and enter the correct code.
Press to access the Status & Settings screen.
Arming errors
If you select an arming option on the Arm screen, and there is
an arming problem, an arming error message will appear at the
bottom of the screen, indicating what the problem is and how
to correct it. For example, you might see a message that
indicates that you need to close the front door.
Correct the problem as indicated or press Bypass. You will see
the arming countdown message at the bottom of the screen.
You can touch Cancel and enter your code to stop the arming
process.
Status & Settings screen
Entering and exiting the Status & Settings screen
To enter the Status & Settings screen:
Press the Status & Settings icon
the home screen.
To exit the Status & Settings screen:
Press Close to exit the Status & Settings screen and navigate
up one level.
Note: The system will automatically return to the main screen
after a period of inactivity.
A gold icon indicates an option is selected.
A blue icon indicates an option is not selected.
on the lower right of
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